The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-31
BLACKSTONE STREET.

The controversy over the closing and
abandoning of a portion OF Blackstone
street has taken another turn. This morn
ing there was filed with City Clerk G. Fred
Crawford a petition signed by all OF the
| abutters on the much discussed thorough
] fare except the New England Electrolytic
Copper Company and the American Curled
Hair Company, praying that the street be
accepted and laid out, and that grade be
| established thereon.
Regarding the petition Mr.. Joseph j..
Chamberlin, who speaks for the interests
of William j. Hood and the heirs of The
late Christopher q. Bray, said this morning
that the petitioners offered to deed to the
city sufficient land to make the street 5O
feet wide The land would not cost the
city a single cent, and the only expense OF
laying out the street as proposed by the pc
titioners would be the small cost OF build
| ing protecting fences and setting small
| shop back few feet.
Mr.. Chamberlaid thought the lines laid
down by the commissioners appointed
some years ago by the town OF Lincoln to
| lay out the street would be quite accept
able to those whom he represents, and he
was certain that the trifiing cost of the
proposed improvement would not be suffi-
cient to prevent the work being done.
Mr.. George ID. jerks, speaking for his
mother, Mrs. Mary K. jerks, widow OF
the late George w. Jenks, and for him
self, indorsed everything Mr.. Chamber
lain had said and expressed the hope that
the city would take advantage of the very
favorable offer made by the petitioners.
Mr.. Frank Z. Fitzsimmons, who ap-
peared before the Board of Aldermen at
the recent hearing on the petition to close
| the street as the representative OF Mrs.
| Albert Freeman, one Of the jerks heirs,
was spoken to concerning the new petition
this noon. He said: ''The petition filed by
| Mr.. Chamberlain bears Mrs. Freemans
| signature, and she is quite prepared to
| sign off her claims in whatever land may
| be required to lay out the street in accord
ance with the plan proposed by the last
| commission"
| 1t would appear to him that these abut-
| ters are making very generous Offering To
| the city and one that should find prompt
acceptance from the Board of Aldermen.
| 1t is estimated that the cost of removing
| the blilding and erecting the fences would
DC about 1850.
| Painful INJURY.
! Miss Mary McFarlind of Lonsdale av-
| enue, while at work in the old bleachery,
Saylesville, caught her hand in one OF the
| hooking machines intiicting a severe in
Jury. The hand was fearfully mangled be-
fore the machine could be stopped. Miss
| McFariind will be compelled to desert
from her labors for some little time on ac-
count of the nature of injury.
Notes About the City.
Several new houses are i'm course of con.
struction, which shows signs of prosperity
Mrs. Martha s. Gregory, an old resident
died yesterday at her home on High street
G. O. Reid, superintendent of the Sayles-
Vile bleachery, has returned from a short
vacation.
Thomas Welch of Central street Is hav-
ing the latest and improved lights put in
his saloon.
The rally which was to have been held
by the French Republican club has been
declared of.
Rev. ]. H. Lyon will preach his 3Oth an
nual sermon In the Congregational Church
next Sunday.
The Elite Club will hold its first grand
social in Good Fellows hall, Lonsdalt
avenue, this evening.
Alexander McGunnagle, the Dexter
street druggist, will leave next week fol
the south to visit friends.
Miss Helen Cooney, organist at the Holy
Trinity Church, Is arranging magnificent
musical program for Easter.
This evening the select social under th'
auspices of Wsi:sr Dennis aid friends Will
DE held in Odd Fellows Hail.
DR.. Howe was called to Lebanon lat,
last evening to attend q man who wa
severely injured by the bursting OF
lighted lamp.
Donald the 6-year-old child of Thoma
and Jane Mcfarland OF Moore street un
derwent painful operation Sunday. DR.
Wilson was the attending physician.
The regular meeting of Ballou Post was
held last evening. The only business o
} Importance transacted was the appointing
of subcommittee for Memorial Day.
The racing committee of the Dawson
Cycle Club held a short meeting last even
ing and adjourned until Thursday evening
when the date and place of the ten mil,
run will be settled.
Henry Holdness shipping clerk at th'
Saylesville bleachery was notified yester
day that his brother-in-law, William
Kent, Superintendent of the Wamsutt;
mills, New Bedford, was dead.
A young boy residing on Cross street
while at play yesterday afternoon, fel
down and cut quite cash in his head
A physician was summoned and 1t wa
found necessary to take two stitches.
A loaded furniture wagon broke dowI
on broad street yesterday afternoon.
nut came of the hind wheel, depositint
the load in the middle OF the car tracks
The electric cars were stalled quite while
One Of the prettiest floral pieces at th'
funeral of the late Annie Crowell, was un
Intentionally omitted In the list OF flowers
given at the time. 1t was a handsome
Tyre given by her aunts, the Misses Hannal
and Julia Sullivan.
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