The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-16
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Seek0nk No Nearer Getting a Town
Hall Than Before.
Accident TO a Bicyclist-Other Matters of
General Interest.

The town of Seekonk wants a town
house. and it can have one IL It only had
place to put 1t: For q number OF years
the citizens OF the town have felt the need
OF suitable town hall In which to hold
meetings and transact the business OF the
town. The taxpayers have been ready
and willing to appropriate money for
such building, but the difficulty has
been to sgree to location. and so the
mater has been continued from year TO
year, and II seems at the present time
that "they've no less days to sing It's
praise than when they first begun" At
the last annual town meeting q commit
tee composed of Andrew N. Medbury,
Joseph Brown, Samuel q. Case, Charles
*. Reat, and jerome B. Farnum, were
appointed to select plans and estimate
the cost OF suitable building. Saturday
afternoon town meeting was held in the
Central school house and at 2:lO o'clock
was callei to order by Town Clerk
Jospeh Hill, who read the following
warrant: Article Ito chose a m MODERATOR
TO preside at said meeting. Article 2-To
hear the report of the committee chosen
at the last annual meeting to select plans
for town hall, to estimte the cost of the
same, ,and to report to the TOW n at a meet
ing to be called for that puprose. Article
S.-To see II the town will vote to pur-
chase land on which to build q town hall !
and appropriate money for cost Of land |
and building, all of which is agreeable to |
petition of said committee. Olney Green |
was elected moderator and he at once
called for the report of the com mittee.
which was read by Chairman Med berry.
and was in substance as follows: "The
committee met with Mr.. Farnum April
4, and authorized the chairman to pro-
cure plans for q building 4Ox60 feet, to
cost 5000 or less and to submit the plans
at the next meeting of the committee.
The plans were furnished by Anthony
Bros, architects, Providence. May z. A
meeting was held, and q location on
Taunton avenue selected. May. l6 it was.
voted not TO have this location. May %
another location was proposed. This To-
cation was near the site of the old town
ball, I'm the vicinity Of Hunts bridge.
AT this meeting Mr.. Farpum was re-
4uested to get bids, and several were
secured. The report Of the COMMITTEES
VAS accepted by the meeting. A vote
Nas then called for to see IL the town
would accept the> location recommended
BY the committee. and 1t was rejected
by vote OF 80 10 81. 1t was then moved
% locate the hall opposite the James
rice place on Taunton avenue. This was
objected to, because the third article In
he warrant would not allow them to
hoose another location. An argument in
egard to the right Of the meeting TO
elect location was then inoulged in.
nd on motion Of Mr.. Brown the COM q
nittee was discharged. On motion OF q
olonCarpenter 1t was voted that the COM
nittee be thanked for their endeavors. '
nd that the selectmen bo authorized to @
ay for the work done by II. The meeting a
ben adjourned and the old school house \
ill continue to perform the dou bic part q
school house and town hall. c
Yesterday morning q young man, who 8
eollned to give mis- name, while riding n
Is bicycle on Tautcnn avenue, beyond
arpenter's corners, ventured too near e
re side OF the road, where there was G
sidewalk. His wheel slipped in the II
ud and both rider and wheel were IN
lrown down the embankment, dis
nee of some six or eight feet, He was X
'mewhat bruised about the cody, and ir
'nds. His wheel was not injured, and J'
ter regaining the highway he rested a
lort time, and proceeded on his Jour- fo
" to his home in the city. b
At the fret Universaiist Church YES
rday. Rev. j. ID. TilIinghast, pastor Of
'llou Church of Providence, preached
the morning in exchange with Rev. F. p,
Ferguson. At this church during
oir rehearsal Saturday evening, some
the internsI arrangements of the big
gan suddenly gave way, and rendered m
e instrument unfit for use, and as W
could not be repaired in time, the ..
ino OF the church had to be used at the Ri
nsioal portion of the services through
I the DAY. At Haven NJ. Il. Church to
". T. +. Studley OF Mansfield, Mass, M
oupied the pulpit in the morning, and CO
the evening Miss Todd OF the Dea- pr
nesses' Home, conducted a Bible read iss
: before the Epworth sacue. At Cos sh