The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-12
OLNEYViLLE.
Meeting of the Town Council of
Johnston Today.
Officers Elected, Committee Appointed
and Miscellaneous Business.
TIE Nrws BpRrAu, OLsEYvILrs,
No. 81 Hartford Avsnus


The Council for the town OF Johnston
for 1896 met at the Council chamber in
Odd Fellows building, Plainfield street,
at lao o'clock today. The full board,
William A. Phillips, Rufus W. Harris,
William T. Smith, Ethan II. Sheldon,
Theodore b. Hughes, Horace y. Martin,
and John.E. Wood, were present. W. A.
Phillips. was elected president and town
clerk Joseph Cough was chosen Council
clerk.
President Phillips thanked the board
for the honor conferred and expressed
belief that the Council would transact
the towns affairs presented for their con-
sideration with deliberation. he an
nounced Council committees as follows:
Police-Sheldon, Hughes, Martin.
Lights-Smith, Sheldon, Hughes.
Water-Hughes, Martin, Wood.
Poor farm and Poor-Wood, Harris,
Smith.
Health--Harris, Smith, Sheldon.
Highways-HuRhes, Smith, Martin.
Town property Harris, Hughes, Wood.
Finances, claims and accounts-Phii-
lips, Martin, Sheldon.
judge, James Davis tax collector and au-
dior. George w. White was chosen
overseer OF the poor and Commissioners of
the town farm. Charles w. Stanley pound
keeper at the town asylum.
Robert u. Walsh was elected light COM
missioner, aud Willis w. Fiske water
commissioner; Henry z. Carpenter sealer
brook chief of police.
Auctioneers-W. A. Phillips-D. w.
Harris Robert Mcmillan, Hiram Z.
Pierce, Martin Mann and Herbert Z. Calef.
Corders and measurers OF wood William
A. Phillips, George 4. A. Beane, Fernado
AZ To-
Smith and Thomas Pike; special officers
to enforce the game laws Philip ii:
Randall, j. v. Barnes, Hiram kfmball
and George I. Naylor: day policeman,
James Moan.
The election of the remaining police
officers and constables was continued to
the next meeting that the list might re-
ceiye the consideration OF the COMMITTEES
on police and the chief of police.
A commission consisting of Horace z.
Martin, William b. Colwell and a civil
enigneer was appointed to act in accord
ance with the vote OF the recent financial
meeting and contract for the blling, curb
ing and fencing OF Eddy street between
Hartford avenue and North street. Peti-
tions signed by number of taxpayers ask
ing that the town be divided into three
highway districts was received and by
vote of the Council the town was divided
as follows:
District No. j, includes all the territory
easterly of Neutakonnet Hill, including
the Killingly road to Manton as far as
the Eastertrook house, thence to the
bridge at Mapton.
District No 2, Hartford road and all
north. District No. 3, South of the Hart
ford road and westerly of highway dis
trict No !.
The Council was still in session with
long docket of routine business and Q
long list of bills at 3 o'clock.
WALKED OF WITH A FREEZER.
David Walsh somewhat under the in
fiuence of liquor, looked at some ice
cream freezers displayed in front of
Weavers hardware store, last evening
and when he started TO go one of the
freezers clung to his hand.
Some one.passing notified a clerk OF
the fact. He gave chase, and, with the
assistance of Policeman Dyer, captured
their man on Delaine street. He was
arraigned for drunkenness and this morn
ing, charge OF theft was made against