The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-09
PAWTUXET VALLEY
Meeting Of Warwick Town Coun-
Cil...ArCtiC Center Business
Men in Session

town council was held yesterday after
noon In the council room at Apponaug
The first item OF interest was the ac-
ceptance OF Tucker street and Gardner
avenue at Arctic Center. Next came the
reconsideration OF the site OF the Jewish
cemetery. Many Jews were present 10
uphold their rights. Col. William NJ. p
Bowen OF Providence represented the
Hebrews. The people OF the district
claim the present cemetery is a nuisance
as certain days in the year a man is paid
10 go TO the place and sing for the dead
and cry; that the man digs a small hole
and buries his head In II. II was also
alleged that the Jews go 10 the burying
ground in the summer and hold picnics.
A certain resident testified that the
dead are not buried over 30 inches. and
that some time ago a dog was running
around the village with a bone in his
mouth, which he had dug up. II was as
serted that no dog could dig body up
before was signed by every resident of
Lincoln Park save one. Ii asked the pro-
hibitlng OF the erecting OF a cemetery in
the town without the permission or the
town council.
The resolution was adopted.
Councilman Stillman, who was a COM
mitteecon Fuller street, reportd that the
trouble was mostly between families, but
he advised them not TO carry II too far.
The report was accepted by the council.
Walter l. Fish rendered his resignation
as moderator at Pontiac. 1t was accept
ed
The report for the last quarter of the
expenditures OF the town was made by
tho auditor. The report was accepted
A deed on Pleasant View avenue was
accepted and ordered placed on file.
IL voted TO hold the canvass meet
ing on oct. 20 at ] O'Clock. one of the
most important transactions was the
passing OF an ordinance in regard TO dogs.
1t was voted that all dogs shall be kept
I'm the owners yard. or when on the pub
lie highway shall be on chain and with
its owner. The ordinance will be oper-
atlve only this month.
petition was received from IL. w.
Barber OF Phenix, asking permission 10
dig the street up and clean out his drain
pipe. Permission was granted.
a petition was received from the resi-
dents OF Pike street, River Point, TO have
the telephone poles on that street put on
the other side of the road. as the street
is narrow. The committee on poles was
named as committee TO investigate. The
Greenwich foundry asked permission 10
lay a pipe across the street Permission
was granted
A petition was put before tlls council by
Mr.. Archambault as how the water
stands in front of the residence OF Hugh
A. Bell OF Centerville. A committee of
two was appointed 10 investigate and re-
port at the next meeting. lnasmuch as
there are only seven booths in the voting
place at Idppitt, the committee on town
property was named committee TO see II
one or two more cannot be installed there.
A deed was presented Of Main, Spring
and Admiral plats. 1t was ordered re-
corded as Summit avenue. Then the
usual number of bills were taken into
consideration and approved by the coun-
Gil, after which the body adjourned
BUSINESS MEN MEET.
An adjourned meeting OF the Arctic
Centre Business Mems association was
held last evening in its rooms in St.
Johns hall.
Two new applications were received for
membership. they being from Pierre
Soucy, an insurance agent. and ID. Le-
clerc, a grocer The applications were
referred to the executive committee.
The most important business was the
discussion Of tax exemption and a COM
mittee was appointed TO prepare a bin
for an ordinance and lay II before the
townspeople at town meeting, which Is
SOON to be held. The petition first states
that all persons or manufacturers locat-
ing a plant in the valley costing more
than $40. 900 shall be exempt from taxa
tion for a period of 10 years. the same
to apply to plants already In the valley
that shall add improvements TO the same
amount TO their present plants How
ever. II was later voted to change the
amount 10 $4,000, as 1t was thought the
first named sum was too comparatively
small. 1t was also voted to limit the ex
emption from tax to new plants.
AS this question occupied considerable
time an adjournment was at once taken
upon its completion.
LEG FRACTURED.
An Italian at work on the new trench
in the rear OF the Coventry companys
mill AT Anthony, suffered a fracture of
the right leg, Just above the ankle, yes
terday afternoon. The fracture was
caused by the falling of a large piece of
granite The accident occurred at about
2 O'Clock and n physician was summoned,
who temporarily dressed the leg and or
dered the man taken TO a Providence hos
pital This morning the injured man was
reported as resting comfortably.
FELL WITH STAGING.
Yesterday afternoon while the painters
I'm the employ OF Pierce Tuckerman OF
Riverpoint were working on staging at
Searles Capwelrs sawmill at Anthony the
roofpiece gave way and let one side of the
staging fall TO the ground. a distance
of about 80 feet on the staging was Mr..
Tuckerman. his son Howard and an em-
ploye named william King.
Mr. Tuckerman had presence of mind
enough TO cling TO the edge Of the roof
until help reached him, but his son and
Mr.. King did not have time to grab any
thing and went down TO the ground with
terrific force. Young Tuckerman suf-
fered a severely sprained back while Mr..
King escaped without injury
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
The Warwick High School Athletic as
ISOLATION held a meeting In the school
hall yesterday afternoon at 1880 o'clock
and transacted routine business. An
election OF officers for the ensuing year
was also held. Nearly all the members
OF the association were present and the
meeting was n harmonious one. The
fight for offices was lively as there were
many candidates. When the ballots were
Il was found that the. following
officers had been chosen: President
John Decring Mcclure; ce-president,
Ralph Lockwood: secretary Robert Nc
Neilis treasurer Harold c. Congdon the
instructor.
WORKING GIRLS CLUB.
The regular meeting OF the Anthony