The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-21
OLNEYVlLLE.
Contractor Beanc Pushing Work on
the Sample Road.
Tax Assessors Now Making the Annual
Levy--Oiher Matters.

The sample half mile OF State highway,
under construction on Hartford pike by
contractor George +. A. Beane Is being
pushed to completion cas- fast ss the
rugged country over which the new road
is laid out will permit. Many boulders
and several ledges, which have required
blasting have been encountered. About
rs men have been employed upwards OF
six weeks on the work. and It will be
several weeks yet before the job Is
finished. Mr. Beane has the contract
for grading and curbing Eddy street,
which he is under bonds.to finish before
November 1. He stated this morning
that he endsavored 10 give Johnston
laborers first opportunity to work on the
town contracts that the towns people
might receive the advantage OF the
money expended through the channels
OF trade at home.
TAX ASSESSORS AT WORK.
The Johnston assessors are engaged
making their annual assessment. While
their salary was reduced to paitry sum
by the financial meeting, appearances
indicate that they do not intend to slight
their work. Possibly they are In hopes
that In the future salary equal to the
work they are called upon to perform
may be given them. The chief interest
In their work this year seems to be re-
gardinx their action on real estate valua-
tion. It Is admitted that realities have
deprecated from 10 to 20 per cent. Will
their assessments?
SHORT TIME AT BRITISH HOSIERY.
The British Hosiery Company, at
Thornton, manufacturers of women's. and
chiidren's hose, begin this week running
but 40 hours. Lack of orders is assigned
as the reason OF the short time. Two
hundred hands are employed In the es-
tablishment.
TowN TALK.
As q bicycle rirer passed under one OF
the electric lights on the square last even
ing piece OF burning carbon fell upon
his shoulder and burned hole in bis
clothing the size of silver half dollar.
The stone crusher IL being removed to-
day to the woodlake farm, where Com
missioner Perkins will put II In operation
shortly.
A crazy person being conveyed from the
9Th station down town this morning
escaped from the officer In charge but
was recaptured.
Ths light commissioner, r. q. Walsh,
anu committee on lights Thursday make
a tour.of the town and designate where
the additional lights are to be located.
There will be eight electric lights and .
number of the gasoline.
Miss Lena Sterns OF Bowen street lost a
silver watch yesterday between her home
and the Plainfield street depot.
Officer Leonard arrested two young
men who were sleeping out under the
trees near the Merino Flats at o'clock
this morning. They were permitted to
60 this morning.
Ivauhoe Lodge X. of p, of Johnston.
drew first position at the banquet table
at their silver anniversary last evening In
Infantry Hall. .
The welding OF the rails on the Manton
and yentredale car line was completed
last night. Atwells avenue Is the next
line that will receive attention.
The Oineyville Temperance Cadets
initiated three new members last even
ing. Arrangements for their encampment
at Camp White the second week In
August were reported as completed.