The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-11
OLNEYvILLE.
What Was Done at the Johnston
Town Council Yesterday--LocaIs.
THE NEWS BUREAU.
OLNEYvfLLE. TABERNAcLE BUILpIN

| oLNkfviLLE. TABERNAcLE BUILDING. (
The Johnston Town Council held tn,
regular monthly meeting yesterday after
NOON. Etnan L. Sheldon was the onl,
missing member. Contrary to expecta.
tions there was very little excitemen nj
with the one exception when PariI
Mathewson had a sparring match with
the council and Highway Commissioner
Waich over repairs on Pine Hill Road
~ was expected that Mr.. William Car
ron, special officer under the liquor act
would bring up the question OF revoking
the license OF william Arnold, but moth
ing was openly done. A conference was
held rrior to the meeting by members
| OF the Council and Mr.. Carroll,
ana before the Council meeting ad.
motion that the matter considering the
nquor cases OF Mr.. Carroll be continued
was 80 voted.
The petition of Albert L. Potter, for
ii9uor License, was granted.
Jopn blakely was given leave to transfer
his place Of business from 227 Hartford
license. VI
Petitions of Jas. e. McCurdy and Mr.
Cavanaugh for liquor license was con-
tinued.
A petition for two fire hydrants on
Hartford Road, near HedIy avenue. was
continued, as matter is now in the hands
OF Tie providence Water works.
Ihe consideration of the claims Of
Hlram kimball for damages against the
town was continued, pending report
from the Town Solicitor
communication was received from, the
Union Railroad Company answering the
petition made by the town residents
snort time ago for five-cent fare from
thornton to Turks Head. The company
reIerred TO the first petition, which was
presented to the company last April, and
wnicn was refused because the receipts
mac fallen on more than % per cent. be-
low those OF the previouse year. and now
the company refused the fve-cent fare be-
cause the receipts have been still lower
since that time.
!he communication was placed on file.
communication was received from the
Town solicitor In answer to the question
as to whether the council could pay the
salary OF the superintendent of schools
OUT OF the appropriation made by the
town, and 1t was his opinion that they
could not.
Petition for a watering trough at the
junction !s OF the old Killingly and Hartford
The petition of William Mills to have
the street curbed in front of his house on |
Oilver street was granted on condition |
: nat he would buy his own curbing aud |
nag for the curbing of 1t.
Ano oSeIseer Oh the pOOr's report was /
received and allowed.
number of bills were received and or
dered paid.
Grades were ordered established on
Harrison and Reed streets.
The pulpit of the Broadway Baptist
Church will be occupied by the Rev. j. p.
afternoon.
Rev. j. T. Hobson will occupy the pull
PIT OF the Tabernacle tomorrow forenoon.
lnd Key: q. w: Anderson in the evening.
Miss Nellie Warburton of Lowell, Mass,
Is visiting relatives in this vicinity,
Miss Lizzie Robinson ia visiting friends
n Westerly.
Mr.. Frank Webb is enjoying vacation.
Foreman w. w. Fisher, of the r. & r
ne Company, and George +. A. Beane,
xuI = attend the Firemen's Convention at
Montreal next week.