The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-31
NORTH END NE VS.
Many Streets in This Section
Gould Be Greatly Improved.

TIE NEWS BUREAU.
EosTH END. s2s BRANcH AVENUE.
Telephons s0l-l

The highway improvements going on
in this section OF the city seem only 10
emphasize the neeo of a greater number OF
such improvements. There are many
streets north OF Smith street that are very
badly in need of being graded, and put
in shape, and taxpayers who reside on
them are constantly complaining OF what
they call the neglect OF the city fathers
in general TO their wants. People who
don't live on such streets look at the
matter more calmly and say that while
this section may not get all the money
il needs fair share of the money appro-
priated by the city is spent here. This lat
ter class, il is needless TO say, comprises
considerably less than majority OF the
community.
The sidewalks along Douglass avenue,
near the old Catholic Cemetery, have been
covered with sand which in time may
become hardened by travel over them but
at present people using the highway pre-
fer to keep in the middle OF the road.
There is a dump near Admiral street
where at this season lot of boys gather
TO eat the fruit discharged from the fruit
wagons there. This practice ensures
good demand for Jamaica ginger and sim
liar drugs.
The narrow and dangerous condition OF
Mill street at its junction with North
Main was shown last night when only ex-
traordinary prudence on the part OF a
motorman prevented trolley car in his
charge from colliding with team that
had been sharply turned by its driver
into the former street from the bottom OF
Constitution hill.
Hoseman Sonner of the Branch avenue
fire station discovered a large sized blaze
in the brush in Bradley's woods yesterday
afternoon. The hose company on the
avenue quickly got to the scene of the fire
and soon extinguished it. There was con-
siderable of breeze blowing at the time,
and as there was a house close TO the
burning brush the firemen worked sharply
to save the flames from spreading TO II
and succeeded
The severe wind storm of yesterday de-
stroyed two fine trees in the Wanskuck
section. One of them was on Woodward
avenue, and though the foliage on IT was
beautiful when it fell il was found that
the interior of the trunk had consider
ably decayed. The poor condition OF the
trunk is supposed 10 be due to the tree
having been struck by lightning some-
time in the past. The other tree that fell
before the blast was situated on Henrietta
street and was much priced on account Of
its handsome proportions.
Albert Fleckhamer of Hose Company
No. 16 is enjoying his annual vacation.
This popular city employe is great de-
votee of the "bike," and as he has been
studying popular routes for wheelmen for
sometime he will have some pleasant
stories to tell on his return to work of his
trip.
The funeral OF Miss Nellie Gileeney, a
-ery highly respected young lady OF this
section, took place from the Church OF the
immaculate Conception this morning.
There was a very large attendance OF
friends and relations of the deceased at
the services held in the church and there
were 80 carriages in the funeral process
sion.
Captain Baker states that there never
were as many policemen patroling Smith
Hill as at present, and that there never
have been fewer cases OF larceny reported
from that section than there have been
the present season.
Only routine labors engaged the atten-
tion. of the police of the Second Station
last night.
Work has been resumed on the new
Wheaton block on Branch avenue.
A large number of Am erican Mechanics
from this section took part in today's pa
rade.
1t is understood that the Narregansetts
and the Banner Boys will play ball at
Rocky Point Sunday for $50 side. 1t is
also reported that several National
League managers are trying to secure
O'Niell's services as pitcher.