The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-21
EAST PROVIDENCE
Repairs at Town Hall Progress
Ing in Good Shape.
Local Naval Reserves Elected
New C0mmandant.

The repairs and improvements on the
town hall are progressing rapidly and
have not only taken tangible shape but
some OF them are very nearly completed
The lockers for the patrolmen at police
HEADQUARTERS are completed and have
been given a coat of paint They are 70
be patnted another coat and then they
VIII be ready for use
The new private office OF the chief has
siso received the priming coat OF paint
The ceiling il being finished In panels.
the material of which Is corrugated steel
ana when Il IL painted and finished II viii
present n handsome appearance.
workmen are busy now putting In the
eteel cage IN tho town clerks office for
the collector OF taxes. The cage is OF
heavy wire netting and is provided w1th
q door as a means OF entrance and exit
end a small window In the other side
through which the business OF the depart
ment oan be transacted.
A NEW CoMMANDANr.
last night George M Bliss was elected
lieutenant commanding the local division
OF Naval Reserves In place OF William G..
bliss. who has been elevated to the Office
Of lieutenant commander OF tho bat
TALON
Commander Simms presided at the
meetfng There was some rivalry for the
first position In tho division between
Lieut. g. 60 p. b. Gibson and Ensign
Bliss When the matter was pat to ballot
the latter won ont. Seaman Stone was
elected to the place made vacant by the
promotion of Ensfgn Bliss and then the
list OF commissioned officers OF the divi-
rion was complete.
After the election Of officers the men
were treated TO a very interesting ad-
dress by Commander Simms.
DISTRICT COURT.
One man who was found In the gutter
on Grove avenue yesterday afternoon and
taken TO the Central station by Special
OFFICER Arnold was fined s. and costs for
drunkenness In court this Szorning.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
The following real estate transactions
have been recorded at the office OF the
town clerk:
Dennis e. Cronan OF Providence QUIT
claimed to Hugh J. o'Nefl. lot 800 on the
Lewis Farm plat for So
Same grantor quitclaiIned to Charles
o'Neil, lot c9s on the same plat for S.
Lucy NJ. Lynch quitclaimed 10 w. IL.
Lynch, two iots on the Medbsry and
Lawton plat for $40, with all OF the build
ings and improvements thereon.
Arthur A. Barney OF Providence sold
20 Annie w Palmer, certain real estate
for $40.
SUPPER AND ENTERTAINMENT
Last night the Ladies' Aid society of the
Haven M. II. church. gave a very sue
cessful supper and entertainment There
was large attendance ana everything
was favored with liberal patronage
Supper was served from $50 TO 3 and was
followed by a fine musical and literary
program. as follows:
Piano solo. Mildred Bugbee: vocal solo
Grace Carpenter: vocal solo. Miss Fryer:
piano solo, Viola Pemberton; violin solo
Miss keene.
AN IMPROVEMENT
One Of the biggest improvements which
has been made about town buildings Is
the furnishing OF means OF opening and
closing the top windows In the police sta
ton When the building was put up
there was apparently no attention paid to
the ventilation in that part of the build
ing, and as a result II has been impossible
at times 10 get anywhere near an
adequate supply OF fresh air.
CARD REMOVED.
Today the health department removed
q card from a house at Riverside. No
new cases OF contagion has been reported
and those which were previously reported
are all doing well. None of the cases
r. of serious nature. and Il is expected
that all OF the patients will be out in a
short time.