The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-03
NORTH PROVIDENCE.

The meeting of the Town Council and
Court of Probate was held yesterday, A.
L. Andrews In the chair. Sweet, Angel,
TT The % will Of William William Mccarthy was re.
ceived with order of notice. Petition OF
Eliza J. Wheeler asking that. Elijah =.
Lewis be appointed administrator on tn 9
estate OF Joseph Wheeler was received
with order Of notice.
Layout of Woodard road was con-
tinued until next meeting.
Victualing license was granted 10
Thomas II. Simons. =,
Petition of Archie Dubuque was read
and petitioners Withdrew before action
was taken.
yictualing house license was granted to
j. N. Pfaffko.
Petition from citizens from Fruit Hill
for the appointment OF Bernard Camp
bell as special police constable with pay
was referred to next meeting.
Town sergeant brought charge against
II. j. Burke with conduct unbecoming an
officer and was continued to next
meeting.
The following bills were received, al
lowed and ordered paid: $. 4. Kinnecom,
$5S 80, q. T. Roy, GA. Il. ii. Foster, Sl4,
and Il. j. Burke, $l4, for police services.
Arnold Staples, IS; Globe Gas Light Co.,
March, $40 2s; bill Of Globe Gas Light Co,
for April. s77; G. K. Hall, for supervisor
|
Sweet, overseer Of poor, $50; +. @. An
gell, town treasurer, $75; 4. 4. Sibley,
'&3. 25: 7. II. Angel, town clerk, s223; j.
w. Naylor, moderator, S3; BENJAMIN
Sweet, <34. NJ. +. McAleer. $34, c. o. An.
gell, $34, A. l.. Andrews, s34, Jfor council
men services; G. G. Clarke. highway sur
veyor, Sl27.73; II. r. Hill, highway sur
veyor, $10l.35.
The drawing of jurors for the June
term of Court: Grand, w. S. Seamans;
first-class petit, Frank ID. Pierce, George
A. Cozzens; second-class petit, Charles II.
Snow, Fred Winsor.
There were ten applications for second
class liquor license and all were granted.
George Hemingway Of Marysville,
whose license caused SO much excitement
last year, was granted without a renon.
STRANGE, as were also licenses granted to
John Cranshaw, Woodville; Thomas II.
Simmons, Centredale; G. w. Pfatfko, Ly.
mansville; w. =. Burke. Lymansville;
An.hs Archie Dubuque. Marysyiile; G; s.
Narcotics, Marysville; Lee Mineral Water
Company. Lymansville; Robert Sidebot.
tom, Lpmansville.
Henry X. Hill and James c. Collins
were appointed auditors to audit the town
treasurer's report. Albert l.. Andrews
at the close Of the business, addressed to
the council farewell speech, as this Is
their last speech. He thanked the other
members for the gentlemanly way in
which they had treated him during the
year and that he was pleased to have been
the president of so intelligent q body, and
wishing to see them all again in the coun.
Gil next year. The meeting then ad.
journed.
The Republican electors of the town oi
North Providence held a caucus last even.
ing, to elect delegates to attend the second
congressional district convention to be
held at Music Hall Thursday, May 5.
Frederick G. Lees, chairman Of the town
committee called the meeting to order.
and Charles II. Cozzens was elected chair.
man of the evening. After reading the
call the following delegates were elected
Tiff Beckwith, John Ogden, William
Sweet, Abraham Stephenson. The dele
gates were given power to fill vacancies.