The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-16
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Interest in Village Consolidation
Revived.
Warwick Council, American Mechanics
InSlalls NV Officers.

Rev. Father Lebel, the new pastor OF
the church of Notre Dame du Bon Con-
sell will commence his duties at the
church tomorrow,
McGregor Post, q. A. r., held its semi
monthly meeting in Grand Army hall last
evening.
State Deputy Mrs. Ella johnson in
stalled tho new officers Of Mollie Pitcher
Council, ID. of L., in Grand Army hall,
Thursday evening. The off ers for the
coming year are: Councillor, Mrs. w. H..
Levaliey; associate councillor, Mrs. A.
hopkins; vice councillor, Miss Ada
knight; associate vice councillor, Miss
Mabel Pierce; recording secretary,
Arthur DCulgas; financial secretary, Mrs.
Thomas bradford; treasurer, Mrs. ID. o.
Pierce; inner guard, Harry Spencer;
guide, M;s. Nellie harrington; trustee,
Mrs. Olive Bennett.
The Pythian Sisterhood held its semi
monthly meeting ia Grand Army hall this
afternoon.
fhe recent attempt at highway robbery
and the shooting Of Mr.John L. Conley IN
one of the most thicSly settled portions
OF the valley and the very evident in
efficiency OF the present police system
have revived the desire for the incorpora-
tion of the valley villages into one muni-
cipality with an organized and paid police
force aud the many other advantages
which would accrue fromsa city govern
ment. With population of over 20, 200
and tax rate which is nearly as large as
that of GONE Of ne test policed and
lignted cities in New England the valley
Is practically unlig MED and The police
system. is THAI of half century ago.
Several years ago the desirabiiity of in
cooperating the valley villages in one
mupici paliiy was recognized .and the
question was agitated for some time by
the business men and far-seelpg citizens
but at that time burglars ana highway
men had not selected the valley as their
favorite field OF work and the movement
finally came 10 nothing.
OF late however, the scheme has again
been revived and ~ causing considera ole
interest and discussion among the tax
payers and residents.
The Warwick villages in the valley are
oil mill villages and large part CT the
towns income is derived from the taxes
paid by the owners of the property in
their limits, bat although the tax rate 10
some OF the vjtsages amounts to nearly
one dollar on the hundred, the yslleyites
do not think that they are receiving
their proportionate share of the benefit
from the expenditure OF the money. For
years the town las paid for street lights
at GaNIuAeI IN ire NklitY LDtlr In
troGuction means an additional tax which
many of ths taxpayers feel hat they can
not afford. This lack of light with the
lack of an efficient police force has evil
IDENTIFY offered great advantages TO the
criminals WHO have not been slow 10
make use Of their opportunity and as the
result there is feeling OF uDessiness and
dissatisfaction among the residents, many
of whom see no other way oct of the pre-
sent difficulty but the uniting of the val
ley villages in one muDici pRliiy end thus
oxpending the money which Is paid for
taxes in the villages from whence it
comes.
Tho annual installation of Warwick
Council, o. L. A. Nj, occurred in Ocd
Fellows He'll at River Point last evening.
The officers install by Dist 'ict Deputy
Arnold were Councillor, Herbert w.
Roper; vice councillor, Arthur Bennett;
conductor, Thomas Bradford; examiner,
Charles Clark; recording secretary,
Charles T. Burling ham; assistant record
ing secretary, Edgar y. Jordan; Imam
cisl secretary, Robert Wilcox; treasurer,
George l.. Clapp; trustee, h. q. Northup.
After the ceremonies bad been closed, a
chicken supper was served in the lower
hall.
Ihe Warwick 1elohers' Association
held its monthly nesting In the Phenix
school bohse today. hlr. Levi VI. Russell,
principal of the Bridgpam street gram mar
school Of Providence delivered an inter-
esting address ON language.