The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-14

OLNEYvILLE.
Johnston Town Council on a Road
Inspecting Tour.
Brush Fire Extends to Wood Land and
Does Considerable Damage.
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T No. s Hartford Avenue.

The Johnston Town Council accom-
panied by Highway Commissioner
walch left the Office OF the president OF
the Board at 9:2O this morning on tour
OF inspection o: the highways of the
town. The object OF the view Of the
roads and streets is to decide upon di-
vision OF the highway appropriation
equitably and where most required.
The party were conveyed In the samll
party wagon "Annex" ana first traversed
thorugh the compact part OF the town
tiop with the exception OF portion Of
Hartford avenue. which Will require
dressing Of macadam TO put 1t In prime
condition again.
The highway toward the village OF
Thornton was found to require attention,
and to put 1t IN the condition that Its i'm
portance warrants will take aconsider-
able sum. President Beane provided
lunch of sandwiches and pickles and
rack of lemon soda in order that no time
might be lost by being obliged to re-
turn to Olneyville for dinner. After
halt by the roadside to appease the APP
petites OF the party OF eight, whose gross
weight aggregates nearly 1000 pounds,
the tour Of inspection of the roads was
continued this afternoon. Either on the
road or upon the return OF the Council
late this afternoon the price of men and
teams employed on the highways win be
agreed upon.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
Plans for four room school house at
Manton have been prepared and propo-
sition to appropriate $40, 600 will be made
Mt the financial town meeting for the erec-
tion of modern structure in that village
In piece of the out OF date, antiquated
building now used. This will probably
be the only building built this year.
Several districts are in need OF better ac-
commodations. but II is thought that one
building a year will be as great an out
lay as the taxpayers will feel like being
assessed for. The Olneyville section will
require more school room accommoda-
tions.w thin two years and 1t Is possible
that steps to secure site will be taken
this season.
STANDING WOOD BURNED.
Miss Johanna Remington, who with
her brother, Andrew, owns aud manages
a small farm near the village of Hughes
Vile. in Johnston, while burning brush
in lot adjoining the woods near her
home yesterday, permitted the fire TO
spread to such an extent that she was un-
able to control 1t, and hundred acres Of
wood and sprout land was burned over
in consequence. Her brother, who Is
somew hat sdvanced in years. had his coat
burned and his hair singed, in attempting
to stay the flames.
TEAM DRIVEN OFF by BOYS.
While Mrs. Leroy White of Manton
avenue was shopping I'm San Souei's dry
goods store early last evening her carri-
age, which she left unhitcbed nearly OPP
posite the store, was driven of. AS soon
as she discovered the team missing she
notified the Sixth Station police and they
telephoned to the down town stations a
description of the turnout. AT 10:30 ii
was found by the police of the 9th district
on Eddy street and returned to its owner.
William Honnely and Hugh Slavin, aged
9and years, were with the team and ad-
mitted driving IL off.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Rough and Ready fire company was held
at the Plaipfield street engine house last
evening. One proposition for member
ship was received and routine business
only was transacted.
The committee on improved fire service,
and the ways to obtain it, will meet at
an early date TO consider the project and
decide on the advisability OF holding
mass meeting of the taxpayers to in
formally discuss the question.