The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-06-04
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westerly, June 4, 1887.
Town Meeting,

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election of Town Officers, took place on
Tuesday last. The following are the
officers elected =
= Moderator-Oliver II. Fowler.
To,on Clvk-Jirah l. Gray.
Councilmen-O. II. Fowler, Bradford
Rliven. Daniel f. Larkin, Charles II.
Denison, Thomas Brightman.
!. Justices of the Peacs-Nathan f.
Dixon. John ii Cross, Bradford Bliven,
y. w. Knight, Oliver II. Fowler, John
Stanton, G Hoxie Noyes, Silas Wells,
LMabro' II. Gardner.
ToDn Ssrgeamt-J. Clark Barber.
Tleasurer-W. Courtland Pendleton.
Corders of ofWood-Chas II. Denison,
VIM. H. Chapman, Welcome Stillman
Pound Keepers Charles Leonard,
James Babcock, Benjamin York, Ma
thaniel j l.. Chase, Emery Babcock,
Sam'l A Champlin, Sam'l Saunders, Jr.
Auctioneers-Wiliam G. Pendleton,
Benjamin York, John E. Brown, Dennis
Burdick, James l}abcock
Persons to Complain Of Breaches Of
| The Liquor Law William w Collins,
Thomas V. S,illman, ii. s. Berry, Wm.
II. Chapman, Solomon Y. Wells.
ISsaler Of Lsather-Gco G Wells.
Packers Of Esh-Albert CrandaiI
| d L Larkln.
Auditors WIN. c. Peudleton, Jiral
|. Gray.
Assessors-Amos Collins, Bradford
Bliven, John Pendleton
Surveyors of Laad--A. j. Foster
Simeon +. Perry, Charles II. Bradford
ConstaJies- Benjamin York, Johr
Hazard, Phillip A. Bowen, John Z
Brown.
Committee Of Aecousls--Wm. G.
Pcnllctou, Chas. II. Denison.
I Ginger Of Casks-J. II. Lewis.
Wreck Masters Albert Crandall,
Joseph w. Bliven, Nathan Nash.
Mcasurers of Grain-Bcnjamin York
Joseph IL. Lewis, Edward Clark.
j Public " cigher-Wm. III. Chapman
School COMMITTEE -Jirah l. Gray, g
Ii Denison, James M Pendleton.
Orerseer Of Ms Poor-William G
Pcudleton.
Surveyor Of LUMBER. W. Bliven
Superintendent of Public Schools
Thomas ii. Vail.
} Collector of Tazes-Benj. York.
: On motion of Geo. D. Cross, the fol-
lowing vote was passed:
Voted, That the Town Treasurer re.
ceivc salary of $50 per year for his
service es, in lieu of three per cent COM
mission on monies received and disburs
ed, as heretofore.
On motion of Geo D. Cross, the fol.
lowing vote was passed:
Voted, That the sum of eighteen cents
on each one hundred dollars be assessed
on all the rateable property of this town
and that the same be due and payable
into this Towns Treasurer, on or before
the first day of January. 1858, and tha,
the Tax Bill be forth coming to the col.
lector, on or before the first day Of De.
cember, 1857 and that the sum order
ed by the General Assembly, at the last
January session, for the support of Pub.
lie Schools, be paid by the Town Treas
urer, into the Public School Fund and
that the said Tax shall be due to the
Collector on the receipt Of his Tax Bill
On motion, it was
Voted, That Case Chapman, Jr., be
a committee to confer with the Trustees
of River Bend Cemetery, and certain
for what price suitable lot can be pro-
cured, for the purpose of burying their
dead and that be report his doings at the
next Town Meeting
On motion of Gideon Il. Collins, i,
was
Voted, That the Committee appoint
ed at the June Town Meeting, 1886 to
hire farm for the use of the Poor OF
this Town; aud further empowered at
the November Town Meeting to pur-
chase farm for the use of the Poor of
this Town, be discharged from further
consideration Of the same.
On motion, it was
Voted, That Thomas Brightmau, Gid
con IT, Collins and Weeden II. Berry,
be Committee to hire farm, for the
use of the town on which 10 keep the
poor Of the town, for the term OF three
years. And, that IL in their judgment
| il will be to the advantage OF the tax
prayers of said town, they shall cause
said poor TO be removed on to any isrm
they may hire IN this town, on or before