The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-07
PAWTUcKET.

ing $3.50 for shingling the police station
and acting on resolution inviting the
hibition at Crescent Park on "Pawtucket
Day." Aug. 16
Both branches acted on considerable
other business or a minor nature.
In the common council the resolution
appropriating $3.50 20 shingle the police
station was referred TO the finance COM
mittee There has already been $500 ap-
propriated for repairing the police station
and the work was done by three MEM
bers OF the common council from the
Fifth ward. They were Councilmen John
Walker, Sidney T. Carpenter and Frank
]. Farrell. The former did the carpen-
tering work and Mr. Carpenter did the
inside painting and Mr.. Farrell the paint
ing on the outside OF the building The
reason the additional appropriation was
referred TO the finance committee last
evening as stated was that there Is some
talk OF stating the roof OF the station In
stead OF shingling it,
The council passed a joint resolution
appropriating $1,000 for the construction
or new filter beds at the plant at South
Woodlawn. A motion 10 refer this reso-
luton TO the committee on finance was
lost by q vote OF 13 TO and IL was
afterwards passed unanimously.
A Joint resolution appropriating 800 foi
printing tax books to sell at 90 cents
each was passed.
The original resolution made the selling
price OF the book 20 cents each. but on
motion of Councilman Farrell the price
was changed 20 30 cents each.
The council concurred in the passage
of joint resolution allowing the Boys
club corporation the free use OF water
in the new Boys club building on East
avenue.
1t also concurred in the passage of a
joint resolution appropriating $3.50 for
the improving of Chestnut street.
All the other business acted upon was
OF a minor nature.
In the board OF aldermen considerable
time was spent acting upon street mat
ters which had been before the board
from time TO time.
Matthew Kelley. Jr., and George y.
Mcfarland were appointed special police
constables.
The three vetoes OF Mayor Fitzgerald
OF bills making appropriations for I'M
proving Anderton. Atwood and Stead
man avenues streets in Bairlawn, were
again continued.
Both branches accepted an invitation
10 attend the opening OF the Gaiety
theatre at Taunton on Labor Day.
City Physician Richards reported that
during July the following contagious dis
eases were reported-diphtheria. three;
smallpox, oner typhoid fever, J.
During the month Of July Chief of Po-
lice Rice reported that 1G arrests had
been made and that six OF these were
persons charged with stoning cars
During July the patrolmen performed
81 hours OF extra duty
Counterfeit IS bills are being passed IN
this city, and during the past two days
two have been detected at the local
branch OF the Industrial Trust company.
They were presented by unsuspecting
customers. but were easily detected
by the eagle eye OF the
receiving teller. The counterfeits
are Of an old series. that is they
have been known to the bank officials
for some time. They are Of the National
Iron bank of Morristown, ". j.. and are
printed on a sort of cream shade satin
finished paper. The genuine bill does
not have a gloss, while the counterfeit
does. The engraving on the counterfeit
Is poor and the numbers are not I'm
straight line.
A meeting of the executive committee
OF the Rhode Island Mule Spinners' as
sociation will be held this evening when
matters in connection with the trade
will be discussed.
Tomorrow Is the day set for the court
to give It's decision in the case OF John
Il. Carroll, charged with assault with
intent TO murder Albert G. Rider.
The Socialist Labor Party will hold the
first OF a series OF open-air meetings
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Collyer
park. The speaker will be James Nc
Guigan OF Providence.
Judge Shove this morning discharged
William j. Welch. who was given n par
tial hearing yesterday morning in the
district court on the charge of assault
with intent TO kill' venor Peterson
There were four witnesses heard yester-
day morning, but no testimony was in
troduced this morning. The court held
that there had Seen no testimony In
troduced connecting Welch with the
shooting OF the Peterson boy.
The shooting OF Venor Peterson, who Is
IL years OF age. occurred on juno l2 on
Pawtucket avenue. when the trolley
strike was IN progress. II was during a
riotous proceeding that the shots were
fired, it is said, from an electric car
on which there were deputy sherlffs
Welch was a deputy sheriff and was rid
Ing on the car. The shot which was fired
struck the Peterson boy In the neck The
not In any way connect Welch with the
shooting.
In the district court this morning this
case OF John Burns, charged with assault
on Fred II. Barnes was continued TO
Sept II.
sentenced TO the state workhouse for n
a tramp.
Harry l.. Spencer has just returned
from I5cO-mile automobile trip through
Vermont
A stranger entered the Chinese restau-
rant OF Tow Fong last evening and nt-
tempted 20 pass on the proprietor OF
the store what was considered 10 be
worthless check for $40. The man would
not go 90 any nearby store 20 get tho
check cashed, although he said that ne
could and named one or two places. He
refused 70 go with parties I'm the restau-
rant and insisted that Tow Fong cash
the check. stating that he had no money
20 pay for his food. lie finally ashcd out
half a dollar and paid Tor his supper and
walked out
An attempt Is being made IN this city
10 give the poor children an outing some
dav THIS Summer. Private subscriptions
are being taken and n enough money can
be raised the poor children will enjoy an
outing.