Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-09-01

from that part of the estate the town is in
possession OF.
The report Of the committee on the
business relating to part of the town
Common in possession of VIM. Vernon,
esq, was read and received, and the
terms offered by MIR. Vernon were ac-
ceded to. The street commissioners
were accordingly requested to repair that
part Of the road as soon as the same can
conveniently be done.
The committee to repair the Long
wharf having called upon the Proprietors
TO pay their proportion Of the expense of
repairs, received communication from
said proprietors in which they state
'that as the said p oprietors have lately
with one or two exceptions, repaired their
shares Of said wharf at grea: expense,
without receiving any special advantage
thereirom, more than the public general
ly, and as said wharf formerly was re-
paired from the west end, or head Of the
wharf, which now IS IN possession oftrus-
tees, by whom no part Of said income is
now laid out for repairs upon said pas
sage way, or proprietors' part of said
wharf leading 90 ,..o said west end, or
head, being the only profitable part of
the original Grant to said proprictors, and
also the ancient toll paid for passing said
wharf having been suspended, and not
lately exactcd by said proprietors, from
which source they have in times past
been benefited; and last, though not
least, the great change taken place with
in few years, in which said private pro-
perty has been converted to public use by
said passage way having become pub
lie thoroughfare for all, both citizens and
strangcrs-Thcreforc, voted, that we the
proprictors of said Long wharf deem it
incxpedient to pay any part of said ex-
penses except our proportion in the gen
cral tax, with the rest of our fellow citi-
zens, who are equally benefited with us
in passing and repassing said proprictors'
wharf"
The above communications were laid
before the meeting, and the town coun-
council were authorised and directed to
take into consideration the business in
question, and to demand ofthe proprietors
Of said Long wharf their proportions of
the expense of said repairs agreeably to
the report Of the committee, and on their
refusal, to institute prosecution against
them for the same, at their discretion.
The memorial Of the proprietors was also
referred to them.
r. X. Randolph, Adam S. Coe, and
George Engs were appointed a commit
tee to ascertain the expense of new
engine to take the place of No. 4, and
requested to report to the next town.
meeting.
Robert b. Cranston, J. V. Hammctt,
and S. A. Robinson, were added to the list
of Firewards.
Caleb Trip was added to the corders
of wood and bark.
The Inspectors of Fire buckets made
the following report:
"1he undersigned committee appoint
cd by the town in April last, to inspect
fre-buckcts sc. beg leave to report, that
we have attended to the duty assigned
us, have visited every house in the COM
pact part Of the town, and find a great
number without buckets.-At the time
we visited the houses there were three
hundred and fifty four having no buckets;
since that time seventy two persons have
reported to us as having furnished their
houses, leaving two hundred and ninety
two houses without any buckets;-Your
committee would beg leave TO recommend
to the town the expediency of appointing
another committee consisting ofthree (as
the law requircs,) to attend fully to that
duty, who after visiting all the houses to
report all dclinqucn,s to the town coun-
Gil, to be deal, with according to law
by so doing, in tho opIajon of your COM
mttcc, the houses would be nearly all
furnished with lucke.s without further