Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-06-14

IVA meeting of the City Council was
held on Wednesday evening. The two
Boards joined in Convention.
The following Standing Committees
were appointed -
Finance-Ailman, Spooner, Gardner, B.
ii. Stevens.
Hghways-Braman, Curtis, b. II. Ste.
vens, Weaver.
Public Schools-Baman, Southwick,
Holt.
Fire Departmental. Stevens, French,
p. w. Stevens.
Police-Curtis, sodthwick, Hazard.
Burial Ground-P. Stevens, p. w. Ste
vens, Holt.
City Property-Ailman, Spooner Cog
geshall, Gardner.
Asylum-Spooner, Hazard, Southwick.
Gas and Lamps-Curtis, French, Gard
ner.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year.
City Treasurer-George Freeborn.
Collector Of Taxes--William II. Bar
ker.
Justices of the Peace-Passed.
Judge Of Probatc-George w. Tay-
lor.
Oversecr OF the Poor-Sylvester r. Haz.
ard.
City Sargeant-Robert Seattle.
Inspector of Nuisanccs-Sylvester r.
Hazard.
City Solctor-Charles c. Vanzandt.
Beach Constable Peleg Coggeshal.
Commissioners Of Asylum. w. Sher-
man, Joseph Sherman, Joseph Anthony,
George A. Armstrong, Job A. Peckham, N.
II. Gould. Benz. Freedom, Samuel Sterne'
Samuel s. Peckham.
City Marshal-Charles Cozzens.
Committee OF School Fund--M. c. Slo-
cum, Henry Castoif, John ID. Dennis.
Public School Committee - g. W..
Greene, Il. X. Hunter, Augustus Bush,
George II. Calvert, II. E. Turner, d. NJ.
Coggeshall, S. c. Bailey, J. Is. Weaver, S.
II. Courell, J. ID. Williams, Charles Il.
Brooks, Caswell, Jr.
Assessors OF Taxes-James G. Topham,
George w. Taylor, Moses Norman, Seth
w. Macy, Clark Burdick.
Keeper of Jews Synagogue-Daniel d.
Davis.
Surveyors of Land-C. f. lIammett, Jr.,
Samuel Brown.
Fire Warlens-James III. Altman, Will
liam G. Ward, S. NJ. Sedman, Joseph b.
Weaver, S. ii. Cottrell
Chief Engineer of Fire Department.
Henry Bull.
City Crer-Thomas Gutter.
Bell Ringers-Philip Sherman, William
d. Boss.
Harbor Master-Anthony Stewart.
Overseer of Small Pox-Alexander G..
Swazey.
Fence Viewers-Joseph Anthony, VIII
liam Card.
Sealer of Weights and dMeasures-Jamcs
b. Brown.
Guagers Of Casks-John 8. Langley,
James Henderson, w. II. Altman, N. IL
Langley.
Surveyor of Joiners Lumbcr-S. NJ.
Stedman, George Hazard.
Surveyors OF Wood and Charcoal-Jo-
seph p. Aylsworth.
Packers of Fish-John 8. Langley, w.
Fl. Altman, J. p. Aylsworth.
Corders of Wood--J. F. Havens, Royal
West, N. Mason, TRUMAN b. Spooner Oil.
yer Peckham, Phillip Drng, Joseph Il.
Card, John Oman, Samuel Il. Oman.
Superintendent OF Chimnies, Stove
Pipes, &c.-James B. Brown.
Field Driver-Joseph b. Freeborn.
Pound Keeper-Thomas J. Lake.
Measursrs of Grain, Salt, Shorts and sea
coal-William Heath, Joseph P. Ayls.
worth.
Auctioneers--S. A. Parker, E. d. Be
dee, Francis Sanhope, Robert Seattle, w.
S. Vose, u. L. Swinburne, w. Swan, Jr.
Keeper OF Powder House--Thomas J.
Lake.
Surveyor of Round Timber--George c.
Martin.
=. To wind up Clock in State Houso-Da-
vid Melville.
Constablcs-Charles Cozzens, Henry
Taggart, Sylvester X. Hazard, Joseph b.
Freeborn, Robert Seattle.
City Watch-John\ NJ. Carr, Captain,
John ii. Stoddard, Lieut., George Vaughn,
Joseph =. Bsbcock, John Easton, Henry
J. Finch, John J. Greenman, William b,
Wilson.
The two Boards separated.
A resolution passed both Boards appro-
priatng $500 for the celebration Of the 4th
Of July; Messrs. Coggeshall, Gardner and
Altman were appointed Committee of Ar
rangcmcnts.