The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-07
EAST PROVIDENCE.

The town council met last evening and
the most important item of business
transacted so far as the citizens are con-
cerned. was the granting of a liquor
license to a nonresident. and the loca-
ton to be on a side street, at that.
John T. Wall was the name Of the APP
plicant, and as man nothing can be
said against him, but many of the citi-
zens can see through the scheme OF
granting him license when men of just
as high standing in the community have
asked for and have been refused license.
This council at first were to have all
liquor saloons on side streets. Then they
changed their minds and wanted them
on the main thoroughfares, and while
not officially announced, II was the COM
mon report that no more licenses would
be granted for side streets.
Representative s. S. Rich reported that
the town, through an act of the legisla-
ture, could boost the tax rate up to $3.50
per hundred, and this did not seem TO fit
everybody's case.
The highway department came in for
considerable discussion. for II was shown
that the general fund and the special
fund had been overdrawn, and this was
not pleasing, for many of the taxpayers
believe that there may be more snow
storms vet and IL there should be the
Union Railroad company will be obliged
TO cart of more then their share of the
snow, or the merchants and owners of
teams suffer.
The Union Railroad asked for the privi-
lege of extending it's road to Pawtucket,
but as the Providence and Worcester
Railroad i'm it's palmy days asked for
something similar, the council deemed IL
wise to confer with the last mentioned
company before granting the request of
the Union Railroad company.
There was no end of claims for damages
done by the recent storm. some OF which
were referred to the committee on claims
and to some no attention was paid.
Herbert ". Britton was made a corder
OF wood and weigher of coal.
The school committee are looking for
a $4,000 school building, but under the
present circumstances IL does not look
as III they would get IT, for according TO
the statement OF a well known local finan-
cial man. ''the school committee will be
very lucky IL they can get "A tent for
their new school the coming year.
There was a big row In Goo Goo
saloon at Riverside last evening, but for
some reason unknown the police do not
know anything about it. but II Is n fact,
nevertheless. that In this saloon one man
hit another with a heavy beer glass. and
IN the parlance OF the tough Knocked him
out
The policeman on the beat was called
and asked 10 take the assailant out,
which ne did and the fellow started to-
wards the city The policeman found
that the man assaulted needed the attcn-
ton OF a doctor. He came to the conclu-
sion thar the man who threw the glass
lsshould be held 80 he started after him
The policeman boarded a car and rode
some distance. thinking that he had gone
much further thar the man he was look
ing for had gone. but he made n mistake
for the man boarded the ear left by the
policeman about 80 yards further alonc
the road. The injured man was cared fol
| by a local doctor.
This morning n colored man fell of q
| car coming from the city and was sc
| far intoxicated that he could not navirst,
! and was landed In the police station by
| Patrolman Taggart
A couple OF Italians with unpronounc.
| able names got into a scrap at Phillips
| dale last evening and the most fortunate
| Of the two was arrested and this morning
| was fined sl9 and costs. The other 4.
| being cared for by n physician.
At the meeting Of Howard lodge Wed
| nesday evening the rank OF page wai
conferred upon two candidates.