Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-06-06
WIN. Caswell, and

Il Torn Bell Ringes-Philip Sherman
and S. Gladding.
Il The annual report Of the Finance
/ Committee was read and rcceved.--
II The Committee recommended tax oi
| $40 ,OOO,-thc freemen, however, voted
tax Of SlI ,5OO-S2, 800 Of which to
be appropriated for the repairs OF
streets-S2, 500 for support of the Poor,
and $500 for public Schools. The above
lltax was ordered to be assessed by
II Messrs.. VIM. w. Freedom, Abiel
Il Spencer, N. B. Hammctt, S. White
| horne, and G.. Devens, and to be col
lected on or before the lst Of October
next.
Il Jacob Willis was appointed Chimney
Sweeper, and required to visit every
house in town twice a year, and keep
a memorandum of all the chimnies he
sweeps, as well as those he does not.
Il The Committee for Public School
No. Q, made report, stating that said
School was opened on the 18th May,
and that it was now full The expense
for instruction would not exceed $1,000.
The age of five years had been fixed
upon by them, as n suitable age for the
| admission of scholars. We understand
the Committee of School No. /, some
time since concluded TO receive schol-
ars at the same age.
i Vote passed requiring persons not to
empty Privy Vaults earlier than l. p.
Nj. or after sunrise.
Il Mr.. Benz. Hazard, made a statement
to the town respecting the original
width of the road opposite Mr.. Johns
tons land, leading to the Beach, by
which it appeared that Mr.. J. had en-
closed some seven feet of the Towns
land-whercupon the Street Commits
soncrs were specially required to re-
move all Instructions on said road, and
give Mr.. Johnston due notice Of the
same.
A vote passed instructing our Rep
rescntatiycs to the General Assembly
to apply for the passage of an act limit
ing the number of Justices to be here
after appointed to this town to SEVEN,
and requiring said Justices to meet to-
gether and hold Court at the Court
House, or some other public room OH
the Tuesday and Friday of each and
every week-said Court to be opened
at 8 A. NJ, and three Justices at least
to be necessary to form n quorum--re-
quiring all Justices with processes, and
all criminal process, us far as practical
bic, to be made rcturnable to said Court,
and be under its exclusive cognizance,
and regulating the proceedings of said
Court and Justices, prescribing their
duties and making such other provis-
ions in said act as the Legislature may
deem best calculated to render said
Court respectable and most useful in
administering the laws and furthering
the purposes Of Justice, with as little
cost, or delay as possible.
VIM. w. Freedom and Town Trea-
surer were appointed Committee to
require Isaac Stall to remove his house
from the towns common at the head of
Broad street.
Messrs. b. B. Rowland and Charles
Lawton were appointed a committee to
transfer books of late Treasurer to the
new.
Messrs. Jon. II. Almy and f. T. Al
Ian were chosen a committee to super
intend the Fountain at the foot of the
Parade.
A vote passed dividing the Town into
two School Distrcts-the North Dis
trict to include all that part of the town
running from the head of the Long
Wharf castcrly, up Touro-strcet to
Catharinc street, (or the street that
runs by Bellevue House )-thence thro
Catharine street by the old road to the
Beach and all South of the line a
bove specified, to be called the South
District.
Mr.. John Wells was appointed Ora
tor for tho 9TH Of July, and the sum of
S75 dollars appropriated to pay cxpcn-
scs of celebration. The following gem
tlcmen were chosen a Committee to-
make the customary arrangements, viz:
VIM. II. Douglas, f.. p. Allan, j. G.
Stevens, John Horswcll, Il. Stacy, Jr.
j. b. Weaver, Charles Lawton, w.
G. Tilley, Augustus Bush and L. Lam
ders.
| Messrs. Stanford and ID. G.. Dcnham,
were appointed Committee TO petition
the Legislature for power to appoint u
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