The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-10
NO. PROVIDENCE
CITIZENS SEEK
CLEANING OUT

The North Providence Improvement as
ISOLATION last evening discussed Sunday
liquor selling. gambling and the licensing
OF prize fights In that town. severely ar
raigned the town officers and the council
and adopted resolution requesting them
to take immediate action toward sup
pressing the evils.
f. Francis Crowell called the meeting
10 order and said:
I'VE have certain officers elected and
paid by the town who seem TO be tho
ones least interested in doing their duty
and who seem TO think that a public trust
is a private snap
Elmer Weeden was made permanent
chairman and Daniel McIvor. secretary.
as one that was most pressing and needed
immediate attention.
ION my side OF the town." ne said,
''they open up every Saturday and throw
the key away. closing up the next Mon
day long enough to sweep out In this
town OF 1000 persons are 20 or "a liquor
saloons"
"One for every l15 people. They
have been created for political reasons
only, for the more saloons there are
the more voters there Will be lined up
at the next election for the Republi-
can party which allo led them TO do
business. Because Of the number the
dealers cannot do an honest business.
but have 10 stay open Sundays In order
10 meet their expenses"
George NJ. Hall said in part:
ga IN
town hall and ! saw them take tho
ballots which had been cast in an
election and burn them In that stove
because II was not thought worth
while TO count them.
Those who were there at that time
and are here now will admit that never
were things so bad in the town as they
are at the present time When Mr..
Kinnecom was chief OF police we criti-
cised him because Of the Sunday liquor
selling. but he at least did not allow
gambling.
"As for the Sunday selling. we know
that is exists. The town council has
had two letters from priests asking
them TO take some steps In the matter.
but no attention has been paid TO
these requests. Only the other day
man was turned out OF one OF these
saloons stripped naked and left In the
streets, where women and children
could not help seeing him.
Mr. Hall then went on TO tell OF lists
padded with voters and concluded his re-
marks with a severe arraignment OF the
town council and the chief Of police.
The following resolution was offered by
F. Francis Crowell and adopted with
great enthusiasm:
Resolved. That the citizens OF North
Providence In public meeting assembled
do hereby enter this vigorous protest
against the loose methods employed by
our town officers toward tho enforcement
Of our laws regarding Sunday liquor SELL
ing maintenance OF gambling places and
the licensing OF prize fights.
1--WE do hereby order that a copy OF
this resolution. certified TO by the chair
man and secretary OF this meeting. be
presented TO the town council at It's next
meeting by a committee OF the citizens
here appointed for the purpose. with re-
quest that they take some Immediate.
positive, efficient and permanent ac-
tion toward compelling the police de-
partment OF this town 10 remedy the
evils at present existing"
The committee elected by the meeting
included two from each section OF the
town and was as follows: Fruit Hil
district. William p. Nicholson. r. Francis
Crowell: Centredale district, r. A. Sweet,
James Lister. Jr,; Wilbur Hill district.
Thaddeus Hayden. Robert III. Hay; Ly-
Evansville district. Matthew Costello, Ovid
Foster; Maryville district. Dominica Con-
ca, Moses Gillian.