The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-27

Several prominent people and business
men in high standing have spoken OF
the desirability OF double-tracking Taun-
ton avenue from watchemoket square TO
Broadway Six corners, a distance OF
about half a mile. There Is great
amount of regular street car traffic over
this street and delays on switches are
frequent and often vexatious.
II this improvements to be made II
would seem that the present time is op-
perfume, an II the matterNis delayed to
future time 1t will necessitate tearing up
the macadam which is shortly to be put
down. which would not only make the
expense much greater, but cause much
unnecessary inconvenience by obstruct-
ing the highway
When the new macadam is put down
Taunton avenue will be one OF the finest
streets In the town and IL would be too
bad to tear IL up again, but the addition
al facilities for travel on the half dozen
or more lines operated over the street
are a crying necessity and the present
time is the one when the putting in OF
the additional track would entail the
least Inconvenience and. expense.
One or two are considering the advisa-
bility OF a petition to the town council.
asking that bady TO take such action as
will tend TO secure the desired improve
ment in transportation facilities. There is
but little doubt but what such petition
would be readily signed by many people.
PREVALENT AILMENTS.
There are two ailments which are very
/ prevalent in town at the present time
| These are measles and pink eye. the
! former has got such a grip on the smali
! children of the community that local
! druggist stated last night that 800 chill
/ dren within half mile radius OF the
/ town hall was in his opinion conserva-
! tive estimate.
The mothers of but few children az
6icted with this trouble call phgsieian. ps, an
/ ported TO the health department. MOS
! of the cases are of a mild nature, al
though few children nave hau inc
The pink eye seems TO confne itself tor
/ the most part 10 adults ana there are
many OF them WHO are troubled WIN n IL
| How the malady started is not known
but there is but little doubt but that there
are more people suffering I'm this town a,
the present time with the pink eye thail
at any time In several years.
TOWN HALL RECORDS.
John McManus sold TO James r. Nc
| Manus three acres of lana with the i'm
| provements thereon at Rumford FOR $40:
| Charles I<eech sold TO John l.. Jacohs
| house and lot on Russell avenue for slo"
! David r. Goff sold TO John Il. Jacobs
the northwe sterly portion OF lot NO. =
| on the Mary Dorrance plat FOR $40
! John L. Jacobs mort tagged 10 Richmond
Wall house and lot on Russell avenue
for 5000.
| William j. Barry. ct ux., mortgaSed t.
| William r. Randall house and lot II Oh
! the Curney Homestead plat for S29n
Samuel A. Ormsbee mortgaged to Al
| bert A Orinsbee house and lot il9 on the
LYON Farm plat for sl4oo.
THE SOCIETIES.
Bucklin Post. No 90, @. A. r., held 2
we'll attended meeting in G. A. r. hal
| last night A vote Of thanks was extend
ed to the naval reserves and 10 the min
listers for courtesies extended on Memo
rial Sunday Resolutions OF condolenct
for Daniel Oldrodge, who lost his wife re
Gently were also passed.
Last night Reliance Lodge, I. q. q. f.
met in odd Fellows hall and initiated
one candidate I'm the third degree. Two
applications for membership were receiv
ed.
The naval reserves held their regular