The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-14
A BUSY SESSION.
Johnston Town Council Transacts
Large Amount of Business.
Special Financial Meeting May Be Held 10
Provide For Payment OF Bills.

At the monthly meeting of the Johns
ton Town Council yesterday afternoon a
long docket was gone through with in
the presence of dozen spectators. The
one thing discussed that will interest the
citizens OF the town more than all others
was the intimatlon that a financial meet
ing was being considered. Certain bills
aga nst the town are outstanding. The
holders demand their pay. but there are
no available funds.
The Council has not the power to APP
propriate money to settle them. A iinan-
cial meeting is the only way that relief
can be given the towns creditors. Ii
Will be the first time In many years that
a special appropriation meeting has been
held IL one il called. Some of the Coun-
cilmen were inclined to believe that the
emergency demanded it, Should fnan-
cial meeting be held some of the tax
payers last evening were inclined to be-
lieve that an appropriation for street
work for the remainder OF the year should
lie made
Councilman Hughes reported that the
receiving all the water it had paid for. Pre-
viously If there had been a greater supply
it had been the towns good luck.
treasurer Davis and others spoke OF
the large amount the town paid for water
per annum and the poor service received.
The water committee was instructed to
act Ill the matter. They will have the
short supply OF water at the trough on
DAD Fellows square improved this week.
The house sewer which runs under the
sidewalk between Williams street and
the square was complained OF by William
A. Carroll, as a menace to health. The
board OF health were ordered TO abate the
trouble in connection with the council
committee on health. Larned Williams,
Fred Barton. Ambrose McCabe, George
Il. Naylor and Linwood +. Doane were
added to the already long list of police
constable without pay.
Highway mmissoner Winsor IN
formed the Council that the sewer near
the Manton bridge il choked up and gives
forth foul odors. Tbe board of health
were notified to look into the matter. A.
q. Patton notified the board that parties
would remove the ledges on Atwood
avenue without expense to the town If
they would give their Permission. The
matter was referred TO the highway COM
mitteo. Oliver Il. Sherman's petition FOR
remission of personal tax was referred to
the board of assessors. 4 petition to
hold Socialist Labor meetings on Olney-
willie square was referred to the police
committee.
A petition for three electric lights on
Brown street was referred to the commit.
tee on lights.
The liquor license OF Thomas Egan on
Plainiield street was transferred to Alvali
Kimball. The res,ynation OF George 4.
Naylor as an officer under the bird law
was accepted and W. L. Plaisiod was ap-
pointed to I'LL the vacancy.
John ID. Carpenter was appointed
constable with full power.
The petition OF the school committee
to have curbing set on tho front side OF
the Concord school was granted.
The town clerk was ordered to have
1000 copies Of the tax book printed.
ut nlEnNAG Nuh OTutftQ 10
see about the removal OF large stump of
a tree which has Teen lying on the side
walk on the Plaiaheld road for several
months, ana should have been looked
after by the former highway commits
sioner. The matter OF the horse pool
room on Stokes street was brought up
by president Phillips, and he advocated
a strict enforcement of the law. Ihe
police committee informed the council
they would give the matter their consid-
efation.
a bill OF Or. J. r. and n. W. Farrell
ot s27.00 fer attendance on Cornelius
Do crty. who recently ATTEMPTED suicide
was referred o. the committee on claims.
A number of bills were allowed, and
the Council adjourned until the second
Thursday in September.