The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-03
OLNEYVILLE.

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No. 3 Hartford Ayenue.

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NO. Hartford Avenue !
Better fire protection for the Olneyville
section of the town OF Johnston is one
Ct the questions that is likely to agitate
this portion of the town for the next few
months. At the last meeting OF the I'm
provement Association resolution was
adopted calling, or more adequate fire pro-
lection and q request for the Council to
appoint q commission TO examine into
the matter and report with an estimate of
the probab BILE cost. Messrs. Willis w.
Fiske, John Shapahan and Howard
Saunders were appointed to act as that
commission.
From reports it is thought that in
financial town meeting IL will be impos-
sible to obtain any appropriation for fire
service. That meeting will be made up
OF voters from the whole town and while
the country voters alcne cannot control
the meeting they are usually assisted at
these gatherings by enough from the
Olneyville section TO accomplish wnat
they desire. In this case money for free
fire service would not be what the voters
from the rural district would consent to.
1t is suggested that a fire district for
fire protection only is the most feasible
way out of the difficulty. The promo
district for fire purposes only, but a slight
increase In the tax rate would be required
in the wealthy section OF Olneyivlle to
establish permanent department., Ii Is
proposed that should permanent depart
ment be tablished to have the perma-
nent men care for the nydrants, ire
alarm system and other things all OF
which are paid for at present by the
town. Tnese. coupled with the firemen's
duties. would make saving in outlay
or rather they would be looked after and
paid for in the compensation fixed for
firemen.
The Legislature, when it reassembles,
next tuesday, may be called upon to as
sistsin promoting plan for fire district
for the Olneyville section OF Johnston
looking toward better and more adequate
fire protection which is generally accept
ed as q much needed and a worthy i'm
provement for the residents of this section
to work for. A fire district ests blished,
the voters of that district would decide
whether they expended money for a fire
department or not II would be optional
then with those directly interested and
none unless they belonged within the
district would object TO allowing them TO
have what they pstd for.
BENEVOLENT LEGION.
At ST. Mary's Church last evening a
branch of tue Catholic Benevolent Legion
was organized by Thomas q. Hayer,
deputy superintendent chancellor of
Brooklyn, n. Y. Ii is to be known as
Fitton Council. Officers were elected as
follows: President, Thomas b. Hsnger;
vice-president, Rev. George W. Brown
collector, j. j. McCaDe; secretary, w. A.
Crane; treasurer, DIR. j. L. Farrell;
chancellor, William j. Feeley; orator,
DIR. Cooney; marshall, w. f. Boland |;
guard, Henry Frederlcks; chaplain, Rev.
2. p. Grace; trustees, Rev. j. Il. Sulli-
van, Thomas j. Farrell, and NJ. J. Har-
son.
John j. Harrington aud family left
this morning for Washington, ID. c., to
be absent two weeks.
The trial of Charles Potter, Edward
Moore and Squire King, for obstructing
the highway In Scituate, which was as
signed to this morning, was continued
until three O'Clock this afternoon, the
States witnesses not being in court.