Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-04-06

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STATE ELECTION.
The town meeting in this town for the choice
of General Officers, members of the General
Assembly and Street Commissioner, for the
ensuing year, was held yesterday, at the State
House, commencing at 10 A. M. Henry
BULL, ESQ. the Moderator, having called the
meeting to order, the warrant was read, and
the objects Of the meeting briefly stated.
The following gentlemen (whies) were
nominated and elected to the places of Senator
and Representatives for this town without op-
position, viz:
EDWARD CLARKE, Senator.
l. HENRY Y. CRANsroN.
2. chris. f. ROBBINS.
g. JOSEPH ANTHONY.
4. Henry +. TURNER.
5. SILAs WARD,-Represcntatives.
The last named gentleman in place of Ed
wARR KING, ESQ, who declined reelection.
WM, Ennis, Esq, moved resolution ia
structing the Senator and Representatives of
this town to use their influence to procure the
enacmcnt at the next session, of the City Char
ter. Read and referred for consideration to
p NJ.
Street Commissioner. john STEVENS and
JOHN WATSON were respectively nominated
for the Office Of Street Commissioner, and a
ballot being called for, it was determined that
the polls for this Office be closed at p. M.
"Wednesday qtiernoon, p. ".
The poll for street Commissioner having
been closed at this hour as ordered and the
votes counted, the following was declared to be
the result
Whole number of votes A76
For JonN STEVENS, 4O2
" JoHN Watson, II
4" JOSEPH 2. HAvENs 3
Majority for Stevens over all others, 32s
And Mr.. Stevens was declared to be elect
ed
The resolution offered by Mr.. Ennis this
morning, TO instruct the Senator and Repre-
sentatives of the town in relation TO their vote
on the City Charter, coming up for discus
sion, it was moved by WIN. ii. Crans,on, ESQ, +,
to postpone the same indefinitely. After
some debate on the question, Mr.. Cranston
withdrew his motion to postpone, and Mr.. En-
mis- withdrew also his resolution TO instruct.
A resolution passed authorizing the Street
Commissioner to examine the town reservoirs,
and make the necessary repairs.
George Hall, Edward w. Lawton, John
Stevens. George Bowen, Michael Freeborn,
Chas. Gyles, Benjamin II. Altman and Joseph
Weaver were re-chosen as the Finance Com.
mttcc.
\ vote was pass:d authorizing the Overseer
of the poor, to provide for the support of Bet
sey Stanton, all aged deaf and dumb woman.
A vote was passed relinquisLing TO Eliza
beth B. Perry, any rgh, or interest that they
have or may have hereafter, on the estate of
the late Charles Whitfield, deceased, and the
Town Treasurer was authorized to convey and
nui,-caim by deed all such interest, to the said
Elizabeth b. Perry.
A vote was passed requesting the Town
Council so to modify the present Dog law, as
to require that every dog at large, without a
collar, upon which the owners name is dis
tnctly inscribed, shall be destroyed by an Off
Ger appointed by them for that purpose, and
also that all dogs at large and without a muz-
zle, shall be killed.
Voted to appropriate not exceeding SIS, for
the purpose of repairing the Coddington Bury
ing Ground.
At the close of the polls at 0 P. NJ, the vote
in this town stood as follows, viz
Whole number of votes polled 597
Wing General Officers, 4si
Wing regular ticket scratched 80