The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-04
Meeting Of the Town Council Was Un-
expected|y Harmonious.
Boys Wanderings Caused Anxiety.
Double Track Petition.

short pink and white dress, with .
afternoon. His parents reside al IS School
street. The child was later found-snd
restored TO it's parents by Officer Tag
gart. II had wandered to Broadway Six
Corners
THOSE DOUBLE TRACKS
The petition for putting double tracks
on Taunton avenue was put In circulation
Yesterday and seems 10 meet with gen
oral approval. Many people complain or
the annoyance incident TO waiting at the
The News reporter waited six minutes a
one time and four at another.
Another man waited five minutes to-
thus making a total loss OF time @ Of just
an hour and three quarters for the pas
sengers on that trip alone. When the
total time lost is considered the result
is something startling.
A local statistician has estimated that
two weeks Is about the aggregate of what
Is lost waiting for cars on this switch.
large quantity of ties has arrived
for use in repairing the track and they
are now packed up on a lot near the
Grosvenordale works. A large force OF
men are busy fixing up the track.
LIBRARY REPORT.
The Watchemoket public library report
OF books issued during the month Of Nav
Is as follows: History. s: biography, 3:
travels, ~: science and art, 10; poetry
and the drama, Z: literature. 81: fiction.
ll4o: miscellaneous, 81: total. 1884
The number OF books OF fiction issued
is approximately eight times as great as
all other classes together There seems
TO be as much interest in literature and
science rs In any other line except fiction
The percentage OF those who read fiction,
however, Is abnormally high.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
The health department has found that
many of the records OF certain classes
were but poorly calculated for the needs
of the town In it's present stage OF de-
velopment and a change Ia contemplated.
Under the present order of things the
records OF vaccination. for instance, are
so kept that IL is necessary 10 hunt
through whole record book for any par
ticular case to which Il Is desired to refer
Mary physicians who are authorized To
vaccinate children and issue certificates
do not send in their bills until they have
allowed them to accumulate for two or
three years, and they do not send I'm
reports, except with the bills the records
are necessarily incomplete 10 a consider
able extent Action to change this con
dition OF affairs will probably soon be
taken
AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION.
The ninth semi-annual Of st. Andrews >
lodge. No. 49, A. F.. and A. NJ. was held
last night in Grange hall and was the
most enjoyable affair In the history Of
the organization. The hall was beautiful
ly decorated with tastefully arranged
flags and flowers.
The evening opened with reception
TO the master and warden OF the lodge.
who together with their wives. received
under large canopy constructed OF the
flags OF all nations.
Supper was served by Victor Gelb and
upward OF a hundred covers were spread.
After supper dancing was held in he up.
per hall.
ira.
A feature of the musical program was
a mandolin concert by the orchestra. The
committee was composed OF i. c. Cady,
Rev. H. w. Remick and z. W. Hatch.