The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-03

most representative body OF the citizen.
OF Riverside. composed OF the member;
OF all political parties. who expressed
their feelings in very decided manner
protesting vigorously against the actor
In so reducing said officer and eevat
Ing TO the position Of sergeant an in
ferior officer. with the only reason giver
by the representative OF this district al
reported that II was for the good OF the
service
"HERBERT b. MASON, Secretary.
BE II resolved that we, law abidins
citizens OF Riverside. realize tnat tn,
honorable town council OF the town o
East Providence are an honorable body
OF men and are interested for the vel
| fare OF our village, but have made an
error In not further considering the in
terests OF our village Also be II
| Resolved. That we protest against the
| action OF the said council In appointing
Henry l.. Bickford to the position OF
4 sergeant OF police and reducing Franklin
Monroe to the rank OF patrolman without
| apparent cause. we consider IL n direct
| insult To our community.
| The petition Of Patrick McNamara
for permission to move a building In the
second district was granted with the
understanding that the work should be
done under the supervision OF the high
way commissioner OF that district The
bond was fixed at $1,000
Charles l.. Budlong was appointed a
bird constable
After being audited the current bills
were approved and ordered paid
Hon. David 8. Ray was appointed under
the provisions OF section 80 OF the Public
Laws to attend to the interment OF hon
orably discharged soldiers
The bonds OF the town clerk and town
treasurer were approved as renewed with
the same surety as last year.
The following were drawn as petit
jurors: Benjamin B. Marvel, Isaac f.
Foster, Frank B. Doll. Ira ID. Con- Fred
eric "A. Turner James McKenna, William
~. Johnstoih fired. e Wood, Peter MUIR
raw. Georse w. Horton OF Kettle Point,
Thomag ID. Harrington, George III. Cur
us, james r. McManus, Patrick j. Cav
anaugi, Henry l.. Read. Harry Davis,
Seth Wood. William III. Brown, Joshua
Marsh, Charles H. jerks, Charles II.
Romer. Matthew IT, Clancy. Roswell G.
Messenger and John w. Harris.
IL was Voted that Town Solicitor Bah
cock be Instructed. to draw up an ordin-
ance for the licensing OF junk dealers.
The petition OF Joseph Mccormick for
permission TO locate steam boiler on
the south side OF Taunton avenue near
his stone crusher was read and continued
10 December is. with order OF notice.
The matter OF transportation for the
after some discussion was referred TO the
committee on police.
The council then adjourned
. REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
The following transactions In real estate
were recorded at the town clerks Office |
yesterday:
Josiah A. King ct al. sold TO the New |
York. New Haven a. Hartford Railroad |
company lot on the ID. w Ide plat for |
$40
Lafayette NJ. Roderick granted to the |
town of East Providence permission TO lay |
drain through his land on the north |
erly side or Taunton avenue.
WILL MOVE 1T.
There has been some dissatisfaction be |
cause the polling place I'm the Second dis |
trict when II was located I'm the old town |
hall at East Providence Centre was on |
the outskirts OF the district and not con- |
veniently accessible TO the greater part |
OF the voters I'm the district. AT the last |
election the voting place was changed. a |
vacant store opposite the Rumford depot |
being secured for voting place
This was building on leased land and |
recently the owner thought IL would he |
cheaper TO move the building on To land /
of his his own thsn,to continue to pay rent
site was leased. He had some talk with |
the council relative 10 selling the build |
Ing TO the town for use as a polling
and now the owner rs 10 move the struc-
ture on TO his own land. as he had urigl-
nally planned.
THE CARS SLID.
The light snow yesterday afternoon
ccade the rails over which the local street
cars are operated very slippery and con- I
sequently made II more difficult than
usual To run them All OF the cars last
night were somewhat behind their usual
running time. although they were not so
ate as might have been expected
They had TO run slower when going
down grade, and on some of the sleeper
uphill grades the wheels did not take hold
hard enough 10 carry the cars up at much
more than half OF their usual speed sand
Was frequently applied 10 the rails and
Df course helped some. but II did not re-
main on the irons long enough 10 keep
he cars running according To schedule
time.
STILL THERE
The hull OF the sunken brig II. A. Small
q still In the place where she went down,
although the government has been work
ng on IL with dynamite for several days
rhe masts and other spars are out of
her. and now nothing but portion OF
he pop deck is visible above the water
but the old hulk has thus far resisted the
ravagng effects OF number of blasts
Df dynamite. The work r. To be con-
tinued until the hull In broken up so as
to make passage up the channel into the
seekonk river safe for the large numbers
OF vessels which use that waterway.
A BIG DEMONSTRATION
Last night there was a big demonstra-
tion by the friends of Highway Commis-
sioner McManus OF the Second district.
who has just returned from his honey
moon. large delegation assembled and
proceeded 10 his residence on the old Bos-
ton and Newport road. where they ser
enaded him for quite a time. when the
racket hrou0bt Mr. M~Na,,,. 49,. A. - /