The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-07

Saturday was the record breaking day
in the office of the state board of canvas
sers ard registration thus far this year.
There Were 300 names added TO the list
aud the total up TO Saturday evening was
1924. The registry voters piled in yester-
day and by nightfall the grand total re-
ceived "a material increase. 1t was the
best DAY of the year ana the books showed
that 3i9 names had been taken. It was
the biggest single day known in the office
previous TO the last week in Deem her.
There will not be so many names today,
as the threating weather seems to have
an effect
Superintendent Mansfield of the board
Of public buildings department stated that
the work of vanishing and repairing at
the Sixth police station ut Olneyville han
been about completed. The same kind of
work was necIly finished in Steamer No.
fire station. There is considerable Ge-
tail work To be dono in several of the pub
lie buildings and 10 will be energotically
pushed 10 completion.
It is more than likely that census of
the entire city will b. taken in conjunc-
ton with the regular school census this
year. Five years ago this was done mid
way between the state census and the
national census. The result was very sat
isfactorv and errors OF the state and
national census were corrected. 1t is ex-
pectcd that the work If carried out this
year. and thero is good reason for /believ-
ing that it will be, as the board Of alder
men embodied the idea at its meeting last
week. will prove as satisfactory as ii did
five years ago. The consensus of opinion
seems TO be that the information derived
from net census will be worth more
than $500, the amount it Is estimated il
will cost. and that the knowledge of the
city's increase will be- general incentive
to more activity.
The last census give the population OF
tho city ss l4S 94t Ihe state census
showed population OF only 14S 49,. The
.ity census was taken by the city regis
trar and IL will probably BE taken in the
same way this time when th- school cen
sus is taken. 1t will save expense in this
way.
City Solicitor Colwell said that we'll
known railroad superintendent Informed
him that one good reason for not building
train sheds w rs the fact that they would
shut out the view OF the new state capi-
tol. Instead of beauty there would be he
grlmed arches, coal gas and cinuers.
Mayor McGuinnsss is out Of town for n
couple Of DAYS. he is visiting n city that
Is Supposed 20 have a model train shed
and when he returns he will give the
special COMMITTEES POINTS. Tho plans
drawn In the city enRiuesr's department
are still at New Haven and City Engineer
Clapp does not exrect to seq them again
or hear from them I'm some tins. AS il
was suggested TO him, perhaps by the first
OF April
The committee on city property will
meet in the Office OF the city council, city
hall at : o'clock this evening. TIE regu-
lar monthly bills " i'll be- considered and
the matter Of putting in a plant for the
publication of tramps at tie Central police
station will be discussed. This matter
has been referred to them. but there Is
no immediate prospsct OF its adoption.
Iramps and their cleanliness and comfort
has been u mooted question for long
time but no committee ever passed fav.
orably upon it. 1he proposition is 90
sterilize the garments Of the tramps while
they sleep In clean night clothing and
send them forth into tie community tho
next day better prepared to minRlo with
the miscellaneous thronR. Ii is feared
that the garments Of some OF the tramps
who apply for 10 igiug at the Central
station would not stand the process and
the city would be compelled TO make rcst-
tuition for damaged goods Sometimes
goods shrink naturally and then again
they shrink for cause. The steriliZing
apparatus might thus be expensive II
tramps should take kindly TO the scheme
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