The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-22
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Town Council Appoints Supervisors
OF Election.
Bids for Work on Highways Considered
Notes About Town.

An adjourned meeting of the Town
Council Was held yesterday afternoon.
Supervisors for the election on November
were appointed as follows: Republican,
District No. ], William {. Bliss, Miles II.
Ray: District No. 2, Richard Roe, +. q.
Hoist; District No. 3, Frank Clement, A.
T.. Remington. Democratic - District
No. /, John Byrone, James Coyne; District
No. 2, Philip Msguire. John McManus;
Distrist No. 3. Thomas 1. Med berry. Ern.
est W. S. Higgins.
The bids for building ands macadamiz-
ing that part OF Warren avenue. from the
point where the new half mile Of sample
road ends to Pawtucket avenue; also for
acscamizing Watchem oket square, near
Washington Bridge, were opened. There
werc bids from but three parties on each
piece OF work, Cyril X. Wood. joseph Nc
Cormick and Ide Brothers. After some
consideration, the bids on Watchemoket
square were all rejected, the Council
being OF the opinion that the town could
do the work cheaper than the amounts
mentioned In either of the oids. For the
Warren avenue job Ide Brothers were the
lowest, their figures being SIS follows:
Excavation of earth and depositing east
erly of sample road, or wasted at the
contractors expense, % cents per cubic
yard; excavation OF earth 10 be deposited
either side of sample road, 2S cents per
cubic yard; excavation of rock Sl.50 per
cubic yard; removal Of trees above
inches in diameter $50; matchmaking
$50 per ton weight. The bid for mac
adamizIng was rejected, the Council de-
Gliding TO have that part OF the work
done by the town. The contract for ex-
cavatiop, both eaftn and rock, and the
removal CT trees, was awarded to Ide
Bret hers AT the figures mentioned above.
The report of the comm ission appointed
to lay out summit street, from Cross
street to Waterman avenue, under the
betterment act, was taken up ana the
Council voted to make the Improvement.
This makes the street public highway
from Taunton avenue to Waterman
avenre.
Last evening. the United Workers So
ciety of the United Congregational Church
vestry. There was large attendance.
Howard Lodge, No. IL, X. of p, held
its regular meeting Isst evening. One
application for mem bership was received
and acted upon.
Thomas X. Salisbury Camp No. 2, s.
of ", held a regular meeting in &. A. X.
Hall last evening. One application for
membership was received.
The Y. =. y. &. l.. of the Second Bap-
tist Church, held business meeting and
socipi last evening at the residence of MIR.
Fred Smyth on Vine street. rhe meet
ing was fully attended. The committee
chosen to arrange for a union neeting of
all the young peoples societies of the
town reported that plans have been made
Tor such a meeting to be held in about
two weeks. Miss Lillian Kent, chairman
of the flower committee. was presented
with a gold O. f. pin for faithful
services.
OF the season occurred at the residenc &C of
Mr.. snd Mrs. Charles p. Dyer on Walnut
street, the event being a party given BIZ
MIR. and Mrs. DYER in honor of the 18th
birthday of their daughter, Bertha.
There were about $50 guests present, and
delightful music was furnished during
the evening by Perry's orchestra.
Heat was turned on in one SIDE of the
Town Hall yesterday, and the new steam
heating apparatus was found 20 work
most satisfactorily.