The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-01


the new city council OF Pawtucket
should attend to IL the contract for
the collection OF Rwill. This is mat
ter which IL OF vital interest to every
one I'm the city. Practically every
householder desires that this work
shall be done properly. and Il is OF
Importance 10 the health OF tho com
munity.
For the past year or two the con-
tract has been held by n man VINO
has shown his entire Incompetence Tor
the work. The conditions have been
worse I'm the summer time than In tho
colder weather, but at no time I'm the
year has the work been done properly.
Garbage cans placed I'm back yards
have frequently been left unemptied
for week and some times two weeks
at time, and then when the swill
team drove round the men who did the
work were so careless that the refuse
would be scattered all about. creating
a. hlthy condition as could well be
Imagined
The contractor has made the ex-
cuse that IL Is impossible 10 secure
men who can be trusted 10 do what
they were told to do. but that is n
matter which does not interest the
public. What the people ask Is that
the swill be collected regularly. There
should be a sufficient number OF teams
and men to do the work right and IL
the man who holds the contract at tho
present time is not able TO produce
these conditions then the Job should
be given TO someone else.
Last summer and the summer pre-
vious there was q great deal OF COM
plaint Letter after letter was sent
20 city Physician Richards by persons
who founf that the swill had not been
collected from their premises for so
long time that the stencil which arose
from the cans threatened To produce
sickness. These complaints were
turned over 10 the aldermanic COM
mittee on health and about the only
thing accomplished would be a call
down, This apparently did not trouble
the contractor in the slightest for it
did not produce any different condi-
tions,
BY his inattention to the work and
by the results he has shown that he Is
not iitted TO have the contract for an
other year. and IL should be given 10
someone else
In the frst place. whoever the con-
tractor is should be obliged 70 use
nothing but wagons with iron bodies
10 carry this garbage. through the
streets and restrictions should be
placed about him so that regular calls
should be made at every place in the
city.
OF course al this season OF the year
-she failure 10 mal;e these collections
is not as noticeable as IL is I'm the
summer time. and IL is seldom that
complaints are made now, but the
present contractor has shown that ne
4 is not the man for the Job and the
aldermanic committee on health will be-
commended if It gives the contract TO
another man.
FOOTBALL TEAM DANCE.
The Pawtucket High school football u
team and its friends enjoyed a dance In
Hutchinson, hall last evening. and 1t was
thoroughly successful affair. The team
has just completed "A successful season,
winning for the fifth time the intercolle-
giate lesgue championship, and while on
the evening of the date OF the last game
which settled their right 10 the title or
champions there was a rousing celebra-
tion on the streets. still the members of
the team seemed TO think that there was
a necessity for something OF a social
character TO properly show their exulta-
tion. The ball last evening was therefore
planned. and IL was entirely successful
There were quite a number of guests
present from Providence. and about 125
coupes were on the floor during the even
ingi There was a reception before the
danting and the patronesses were: Mrs.
+ s. Hosmer. Mrs r. T.. Mason, Mrs.
HI Fits. Mrs. j. A, Chase. Mrs. T. c.
ClarksOn Mrs. y. A. Brown. Mrs, j. III.
Cummings and Mrs. j. f. Aspinwall.
Considerable attention had been given
10 the decorations Of the hall and the
red and white colors Of the school were
10 be seen I'm all parts Of the room. From
the balcony. were hung the numerals OF
the classes from 1892 TO 1905, while the
number 1906 OF red and white was in the
centre. From tho rafters were hung the
names OF the elevens in the league with
I their colors. while in the centre was "A
large streamer with the word Paw
tucket' I'm red.
The floor was I'm charge Of Alexander
Crawshaw. and he was assisted by Rob
n lnx4FH Hr1 slga
Fits and George Cumming
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
II appears quite evident that there
Is to he a concerted attempt 10 bring
about more determined enforcement
OF the excise laws OF the city in the
near future The action of Deputy
Chief Hill in ordering the doors OF
certain stores closed last sunday has
been followed by the signing OF n pub
lie letter by several clergymen of ihe
city, in which this action is commended
and a still further activity along the
same line is urged. Because one OF
the signers of this document happens
to- be Rev. Frank J. Goodwin, pastor
OF the Pawtucket congregational
church, and because the Rev. Mr..
Goodwin was actively interested I'm the
election of James L. JenlSs, the Demo-
cratic Lincoln candidate for senator,
last month. sn attempt is being made
20 show that the Democrats of the city
are trying 20 make trouble for he
new deputy chief This is certainly far
fetched The Democrats are not try
Ing TO make trouble for Deputy Chief
Hill. The fact OF the matter is that
the Republican machine ia very much
nut out at this activity on the part
OF the man whom they have placed IN
charge OF the police department. They
are wondering IL he Is going to con-
tinue I'm this same course after the
Inauguration OF the new city govern
ment and IL the new mayor will per-
nit him to run things with a free