The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-02
in OLNEYyILLE.
THE MEETING or THE JOHNSTON
TOWN COUNCIL YEsfERDdY.
Jurors Drawn Under the New judiciary
Act-The business That Was Trans
acted by the Town Fathers.


The meeting of the Johnston town
council was held yesterday afternoon in
the council chamber. The first business
was the drawing OF jurors under the
provisions OF the new. Judiciary act.
Three lists OF citizens eligible for jury
duty were prepared. One was cut up in
small slips each bearing the name OF one
man. These slips were put in The jury
box, one OF the duplicate slips " as seal
and sent to the clerk of the supreme
court. the other was kept by the town
clerk for the purposs OF keeping a record
OF the order ia which each ci izen was
drawn asa juror. A call was made for
four grand jurors and thirty-two petit
jurors from the town Of Johnston.
Who Were Chosen Jurors.
The following was the result OF the
drawing grand jurors: Howard C.. Saun-
ders, Robert Melvin. James NJ. Shaw
cross and Henry V. Martin. Petit jurors:
William III. Mathewson, Horace r. Marti
Herbert Il. Wilbur, Waiter S. Brown,
Thomas III. Mills, Frank r., Crowther.
Isaac N. Eddy, George +. A. Beane,
Moses Pollard. Alva o. Pike, Henry
S. Turner. John Holland. William
J. Christie. Emil p. Meyer,
Jacob DakiD, Walter ID. Harris.
Byron o. Young, Moritz ii. Meyer. John
L. Collision, David J. Nickerson, Orlo o.
Hobbs, William B. King, Edmund ii.
Kirby, James Waterman, Thomas j.
Fahey, Frank A. Hunt, Frank w. Baker,
Henry 4. Nickerson, John j. To;klin,
William l.. Fsrwe!l and John A. Water
man.
Row over Fire Alarm Keys.
A question was raised as to the right OF
ex-Foreman Beane TO keep the release
keys for the fire alarm boxes in the town.
Foreman Fiske demands for an assistant.
Mr.. Beane said be had turned over to Mr..
F'iske all the keys which he held as fore
man aud that the dup licate keys in ques-
tion were given to him As chairman OF the
committee which installed the fire ala rm
system. and he intended to keep them.
Mr.. Fiske then asked that the two as
sistant foremen be supplied with keys to
release the keys with which alarms were
sent in and TO sound recalls The coun
Gil ordere two sets of keys to be pur-
chased and given 80 the assistant foremen
whica must be transferred to their sue
cessors when they give up office.
Street Nomenclature.
A request was made for q revision of
the names OF streets aid numbers OF
houses, and the town clerk was instructed
to prepare a list OF duplicates Of street
names to be presented at the next meet
ing. 1t was stated that there we re three
streets called Merino and two as Ray
street. The council changed the name Of
Kin1 street on the Kerr plat to Queen
street. John Coffin and w. ID. Harris
and M. ii. Starkweather were appointed
"a committee to relay Laban street be.
tween Laurel Hill avenue aud Merino
street.
Several Petitions.
The petition to improve North street
was continued. The council ordered three
gasoline lamps to be D aced on North
street between Laurel Hill avenue and
Mil street. and two OH Vermont street.
Tie highway commissioners was given
permission to remove the flag pole at the
corner of Dyer avenue and Plainfield
street IL he considers it an obstruction.
The petition to have Becker and Osgood
streets declared highways was referred to
the high way commissioner. and the petit
tion for hydrant at the corner OF Becker
and Springfield avenues, was referred.to
the water commissioner. Bills
for curbing Dyer, Pettis and
Laurel Hill avenues were approve i.
q. X. Parker WAS granted druggist
license.
Consideration for the plan for the new
road from Thornton TO Simmonsville
was continued for month.
John Walsh was appointed Superinten
dent OF the Celia Esterbrooks burial
ground fund.
The council ordere water TO be sup
piled for the watering trough at Man
ton, the previous contract having expired
on the 3lst of August.
Electric Lights.
A letter was read from the Narragan-
sett Electric Lighting company stating
that terms had been made with the city
to furnish street lights at asa cents each
per light and they were prepared To do
tie same for the town Of Johnston dating
from July %. 1t was placed on file and
the council will see whether the city
makes an effort to have the rate reduced
by an appeal.
Miscell ameous business.
james Davis was appointed collector
OF taxes. Foreman Flske asked for pro-
vision to be made for supplying the fire
station with iuel. Last winter about
twenty-five tons were used but he thought
that by careful firing much less might
be made TO do this winter.
The council author eel him to make a
contract for quaptity not exceeding
twenty tons.