. Cranston : a historical sketch . he Elmwooddistrict to Providence the voters gathered in the engine house at therear of the Brick Store in Cranston village. Most of the town meet-ings today are held in Pocasset Hall at Knightsville, while the Councilmeets in the Council chamber in the Town House. In the early days the voters kept public affairs strictly in their ownhands, gathering every few v/eeks for the discussion of the towns busi-ness. The Council had the granting and revocation of licenses, thelayout of highways, the drawing of jurors and the disposition of probatebusiness, which engag
. Cranston : a historical sketch . he Elmwooddistrict to Providence the voters gathered in the engine house at therear of the Brick Store in Cranston village. Most of the town meet-ings today are held in Pocasset Hall at Knightsville, while the Councilmeets in the Council chamber in the Town House. In the early days the voters kept public affairs strictly in their ownhands, gathering every few v/eeks for the discussion of the towns busi-ness. The Council had the granting and revocation of licenses, thelayout of highways, the drawing of jurors and the disposition of probatebusiness, which engaged a large part of their attention. As the popu-lation grew, however, the difficulties of getting a good attendance attown meetings led in Cranston, as elsewhere, to turning over more andmore business to the Council. This was accomplished by statutory en-actments extending the influence of town councils, until at present theTown Council is a remarkably powerful body, not alone in Cranston,but everywhere in Rhode Island. PD 1. 8 li. <^^ .(
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