The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-20
CITY HALL NOTES.
Opening of the Schools for the Final
Term Of the Year.
Another Change I'm Furniture Wagon
Stand-Committee Meetings.

The public schools opened this morn
ing with no unusual features with the
exception that the Atwell's avenue school
was overcrowded and it is found neces-
sary to put in an extra teacher. Alto
gether eight substitute teachers went to
work today. The teachers party whic h
went to Washington on the excursion
returned all right and reported an excel
lent time, only they went dressed for
cooler weather than they found.
superintendent Durtee's force was busy
throughout the vacation getting the
school houses ready for the spring term.
They changed the desk plans in various
schools, did some outside repairing and
arranged the Ring and Smith street
schools for the new kindergarten classes
provided for by the City Council 'Ihe
work of taking out the Smead system will
not be begun until the summer vacation.
When the moving wagon stand was
changed from Exchange bridge to Coves
street 1t was thought to be for all time,
but Mr.. Fuller, WHO IL TO erect new
block at the corner of Sabin aud Cove
streets objected TO the wagons standing
on his prorerty. Saturday the Mayor
and superintendent Norcross looked the
ground over and this morning the
wagons were removed to between Gaspee
street and the west end OF the depot.
nOAt ho thS tity
hail this morning for policeman Sherman
OF the city hall squad, who seemed 10 be
absent from his usual post. IL transpired,
however, that he had practically joined
the "bald-faced squad,' and removed his
whiskers Captain Stevens of the Central
station did likewise last week, and looks
10 wears younger.
The committee on bridges met at 2
p. m. today, that on the Fourth of July
celebration at $3.50 and that on city prop
erty at 4:20 p. m. Tomorrow the commit
tee on highways will go out at 1880
a. m, and the committee on claims Will
meet at %. m, Wednesday.
The sale of the first batch OF the 100
lots TO be sold by the city was set down
Tor today, but Auctioneer L. l.. Con was
obliged TO postpone it. Fourteen lots on
Ridge, Gesier and Swiss streets were to
be sold.
GAN the world loves lover" so when
a stalwart young fellow kissed a pretty
girl in the lobby OF the city hall at a
quarter past eleven O'Clock this forenoon
nobody was looking. not even police
man Poirier, who bid his smjli ,g coun-
tcnalce behind one OF his white gloves.
They had just come from the registrar 8
Office, where they had received a mar
riage license. lie had a grip and top
coat and was evidently I'm a hurry to
cacth train. At ell events, THE NEWS
niHn htpptneu aiong Just IL tlIne 10 see
the operation and hear the following
smiling conversation:
"De good girl now"
"lndeed / will, take care OF yourself |"
"You bet; goodbye"
"Good bye"
Mayor McGuinness, Commissioner Smith
and City Engineer Shecd held confer
encc this noon, the purpose being. IL wns
aherward stated, to see II some mems OF
employment OF more OF the unemployed
about town could net be found There is
money enough In the CITY treasury, II Is
sai1, but II IL all appropriated for specific
purposes. The Mayor, who called the
conference, discovered that II the State,
railroad company and city can he made to
agree over the lines OF new Gaspee street,
which have been In allegiance some time,
a large force OF men can be put TO work
at once ana be promised TO take immedi-
ate steps 10 that end.