The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-19
Streets That Are to Be Renumbeled
During The Coming Fall
NICKEL TAKES PLACE OF IRON.
City Pays for Numbers So House Owners
Need Not Hesitate to Call for Them
when They Are Needed General and
Personal Gossip About the Hail.

In q few days the owners of property
on number OF streets will rec.ive notifi-
cations that the mum bers OF their houses
are to be changed. The thoroughfares OH
which the renumbering will be done are
Academy avenue, Adelaide av, nue..
Altbes, .Battey, Bridgham streets, But
Ter, Gladstone, East Prairie AMI Dart
mouth avenues, Dexter, Eagle, Halsey.
Messer. Meetins. Norfolk, Ocean, Oiney,
Orms. South Main, south Water, Sprague
IA Il Union streets.
Inc REMEMBERING will not begin until
the lst oil Octob r, but the committee on
street sirns and umbers propose to
give sufficient notice To abutting owners
so that there will be no confusion or
trouble.
Thus far this year the city has put up
about 6O0O numbers. Last year tie tot i
number was l0.2Sl. Beyond that there
were placed at convenient corners for the
guidance OF the people 1917 street
signs OF the ordinary kind
and nineteen with gold letter
ing. Providence has an eye to the tit
ness of things and these gold lettered
boards are pui on imposing brick struc-
lures whers the customary sikn with the
white backgro und would be dwarfed into
insignincance.
The March of Improvement.
The mum bers which the city is using
now are gre at improvement over those
formerly employed. Thy are OF white
metal with nickel face. while the old ones
were OF iron. The length Of
the number is two inches and this
size is generally used except la c ses
where the space over tue door Is not
large enough 20 receive them. In these
cases numbers of smaller size are EN-
ployed.
A great many persons are under the i'm
preston that they must pay for the
numbers and in consequence make no
application for them. The fact IL,
however, that the whole cost is
borne by the city, so that house
holders need have no fear on that
score.' Captain Pettis, who has
charge OF the work of REMEMBERING the
streets. has adopted system which
promises to give the best results,
will for time be somewhat inconven-
lent. That is to he expected but
those VINO growl at the new order OF
things will In or on admit its excellenc..
Notes About tho Hall.
The work Of distributing free text
books to the pubic schools goes on at the
Office cf Sureriuteuuent Tarbell at the
city hall. Next week the supply for the
nigh s:bool will come in.
Effective Swan says no one has gone
70 Syracuse for the purpose OF identifying
the man under arrest there for murder
who is supposed to have assaulted him
on Exchange place.
Al the public works department this
morning It was statedthat in all probabi,-
ity Westminster street would be paved
aud open to travel at Dorrance street by
Monday evening.
No committee meetings were held to-
day.
General Rhodes was at the city hall
this morning after returning from his
vacation, and he said lie had been greatly
benefited by his trip.
Candidates for places on the fra COM
mission continue to multiply. Capitals
Ira Wipsor, however, is the only one
mentioned who Is certain OF practically
unanimous election.
Jurors must lie chosen by the board
II aldermen on CT before September 5h.
The mayor will call a special meeting for
that purpose the last Of this month.
City Enoineer Shedd expects to have the
rev pumping engine for the Pettacoosett
station ia running or Ter early next sum
mer. Its capacity will be $4,000 la
tweaty-four hours-about 1000. 600 in
excess OF the present daily consumption.
There is considerable growing by
those who have to riie on the street cars
running on Wickendcn street. Firs'
they were compelled TO walk because
small sewer WAS being put IN and now
they have To do the peuestrian act be-
tween Benef, and Br ok streets on ac-
count of tie laying OF the gran
ite paveme u. AT the public
works department it was said
that the work on the street is being
pushed as rapidly as possible and that IN
n very short time the street cars would
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