The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-10-12

All act passed autnOflSinS Tue itttuitH vi
the compact part of The town of Newport
10 lay tax on the rateable property of the
said compact part of said town for the re-
pairing highways, and also for supporting
night watch before which those duties
were performed by the citizens being requir-
ed to render their personal service, or TO
procure substitutes.
A committee was appointed and went to
Block Island to determine on the most suit
able place for making Pier or Harbor.
The Assembly adjourned tn, aud met a,
Warwick on The 4th day of February.
The toll gate not allowed to be kept at
Pawtucket Bridge any longer.
AT quarter meeting of he town of New.
port July 25:h 1898, we the subscribers be-
ing committee appointed to view and Or
der the place where the committee appoint
ed To build Market house are to set the
same, do hereby certify that we have view
ed the same and laid it out in the following
manner Twenty six feet in length from
east to west, and fourteen feet in breadth,
and have left for a passage To the Ferry
wkarf, on the north side thereof eight feet,
and on the south side thereof going down
TO Tilinghasts' wharf eleven.
Signed by the Committee.
O. The house then built was taken
down and the present market erected on
the site.
1874.
The General Assembly convened at New
port OH the 3Oth day of April 1874, being
the day before the generl election. Pres
ent the Deputy Governor, Assistants, and
the following named Deputies from the
towns.
Nerport.
George Gouldlng, Benjamin Ellery,
William Coddlngton, Joseph Whipple,
james Clarke, Henry Bull.
Precedence.
Ezekiel Warner, Thomas Olny,
Daniel Abbott, Richard Fenner
Portsmouth.
George Lawton, Stephen BrownelI,
William Hull, William Brown.
Warwick.
William Greene, James Arnold,
John Wighlmau, Francis Mathewsou,
Westerly.
Oliver Babcock, Thomas Hiscox.
New .Shorcham
Simon Ray, Peter Ball.
SouM kmgsto,cn.
William Robinson, Robert Hassard.
East Green,oich.
John Jenkins, Benjamin Sweet.
Jamestown.
Nicholas Carr, John Cranston.
!Smihfeld.
Daniel Jencks, Joseph Mowfy.
By election the nert day were chosen.
JOHN WANTON, Governor. /
GEORGE HASSARD, Dep. Gov. !
Assistants.
Samuel Vernon, John Gardner, /
john Potter, Ezekiel Warner,
George Cornell, William Anthony,
John Wickes, Philip Arnold,
William Hall, Rouse llelme.
James N0rfin Secretary.
James HOneyman Jr. Attorney Gen.
Gideon IIontOn Treasurer
There was no public business done, ex-
cept the election of officers, aud the assem-
bly, adjourned to the l7tb day of June, at
which time it again met at Newport.
" Simon Ray, Peter Ball, Henry Bull,
William Brown aud William Wantou" were
appointed a committee "tO procure mate
-ials for building a Pier at Block Island
md making harbOr there according to act
Df assembly. aud to go on with the work
md perfect the same as soon as the money
shall arise in the Gene-al Treasury for that
purpose"
The Assembly met at Providence Oc,o-
Der 30th 1874.
This Assembly granted ESQ toward re-
building the Polm Bridge tn Newpon.
The Assembly met at East Greenwich
ror the first lime on the 18th day OF Febru-
Iry.
The committee who went to Block Is
and reported that the cutting passage
through the Beach, as was proposed, can
not auwer the end, intended thereby"
They then ordered tie old Pier 10 be re-
paired and enlarged.
Death of Cor. William WantOn.
Gov. William Wanton was born IN Bos-