The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-05
CRANSTON TOWN COUNCIL
Street Lights, Curbing, Hydrants,
Threatened Murder, Bills.

The regular monthly meeting of h town
council was called to order in the town hall
at 1890 o'clock this morning. with chairman
Merrill, Messrs. Field, Budlong, Dean, Patti
and Fiske present.
petition was handed in by Mr.. Alonzo
Stanley requesting that the westerly portion
OF Webster avenue be curbed and guttered.
The petition was granted.
A petition FROM the residents of Columbia
and Shaw avenues asking council to put street
lights on Columbia avenue and one on Shaw
avenue. On accommodation OF chairman Mer
rill the petition was granted.
petition from the residents Of Church
street for the grading of this street to the
most northerly point Of Mr.. O'Maras land
was received.
A petition from the residents of Byron
street on Sprague Homestead plat asking the
council TO place lights on the street was read
10 was said that this street has not as yet
been decided to the town.
The petition was referred to the street com.
mittee.
The matter OF fixing the grade for
Cranston street from Councilman Fields
home TO Burnham avenue was referred to the
street COMMITTED
Engineer Latham gave report of needed
changes on this street.
Council appointed Mr. Austin committee
to buy hook and ladder truck tor Pawtux-
ct with the s4)O already appropriated.
MIR. Thomas +. Cooney, CraDston, asked
council 10 change his name from the personal
porperty voting list TO that OF the real estate
voters, as he was in charge OF his mothers
property. Clerk Waterman was requested 20
get the opinion OF the town solicitor as To
whether the son may assume the requested
qualifications when representative of his
mothers property. Clerk Waterman says it
has been zone in many cases
A Mr.. O'Rourkc appeared before council
and in tragical style told Of how Mr. Smith
called late one night last week at ORourke's
home and asked for help i'm fixing his broken
buggy. When MIR. O'Rourke appeared at the
door smith pulled him into tho street, cry
ing, IN kill you Bow." Smith, however
met his match and soon laid PROSTATE in the
street.
Smith is running at large and threatens TO
kill O'Rourke. Chief bi I pee Is on his trail,
council granted Mr.. O'Rourke's requst that
a reward of ; 10 be offered for any informa-
ton leading 20 smiths arrest. Mr.. smith
threatens to "do up" others after he has kill
ed Mr.. O'Rourke. Councilman Dean is threat
ened ana says he dcos not care to see Smith
run loose.
President Merrill called tho attention OF
council to the need of cleaning out the gut
tcrs in the cross streets in Edgewood.
Mr.. Merrill is TO order the work done.
Hydrants was the next subject considered.
Albert avenue Is in need of hydrants.
Some dissatisfaction was expressed with tho
present system OF placing hydrants. IL was
anco.
II was agreed that some definite plan he
made by which hydrants be placed.
A request for 500 damages was sent in from
n resident of Roger Williams avenue. The
wronged person says that this avenue was
closed by a fence during time when the
street was being repaired and that his prop-
erty was cut off from communication with
the main rood Tho request was referred 90
the committee ON claims,
a number of bills. most Of which were for
salaries and printing, were brought before
the council and ordered paid.
The council moved along smoothly and
quickly in the transaction Of their business
today. They adjourned for dinner at 12
o'clock.
No business Of Importance was brought be-
fore the afternoon session.
Bills were presented and ordered paid.
ARRESTS.
Snturfuy night Chief Of Police Bigbce ar.
rested James Waters for disorderly conduct.
Yesterday NJ Waters was sentenced for six
months.
sunday night Charles swanson was caught
by Chief Bigbee going around Deeping in peo-
PIES houses IN suspicious manner He could
not raise the rl5 ino imposed and was com.
mittcd 20 Jail.