The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-06-07
THE REPUBLICAN.
NEWPORT,
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE z, 1877.

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Meeting for the choice of Town Officers, was
held at the State House on Tuesday last, at
10A.n. II. Y. Cranston, Esq. Moderator
The officers Of the past year were very gene
rally reelected. The principal OF whom
were
To,on- Cierk.-B b Howland, Esq.
| To,on- -Couned-.Wm. Ennis, Theophilus
Topham, Daniel Denham, VIM. w Freeborn,
and John Sterne, Esqs.
TOioR- Treasurer Rodman.
Commissioners Of The School Fund Henry
Bull, Esq. Doct David King, and Samuel
Whitehorne, Esq.
School Committsc.--N. G. Boss, Y. W. Law
ton, George Engs, James B. Phillips, Esqs.
aud Doct. Theophilus c. Dunn.
Commissioners Of The Asytum Michael
Freeborn. John u. Newton. and Geo G. Shaw
Esqs.
fOwn-Sergeant, 4, OcerSeer of tie Poor
Isaac Taggart.
street C0mmisSiOners,-Joseph Lycn, Ed
ward Simmons, and Adam s. Coo
assessors Of TareS--Stephen Bowen, Tho.
mas Bush, VIM w. Froeborn, Stephen Gould,
G. NJ. Thurston, A. V. Taylo and s. G..
Weaver
yep .4uetioneers e. p Allan, Thomas
Stacey, jr Henry Pitman, George Stanhope.
Isaac Sherman, and Joseph Case.
Collector Of TarsS.--Joseph Martin, Esq.
A Tax Of $1,000 was votsd and ordered to
be paid on or before tho irst day Of Decem.
Der next.
A vote was passed directing Tho Town
Sergeant to inform al those Dealers in Pow
der, who retain in their Stores larger quaint.
ties Of that article than the law allows them
to do, that ifttey do not Immediately deposit
the same in the Powder House, prosecution
will be commenced against them forthwith.
The following sums Of money wero appro-
briated--For the Repairs Of Streets, 5000
For tho Public School, $500. To dcfroy the
expenses Of cslebra ting the 4th of July, $50
Tho Commissioners Of the School Fund
wore appointeda Committee TO sell the James
Warden Lot on tho Hill and place the same
to the credit of the School Fund
At a previous Town meeting, a Committee
was appointed TO inquire into tho situation OF
,he Common Burial Gr6und, and the abuse
lracticcd By individuals, by fencing in very
largo spaces for private family burying
grounds, who, at the present meeting re
portod--
"That the existing town laws dcvolve the
control and regulation of the subject on the
Town Council, and that under this authority
hey have passed very salutary regulations
which, il duly attended, would have rendered
his investigation unnecessary They direct
ID, that for the future no family bo permitted
e~oloss a space exceeding seven feet b,
fifteen feet, viz: Is feet long and feet WIDE
N an equal area, and that application shall be |
made TO the President of the Council who
hall direct the Town Sergeant SO to lay ou
he Ground rs shall occasion the least waste
consistent with order and convenience; and
hat enclosures which have been made with
mt legal authority, aud which exceed the a
boyo described limits, shall and may be re-
iucod 60 those dimensions, whenever in the
pinion Of tho Town.Council the public inter
est requires
The following persons were appointed
Committee to mako the necessary arrange
monts for the celebration of the ftty-irst An
adversary of American ndepcndence;--Chris,
topher G. Champln, John p, Mann, Dutee J.
Pearce, Richard X Randolph, BENZ: Waite
Case, Robert Il, Cranston, John b. Newton,
Nm N. G. Hclme, Henry Y. Cranston, Josh
ua Trip, BENZ. Marsh, Jr. Erastus 7. Allan
and James Atkinson.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
TO the Freemen ofhe Topn of.Nswport. at
their annual T0,cn meeting, June ), 1927.
The Public School Committee, appointed
at Town Meeting held OH the Goth day
of March last, respectfully Report -
That immediately upon their appoint
ment they proceeded TO the performance of
the duties assigned thom by the Resou-
tons of the Town: procured the requisite
books and stationary, and engaged mr..
WM. GUILD, an able and experienced teach
or on the Lsncasterian System, to take the
Supcrintendence of the School in Mill
Street, at a Salary Of 5000 per annum.
The School room Is capable of contain
ing 1876 Scholars, and instruction CON-
menced therein on the 2lst May last. The
whole number Of applications for admis-
sion, made to the Committee, up to the day
Of presenting this Report is 25l, Of which
number there has been admitted l76 from
the several town wards, as follows list
ward, 4l-2d ward, 54--:}d ward, 20-4th
ward, 22-5th ward, 36,--Suspcnded for
further information and consideration, 40
Rejected, as not being within the provis-
ions Of this Law, 33.
In making the selections for admission
from the numerous and respectable sppli.
capts, the Committee have had 4 delicate
and inyiduous task to perform. In its per-
Torrance they have acted with great unan.
unity, and bound as they were, by the in.
structions of the town "to have special
regard 10 tho Laws Of the State" they