The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-26
CRANSTON.
Work on the Highways R.sum .d-Au-
other Town Meeting 10 B: Held.

Highway Commissioner Conley has
kgun work on Cranston street and Dyer
avenue. The approach of winter put an
end TO the work on Cranston street when
it was macadamiZed as far westward as
Princess avenue. The work has been
resumed and will bc pushed rapidly Co
the finish. In the meanwhile a large
force of men are at work on Aliens ave
nue.. Last week about 1900 feet OF curbing
was laid on this avenue.
AS soon as Cranston street is completed.
Dyer avenue will be built. The sum of
$1,000 was appropriated MT the financial
town meeting for this thoroughfarc. It
is thought that tho sum will be INSULT
cient TO complete the work.
The people who 70 iide close to "Dixon's
hole" in Auburn ale urgently requesting
the immediate use of part of the 5000
appropriated to drain that hole The
street committee In conjunction with6oru-
missioner Conley have decided that the
only way to get rid OF the nuisance Is To
pump the hole dry and try To keep water
from running into the depression This
work will be started In few days
In the town meeting held the 10Th OF
this month the citizens approved an act
of the General Assembly authorizing the
town To issue sl5O, 900 worth of bonds IL
has been the plan TO call a special town
meeting the latter part of May or there
abouts TO approve the issue. Since the
town meeting another question has arisen
that Will neccssitate the calling of "a
meeting as soon as possible. A majority
of the school committee has decided that
IL has no authority Co remove the old
schoolhouse at Pawtuxet. In the finan-
cial meeting "A clause uppropriating
5000 Co build n two-room school building
on the site of the present structure was
passed. Some think that the power given
the committee to build on that piIti:ular
ute al. ..,tx 20
structions.
The committee decided to have the tax
payers authorize the removal of the old
building
Mrs Philip L. Potter of West Arlington
IL i'll.
street car No. 90 from Knightsvllc to
the city dropped its motor at Princess
avenue Cranston, last evening at about
7.30. Traffic between knightsvillo and
the city was delayed for somc time.
Dana Icaw, tho fourteen year old son of
MIR. John w. Ycaw, of Knightsvillc met
with painful accident on Saturday
night, while riding in Earlcys milk
wagon. The boy found number of
curious little things I'm "a box In the
wagon and having his curiosity aroused
he proceeded TO examine the find The
little things were dynamite caps. one OF
which upon receiving the necessary
proyocation exploded and badly lacerated
the thumb and the first and second
fingers Of the left hand. DIR. Worth, the
attending physician after a careful ex-
animation. was forced to amputatc the
mangled members
Today Cranston lost popular man and
Arlington an ardent worker. MIR. Hollis
VI. Coombs moved into the city. For
years Mr.. COombs has taken AN active part
In the political and social life Of the
town. lie Is mombcr OF the Republican
state central committee from this town.
lie has held this Office for number of
years. Mr.. Coombs was one of the most
enthusiastic workers for city charter