The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-14

$500; poll taxes, $1,000; total. s1l, 900;
balance for general account, 96,GOJ uar-
den street schoolhouse (reapproprlation)
$50. 900
Several bills for the current expenses of
the month were allowed anc ordered
paid.
Adjourned until next Tuesday even
ins az s o'clock.
The Broad street Turntable.
The turntable belonging to the Paw
tucket Street Railway Co., just north Of
the Broad street railroad crossing, which
the Board of Aldermen ordered removed
some months ago, was removed yester-
day by order of Mayor Carroll, though
not with so great show of authority as
one would suppose from the reports cir
culated regarding the matter. The rail-
way company was informed the day be-
fore by Highway Commissioners Ladd
at 10 o'lock yesterday, and the
railway company was given the privilege
of removing it if the company SO de-
sired. The latter concluded 20 let things
take their course. and at 10 O'Clock the
highway commissioner with gang OF
men commenced the work. 1t was then
found thai no one knew how to go to
work about it and the railway people len
their services To the ira saction and
directed the removal of the obnoxious OBJ
struction. When it was removed the
railway company took charge OF 1t ana
deposited il on their laud on Mill street,
an entirely different place from where 1t
| had been ordered.
The directors of the railway company
| got toge her. and before O'Clock rails
| had been laid across the hole and cars
were running up Broad street as usual.
| The cars on the Dexter street route also
| kept on moving, change of cars being
| necessary at the railroad crossing.
| Another Railroad War.
| Another railroad war, similar to that
which occurred last summer between the
Interstate Railway Co. and the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad
| Co., is imlnent at the point where the
| Interstate Company Is trying to cross
| the tracks of the Old Colony Railroad at
Hebronville. The preliminaries have
| already begun. Last Sunday the Old
| Colony officials were aroused bv rumor
that the Interstate Company was going
to make the attempt at that time, and con
| sequeutly gang OF Italians was shipped
{, the crossing TO prevent their doing So
| Yesterday afternoon the Interstate Com
| pany set gang at work shifting its rails
from the side of the street To the middle
| TO allow them to cross the railroad with
out interfering wi the gates. Another
| gang of Italians was sent to the scene,
aud when the lnter-S ate employees began
| digging on the land within the limits OF
the railroad company the force of Italians
set to work shoveiing the dirt back as
| fast as IL was removed. IL was race for
a time as to which side could shovel the
| faster, but the Old COLONY men we're in
the majority and the others were obliged
to give IL up
| Fell From n Pole.
Yesterday forenoon Edwin Baldwin n
lineman in the employ of the Interstate
Railway Company, was jerked from
his position on pole when he was Mt
work at the corner of Exchange and High
| streets. by loose wire. He struck the
| ground on his right side aud when he
| was examined by DIR. Lane it was found
| that his right thigh and wrist were brok-
| en-. He was taken to the Rhode Island
Hospital in the police ambulance.
| Arrested for Fraud.
Deputy Sheriff Carlos l.. Rogers yes
terday afternoon arrested Patrick Glib
lin OF I.onsdale on n civil writ. I'm an ac-
tion Of fraud brought by Edward Smith
of Pawturket. IL is alleged that he en-
tered into some contract with Mr.. Smith.
and subsequently, made sonle disposal OF
his property TO avoid fulfilling his part
Of the sgreemen. Damages were laid at