The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-07

lem OF more police since his honor. Mayor
Higgins. left the city is no reason why IL
has got 10 do so for the remainder or the
summer. Simply because there is 10 be
special meeting OF the board of aldermen
tonight Is no reason why the matter OF
police appointments are TO come up. The
News Democrat In calling attention 10
the police question has based its state
ments on something very mouch more
substantial that guesses II has said with
IN the past week that the police question
had been buried for the present and that
there was scarcely any likelihood that the
matter would be taken up. There was
fight between the party leaders and the
party workers a nd the wiser heads among
the leaders won out Apparently the local
representative OF this independent or
gan has a pretty poor opinion OF the men,
bers OF the board OF aldermen and OF the
acting mayor especially because IL is inti-
mated that In calling this meeting he Is
trying 10 play n Joke on the people. II
is scarcely likely that the acting mayor
would lower the dignity OF the position
which he is holding temporarily TO such
an extent as that. He may feel greatly
elated that circumstances have placed
him at the head OF the city government
for time but TO call special meetings OF
the board OF aldermen I'm this hot season
just for a Joke is something which even
he Is hardly capable OF.
The people are not guessing as 10 the
necessity for a special meeting tonight
They realize now that the police question
Is In all probability settled and they are
not especially interested in the details of
the management OF the financial affairs
which they have left to the care OF the
properly constituted officers
There is not a great deal OF business 10
come up this evening but what there is
must be cared for at once hence the call
ing OF this session.
SEARCHING FOR THE BODY.
All yesterday afternoon and up to noon
today officers from the police department
and others who have been working volun-
tarily have been searching the bottom OF
the river in the vicinity OF the Division
street bridge for the body OF John Simp-
son, the F-year-year-o boy who was
drowned there yesterday forenoon. There
IL considerable current at this point this
year because OF the high water and II
seems more than probable that the body
has been carried further down the stream
II may be that II will not be found be-
fore II rises Itself and that will not be for
two or three days.
There are many reports regarding the
cause OF the drowning Simpson was not
an experienced swimmer. but he had been
attracted by the intense heat TO take
dip In the water. IL was stated yesterday
that he was standing on a fight of stone
steps which run down from the bank
when man who was also standing there
gave him push which sent him out over
his head. There are others who declare
that II was another boy who was pushed
In but at any rate the boy when he got
into the watex was unable to again get
ashore and drowned before he could be
given any assistance.
In years past there have been a number
OF drowning accident In this same place.
IL is a dangerous spot and there should
be some kind OF an ordinance 10 prevent
swimming here.
During the entire day yesterday while
the officers were dragging the river there
was a great crowd on the stone wall
watching the work and this crowd re-
mained TIL well after dark last night.
Others were there this morning and they
will probably remain till the task is COM
pleted
TROUBLE WITH, THE EIEcTRIcs.
There was lot OF trouble for the cleo
trio cars IN this city yesterday afternoon
and last night Very shortly after the
sto>m began 10 make Itself felt over to-
wards the west the power began 10 give
out at intervals. This got worse toward
O'Clock and few minutes past that
hour the cars on several OF the lines
were stalled for half hour or more be-
cause there was no power There was
more trouble during the evening. and one
car was left on a switch on the Cumber-
land Hill line for more than an hour. II
required lot OF hard work on the part
OF the street railway officials to get them
back onto schedule time. and there were
some cars which failed TO run out their
trips.
CITY HALL RECORDS.
The following transactions have been
placed on record at the city hall during
the past "a hours:
Monday. Aug 6. 1906
Real Estate Conveyances-Thoma and
Mary A o'Brien to Joseph A. Hughes,
lanc' on the Merry farm plat: consldera-
tion $40. Owen Leo McGeough to Frank
Pannone. land and improvements on the
southerly side OF Manning street; consid-
Grafton $40 Mary A. O'Bren TO Alfred
Green. land on the Merry farm plat: con-
sideration $40 Patrick J. Hogan to James
j and John A. Hogan. undivided one
fourth Interest I'm land buildings and inn
provements on the map OF Lincoln Park;
consideration $40. Elmer w. Shippee 20
Maria j. jerks. land. buildings and inn
provements on the easterly side OF High
street. and on the southerly side OF CLAY
street; consideration s5Sg3li Pauline
Stryner 10 Trangott Stryner, land, build
ings and improvements on the Berndt plat
OF house lots; consideration $40. John
Geschwin TO Joseph Laporte 81 ux.. land
on the map OF building squares AT Pleas
ant View; consideration $40 Walter /,
Kelley TO Dominick Nolan. land, buildings
and improvements on the northerly side
OF Francis street; consideration SO
Mortgage Deeds OF Real Estate-Joseph
IA Hughes 10 Johanna Brown. land ON
the Merry farm plat: amount SIS James
Biagborough 20 the Attleboro Savings and
Loan Association. land on the plat 81
North Woodlawn: amount 5000
Marriage Intentions-John J. OfRrien ~
Phenix and Margaret Ann Con OF this
city Albert Edward Hacking OF this city
and Gertrude May Wilkinson Of IincoIn.
Reginald Atwood Morse and Maria Jose
phine Bixby. both OF Aver. Mass.
ISAAC SMITH DEAD.
Isaac Smith. n man who was perhaps
better known In the city OF Central Falls
than In this city. and who for some time
has been a foreman Of the press room at
the works Of the ID Con- company. died
n his honf Z nenyer afroct lat rlohf