The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-04
in EAST PROVIDENCE.


Town Council was held yesterday after
noon, all the members being present.
The report OF the treasurer was pre-
sented, showing balance In the treas
ury to be Gil, ,261.16. The report was
placed on file, as was also the report of
the chief of police. The bids for gather
ing swill and garbage for the ensuing
year were opened and were as follows: Jo-
seph ii. West. S1050; Wilson K. Wilmarth
and Alfred j. Kent Son, each 1890,
and the contract was awarded to Joseph
ii. West.
A communication was received from
pany accepting the proposition of the
Council to establish the police system OF
five boxes to be placed in locations de-
signated by the committee on police.
b. N. Lapbam, In behalf OF Sophia M.
Lapham, presented petition to have the
tax on the Thomas M. Paige farm asses
sed in 1894, amounting to $3152. 81, paid
Jan. /, 1895, refunded. lie claimed the
tax had been assessed without judgment,
therefore was not legal assessment. He
informed the Council that the petition
was presented at this time that the Coun-
Gil may have time to consider 1t, but IL
satisfactory arrangements could not be
made in 40 days he should bring suit to
recover.
The following vitualling licenses were
granted: Rowena l.. Holt, Pawtucket
avenue; NJ j. Kane. Narragansett ave-
nue.; 4. Tatro, Bullocks Point avenue;
Charles 4. Peirce, Lincoln avenue; dance
hall and Camp White House at Camp
White. The petition of Jerry q. Fournier
for victualing license was refused.
Charles A. Parker, Vine street; Edward
B. Whitaker, Broadway; Hugh +.
Rooney, Warren avenue; John Wilbour,
Taunton avenue; Hannah Sullivan, First
street, and Turner Brothers, Alfred A.
White and A. 4. Remington OF Riverside
were granted licenses to sell fireworks,
except cannon crackers, from June 20 to
July 5; George b. Boyden was granted
license for the bicycle track at Crescent
Park for one month, and Miss Ada Case
was granted a license for q vaudeville en-
tertainment at Crescent Park for one
month, with the understanding that both
the above licenses could be renewed at
Silver Spripg, and A. A. White at Camp
White were granted pool table and bowl
ing alley licenses; Willism.H. Brigham,
Crescent Park; Edwin i. jerks, Pine
Grove House and 4. A. Young, Camp
White, were granted dance hall licenses
for one month; w. II. Rounds was
denied permission TO run lunch wagon
at Riverside and near Crescent Park, and
was given leave to withdraw. The Coun-
Gil voted to charge a license fee OF 81 for
each days performance and dancing for
the parties to whom licenses had been
granted. Several persons were granted
permission to-esrt -swill through the
town. A former vote Of the Council,
declaring the house OF Jerry Jones on
Blanding avenue unfit for human habita-
tion was recinded and declared annulled,
as the house had been repaired and thor
oughly renovated. Councilman Wilson
moved that Charles 4. scott be employed
tN lAta he, x.va Cad Ind 70 ha
land and mortgage records, in the town
clerks Office, at compensation OF 40
cents per hour, and Ii was SO voted.
Communications were received from the
rector, waroens, and vestrymen OF ST
Mary's Church, the Phillips Brooks Club
and from the w. Z, T.. U. Society OF
Riverside, thanking the Council for the
stand they had taken in granting liquor
licenses.
Councilman McCausland created a sem
sation by requesting that Chief of Police
Adams appear before the Council, but the
chief was not TO be found. Mr.. McCaus-
land stated that the chief had refused to
obey the orders OF the police committee
by not preventing the sale of lager beer
at Crescent Park Sundays, and said he
had requested the chief to prevent the
sale. The chief had replied that he would
dc nothing In matter that was not
ordered by direct vote of the Council.
MIR. McCausland then presented an
analysis of some beer bought at Crescent
Park Sunday before last. The analysis
made by Charles s. Bush Of Providence,
showed the beer TO contain of alcohol,
5-10'per cent. In weight, and 8 5-10 per
cent in volume.
MIR. Boyden being present, said he did
not sell any intoxicating liquor on his
place, and stated he bought the beer
from firm who made a special brewing,
and soldi 1t to him for 2 per cent. beer,
and IL ne sold any that was stronger he
was not aware of It. He offered to let the
Council have keg of it, and have IL
analysed themselves, as he did not be-
lieve the sample for which the. certificate
showed, was purchased at his place.
Mr.. Isaac II. Foster said he was at
Crescent Park last Sunday, and saw a
young girl so drunk that the officer told
her friends to take her into the woods
or he would have to arrest her. He said
the ofhcer admitted she had been around
the place long enough to get drunk. Mr..
Foster stated that Bandnaster Reeves
told him that tho crowd did not go to
Crescent Park TO listen to the music OF
his band, but for what they got after
ward. Mr.. Boyden claimed the young
girl did not get drunk on his place. 1t
was finally decided to have another
analysis Oh two samples, to be procured
by Mr.. McCausland.
their breath taken away when the presi-
dent OF the Council read the bill for the
legal service of the attorneys who de-
fende othe town in the two tax suits in
which the town became involved by the
tax assessment OF 1894, in which w. III.
McTwiggan ct al, vs.. the Town end
the Rumford Chemical Works VS.. the
Town, sued to recover taxes claimed to
be unfairly assessed. IL. will be remem-
bered the town was compelled to refund
the Rumford Chemical Works tax, with
interest, in all amounting to s912s. Now
the attorneys come TO the front with
bill for legal services, amounting to
$1,000, ing that little racket cost the
Town nearly $500 Of clean money, truly a
wonderful year for reform. And the end
is not yet. for the town will have to re-
fund the Paige Farm tax, or stand an
other law suit and ~ has found to its
sorrow that such luxuries come high.
Last evening at the regular meeting of
Thomas X. Salisbury Camp, No. 2, >. OF ,
W, an invitati On was accepted to attend