The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-16
OLNEYVILLE.
Appropriation for Street Lights
Nearly Exhausted.
Police Appropriation In Similar Cordi-
ti0n--Other Matters.

The financial meeting year ago failed :
to appropriate sum sufficient to light
the town of Johnston properly for twelve
months. This action was taken after the
meeting was informed what 1t would re-
quire to run the light department for .
year by those who were. posted on the
matter. The light appropriation is now
exhausted. The result of toe action OF
the electors in financial meeting ASSEMBLE
ed must now be met by the Council. They
will be obliged to ask the Management
Electric Light Company and the Globe
Gas Light Company 10 trust until after
the first OF June, or order them paid from
the miscellaneous fund, which Is very
low, or have the lights turned of. The
latter course, 1t is thought, the light
companies would not comply with as
they have a contract with the town TO
furnish lights at a certain sum per night
for stated term OF years. The light
commissioners laid q statement OF the
matter before the board at its last ses-
sion, brt action as yet has not been taken.
Another financial problem, the result Of
the last financial meeting, with which the
Council must wrestle and probably will
the first time they assemble, Is how to
make 5000 pay for labor which costs
5000. The police appropriation was reduc-
ed last year from seOOo TO sooGo' not, not
was no more than was required to retain
the force then on duty and which was
considered necessary to give satisfactory,
service.
Town Sergeant Holbrook has q plan
which he has divulged to the Councilmen
and which they have under considera-
tion. IL adopted 1t would permit the po-
lice pay roll allowed at the session OF the
Council last Friday to be paid, also the
one for the ensuing month. This would
still leave the final months ealaries for the
fiscal year unpaid, but as the coming
financial meeting will occur Just previous
to the time the first one will fall due,
the matter can receive popular attentions
The sergeant receives q salary OF t600,
this has been deducted as ordered each
month during the year from the police
appropriation. Mr.. Holbrook contends
that his salary should not be taken from
the appropriation for police but from the
ser, light missioner and other officials
receive their salaries. IL this Is done this
would assist the police appropriation to
the extent OF his salsry.
coNcERT BY BLIND TALENT.
Under the auspices OF the Broadway
Baptist Church choir In Irons Hall, last
evening, the blind vocalists and instru-
mentalists of Boston, Messrs &. r. Colin
and j. W. Maynard, gave a very pleasing
The following was the program rendered:
Cornet solo, song, my Boyhood's
Home' occarIna solo. selected; song,
"Tbe Mocking Bird" with original imi-
tations; harmonica solo, selected from
Irovatore; song, "Oh Fair Dove, oh Fond
Dover; selection for brass histle, piano
solo, imitation OF fife and drum, humor-
Gus song, selected; song, "Last Night;
harmonica solo, selected, song, "The
wanderer," imitation on variety OF In
struments. The artists, although blind,
were very proficient, and received many
encorcs. The entertainment proces ds
netted a considerable sum, which will be
applied to the purchase Of new hymn
books for the church.
James Dooly, conductor on the Dyer
avenue car route, returned last night
from the South, where he has been for
the past three months on q vacation.
The funeral of Mrs. Alice McOermott
of Appleton street was solemnized this
morning at o'clock from st. Mary's
Church. Interment occurred at 81.
Francis Cemetery.