The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-16
PAWTUCKET
City Council VIII Consider the
Gas Matter This Evening.

The meeting Of the city council. which
Will be held this evening. Will be awaited
with considerable interest by consumers
OF gas in this city and the Blackstone
valley, for IL is expected that the city
fathers will take action on the contract
submitted to the Pawtucket Gas COM
pany. which for a privilege OF an ex-
elusive franchise In this city for ten years
agrees TO furnish gas at a considerably
lower rate than ever before.
This contract Is different from any
which has come before the city offlcials
and the gas company and was proposed
by the committee on street lighting. For
the past few years n number OF at
tempts have been made by the gas COM
pany 10 get an exclusive franchise, put
all have been futile.
Finally the committee on lighting got
together and as a result a contract was
presented to President Easton or the
gas company which called for ten-year
contract and barred out competitors. The
company willingly agreed 10 the contract
and now II IL up to the council TO take
action II Is the general opinion that
Joint resolution will be presented this
evening and the terms are considered so
favorable by the consumers OF gas that
they see no reason why IL should not
pass.
The contract calls for sl.lO for 1000
cubic feet, which Is reduction OF 40
cents, and at the expiration OF five years
there Is to be another reduction OF cents
per 1000. while at the end OF 10 years the
company agrees 10 sell gas at the rate of
81 per 1000 cubic feet.
MIR. JERoULD PASSES AWAY
This morning shortly after o'clock at
his residence there passed away one OF
the Oldest and best-known cotton men OF
the state, Henry Jerould OF IA School
street.
Mr.. Jerould had been in the cotton brok-
erage business for the past y years and
had been assiduously attending TO busi-
ness until very recently. Within the past
10 days however, he had been confined To
his bed with acute bladder trouble. and
this morning the end TO his sufrerings
came.
Mr.. Jerould was born in Pawtucket and
received most of his early training in the
city schools there. At an early age he
began the mercantile business, adopting
the cotton brokerage as his calling. In
his career he came TO be known as one
OF the shrewdest men in his line, and In
addition 10 that he made for himself a
number OF friends socially.
He is survived by a widow. two sisters
Mrs. NJ. ]. Beckwith OF Washington. ID.
c. and Mrs. Francis J. Manchester OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, as we'll as by brother,
Mr.. Edwin Jerould OF Boston.
Mr.. Jerould was a prominent member
OF the Pawtucket Business Mems asso-
ciation.
MARRIED 25 YEARS.
Twenty-Five years OF happy married life
was celebrated I'm an appropriate manner
In az Mr T..
Meadowcroft, two OF the best known res
idents OF the east side, when gathering
OF 200 relatives and friends, from this
city, Providence, Boston, Howard. Lynn
and Brockton assembled at their home on
Summit street.
The happy couple were married May Is,
1881, by Rev William Stetson, who was
then pastor OF the Thomson NJ. e. church.
The couple have lived In this city nearly
al their lives and they came in for many
congratulations yesterday. During the re-
oeption they were assisted In receiving by
their four children Charles, Percis, Jo-
sephine and Henry.
The decorations around the various
rooms I'm the house were extremely pret-
ty. the parlor being decorated with apple
blossoms and the other rooms In red and
green. During the evening collation. was
served and the guests were given a
chance to see the presents which were nu-
merous and costly.
VISITED EUREKA LODGE X. OF p.
Grand Chancellor Ernest G. Scott and
his board of grand officers paid an offi-
cial visitation to Eureka lodge. No. g..
Knights OF Pythias, last evening In the
lodge rooms in the Alcazar The affair
was one round of enjoyment and during
the evening the rank Of knight was con-
ferred on three candidates by the new de-
gree team In the new regalin-
TWO HEAVY SENTENCES.
Two heavy sentences were meted out
this morning in the district court by
Judge Emerson, and both cases were for
assaultnk women. Bernard McQueeney
was given n trial for assaulting Maggie
Simmons and was sentenced 10 the Provi-
dence County jail for 30 days
John Mcmahon, wiro pleaded guilty to
assaulting Sarah Mcmahon. will be given
a chance to think over his ways at the
Providence County jail for the next 80
days Three drunks were fined 50 and
costs.