The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-13
0LNEYVILLE.
MEETING OF THE JOHNSTON TOWN
COUNCIL YESTERDAY.
No Action Yet Taken on the Appoint
ment ofspecial Liquor oficers-Tslked
OF Street Improvement-Notes.

The meeting or the town council or
Johnston was held in the council cham
Der on Wednesday afternoon. There
were large number of ratepayers pres
ent. The chief question discusse1 was
the matter of appointing liquor officers
for the purpose OF prosecuting those who
are selling liquor without license and
also those licensed persons who are re-
ported TO be selling on Sunday. The sup
porters of the present town sergeant ass ert
that things are no worse now than they
were under the prev ious town sergeant.
for the purpose OF improving the
town but simply to create another
Office which one OF them may
fill aud cause trouble aud anuoyan ce to
the present town sergeant. Ga the other
hand those who are askiag for a special
liquor officer say they are not. actuated
by any personal or pecunlary motives,
but simply want to SEQ the law carried
out by the officers Of the town. Ex-town
Sergeant Carroll stated that he stood on
Olneyville so uare last Sunday and saw
5S persons enter one place in so minu tes.
aud that place Is not licensed. he also
stated there were 10 persons in the Meri-
no village selling liquor without Ii
ce1se. Whether the liq Tor law Is being
violate to the extent asserted by ex-ser--
geant Carroll or not, one thing Is certain
that Just now this matter OF license COM
missioner is the principal topic for dis
cussion in Olneyvlle and many OF the
state papers ars watching TO s % how the
town council will get out or it.. The
names of William A. Carroll, Marti n
Mann, James u. Smith a I'd Gsorge o.
Smith were then submitted TO the council
but ton was deferred to the next meet
ing OF the council.
street Improvements.
A petition was received from the Union
Railroad company to lay, a single track
on William street, which was continued
to the next meeting, but the general
opinion of the council was, that this
street should be widened before track
was laid, and 1t was stated that the
abutting owners would give the laud IL
the town would not charge for making
the street.
The application of Frank Hall for a
hotel aud secondclass liquor license at
the Elm house was continued to the next
regular meeting
The monthly report of the overseer Of
the poor was rec c.ived, showing receipts
amounting to $273.90, and expenses,
S259 55, Tue expenses for outside poor
anountei to SILL.
A petition for the grading Of streets of
LtuIcl NIL WAS IclcNEou w Iuo uieAWoy
commissioners.
The town sealer of weights an meas
ure, was authorized to procure an accu-
rate set of wine measures.
Toe petition for the appointment of
Stephen Olney, Ebenezsr Il. Cook, Lowell
B. Schuman and John Meadowcroft as
special police constables. was again con-
tinued.
In the Probate Court
In Probate court session the final
account or Emma johnson. administra-
trix on the estats of Clarence T. johnson.
was received aud allowed.
Notice of John II. Stone, that he had
chosen his mother, Caroline Stone. as his
guardian. was received and continued
with order Of notice.
Charles Z. Atwood gave notice that he
had made choice Of his mother, Emma
Atwood, AS his guardian. The notice
was received and continued with the
usual order.
Inventory OF the estate of Henry Thur
Der, amounting to S5ol.6S, was received
and allowed.
Dr. Adam Smith OF Newport IL visit
ing DIR. Frederick Edwards OF Olney-
vile.
Wednesday afternoon fire occurred
in the attic tenement ~ Hyatt street,
Olneyvile. A little boy was playing with
matcnes near the stove which ignited
some old rubbish in the room. The fire
alarm was RUG but no damage was
caused.