The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-08
OLNEYVILLE.
Plans Devised for Another Financial
Town Meeting.
Robert Brooks TO Be Buried Tomorrow
Afternoon.


financial town meeting will DO held In
Johnston. and that, too. within woek
or ten days at the most. The men who
have been sitting up late and thinking so
hard that th cir thoughts could be heard
i'm the outer world trying TO evolve some
plan by which the evils resulting from
the May miscarriage might be remedied,
have at last struck upon plan which
they believe will satisfy all but the chron-
ically dissatisfied, furnish tho town with
ample lights and police and go long
way TO rcdeeming the good name OF the
town. 10 is proposed that "a five mills tax
be levied In addition 10 the one cent tax
which was voted at tho May meeting.
This tax IL will be specified. shall be de-
voted TO the payment OF old bills. the
support OF police and lights and TO meet
the deficit that resulted from the low tax
of the annual NEE ting.
This tox which practically Is 30 cent
tax added TO the 81 rate already ordered,
will bring tho total tax up To I'll. DO
This Is the amount that Paris Mathew
son claimed TO want, and he will now
have chance to help the good cause
along with his unique talent tax OF
i've mills will yield approximately s35. 600,
and this Is to bo divided az follows:
For police s4b00; for lights, $40. 900; for
old bills 5000, and the remainder or
such part OF it as may be required, shall
DO useu 10 Ineet tn6 ueuClt.
There Is no doubt but that there will
be considerable opposition TO the carrying
out of such plan, and in nine cases out
OF ten the opposition will come from men
who have no substitute plan to offer and
absolutely no idea If how TO get the town
out of tho hole. They will oppose it,
however, from force OF habit. But the tax
payers, the owners of tenements have
already had a taste of the bungler's work
They have been given a very impressive
demonstration OF how futile IL Is TO try TO
run town on n dollar tax that requires
$3.50 and before they will injure their own
property and further mirch the good name
of tho town, they Will probably think u
little and next time act with more wis
dom.
HIS LOT NOT ALWAYS HAPPY.
The lot OF a policeman Is not always
happy one. but when such limb OF the
law Is forced To quietly stand OF the curb
stone and plainly contemplate gang OF
.ung gamins thumbing their nos, at
MIN his position Is certainly one Of misery
in the superiative degree. such was the
experience of Officer Dyer vest rday as tbs
result Of extending his protecting arm
over the proprietor OF the Olneyville
square Chinese laundry. The gang was
bent on tormenting John but the officer
appeared too early for them and chased
them by shake of bis hand over the line
youngsters showed their bravery by hurl-
ing all sorts OF epithets ut the officer and
the toughest Of the gang deliberately stood
on the sidewalk and thum bed their noses
apparently having no fear of the authori-
ties on the Johnston side.
FUNERAL OF ROBT. BROOKS.
The funeral of Robert Brooks will be
held tomorrow afternoon mt the deceased's
late home Nc. J2Eddy street, Johnston.
The sudden death of Mr.. Brooks was
great shock to his family and friends He
was apparently in his usual health Tues
day evening. He bad made no complaint
ano was seated in his house, reading the
evening paper, when without any warn
ing or outcry he suddenly fell over and
expired
The election Of officers by theOlneyville
Temperance Cadets has been postponed
till Sunday afternoon.
Officer Patrick Devine of the Sixth
station has gone TO Hartford for q ten
days furlough.
Bryan A. Smith who has been at st.
.Iosephs Hospital for the past two months
day, almost entirely recovered from the
operation which he underwent.
George w. White of Johnston has been
confined to his home by illness for the
past fortnight He is reported In much
improved condition today.
Signs, Signs, Signs, Signs-Show Cards
a speciality.
WM. j. BUTLER, 1927 Westminster
street, Olneyyille.