The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-25
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Warwick Town Council Transacts
Considerable Business.
DR.. Smith Asks for the Removal OF Con-
stable Lewis--Oiher Matters.


The petition OF the Nsrragansett
Electic Light Company for permission
to erect wires in Old Warwick was
granted with the usual provision that
the town be saved harmless.
The Providence Telephone Company
was granted permission to relocate poles
in Old Warwick and Colonel Amasa
Sprague and James p. Rhodes were APP
pointed committee to superintend the
work.
Mrs. Thomas Catterson presented
petition asking the town to build drain
= near her premises at Arctic Centre and
committee consisting of ID. LeGris and
A. w. knight was appointed to attend to
the matter.
A petition was received from Lewis j.
Doyle and others, asking for the widen
ing and grading OF portion of Atlantic
avenue at Pawtuxet under the betterment
act and the Council voted to hold a meet
ing in the Council chamber on Monday,
Sept. 2S for the purpose OF hearing the
opinions OF those interested in the mat
ter.
The Highway commissioner was in
structed 10 have the sidewalk on Thayer
street in Pawtuxet placed in repair at
once
A letter was received from the New
York q New England Railroad Company
asking il oil night trains would stop be-
fore passing over the crossings at West
colt, Arctic, Natick and Pontiac, and
the company have the crossings protect
ed by the traInmeu during the passage
OF the trains il the night fiagmen at these
places co uld be taken of. The Council
did not seem to take kindly to the propo-
sition and the matter was laid on the
table.
A petition was received from Mary and
Rose Smith asking the Council to allow
them s500 for damage done to their prop
erty at Lippitt by surface water. p. III.
Quinn appeared for the petitioners. AS
the matter had already been placed In
the hands OF Messrs. knight and Greene,
not hing was done by the Council at the
meeting.
Patrick Cariey also asked the Council for
$500 for damage done TO his property on
Allen street by surface water and the
matter was referred TO the town solicitor.
Morton Smith and others ask Nsg for the
removal OF George Lewis as police con-
stable. The petition stated that the
officer had several times illegally settled
cases out of court on his Cwn responsible
ity and had made himself generally OBJ
noxious. Lewis was ordered to appear
before the Council at its next meeting
and answer to the complaints.
John A. Swanson asked the Council
to accept Pennsylvania avenue at Cromp-
ton as public'highw and the matter
was continued.
The petition OF Joseph Deers for a
liquor license at Arctic Centre was re-
fused.
he treasurers report showed
balance of $500 in the treasury.
A valuable horse belonging to DIR. Geo.
&. Tenant was taken sick last week and
the veterinary surgeons who were sum-
moned from Providence pronounced the
disease to be farcy, which is very con-
tagious and incurs BILE. Tne state officials
were notified and the horse was taken
sway and killed.
James Il. Smith OF New York is visit
ing his parents ut Lippitt.
The River Point and Phenix fire depart
ments were called oui last evening by
en- alarm rung in simultaneously from
box 40 in the Phenlx district aud box
90 at River Point. The companies re-
spondod promptly and found the house
owned and occupied by Peter Lamb on
Colvln street to be on fire and the
flames gathering headway rapidly. At
the time that the fire was discovered the
family, with the exception of the child
ren, were sitting in the kitchen and were
not aware that tie house was on iro un-
I'll they heard the cracking of the
shingles on the roof. The fire probably
caught from an oveI heated chimney.
The fremen fought the flames for nearly
an hour before they were extinguished.
The house was badly gutted and the roof
burned off and the damage will amount
to abouts2000, which is partly covered
by insurance.
What may prove to be Il fatal accident
occurred at the Warwick Mill at Center
vile yesterday afternoon, and as the re-
suit one man Is at the Rhode IsIand Hos
pital and another at his boarding place
In Arctic Center, both badly injured.
About O'Clock two men, Samuel Cum
mings ard James McManus. were at
work on swing stage under the jet at
the south end OF the mill, about 40 feet
from the ground, washing the brick
work with a solution OF murlatic acid,
when without any warning the stage
fell, precipitating both men to the
ground. Cummings struck first and his
companion fell on top Of him. The men
were Immediately picked up by their
fellow workmen and Drs. Chagnon and
Mack were summoned. The physicians
found that Cummings hod suffered frac-
ture OF the breast bone and several ribs
aud was also injured internally, and il