The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-03
EAST PROVIDENCE NEWS
The Town Council Disposes Of its
Regular Monthly Budget.
THE FINANCIAL REP OR rs.
Bills Allowed and the Matter of Union
Railroad Extension Laid on the Table
Until the Next Meeting-General News
From Our Near Neighbors.

Hall, with the following members pres
ent: BENJAMIN Wilson, Levi s. Winches-
ter, Thomas III. Ray, Henry +. Anthony
and Benjamin Martin. The statement OF
Town Treasurer y. w. Munroe was read
as follows Balance in treasury March o,
1891, sil, 1875. SO received from loans, $92,-
300 town taxes of 1890, sl3, 1913. as town
taxes OF 1891, $50, 700; interest, S7OS5
licenses, 6,121.60; curbin4 Walnut street,
S945S; officers fees. Si39.75; for public
schools, $l,70l.92; from other sources,
S25098; paid out to date, sl'7, 300
schools, $50, 81. 50; A. II. Hoyt school
house, 50, s22.67; District No. |, S2,69 9s;
District No. >, S3,363.S5; District No. .,
s., 1854 North Broadway, I,5OO: Or
chard street, 81, ,135.7 20; Lincoln avenue,
8, ,S39.73; Oakland Granite Company,
Sl,7O6.9l support of poor, sl,l6369 sup
port of police, 81, ,59O.43 (; support OF street
lights, s., ,57703: Electric Light Company,
Sl.724.S0: incidentals, s5,296 "a; town
notes, $37, 800: bonds. 5000; interest,
SS,Ol2.16; State tax, S,4ll.45; amount due
engine house, g, LA Seventh street sewer.
S2.422.09: Washington bridge, s9S5 9S
Hunts bridge, Sli5; public Libraries,
81 900: engine companies, 500; Memorial
Day, 500 dog damages, $40. 80 transpor-
tntion Of pupils, $40 ~ burial fund, IS
Walnut street, 5000 total, $124 ,912 30 (;
balance in treasury, So, ,5oO.35. Ordered
filed.
The report of Chief of Police Rufus w.
Adams was read as follows: Total num-
of arrests, IL; Americans, 4; foreigners,
4 residents 5: non-residents, 4 causes
of arrest-assault and battery, 2 common
drunkard. | drunkenness, D; manslaugh-
ter, | revelling, | vagrancy, 2 commit
ments, IL committed TO Jail, L; commit
ted 20 state farm, 3; miscellaneous bust
ness-buidings found open and secured, 2;
bush fires eXtnguished, complaints in
vestigated, 10; disturbances suppressed,
horse shot, /; lights furnished for dan
gerous places, IL persons provided with
lodgings, l04 stray teams found and re
turned to owners, 4 officers fees received
10 be paid TO town treasurer, SS2.OO. APP
proved and ordered filed.
A petition was read from number of
the most prominent business men of the
town asking for the use of the council
chamber or court room on Monday even
ings, for the purpose of holding prelimi-
nary meetings looking toward federation
of the business men OF this town, for the
purpose of encouraging new industries and
promoting the older ones. Permission was
granted them to use the court room until
such time rs permanent organization
should be effected.
The petition of Elizabeth Linton which
was laid over from last meeting and claim
ing damage done by n washout at 5River-
side was taken up and continued To the
next meeting.
The petition of the Union Railroad Com
pany for leave TO lay single track on
Warren and Taunton avenues, with suita-
BILE turnouts also TO set poles and stretch
wires for the purpose OF operating cars by
electric power, was taken up and read and
was continued TO the next regular meet
ing.
A petition signed by eighty-s abutters
on Warren and Taunton avenues and resi-
dents of the town. asking that the petit
tion of the Union Railroad Company be
only granted when said company should
extend the present East Providence line
of cars from Market square up Westmins-
ter. through Mathewson and down Broad
and Weybosset streets was read and laid
on the table until the next regular meet
ing
The following petitions were granted:
James Wilcox, 20 connect premises with
sewer; Howard Assembly Pythian Sis
ters, TO hold social In Watchemoket
Hall Dec II: A. Il. Hoyt grammar school,
TO give entertainments in the Town Hall
Dec o. 1891, Jan. 20, Feb. 10 and ~ 1892
j. j. Mullen ct al, TO hold masquerade
ball in the Town Hall on the evening Of
Jan. z, 1892.
The petition of Frank Hughes to run n
lunch wagon i'm town was read and he was
given leave TO withdraw the same. The
committee appointed To lay out Anthony
street from its present terminus To Water
man avenue made a report, accompanied
by map, which was received and CON
tinued TO the next regular meeting with
order of notice
The following bills were ordered paid
Pay roll highway district No. 1,
10; Rumford Chemical Works,
for gravel and repairing watering trough,
S437; Galen Pierce, for services
on Anthony street. s3; Walter NJ. Dexter,
for services on Anthony street, Sl6.10
Roswell NJ. Bushnell, for services on An
thOny street, Ss stephen 5. Rich for SER
vices on Anthony street, 50; David :. Ray,
Cor sundry supplies, -. 10; ;. Wheldon, for
stone, S2l21, ii. York, for stone, Sl.s0; r.
;. Luther, for repairing tools, S2S.10 Wal
ter Barney, for gravel, $l4i; Edwin j.
qencks, for repairing tools, $50; Sarah
VI. Warner, for gravel, S33.S4 J.J. Holmes,
for gravel. $10.95; George j. Martin, for
stone, Sl215; John Barney, for gravel,
Sll.l6; Edith Whitaker, for gravel,
si.0S; Elisha Pierce, for gravel,
s4s.75 Police-R w. Adams, $3.50;
George w Colwell, $3.50; Eugene r.
Thatcher, 80; James II. Barney, S5l.75;
j. j. Kayanagh, S61 80; Franklin Munroe,
Sl575; George +. Wilcox, $3.50; Francis
thony, groceries, -; Charles II. Stack
pole, for use of team, -; +. +. Carrigan,
Tor rent, 50: Michael Crane for rent, ST.
G. q. German, for rent, $3.50; Mathew
Flaherty, for rent, $40; j. w. Shields, for
Itnti co. l1tNTtnCt hNdn, LOT Ttnl, ~, H.
i. Munroe, for rent, So Il. Fowler q Co,
for groceries, $40 10; j. Carpenter, for gro
ceries, $780, T.. +. Jameson, shoes, Al -;
William Arlington, groceries, So; :. :.
Rich, groceries, $50. Street lights, viii
liam l.. Smith, for lighting street lieh :,
S2S.9S; A. B. Aspinwall, for lighting street
lights, $500; Joseph w. Miller, for light
ing street lights, S69 %; Globe Gas Light
Company, Sl0i72; Penniman * Crumb,
for chimneys, Sl04l; Levi :. Winchester,
for repairing, etc, sl050; Narragansett
Electric Lighting Company, S2ll.2O.
lncidentals-David ;. Ray. sundries for
fire company, 50; G. A. Knapp, for ser
vices as steward for fire company, Si250:
George Il. Hunter, for services as Town
Clerk, S10.S5; Mason B. Wood, for services
~ Health Officer for six months, 800;
Providence Telephone Co. for rent Of
telephone, S15; Charles &. Balch, services
As Assessor of Taxes and team $2lB
Edward g. Dubois, for services ~ attor-
ney for the ttw ., $40; Snow a. Farnham.
for printing, sis.J0; George y. Chapman
a Co., for printing, $3.50, A. NJ. Stone a
Co, for n case of toilet paper, A.; Paw
tucket Water Works, for water for Town
Ill H.. q.