The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-03
EAST PROVIDENCE.
The Town Council Hold a Long and
Busy Session.
Monthly MEETING Of Wheelmen- Other
Town Notes.


month of May was presented, and showed
"a balance on hand of $6415 A petition of
the Narragansett Electric Lighting Com
pany, Tor permission TO erect poles and
maintain wires for light, heat and power
on North Broadway Center street, Paw
tuckot avenue and Pleasant street. was
granted, and the vote permitting them To
run line on Taunton avenue from
Broadway 10 the state line was rescinded.
The matter of granting an additional
room in the old town hall &C. the East
Providence Free Library, which Is much
crampcd tor space, was referred TO Prcsi.
dent Wilson with power TO act. Mr.. Earl
III. Potter complained that the steam
stone crusher, which has lately been put
in operation on Taunton avenue, by Mr..
Mccormick was "a menace and notified
the Council that he should hold the town
responsible for any harm that should
occur TO him or any of his people. Tho
matter was referred to the town solicitor.
Tbo sidewalks on Prospect street were
established at u width OF 10 feet, and the
sidewalks of Vine street, were estaD-
lishcd at a width of eight feet and the
curbing for both streets was ordered set,
and the cutters paved, and tho committee
WINS authorized TO sign contract for tho
sane.
The resignation of Special Officer James
Clark, was presented and accepted.
The following persons were appointed
special constables without power TO serve
civil processes: Edward ID. Nickerson,
Arthur W. White, William Baker A.
Francis Warner Joseph Bedar. Charles
II. Sweetland, Frank +. White. Herbert
Il. Balckom, and William A. Ferris. Il.
ii. >. Nottage, who had applied 10 be Gp-
pointed special constable, was given leave
To withdraw. 1t was voted 10 place an
extra night policeman In the vicinity OF
Ia. 4. =. .AtNf %
OF July and August to DO under the
direction Of the committee on police
The following persons were granted
permission To sell fireworks. except Amer
ican dynamite or cannon crackers, from
July lst to 9TH inclusive: Charles IL.
Parker Vine street; George II. Read,
Bullocks Point avenue; Hugh f.
Rooney Warren avenue; Il. Il. Whitaker,
Broadway. and James ii. Munroo, Bull
locks Point avenue.
The following communication was re-
ceiyed and read:
II hereby make complaint and prefer
charges against Bernard NJ. Dowd.
charging that be. u special constable OF
said town, has been guilty Of conduct
unbccoming an officer, by representing
himself to DO a sheriff, and for intim-
idating girl and 10 induce her TO leave
house of i'll fame and TO go with him
TO another house Of the same kind on
Sunday, MAY ,. 1891
(SignedO THOMAS A. CONGDON. ="
The communication Yves referred to the
committee on police TO investigate and
report TO the Council.
The report Of the comm ittee on the lay
out of Prospect street, from Freeborn
avenue Co Orchard street, was received
and continued TO July z. 1885,. at p. m.,
with order of notice. The report of the
committee on widening the west end OF
Waterman avenue was received and or
dered recommitted to the committee to
see il they could make better arrange
n.ents with the Consolidated Railroad.
A dance hall license was granted Ned
Young at Camp White and the fee for
the season from May TO October was
placed at $50. A license was also granted
To William +. Doolan TO operate the Paul
Boynton chute at Crescent Park, and the
fee for the season fixed at 500. Victual-
ling licenses were granted 10 Jerry
g. Fournier, Bullocks Point avenue;
Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan, Taunton ave-
nue., and A. A. White at Camp White.
but license was refused to NJ. II.
Cheney. Narragansett avenue. Joseph
III. Gerhard was granted first class
liquor license at Summit street at a fec
of $500 and w. III. Parker at $50 Narragan-
sett avenue and Thomas +. Farrell at
to First street were both refused second
class liquor licenses.
George Il. Macleod appeared as attor-
ney for the owners of the property on
First street and urged that "a license bo
granted for the place as IL was fit for no
other business, and was non productive
without license. The members of the
Council all appeared To lave marble hearts
and gave him no encouragement. A
communication was received from the
Globe Gas Light Company of Boston,
stating that they would continue to fur
nish the napntha street lights for six
cents per light per night and would mako
n contract for one, two or three wears,
and it was voted to accept their PROPOSE
tion for three years. They also offered,
if the town would furnish tie place Co
do the work, to take all the naphtha
lanterns put them in good repair, paint
them inside and out, do all metal work,
furnish new glass where needed and paint
the posts, for fifty cents each. The com
mittee on street lights was authorized TO
have the work done and to purchase any
rev lanterns Jhat NAV De Deeded.
A committee consisting of w. Il. Dex-
ter L. l.. Hill and Ferdinand Whelden,
was appointed TO lay out highway from
Roger Williams avenue to Bourne street
agreeable 10 tho rotition of the owners of
land on said highway.
MIR. Johnson was appointed n committee
TO sec what arrangement can be made 10
secure land on Bullock Point avenue To
remove the switch of the Union Railroad
which is now in n dangerous place, and he
will report at the next meeting. large
number of bills were offered and ordered
naid and the Council adjourned at six
O'Clock.
Tuesday evening the East Providence
VIII, olmen held their regular monthly
ueoJing at their headquarters on Broad
way. There was "A large attendance and
much interest was manifest Eight new
members were elected and n committee
consisting of Charles Lawson, chairman;
Chester T. Butts, and Walter Champlin,
was appointed To procure emblem pins
for the momburs. The emblem Of the club
is winged torch, ard makes very
pretty show embroidered upon their nc W
uniforms. The nominating committee
rerorted list of names 90 be voted for as
officers for the ensuing year. at tho meet
ing in July, which IL the annual meeting.
A large number of the First Universal
ist parish of East Providence attended
tho annual state convention uf tho Uni
vcrsalist society held at tho Church of the
Mediator in Providence yesterday and
today. Tho regularly appointed delegates
from the church Of this town were Mr..
JproiuO IL Fnrnum and Mrs Maria llrgW.