The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-04
CRANST0N POLITICS.
An Exciting Meeting Held at Paw
tuxet in the Cause of Economy.

The town council election which is to be
held in Cranston next Monday, will not
he quiet one. For several years the So
called Budlong wing Of the Republican
party have run the affairs of the town
through town council OF their own s. cleo
tion. While nothing of fraudulent
character is charged against the Budlong
party aud their town council, the asser-
tions are made that there has been great
carelessness in part ana favoritism in
part, in the expenditures of the large ap-
preparations that have from year to year
been made.
The recently held Republican caucus, it
is charged. was packed by Mr.. Budlong,
who brought in n large number OF his
employees, and who defeated the aims Of
the progressive and yet economical men,
bers of the party who sought TO put up a
new council ticket.
The Independent Republicans then put
in nomination Republican citizens
ticket, which was subsequently endorsed
by the Democratic town, committee and "a
campaign was begun in the cause of pro-
gfess.
The meeting which the coalitionists
held in Hayward's Hall in Pawtuxet, last
evening, was addressed by Hon. William
III. Hall and Hollis NJ. Coombs. The lat
ter was accused of boiling the regular
caucus nominations. but said that that
was not true; he had been prevented,
through the packing of that caucus, from
obtaining his rights, and a proper regard
for the rights OF his fellow-ctzens, for
the welfare of the town and for progress,
prompted him to support citizens
ticket.
In the course OF his remarks Mr..
Coombs referred TO the too apparent
favortsm which the Budlong people in
dulged in to carry their points. In
Auburn and wherever Mr. Budl ong's
property was situated the streets were
curbed, lighted AMI well carel for; else
where the town seemed to share in pot
luck, Edgewood, for instance, having
been almost completely neglected in this
respect for nearly a quarter OF u century.
In the expenditure OF the appropriations
for road WORK there was no discretion
used and nothing like ~ proper return
was secured for the money put out.
Bills were paid regardless OF their fair
ness. For instance, Engineer Joseph A.
Latham was engaged to survey the line
between Johnston and Cranston, the un-
derst anding being that each town would
pay one-half the expense OF that survey.
Latham put In n bill for s295 for Grams
toms half, and IL was paid without refer
ence to a committee aud without a mur-
mur. But when the Johnston Town
Council received their bill they refused
to pay ii aud referred IL TO n committee
OF experts, who said that n fair bill for the
entire work would be 500, and that $3.50
would he "a most generous allowance.
Johnston has not yet paid for her share OF
the work.
IL was also charged that the Budloug
people when they found that any citizen
was inclined to question these and other
expenditures were suddenly selected rs
very appropriate commissioners To lay
eist-stf-ei+- -tte-eA s--refk, Fer -fs-ty
Of course, aud that by this means oppo-
stion was choked off
At the recent financial town meeting
and to stave of annexation of a portion of
the town TO Providence, the heretofore
opponents OF progressive features came in
aud voted for all outs and conditions of
improvem Among these was the in
stalling OF electric lights.
Tue improvements voted for were 10 be