The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-05
OLNEYVILLE.
A Golden Lining 10 J0hnSt0n'S
Financial Cloud.
Derarim nts VIII Not Be Closed Fer
want OF Cash-Gsneral Notes.


Dark clouds have silver lining and
the dark financial cloud that was sup
posed TO hang over the town OF Johnston,
has golden lining, that is, II reports are
true.
Policemen. school teachers and pretty
mucll every oDe in town have been of the
opinion that in few weeks the town
will pe broke" ana departments closed.
A few of TIE town officials, however,
and one or two men who are in close
touch with the affairs of the town, pe-
lieye otherSi This morning one OF the
men was asked II he knew why the men,
hers Of the Town Council were In such
huoyant spirits.
More tnan three months ago the coun-
Gil held "a ecret session that was "a secret
session in fact as we'll as in name ana
the financial question was discussed, ana
u was then aud there deciued that the
councilmen would spring happy sur
prise on the citizens. IN fact make them
"A sort of Nsw Years present.
"Of course every body Is well aware
that appropriations were made Tor the
different departments. and now IT II Just
as we'll known at the present time there
IL not money enough in town treasury 10
meet the appropriations. When the last
cent IL gone, which VIII be lu few days,
Il is supposed by everybody that business
would cease, but happily sCch Will not
be the case, for the schools will 90 on just
the same; the pleasant face OF Police
man Moan VIII 10 seen In tha square as
usual, the gas meter will stay IN ITS no
uustOmed place in the town hall, the cleo
tric lights will still shed their refulgent
rays ON the just and uDlustt IN fact
everything will 60 on ON the even tenor
of its way, and all because Town Treas
urer Davis, has the power, and undoubt-
edly will borrow IA sufficient amount OF
casn To meet the appropriations.
The amount appropriated does not OK
ceed tho limit and this fact has beer
overlooked Ivy all but the councilmen
ana town oiiicials who nave all along
said "Well, l guess everything Will come
out all right in the end. - Ihe plain facts
are that the town treasurer has leeway
To borrow $40, coo, which Is more than
sufficient to carry on the affairs of the
town until the next financial meeting is
held.
10 TALK ON ANNEXATION.
A few OF the leading citizens and some
OF the politicians of the town are soon TO
get together and talk over the matter of
annexation, for, as stated in The News
fow days ago, annexation ssoms TO be ,he
only way out of the financial muddle.
Two years ago "a committee was appoint
eel To take action ON this matter, but so
far as known the committee has never
met and quite recently "A self Reconstructed
committee has taken the matter In hand.
but it is likely that men of influence,
and heavy property holders, will look in
To the matter before much is done, for,
as the old saying II, 10 takes two to make
u bargain but in tho case of annexing "a
portion OF Johnston 10 Providence IL
takes four TO make tho bargain. First
the General Assembly; second, the city of
Providenoe, third, that portion of the
residents OF Johnston, who desire to be
annexed: fourth that portion who do
not want to be annexed; and then again
thera is a fifth party who will have n
say in tho matter, and that Is the portion
OF the town that ls supposed To lie lett
out If n portion of the town Is annexed.
At any rate it will bo a hot fight.
GENERAL MENTION.
The officers elect Of Olneyyille Council,
Royal Arcanum were installed last even
ing by Deputy Grand Regent John H.
Drury, and are as follows: Past regent
William w. Hawkins. Jr. regent. W.
Il. Hallowell: vice regent, William II.
Carpenter: orator. John White; secrs-
tary, Frank L. GOrmiy; chaplain, Adam
Lamb; collector j. Frank RUSSELL treas
urer. Il. ii. Lees; guide, William Cara
han; warden, Owen Reilly; sentry. j. w.
Heaton.
ON Saturday evening tho barracks of
the salvation Army VIII be moved TO tina
hall recently occupied by the STANDARD
Wheelmen at 1892 Westminster street.
The following were chosen rs the officers
at the meeting of the Rhode Island Band
last evening: President j. w. Morris;
treasurer, Frederick B. tricker: secre-
taIy, Alexander Fricker; director,
Thomas Fish leader, Henri Fournier.
Patrolman Isaiah Il. Sherman of the
Chaffee street station, spent yesterday at
LymansvIlle where he caught a handsome
string of pickerel and perch.
The officers elect of the United Wheel
men will b. installed this evening.