The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-11
EYvILlE.
Work Done at The Meeting OF
the Town Council.
Extra Appropriations to Be Asked for
at the Town Meeting.
THY NEWS BUREA oLNEYylLLE,
No. 3 Hartford Avenue.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Johnston Town Council was held yesler-
day afternoon.
james McGrath's claim OF $500 damages
10 his estate by overflow OF surface wafer
was dismissed.
A petition OF T.. A. Johnson for remis-
sion of taxes was referred TO the Doard oil
assessors.
Steinauer Bros. were granted a pool
table license.
The report OF the committee on grade OF
Merino street was accepted.
Uranus Chase was granted a restaurant
license.
A committee was appointed to lay out
Simmons street.
The matter OF acceptance of kfngheld,
Penrose and Conrd1n avenues as pubic
highways was continued TO the next
meeting.
Voted TO locate a hydrant on School
street near the school building.
Maurice Lawton and Joseph Lyncn
were appointed Democratic supervisors
for the June election.
The report of the overseer of the poor
showed receipts for the month OF April OF
S45S.55; ex penditnres, S30l.3i.
Highway payroll amounting 10 S2O23. IL
was allowed also: Police payroll, sioO.6o;
Globe Gas Light Company, s3O2. 10; Elec-
tric Lighting Company, s5d6.35; Jonn II.
Waterman, S72; Hugh I.epard, SIG; &. *.
Parker, $50; john ~. Arnold, SOB; j. A.
Pierce, s50 miscellaneous, $3.50. The
Council adjourned TO Mays NJ 80 to
meet as board OF cGnvassors.
Financial Town Meeting.
Besides appropriations for the general
expenses of the town the following extra
appropriations will be asked for at tho
financial town meeting on the 9th OF this
Council, to be inserted in the warrant
when issued by the town clerk:
Killingley road, $4,000; evening schools,
500, permanent fire department at the
Plainheld street station, $4,000; to erect
fire station at Manton, $4,000; superinten-
dent of schools, Sl2O0. repair OF Plainfield
pike, Hartford and Dyer Pyenues, S2UOO;
Kelly and Tenney avenues. $500;
Sums sufficient TO erect a town grammar
school.
To grade Concord and Johnston streets.
To complete grading and set curbing on
Eddy street.
To curb Lawrence and School streets.
To grade Andrews avenue.
The erection OF town grammar
hool has been under consideration
for several years by the school commit
tee, but the town has never been asked to
appropriate to build until this time. The
advancement of the schools of the town,
III Is DelieVed, require III, ana IL IL not
thought that much opposition will be
shown TO an application for this purpose.
Evening schools are needed and 1t has
become to be generally believed that a
superintendent OF schools would be good
investment and 5000 would be we'll ex-
pended in a qualified man TO fill that po-
sition. Appropriations for highway work
required IN the various sections make
up the remainder of the list
excepting the call for SI0O0 Tor fire sta
tion at Manton and $1,000 for permanent
department at the Plairfield station. The
sums called for for fire purposes
are liable to be strenuously opposed, as
il is thought that the financial condition
OF the town will not warrant an outlay OF
$1,000 in this direction.
1t is claimed that few hundred dollars
for half dozen call men at the Plainfield
street station and the lease of a room for
the Manton company would produce sat-
isfactory fire service for the present.