The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-30

and especially those who travel over
either one OF the electric lines which pass
through that street. will heave sigh Of
satisfaction when the gang OF men in the
employ OF Warren Bros. has completed
its work and the street has been put into
the condition which is promised
BY this statement IL need not be under
stood that there is any fault-hnding at
the conditions or at the method by which
this work is being done. on the contrary
the statement is made many times in the
day that taking all things into consider
alton the men are working very expedi-
tiously. for although In some parts OF II
the progress has been rather slow, there
has been an excellent reason for the de-
lay. II has been the purpose of the high
way department TO keep a portion OF the
street open 10 public travel at all times
and yet while teams have been going up
and down at all hours OF the day there
have been passing over the rails in.
Vulnerable street cars and all the time
the gang OF men have been changing
street car rails and laying the bitulithic
pavement and to the initiated the condi-
tions have been most chaotic. But the
mon in charge OF the work have been
obliged in the nature of things to have
complete plan OF what II was intended 10
do and TO carry this plan out I'm every
detail.
II will probably be about two weeks
before the street is placed In a completed
condition and when this is done II will be
one OF the finest highways in the city OF
Pawtucket. The greatest trouble has
been experienced In doing the work be-
tween Garden street and Broad street.
Between these two points the cars on the
Garden and Main street lines to Provl-
dence and on the Mineral Spring avenue
and Lonsdale avenue lines OF the Paw
tucket city system have mado regular
trips and strange 10 say there has been
but very little delay caused by the over
turn OF things. Up 10 the present time
there has been but one set OF rails on this
section OF Main street, but now the street
is being doube-tracked and this has ne
cessitated considerable shifting In the
switches which work has caused the
greatest disarrangement. IL has been
necessary in working out the problem To
cause a change OF cars for all passeu-
gers bound toward Providence, but tho
cars on the Mineral Spring avenue and
Lonsdale avenue routes have been able
thus far TO go through without n shift.
on Monday the men from the highway
department began the work OF setting
back the curbing. in accordance with the
plans OF the commission which provided
for the widening OF the street. and this
work has been kept ahead OF the gang
from Warren Bros. who are laying the !
new pavement.
These changes have been expensive and |
have caused lot OF trouble. but in the |
minds OF everyone who has seen what il |
going on and who realizes what improve
ments are going TO be made. the city will |
get full benefit for the money laid out
WANT A BALL GAME.
According TO the statement OF Lieut. !
Sweet, the Providence police baseball !
team wants another game with the team
made up, OF the coppers OF this city. Early
In the season the Pawtucket boys laid II
all over their friends In Roger Williams
city. There was lot OF interest shown
In that game and there were reports 10
the effect that the local men were not go |
ing TO have much OF a show when the
play began. Somehow these reports were
not OF much value and after the trouble
was all over Lieut.. Sweet and his men
came to the conclusion that before an
other game was played the Providence
men ought TO have an opportunity TO DO a
little practicing just TO make the AFFAIR |
interesting.
Now word has been received that they |
are desrous OF another game and II is |
fairly possible that the opportunity will |
be given them.
NEW FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
Association foot ball is one OF the most
popular sports that has ever been pro- |,
nnoted in this section OF the state and |
the city Is interested In the new league
which has been formed because two OF
the clubs are located here In past years
the games have been very largely attend
ed and the contests have oftentimes been
decidedly close IL is believed that the
games which are 10 be played this sea-
son VIII be even more interesting than
they ever have been before and the two
teams which will come from Pawtucket
will contain some OF the best players IN
this section OF New England.
The season will open Saturday, Sept. l5
with eight teams comprising the league.
The teams which are now members OF
the league are the ]. & p. Coats and the
Howard Bulloughs OF this city. the Pan
Americans and the Rovers OF Fall River.
the Gorhams OF Providence. New Bed
fords. Tauntons and Lynns.
The officers OF the league are as fol-
lows: President. william Allan Pawtuck-
ct: treasurer. C. c. Murphy OF Fall River:
secretary. Harold Crook OF FAN River:
executive committee. c. c. Murphy VIII
liam Allan, Samuel Wade William
Hughes and Harold Crook
At the close OF the season games will
be played for the New England cup tie
and medals will be awarded TO the teams
finishing first and second IN the race
iseNoi A'DAhAl fIAuNtlhhiN are NtnEnted
over the outlook for fast games
ooFF FAMILY REUNION.
This is the day set for the annual Con /
family reunion 20 be held IN Rehoboth /
This Is the 36th time that the descendants i
OF sbubael and Sally Goff have gathered /
and each year the interest in the gath /
ering Increases There are many de- /
scendants Of the family IN this city ana /
most OF them are I'm Rehoboth.
Superintendent OF Schools Frank O /
Draper reached the city yesterday az \
tsrnoon after having spent the summer \
at Goshen, ~. H.. and from this time i
until the date OF opening the schools /
he will give his attention 10 the prelim-
inaries. which will call for considerable
attention.
II r. stated that there - likely % be
special meeting OF the echool boar r
early next week because there are GER
tain matters which demand attention be-
fore the regular meeting. which occurs