The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-09
k|MBALL
TURNED DOWN
BY C0UNC|LMEN

Chief OF Police Hiram Kimball, who
was defeated last Tuesday for town SER
geant OF Johnston. was displaced as chief
of police at the FIRST meeting OF the new
town council of the town yesterday altar
noon, Joseph III. Ducharme, a member OF
the council, taking his place
Senator John NNalch, who also was de-
feated for reelection on Tuesday. was
removed from the positions OF highway
commissioner. overseer OF the poor. keep
er OF the pff farm and fence vIewss. and
new officiats were appointed.
The town council ordered that the new
chief Of police and Town Sergeant Ed
mund c. Atwood. put a stop TO all Sunday
liquor selling without exception.
proposition made by the only re-
naming member OF the old council, How
ard ID. Sherman, that Hiram Kimball be
made police constable was turned down
after some discussion. Councilmen Col
win and Ducharme objected.
Edmund G.. Atwood the new town SER
geant. was appointed highway commits
sioner and George w. Robley overseer
OF the poor and keeper Of the town farm.
The council voted TO appoint committees
To take an inventory OF tho poor farm
property and that OF the highway depart-
ment at the request OF the new officers
Of those departments. The committee To
take the inventory OF the highway de-
colwell and Mathewson. and for the poor
Colwell and Mathewson and for the poor
farm Councilmen Sweet. Colwcl and
Sherman.
The council will hold a special meeting
Monday. Nov %. TO take action on the
applications for liquor licenses.
The appointment OF officers was as fol-
lows:
Probate Judge. John A. Rothery: COL
n
William Burton; auditor. George w. Rob-
ley; pound keeper James q. Nichols;
auctioneers, Darwin A. Cramm. Herbert
G. Calef and William Burton; commits.
sioner OF lights, John Hulmes; water COM
missioner. Charles Billings; fire marshal.
William Coupe; sealer OF weights and
measures, Iarose Berry: corlers aud
measurers OF wood, Robert r. Brown,
Sterry X. Luther. William Sweet William
III. Mathewson. John j. Hug Ss. Ernest
l.. Bennett and Rufus w. Harris: fence
viewer, Joseph Belknap; coroner. DIR.
Ralph III. Shaw; special constables under
the tramp act. Joseph H. Ducharme anl
Charles Bates: town physician. DR.. r..
III. Shaw: public welghers, Fred Belknap.
Job Belknap. Theodore $. Hughes. Fred
Sweet James c. Nichols and Willis H..
Sweet; commissioners on burial OF old SOL
diers. John A. Tillinghast; field drivers.
Jonathan a. Barnes, Isaac w. Angel and
James G.. Nichols.
The new police constables arc Jona-
than v. Barnes, Charles s. Potter Jo-
seph III. Ducharme, Byron s. Williams,
James G. Vanner u. M. NORM, Walter
s. Turney. William N. Waterman. Charles
Bates, George w. Carter. George IIol-
royd, f. - Atwood, Henry b. Gleeson
and Walter Howard.
A night soil license was granted 10 Le-
ander w. Smith.
George Holroyd was appointed con-
stable with full power.
The bond OF Town Clerk Sterry X. Luz
ther was accepted.
The following bills were allowed II. T.
Freeman. s35; Joseph Newman Sons, 81;
Olneyville Times. $S.25; Joseph c. Satin
ders, $3.50: II. Kimball. $l2.22; police pay
roll. SIS: Henry G. Nickerson, 81: Sterry
X. Luther. 81: William Mathewson, $1s.26;
| Henry c. Gorton, $40.