The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-10-09

ticed few weeks ago when the steam
ers Boston-bound began TO bring IN
large numbers OF aliens.
Evidently there has been a return OF
confidence since that time, and the for
eigners undoubtedly believe that the
period of depression in this country is
at an end
The retail price of milk in Boston
and vicinity has been advanced from 8
10 8 cents quart delivered at the
homes.
The new price will probably be main
tanned until April, as the agreement
between the producers and the con-
tractors does not expire until that
time.
In Cambridge some dealers are re-
ported to be charging IL cents and in
Brookline some are said to be charging
IL cents quart.
The prices TO stores and hotels are
increased on substantially the same
scale as last year.
The mounted officers Of the Boston
police department will I'm a short while
wear a new regulation cap.
The new cap is the result OF hobby
of Superintendent Pierce, who is quite
disciplinarian and admirer OF the
regulation army officers uniform.
1t is almost the same type OF hat as
worn by the officers Of the Massachu-
sets State militia and is made of blue
cloth, is bell top shape and has
curved visor.
The new hats will be worn by about
90 men, and If they are taken kindly
70 they will be worn by all the mem
bers OF the department
At the very outset the existence OF
the demand which the Franklin Union
is established to meet has been demon
strated. It's classes were filled at the
first opening of the doors, and 100 APP
plicants were placed on the waiting
list This occurred not as the result
of extensive advertising, but following
the simple announcement of the pro-
posed opening of the school. The OPP
portunity was eagerly embraced, and
the scope OF the enterprise is shown by
the wide range in the ages OF the occu-
pants, from that of the ambitious
schoolboy to the veteran workman OF
half a century. There could not be a
more promising start for the work to
which this institution is to be devoted.
The need exists even in greater degree
than was foreseen.
The Joint committee on markets, at
recent meeting at city hall voted TO re-
port TO the next meeting of the alder
men in favor of an increase OF II per-
cent in the market leases generally,
with an increase from $4,000 to $4,000 In
the price OF the lease for the Ames
Plow company.
With the exception OF the sidewalk
areas, the committees recommended
tions are in line with what the finance
commission recommended some time
ago.
The leases held by the marketmen
ran out in the spring Of 1907. Five
years ago the lease holders at the time
leases were renewed were obligd TO pay
an increase of 80 percent. This. with
the increase recommended by the COM
mittee will make an increase of AZ
percent in market lease prices within
a period Of seven years.
At a special meeting OF the school
committee last week an order was
passed, in effect. that the commission
on industrial education of the com-ron-
wealth of Massachusetts be requested
TO establish in the city of Boston a
central evening school for industrial
training, TO be known as the evening
industrial school, with such branch
schools as may be deemed eXpedient.
the same to be conducted in accord
ance with the provisions of chapter sos
OF the acts OF 1906, by the commission
on industrial education, through the
school committee acting as its agent.
An order was also passed locating the
central industrial school in the Me-
chanic Arts high school and providing
that durding the present school year
branches be established in Charles
town, East Boston. Roxbury and in the
Warren avenue school; that a princi-
pal be appointed who shall have charge
of the central school and all its
branches; that the central school have
an assistant principal and that the
branches have first assistant in
charge, and that the course of study in
clude freehand mechanical drawing
and architectural drawing, ship draft
ing and machine drawing, and such
courses in industrial mechanics relat-
ed to these subjects as may be deemed
expedient.
The street commissioners held a con-
ference the other day with n number
OF the police officers who, under the
direction of Commissioner OMeara,
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