The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-13
OLNEYyILLE.
The Annexationists Have Run
Against a Snag.
D.bt on The School Districis-Ihe Anti
Gambling Crusade.

The annexation committee In the town
of Johnston has run against a new and
serious obstacle In the old district scnoei
tax, which practically makes the town
debt about 900, 900 instead OF sSo1 ooo Us
Is generally supposed.
While the present school system
Johnston is managed by the town each
school district has debt which is being
paid by the residents Of the district aside
from their regular tax. wnen the present
system was inaugurated the town would
not assume the district debts. In that
portion of Johnston most likely TO be an
uexed TO Providence are three school dis
tricts which, in the aggregate have debt
of ,nore than Sl00 600 and If Thornton and
Manton should be annexed. the amount
would bs still larger. The districts are
mum ber !, II, and Is. AT the present
time, the residents of No. l district pay
an annual tax Of z cents, No. 10 20 cents
and No. IL 25 cents, and those residents
have been informed on excellent author
ity that should portion OF the Town DO
annexed they would still have this debt
TO pay as 1t Is looked upon as private
one. and those who would be affected do
not take kindly to the idea OF paying
81. 55, and then the extra school tax, and
as the larger portion would be affected
they will naturally vote against annexa-
tion, where they would work hard for the
project were Ii not for this debt
The petitions issued by the annexation
committee are not being signed TO any
great extent, and now that this subject
has come up the whole matter 10 likely to
be dropped.
THE ANTI-GAMBLIN6 CRUSADE.
The action OF the Enforcement OF the
Law League is becoming laughing
stock of the town, not uniy for those who
gather daily on Stokes street to see the
special con stables line up In front OF the
supposed gam bling room, but for bust
ness men who at the start were N accord
with the movement, and most OF the
mem hers have been advised by their
warmest friends TO give up the fight, and
20 at it again in business-like manner.
1t is said the members who go into the
Stokes street place could be arrested for
reveling IL the police officials felt so dis
posed and one or two of the flrms on
that street will soon make n complaint A.
business Is generally suspended, not only
on Stokes street. but Westminster street
in that vicinity, and the merchants are
becoming tired of the ations.
Ii is quite evident that Mr.. Clifford has
decided to withdraw from the siege as he
was not with the delegation yesterday.
Mr. Calder was arrested by Deputy Sher.
iff Rabbit for making an assault upon
Stephen MoMaugn, who was In the pool
room on stokes street Tuesday afternoon.
Dir. Calder gave bail.
NIX. OLNEY'S PREDICAMENT.
Stephen A. OIney, one OF the newly ap-
pointed constables appears to be in q
peculiar box, for the voting Hat Of last
year shows that he is not resident Of
JohnsJon, nor is he resident of Provi-
ience. A year ago or more Mr.. Olney
moved into Providence, anu was employed
IS jsnitor for the Young Mems Christian
&ssSSiolibbs tio WON ~ Suiploycu uhtii
, few weeks aGo when he was discharged |
and then came back 10 Johnston, and |
when he was appointed constable by |
the Town Council Monday evening. il |
was nt the request Of soms OF the mem.
bers OF toe Plainfelj street church, and |
u was generally understood he did not |
sare to be identified with the men that
had been appointed. and were membe
Of the Law anu Order League Mr.. Olney
Was iu the building on Stokes street
tuesday and the counsel for the managers
of the place are looking into mis- case.
For week or more the police of the
Cbaffee street station have been watching
The house on Belmont avenue This
house has been vacant for some time. but
the Law window IN she front mas hean |