The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-23
VALLEY VILLAGES
Warwick Council Msets..A Pa
titlon Entered to Suppress
Sunday Baseball.

Sulludy bdS6udll.
The warwick Council met yesterday as
usual at the town hall and disposed of
large docket which in brief was as fol-
lows:
Petition OF Buttonwoods Beach sssocia-
| ton for lights at Buttonwoods was re-
ferred TO Mr.. Robenson TO place said
lights
| Communication from B. Harris relative
| TO River front in Phenix was continued
| for one month.
Petition for sewer under Allen street,
was continued until July 49,
Petition OF Patrick Mcmahon for per-
| mission TO lay drain pipes under the
! street was granted.
Petition of w. w Flint, ]. Lawyer anG
| f. l.. X Gorton for the repayment OF
| taxes alleged to have been Illegally as
sessed was continued indefinitely.
Petition for location OF lights and wi
! dening highways from Whipple's corner
! to Natick. Committee instructed to place
a number OF lights not 10 exceed seven.
Petition of Mary Farnum for lights.
continued.
The following action was taken I'm re-
| gard 10 several applications for second
class liquor licenses: Adolph Brant, with
/ drawn Charles A. Hull. granted; Ed
mond Blanchard, granted; Frank Lundy.
/ continued
! Petition 10 grade Cowessett road, inde-
| fnitely postponed.
Petition to continue electric lights from
/ New London Turnpike to Trigue. Mr..
/ Dawley instructed TO place two lights.
Petition OF the Pawtuxet Valley Bar
bers' association In regard to BARRIERS
bill postponed until July 13.
Petition TO accept laneway leading from
CENSOR street 10 Coughs avenue. contin-
ued
Nuisances on the property Of Robert
Reoch, James Foley and r. r. whippie
ordered abated
A remonstrance against Sunday base
ball playing was referred 10 the chief of
police
Voted that David T. Haggarty be or
dered to appear before the meeting on
July 10 and give reasons why his liquor
license should not be revoked.
Thomas Roberts was given permission
TO erect the arches In Arctic Centre on
July 4th. and that the town be held
harmless.
f. G. Glover. James T. Lockwood and
Charles A Johnson granted permission
to put off fire works on July 4th.
CLYDE.
| fesikndtlcn Oh fNDpert n. b. ReOcn,
assistant manager OF the Clyde Print
works. has been handed In and he viii
conclude his labors at the works tonight.
He is the eldest so OF Robert Reoch, for
merly manager Of the works and who com
pleted his labors with the firm last sat
urday night. Mr.. Reoch has been bis
fathers able assistant for about ten years
and is thoroughly acquainted with the
business In most OF It's departments he
| hat stvae cd In A.SA q
took the position which he will resign to-
night. He does not state his plans for
the future. he saying that he has not as
yet made any. Archibald Reoch. another
son of Robert Reoch, and who for the
past year or so has been working as his
fathers secretary. has also finished his
duties with the concern.
PHENix.
after the first OF July the Riverside club
will be a thing OF the past. Like all other
clubs and social organizations found II,
Phenix Its life has been short lived, II
having fourished but about five years
The club met last night and although
no action was taken In regard to disband
ING II was decided 10 dispose Of the club
furniture. st. Andrews guild. which
owns tho building. has. II Is said. wanted
step had taken the reading rooms and
turned them into tea rooms AS the
lease OF the club rooms expires on the
first Of July committee conferred with
q similar body OF the guild and tried 70
arrange for the rooms for another year
but were unsuccessful and will conse-
| Cuently be forced TO seek quarters else
where. The furniture Is TO be disposed OF
however. and the club will probably &c
out Of existence.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
When a ticklish matter like acting upon
a matter like Sunday ball playing comes
up the Warwick council are decidedly
fortunate In having n chief OF police
whose broad shoulders must always he
ready to take up such matters. Although
the petition from tho law abiding clti-
zens OF Pontiac was addressed TO the
council. that body at once decided that
that kind OF business IA not quite safe to
handle.
The Valley division. Sons OF Temper
ance. held an interesting meeting last
night at tho chapel in Arctic Center. The
1 business session was followed by pleas
ont social season.
! Town Clerk Lockwood was AZ Lippit,
last evening and registered larse mum
her OF those who will Vote during the
coming season.
The committee on lawn party Of the
Epworth league OF the Phenix NJ. r.
church met last evening and II was de-
cided 10 postpone the affair planned for
next Saturday night until later in the
season.
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