The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-22
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wAsHoUTs AT NORTH END.

WASHOUTS AT NORTH END
Commodore street, washout 400 feet
long at one place, from one to tour feet
deep aud at another one to five feet deep.
Two washouts on Smith street opposite
1855; one is 10 feet long and four feet deep
and the other is two feet py i've test and
the tracks OF the Union Railroad Com.
pany are undermined. Very bad wash :
out on Northup avenue between Vaughn
street and Smithfeld avenue. An Is
foot square and two foot deep washout on
Valley street near A raIlt street The
earth around the manhole on West Park
street. corner of Senter street. The water
pipe on Berkshire street, corner of Adj
inirAl street. was uncovered and rendered
linlbe To freeze. In the sidewalks on
Charles street near Silver Spring street.
there are holes; at ~ Hawkins street hole
40 feet long 1t sidewalk corner of Doug
las avenue ard Sweet Briar street n small
hole; on sidewalk Smith street. near city
line, hole % feet long, IL feet wide and 5
feet deem; on sidewalk on Smittfelu
avenue. between Nurthup avenue and sig
nal tower; on sidewalk on east side of
Smithfleld avenue north Of Bstchelder
avenue; Oh Smi ih6eld avenn, betwes n
No. 90 and Northup avenue; Admiral
street, corber of Berkshire street on side
walk on Cemetery street, near Frsst
street, there are good sized cavities.
At Smiths grocery store on Iangdon
street, the water did oonsidernb ble dams ve.
1t flowed back on TO the lot In the rear
of the storo and then broke into the
cellar windows. flooding the cellar. de-
stroying 80 gallons OF oil and 30 tubs of
butter. besides other articles stored in
the cellar.
The sewer on Admiral street could not
take care Of the water near the Oriental
mill. The catch basin positively refused
TO take care az the cor stant rush of water
down the hill, and into the Oriental mfll
tho water flowed. A lot of cotton i'm the
mill was damaged. The sewer depart
meut was notified of the condition of the
sewer yesterday forenoon. but the mill
people allece great neglect on the part of
those In charge OF that department and
will. 1t Is understood, present a claim
for damages TO the city.
The Silver Spring beachery and
Aliens print works shut down yesterday
n oon on account of high watersand work
was not resumed this morning. Ihe
earth csvfd In around the water main OH
Bark street. near Mill street, about
midpi0ht and broke of ths connect ion
with Stiilman Whites brass foundry.
There WIS n strong smell of gas around
tae bols nud the gas company was
notified. but did not find any break in
its Iipss.
The water in the old cansl north OF
Smith street was pretty high yesterday
afternoon and higher still this morning.
1ne sewer beiae built hy Contractor
Shaw on the Canal street extension was
Hooded enrly yesterday afternoon, and
this morning IL looked as il the eys-sore
In the middle of the canal which is re-
tarding work on tho retailing wall
miaht be carried away. The storm mas
found some hitherto supposed invulner-
ole spots on Randall square. although
that thoroughfare in stormy weather Is
more liKs lake than anything meant TO
b, walked ovsr.
IN THE PAwTUXET VALLEY.
The hiah-w water mark appsrrs to have
bean resohed and the water IL slowly
falling Ii the Pawtuxet. and tho danger
of q fr,shst ssepls TO bs over. The river
CONTINUED 60 RIGS oil yesterday afternoon
ald during the eve ing, and rehched las
highest mark about midnight. Tho
watt hnen nc tta mills kept a Gloss watch
on ihs wattr Considerable anxiety was
manifested In regeri Co ihs safety Of
sDne 81 the older cams. bot none of
them gavs any indication of lreaking,
and Nv daylight this morning all danger
vas over.
. The Lippitt brook. which is usually
nothing Int n fivulc'. 'verll1wed its
banks and flowed across Wakefield s.rs .
a: lippitt knee e-deep. nfiibg neigh borii g
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