The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-10
Calender, McAusIan & Trour
Company.
JOHNSTON TOWN COUNCIL
ROUTINE BUSINESS zRANsACTED
AT MEETING YESTERDAY.
improvements Ordered in Street Depart
ment--Atiantio Mills VIII Suspend
for q Week.

The Johnston town council m ct yester-
day afternoon. The proceedings were OF
purely routine character. It was stated
that two Of the license commissioners
appointed at a previous meeting OF the
council had not qualified, nor was 10
likely they would do so. The general
opinion is that this question wi II now
lay in abeyance for time. probably un-
til another election comes around.
In Probate Court.
The administrator on the estate Of
Granville S. Williams presented his ac-
counts which were examined, allowed
aud ordered to be recorded.
Petition Of Walter s. Brownell for the
appointment of an administrator on the
estate of Clara s. Brownell, was received
and continued until nexs meeting.
Inventory OF the estate of Almy Il
Atwood received and ordered recorded.
Petition for appointment Of admins
traitor ON estate OF Mary Ann Simmons
received, Marshall II. Starkweather be-
ing appointed. Martin Winsor, JONI
Water aud JohE White appointed ap'
praisers.
Caroline Stone appointed guardian o
estate OF John I. G. Stone, minor.
Charles H. Atwood petitioned for ap
pointment Of Emma +. Atwood as his
guardian petitioner granted bonds
fixed at 5000. John Il. Lester. surety,
Appraisers, Emma A. Wilcox, John Al
Wilcox, l. Stevenson.
Town council. Report OF oversesr for
last month received; total receipts
$564 expenses, S23l.1S.
Following accounts received and or
dered paid: Coombs & Co., $14 James
Davis, S.; Telegram company. s.; l. w.
Crawford. SD 20; John Walsh. $50 SS (;
company, $500. 40; Narragansett Electric
Light company, s404. 22 SAWYER, 95 cents;
John McGlinchey, $lL53; A. REYNOLDS,
$40; w. w. Fiske, -; curbing account,
$780, %; water service account. $50 ac-
count Of A. M. Smith OF $26I "a reported
Petition of Frank Hall for second class
liquor license granted.
Highway commissioner ordered to fill
i'm hoIe on Cleveland street on condition
that residents pay $40 towards expenses.
Olneyville Temperance cadets given
permission to hold an athletic exhibition
In Olneyville square on Sept. III.
Question Of grading and curbinR Har~
len street was continued until meets
COMMITTEES appointed to lay Out Bar
rows, Harrison, Horton and Reid streets
reported labors completed.
Committee appointed to purchase mr.
extinguishers allowed Sl2 additional t.
previous Appropriation.
Petition for lay out of North street
from Rocky Hill road, granted. M. N.
Starkweather, John A. Coleman aud
Walter b. Harris appointed committees
to supervise work.
The council then went into secret ses-
sion to revise voting list preparatory TO
drawing jurors in accordance with judi
ciary bill
Yesterday notices were posted In tho
Atlantic mills that the whole of the ma
chinery would be stopped August II
to %.
The Riverside mills closed last evening
for the rest Of this week.
The Rev. j. v. Osterhout OF Broadway
Baptist church will go on q vacation for
the rest of the month Of August. The
Rev. Mr.. Montague. who was formerly Of
the Central Baptist church Of Provi-
dence. will conduct services on Sunday
next.