The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-02
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Town Council Holds a Long am
Busy S Ssi0n-0h,r Matters.

noon at . o'clock.
Mr.. Chadsey reported that the portion
OF Prospect street from freeborn avenue
To Orchard street had been graded ana
the appropriation expended. yet the street
needed graveling No action was taken.
Mr.. Anthony 20 whom had been re-
fcrred the Frazer matter. reported that
the Frazer wharf had been built without
regard Co future dredging, that Is. on
piles, with no retainingxvalls, ana the
river had finco bsen dredged TO obtain
deeper water and the operation had made
the wharf dangerous. and also that so lar
as the flow from the town sewer was con-
cerned the channel made ny IL was IN
northwesterly direction Instead or to-
ward the Frazer dock. Mr.. Anthony did
not consider the town liable for any
damages. and In this opinion the town
solicitor concurrod Consequently no ac-
tion was taken.
Edwin :. Straight appeared in behalf
Of Albert Vial. and asked permission 20
build platform in front of Mr.. Vials
house on Waterman avenue for the pur-
posa OF giving entrance TO the front
door. Ihe Council gave Mr. Straight TO
under stand that no objection would DO
offered.
A petition was received signed by
large number of taxpayers and residents
of the Warren avenue district. asking
trolling that vicinity during the two sum
mer months. be made permanent
officer. 1t was decided To continue him
as long Hs the appropriation would per
NIT, which will be at least -four or i've
months, and perhaps longer.
The report of the commission on the
layout Of Ruth avenue from Roger vii.
Iiams avenue to Brown avenue. was re-
ceiyed with plat accompanying it, anu no
one appearing TO object, the report was
adopted and the lines declared cstab
lished. 1t was voted to assess no dam
nges
Tho commission on the layout of
Fourth street, from Mauran avenue
south Co tho line Of tho Burgess Lyon
Farm plat was presented, with plat OF
the layout No one appearing to object
the report of the commission was con-
flrmed, and the report and plat were
ordered recorded.
Walter NJ. Dexter, c. f., presented
report accompanied with plat of tho
grade OF tie old shore road at Riverside
ana the matter brought forth discussion
of an hour and quarter. Tho matter
was then laid on the table for future con-
sideration.
A. Il. bennington, corner Bullock Point
and Lincoln avenues Mason Is. Wood, cor
Der Taunton avenue and Valley street
and Fremont Carpenter, corner Warren
Taunton avenue and Vine street were
granted druggists liquor licenses.
William B Simmons was appointed
special constable without power To serve
civil processes. william ii. Horton was
granted license to operate three pool
tables in the Rich Building on Watche-.
moket square A petition was received
from the WatchemoKet w. q. 4. u, ask
ing that the council suppress the repre-
sentation of the "Corbett ttitZsimmnns'
fight at Crescent Park. As the Season
at that place will probably close in
about n week. or so, tho board did not
feel justified in interfering.
After the usual ta'ch of bills had been
approved and ordcrei paid the council ad.
journed at 5:l5 o'clock.
The annual meeting of tie Watche-
mokot i ire company for tho election of
officers took place in the bly,
room Of tho company last evening ana
was large and enthusiastic gathering.
The annual report Of the treasurer showed
that while much money had been expond-
ed during tho year, there still remained
in the treasury very substantial
sum. Tho reports Of the following com
mltteos were also presented and all were
ordered placed on file: Property arbitra-
tion, auditing and entertainment com
mittees. The following officers for tho en-
suing year were then unanimously
tltulois FoUll MuilcU, DSAlSt-
ant foreman. George r.. Shaw; second
assistant foreman, Samuel a. Wilmarth;
foreman, Of hose Janes HAYES; fore.
man of hook and ladder, Charles Shaw;
clerk, Charles &. Phillips; treasurer, or
George W. Fuller; captain of hose run
ming team, Samuel a. Wilmarth;
captain, James III. Lynch. The
following committees were then ap-
pointed: Auditing. George +. Hunter,
J ba shaw, Charles Shaw; property, &. |
Z. Phillips q. w. Fuller, James Hayes;
arbitration. T.. B. Lincoln, g.. +. Hunter |
w. X. Hunter; entertainment, q. W. |
Fuller j. Hayes, q. t. Hunter; ianitor |
iames..W. Russell; steward. Peter Burke |
The foreman Of hose appointed Nj. Nc |
iwiDn and Charles +. Lincoln as chuck |
men and j.. h. kettoil aud NJ. O'Con- |
nor as axemen ard selected twenty mon |
is hcrsemen. Foreman of hook and ladder |
selected twenty Glen 60 run with tho |
truck. and Capt. Wiwnrth. announced |
he twenty-five men who were To COM
pose the hose running team. IL was
voted that the salary of the clerk be- the
same as last yoar.
At the conclusion of the election OF
officers the newly elected officers, who by |
tho way are the samo ~ last year made |
neat specches. and the con pHny then
to arrange tro details for the
visit to tho Firenens Muster at the state
! arr NJ NuTFhHAEStIl lark next IupSuaN. |
Yesterday afternoon us a lady who had
been visiting friends on the Barge
David Crockett" lying at tho Wilkes
larre Pier, was ascending tho ladder
rom the deck OF tho barge to the
lock her gold watch was wrenchod
1T and fell overheard between the
lHrge and tho do ok. John Tayler who
: employed at the Pier procured q pair
If oyster rakos. and flshed for moro than
III hour for tho watch, and at last was
'ewarded in finding IT, md restoring it
% the lady. The wn'ch was an cx-
'oedingly fine one and was valued at S!25.
me LADY departed worry happy rcrson.
Yesterday afternoon about live o o'clock
lohn Mahoney, "A coal shovclor, empl Dyed
It the Wiikesbarro Pier met with an
accident which was quito serious. and
will kecr him from his dailv labor
or sometime. lie was onga o in un.
ca ling coal from the barge. Belle of
Oregon and was working in the hold
lndtr the hatohway, when hy some
means section OF the hatch slipped
md f'll into the hold. As IL fell IL
truck Mahoney on tho side of the hoad
md inflicted n bad scalr wound Mahorcy
vas rendered unconscious by tho blow.
'ud was taken on deck. ductu~s was
ummoned and rendered the surgical aid