The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-25
JOHNSTON ROADS.
The Town Council Considered the
Cost of Making Repairs.
George r. A. Beane Contractor for the
Sample Half Mile Road.
TEE NEws HuRKAu. OLSEYvILLe,
No. Hartford Avenua

No. Hartford Avenue
The Johnston Town Council met last
evening to consider the cost of making
repairs on the highways with which they
have famiiiarized themselves in their sew
eral tours of iLy2ection during the past
two weeks. The condition OF the seventy
niles Of highway in the town is reason
ably good considering that 1t represents
roadway over great variety OF soil and
much hilly territority. The general ap-
preparation made i'm Aprii is being ex
pended by Commissioners Walch, where
hs, with the sanction OF the Council, con-
siders II is most required. This includes
the cleaning OF cutters on all curbed
streets. Councilman Remington acted az
clerk of the board on its tour OF inspec-
tion, and from his notes and suggestions
of the highway commissioner the Council
was enabled TO arrive at very practical
conclusions regarding highway work that
might be performed and become In most
instances a permanent Improvement to
the section where the outlay was made.
The Council did not make any recommen-
dstion for any street at last nights ses-
sion, simply determining the locations
where highway work could be done to be
most beneficial and what the estimated
outlay for such work would be.
The following list represents the street
or road together with the estimated out
lay for improving as agreed upon by the
Council From this list at some future
meeting before the financial meeting the
Council will select the roads or streets
and make reports before the financial
meeting. This will not debar taxpayes
causing to be inserted In the warrant for
that meeting any resolution for an appro-
priation that the Council may see ht to
omit.
North street at the head Of Mill street,
s2oo
North street, west OF Laurel Hill ave-
nue., 500.
Harrison street, 800.
Laurel Hill avenue, TO widen from Dyer
avenue TO Concord street, Sl200; filing
north of Dyer avenue, $780,
Providence street, to pave the cutters
and repair, $500.
Union avenue, from Dyer avenue to
Webster avenue, $1,000; between this point
and the city line, 5000.
Andrews avenue, new culvert and grade
entire length, $1,000.
Thornton avenue, 5000.
Atwood avenue, new bridge, $1,000; re-
pairs $1,000 additional.
Pine I'M road, repair and pave gutter,
$500.
Bridge at Centerdsle, replanking, sum
sufficient.
Old Killinely road, King and Cedar
streets, and Manton avenue, to be worked
togsther in order that the surplus gravel
from one road might be used to level the
other, SO, 900.
ehatlet and Bowlet streets, $500
Hartford Avenue, to repair the macadam
portion, $1,000.
Hill, $500; to pave cutters on W. l. Smith
hill, 1900.
Guide boards in various parts OF the
town, $50.
Bucklin and Railroad avenues, to grade,
$500.
Eddy street, curb and fence as per
agreementswith Waterman beirs, t226O.
s'Steep Hill," at Waterman WOODS,
$500 could be easily expended Ito advan-
tage. 1t Z was said that some OF
the Scituate tesmstess would con-
tribute toward the work at this
point and it was thought that the Scitu-
ate Council might be prevailed upon to
assist in repairing this road az II Is used
by resid9sts of that town more than by
Hill a culyert is required and grading
would be beneficial, $1h01
George Waterman road Hedley avenue,
Hilarity and Lexington streets, the
amounts needed not estimated.
For watering of streets east OF Laurel
hill avenue IL was thought that S,000
would be required. To preserve macs dam
streets this Is considered advisa BILE and
makes large saving in the course of
time. Highway commissioner Walch was
authorized to expend S25 on simmons
street and TO remove the tree near Luther
house on the ,Piaintield road at cost not
TO exceed s50s
Councilman Sawyer was appointed a
committee TO invetigate a report that the
city pays but si5 for each hydrant while
Johnston Is taxed $50.
Town Clerk Cough was authorized to
procure additional voting booths ballot
boxes. ETC., to provide for the voting in
four districts at the June election.
The following jurors were drawn: John
Sawyer, John NJ. Winsor. William 4.
Legg, William Il. Alverson, George +.
Aidrich, Stephen Ii. Waterman, William
ii. Carey, Israel X. Wilcox, and Lyman
A. thompson.
SAMPLE HALF MILE OF ROAD.
George +. a. Besne has been awarded
the contract to build the sample half mile
of the State road which the town of
Johnston applied fer last year to State
Highway Commissioners Chase 1t Is to be
built at once on the Hartford pike and
VIII extend from point about COO feet
east of the residence of Andrew winsor
TO point near the bound between the
farm Of W. b. ColwelI and Charles Coffin.
The contract calls for the removal OF 12lO
yards of rock, 1900 yards OF earth, and
requires the furnishing of $500 tons of
crushed stone. Mr.. beane is arranging
TO secure the necessary machinery requi-
SITE 10 execute inc contract which Is to
be pushed TO rapid completion. Johnston
was one of the first towns to apply for
sample road and consequently is one of
the early towns TO have its application
answered.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Johnston school committee occurred in
Odd Fellows building last evening. A
resolution was adopted which provides
that when teacher is absent from school
more than one day at time the teacher
shall not be paid for such period of ab-
sence. The teachers at present employed
were re-engaged for the spring term.
The COMMITTEES decided to recommend
that the sum OF sl4.t0) be appropriated
for school building at Manton. Also
Ahat site for another school building I'm
the Olneyville section of the town to ac-
commodate pupils from districts and Is
be purchased.