Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-08-27
AUGUST Town Meeting.

sentatives to the General Assembly took
place throughout this State yesterday.
AT the meeting in this town HENRY
Y. CRANsToN, Esq, presided.
Asher Robins, Esq. was reelected
first Representative to The Assembly
without opposition. Benz. Hazard,
Esq, having declined reelection,
Messrs. II. Y. Cranston, II. X. Ran
dolph, and George G.. King wero sue
cessivcly reelected; also without OPP
sition. For fifth Representative Mr..
George Bowen was nominated for re-
election, and Mr.. Charles Lawton in
opposition, and the vote being taken by
ballot resulted,
For Bowen l4a,
For Lawton II,
and Mr.. Bowen was declared to be re-
elected. Messrs. Charles Lawton.
WIN. III. Crandall and Joseph 7. Per-
ry were then nominated for sixth Rep
resentative, but Messrs. LawtOn and
Perry declined, and Mr.. Crandall was
elected.
MUNICIPAL.
The special committee appointed at
the June meeting to devise some def
mite mode of action. relative to the
Beach and Marsh, and to encroach-
ments on the Beach road, Sc, made
their report.
They recommend that fence be put
up on the highest part Of tho beach to
divide the Beach from tho Marsh; .
state that the Marsh when fenced in
will let for $50 per year; that tho fence
will tend to preserve the Beach, by
catching the sand which would otherwise
blow over into the pond; and estimate
the cost of putting up the fence at
$500.
They also recommend regulations
relativs to the carting Of sand and grav-
el off the beach; to the cncrOachmonts
on the beach road; and the immediate
repair of the termination Of said road.
The first recommendation caused
long discussion, and the report, except
ing the INSTRUMENTATION, was final
ly recommitcd for more particular
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statement of the rights of the town and
the cost Of the proposed improvements.
The Street Commissioner was drec-
ted to repair the termination of the
road, and S400 was appropriated for
that purpose.
The Street Commissioner was also
directed to prosecute all persons who
had carried OF sand or gravel from the
beach, contrary to law.
The meeting then adjourned to
o'clock, =. Nj.
/ ArTERNooN.-Jcrcmiah Goodspeed
resigned the office Of Town Crier, and
John c. Clarke appointed to fill his
place.
Petition Of Henry M. Brownell to
erect building for bathing purposes
on Easton's beaeh-graDtcd, and sub
jcct to any regulations that the Town
Council may hereafter make.
/ Petition of James Stevens for pay for
quantity Of stone furnished Street
Commissioners & several years since
| referred to A. S. Coc for examination,
to report at Town Meeting in November.
Upon the report of the committee ap-
pointed in August to enquire into the
encroachments on the Bliss Road, q
motion was made for indefinite post
poncmcnt and lost. The report was ac-
companied with a plat of the road taken
from the Records in Middletown. The
report having been read and received
a vote passed to instruct the Street
Commissioner to call on the proprie.
tors of that part Of said road lying IL
Newport, and request them to remove
their fences to tho limo Of said roa,
agrccabIy TO the plat presented-an,
make report at Town Meeting ip No.
vember.
| The Committee appointed to ascor
tain the c'probable expense Of altering
the Theatre into a Hall suitable foI
/. Lectures sc and alterations Of Marke
sc. report that the expense accoi d,ns
to then estimate would be 5000, oI