The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-09
BLACKsTONERs THROW STONES.
First and Second Ward Citizens Who
Propose to See About Things.

A meeting OF the Blackstone Improve
ment Society was held in the Wayland
Chapel Wayland and South Angel
streets, at 3 o'olock last evening.
Mr.. Augustine Jones presided and in
troduced the Hon. Rathbone Gardner,
first of the invited speakers. Nr. Gard
ner was scheduled to speak on "Faithful
Municipal Representation, but confined
his remarks principally TO local represen-
tation. He emphasized the necessity of
the citizens TO carefully choose candidates
able and worthy OF representing them
in the City Council. Above all, avoid
the chronic office holder. He brought
his remarks to close with suggestion
that local Improvement should be lost in
the hieher and more important improve
ment--that OF the city. After the APP
plause had subsidized Mr.. Thomas w.
Bicknell, president OF the Beacon Hill
Improvement Association, who had ac-
cepted with number OF the association,
the invitation extended them, rose and
addressed the'rneeting on the necessity
OF deeper interest In municipal affairs
With frequent references 10 Boston he
illustrated the caucus meetings there. In
echoing the tenor OF Mr.. Gardner's speech
he earnestly hoped that united effort
might bring about a needed reform in the
City Council. The next speaker, Mr.. A.
Emory, deplored the degeneration of the
necessity OF carefully choosing fit repre-
sentation in the Council, he thought
that partisenship to party feeling was a
good thing In the national field, but
that in local representation citizens
should unite and choose men, irrespective
of party, best fitted for the duty.
This closed the set speeches, and the
discussion was then opened to the house.
Mr.. Robert Il. Clifford and Mr.. Charles
Salisbury were heard from.
The following resolution proposed by
Mr.. Eaton and accepted by the society
was an outcome OF ths meeting:
Resolved, That committee OF three
be appointed by the chair TO confer and
act with any committee of citizens in the
First and Second wards with view OF
putting in the field at the municipal cleo
tion tickets for members of the City
Council who will faithfully serve as mem
bers thereof. The following committee
was spponted William III. Thurber, w.
X. Tillinghast aud Alfred Stone.
There were 81 citizens at the meeting.
BEACON KILLERS.
At a meeting OF the Beacon Hill Inn
provement Association Monday evening
at Highland Chapel, on Larch street.
President Thomas w. Bicknell presided
and made the opening address In his
remarks Mr.. Bicknell complimented the
association in having fastened the COM
pletion OF the Brook street line along
East avenue. Mr.. Clifford, chairman OF
the street railway committee, made a
report that was accepted. Mr.. Burdock's
report, as chairman OF the committee on
electric lighting, said that the committee
had failed in procuring electric lights for
Rocha mbeau avenue.
Mr.. Sidney A. Sherman, as chairman
OF the committee on improvement OF
East avenue, deplored that the Western
Union Telegraph Company had cut ofth
tops OF 10 trees on East avenue without
consulting with the property owners or
giving them the 10 days notice required
BY law. Mr.. Sherman then made the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved That the Beacon Hill I'm
provement Association expresses its deep
concern and its indignation at the law
less act OF w. u. 4. Company In decapi-
tating the trees on the west side OF East
avenue, north OF Forrest street, and that
we pledge our support to any measures
which the AUDITORS may take to secure
redress for the disregard of their right
and the destruction OF their property
Mr.. Otis T. Clapp, &. f., assistsn mt city
engineer In cnarge OF sewer. depart ment,
made short address showing of what
value a sewer would be running through
Elm Grove street. This sewer could be a
main and connected nv a cross sewer from
the lowest point on East avenue through
one OF the side streets. Smaller sewers
could empty into this main, thus giving
to the Beacon Hill district not only per-
feet sewerage system, but the through
main would eventually drsS the Cat
swamp