The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-12

Yesterday afternoon the town council
held their regular meeting in the ad-
illustrative chamber I'm the Town hall.
There was a full board present. Presi-
dent Horton called the meeting To order.
The surprise of the day was the re-
duction OF Sergeant/Munroe Of the Sec
ond station to the rank OF patrolman.
and the elevation OF Henry l.. Bickford,
q patrolman who has travelled from the
Second station a long time TO be sergeant
In that district.
The usual number of special constables
were appointed and the regular police
force was appointed the same as last
year. with the change in rank above
noted and the addition OF two regular
patrolmen. Two men were appointed TO
fill the new positions on the force who
have for long time been special con-
stables, and have at various times tenn
porarily filled the places of regular pa
trolmen. Charles o. Clements has done
much work as substitute patrolman
and has proved an efficient as well as
popular officer.
Samuel Hunter did regular duty ~
Crescent park last summer and proved
an efficient and faithful officer, boldly
attacking a crowd of shell game men.
who attempted TO operate in the woods
back OF the Crescent park station OF the
Consolidated road and driving them per-
manently from the grounds.
The session OF the council was
lengthy one, lasting until well into early
evening. The council also took action
IN regard TO the Hunter case directed
| by the town meeting held Monday and
authorized the town treasurer to make
the final payment on the Burgess avenue
q. Ghuu he
| for the construction OF the sewer.
The journals OF the sessions held since
| the last regular session were read and
| approved.
The report of Chief OF Police Rufus w
| Adams for the month of October was
| rendered as follows:
| Total arrests %: males %; females .:
| Americans 10; foreigners IL; residents 1e:
non residents II. Causes OF arrest: AS
sa ult and battery q; breaking and enter
! ing !; cruelty to animals 1; common
| drunkards 2: drunkenness IL disorderly
persons j. ~efacing building l.; habitual
truant /: insanity 1: idle persons 2; non
support 1; revelling L; shooting robins 1;
| suspicious person !.
Commitments-To Jail, s: to state work
| house. 4: to reform school, 1; asylum for
| insane, l.
Miscellaneous Observation-Disclosures found
open and secured, 4; cases investigated.
| "a: disturbances suppressed, 4; value of
| stolen property recovered 5000; officers
! fees received and to be paid to the town
/ treasurer, A1.60.
| Respectfully submitted
RUFUS w. ADAMS,
Chief of Police.
The appointment OF police officers for
| the ensuing year was then taken UP and
! the following were elected:
Chief of police, Rufus w. Adams: SER
geants, Everett W. Adams and Henry l..
| Bickford: patrolmen, Franklin Monroe
! Walter L. Taggert, Francis Higgins, n.
Henry West William F. Connie. Patrick
J Harrigan. Benjamin b. Burgess, Estus
! Knight Samuel A. Hunter, Charles O.
| Clement, Rufus W. Adams Everett w.
| Adams and Henry L. Bickford.
Rufus w. Adams was appointed prose
| cutting officer under the state laws and
under the town ordinances. He was also
| appointed police constable to make COM
! plants for any of the offences specified in
section "a, chapter 2sl OF the general
! laws.
All who had been appointed as police
| constables were also appointed as special
| constables under Section 10 OF Chapter
| l02 OF the general laws.
The following were appointed special
| constables without power TO serve civil
process: Charles F. Kinney Edwin A.
/ Briggs. John J. Mullen, Joseph II. West.
! Charles A. Blackmar. Michael III. Nc
| Gwinn Charles II. Gould. Michael IL
/ McGwinn. Jesse s Arnold. Alexander
| Van Valkenberg. Charles G.. Read, Fred
/ n. Burdick. Bernard Farrell. Theodore
I Couch, Walter II. Colby. f.. Everett
Payne. Charles Dodge, Charles w Ma
| thewson, John ID. Young, William s.
| Lindopp. Martin Johnson. John Biork
George j. Brennan. Baylies T Bourne.
William IT. Burgess. John r. Hart
| Charles +. Maxcy. Edward d. Hicks, A.
Francis Warner, Frank q. Salisbury.
! Edwin j. Johnson. Charles Sweetland.
Fred c. Medbery. Archibald Mitchell, Ira
d. Gofr Charles J. Kirby, Fred e. Mil
ler William 3 Brown. s. r. Clement.
Frank p. Ballou. Herbert r. Balkom,
oliver J. spelman. Howard a. Davis.
President Horton. before the close OF
the meeting announced the appointment
OF the following committees: Finance.
President Horton and Councilman Samp-
son: police. Samson and Cady: highways,
First district, Horton. Second district.
Phillips: Third district, Cady. hospital.
cady and Champin: town hall, Horton:
street lights. Sampson. Phillips and Cady:
printing Cady and Sampson; health and
poor department. Champlin; are depart
ment Sampson. Phillips and Cady; cid
town hall. Phillips
Danie A. Kiernan. Albert &. Rice and
Walter r Tetlow were appointed spe-
cinl constabies with power TO serve civil
process.
The petition OF George r.. Read. Jr..
for appointment as n sonstable was read
and referred 20 the chief OF police.
Robert T. Potter was appointed a con-
stable.
on motion Of Councilman Phillips n
was voted that the remuneration NJ
members Of the police department he the
same az last year.
With the exception Of y. Fletcher and
v. Hawkins. last years weighers of coal
and other merchandise were reappainted
James ". williams. g.. NJ Wilbur,