The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-21
Weybosset Mills Were Shut
Down This Morning.
Business Transacted at the Special
Meeting Of the Town Council.
Tabulated Statement Showing Number
Of children Attending School.
5nR NEWS BUREAU. oLSRyvfILF,
No 3 Hartford Avenue. \

special meeting ofthe Johnston Town
Council was held this morning at O'Clock.
Charles w. Adams, Harry Daw, Maurice
II. Lawton and Elmon A. Johnson were
appointed supervisors for the State cleo
tion. Voted, applications Tor License 90
heard at a special meeting April -.
Edgar White, in communication,
stated that he had received bodily injuries
on March IA, by being thrown from his
team while driving on Union avenue,
which was in dangerous condition. lie
will claim damages. Town solicitor
Tillinghast and Commissioners Walch
were appointed a committee TO investi-
gate.
III wos voted that the town clerk de-
liver copies OF the voting list only on or
der OF the chairman OF some political
committee.
Mrs Abel Reynolds was granted an or
der for $50 on the "Gsrdiner Pettis Fund" }"
There was an informal discussion on
the legality OF the remission of tax at the
last meeting on the Tabernacle property.
The Town Solicitor expressed doubt as
20 the right of the Council to remit the
taxes. although it was suggested that
Chief Justice Durfee had decided that IT
could be done.
Mr.. TiIlinghast suggested that special
legislation might be obtained that would
exempt the Tabernacle property. No
action other than already passed was
taken.
Adjourned to March 30th. at 1.30 p. m.
TO canvass the voting list.
school Census.
The secretary OF the school committee
has prepared tabulated statement from
the enumeration of children of school age
rs required by law for the commissioner
of public schools, which contains the
following figures Children OF school age
attending the public schools sixteen
weeks or more the past year, 14S2;
attending less than 16 weeks, 211; at
tending select schools, b; attending
Catholic schools, 80; not attending any
school, 354; total of school age, 20SS, a
discrepancy OF % as reported by the CEN
Ous enumerator. whose statement con-
tanned 2111. 1t was discovered that Rose
street was omitted in taking the census
last month. It will be taken today.
This will increase the total some 20.
weybosset Mills Shut Down.
The Wey bosset mills, owned and oper-
ated by Taft, Wseaen a. Sons, shut down
this morning. Yesterday the employees of
the dressing rosm left the mill.
This, II was anticipated, was the
fofcrunner of strike, and doubt
less influenced the action of the own
ers to take the matter in their
own hands and close their works. AT the
Office this morning they stated that they
had nothing to give out for publication IN
except the fact the mill was shut down
BY the owners.
Kicked In the Door.
Jim May, we'll known in police circles,
INDUCED in the ardent yesterday and vis-
tied his cousin, Rosa Toner, at 100 Oak
street, who refused him admittancs,
whereupon he kicked in he door and fed.
He has annoyed Miss Toner, who keeps
house for her father, on several occasions,
and complaint was entered at the Sixth
Police Station against him.
Late yesterday afternoon officer Bennett
captured May and this morning he was
fined s5 and costs and committed as q
common drunkard.