The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-19
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People.

was talking with General Tressur-
cr Reed last evening, and he Informed
me that he had been so busy since his
department. had moved into tho new
safe House. that ne had not yet had
I'm me h,s 70 n s2 up TO ,ne seeosa , moor ana
house chambers are situated. Mr..
Reed evidently believes in attending
closely TO the states business.
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Commissioner OF Public Works Smith
who Is At Nassau, Bhamas, has writ
ten 10 Secretary Slade. OF the depart
ment of public works. Mr.. Smith says
that he is enjoying himself hugely.
and feels much better already by his
trip south.
The Cheerful Idiot. who has been
away for a few days, dropped I'm this
morning. and wanted 90 know what
had been done ABOUT the investigation
at the City Hall. l referred him 10
Chairman Trask. and ne left. taking
with him one OF his sickening an ex-
asperating grins.
TO one unacquainted with the some-
what peculiar methods OF transact ting
the city's business the factp brought
out at the meeting of the Common
touncil last evening, in relation 10 the
property ~ the corner OF POND and
summer streets, woald seem really re-
markable. ON this land which was
condemned for school purposes. and
certain dwelling houses. Since the city
has owned the property nobody seems
20 be authorized 10 control these
houses The committee on city prop
erty says IL is the province OF the
school committee. while the school
committee claims that it has nothing
10 DO with the houses. In the mean
time there are tenants occupying the
premises, but tenants OF whom II ~
difficulty to say. for nobody collects
any rent and nobody. seems willing 10
accept any responsibility 60 do So. u
lonks as IL the tenants had. what rs
knuwu IN the Nernacular OF the sheets,
tercs.!ng. In tho meantime. to learn
VINO is paying the water bill OF these
houses.
A friend OF mine suggested to me
this morning. that on Friday night
be luite good idea 10 have a certain
popular and much respected life in
sJrancc man head the parade, carry
ing the axe which he brought hene
as his only relic OF the IRE at Mar
rasansett Pier last fan.
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Daniel =. Grady OF the Tcn,h ward.
occasionally induigeS IN fights ot ora
tory and isst evening he treated tho
members Of the Common Council -
one OF lflfNts IAelli 'ttdAA Nf'h ffl'
quite heated over his argument ia
favor of free transfer tickets and his
plea for the woman with thre" child
ren, who has 10 stend oin in tae rain
and cold 10 walt for a car. was almost
pathetic. IN other words Friend
Grady wants transfer stations.
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Today Is the last or the festive sen
son, as tomorrow commences The pen-
itential season of Lent This may
not appeal ~ an in It's true sense
from religious standpoint but IN"
fact remains that more and more peo-
pie in this country are absiHining
from Indulgence 10 Snu>eueniS anu
social functions during the tinlc be-
tween Ash "Wednesday and Easter.
sce that Rev Thomas X. Sllcer,
formerly 90 this city, y just as mleh
OF q hustler as h. was when he MI
cd the pulpit of fae First CouErcga
tlonal (unitarianl chIrch here. liiS
latest TRADE is against tfcnch mHld~,
and ne is vigorous IN hts dennncia-
ton of those women VINO itaNe the ed
ucaticn and developments oi their
children to the care OF French maids
Mr.. Slicer may b. a trihe emphatic
but he seems TO have the right iLca,
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