The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02
EAST PROVIDENCE.

At the town council session yesterday
Benjamin Wilson, Henry Il. Anthony,
Benjamin Martin, Levi :. Winchester,
Thomas II. Ray being present, the com
mittee on the laying out of Second street
made a report, which was received and
continued. The report of the town treas
urer was read as follows Balance in
treasury March g. 1891, s1l, 1886. SO; received
from loans, S107, 500: town taxes EFF 1890,
Sl4, ,5Sl. 10; town taxes of 1891, S5i 200;
licenses, s6,2sl.60; interest, Sl,032. II !;
officers fees, s499.s0; town property,
s32l.50 curbing Walnut street, ss93. so;
miscellaneous, S336.30; for public schools,
S4, ,376. G2 total, S204, ,25s -. ,.Paid out to
date For public schools, S26, 142. 10; even
ing schools. SG36.62; A. II. Hoyt grammar
school, 80, 500 61;transporting pupils, S216. 81;
highways district No. |, -, 123 15 district
No. 2, 1859. SO; district No. 3, s2,373. 20;
North Broadway, $l,500; Orchard street,
81, 135. 2 Walnut street, $500; Lincoln
avenue, 81, ,s39.13; Oakland Granite Com
pany, sl,506.91; Sutton street sewer, $500;
addition TO engine house, g, 1893. "a; drawn
from $50 appropriation, repairs on fire
bell So 50; repairs on town building, SIS. 90;
padded cell, s45; Washington bridge,
s1,023.s3; Hunts bridge, Sll5 State
tax, s6,S2296; amount due State for
town notes, SS7 500; interest, s9,S3S. 20;
support of the poor, sl,6s6.G9; sup.
port of police, s6 lO2O7; support of
street lights, s3,54512; incidentals,
81, $50 so; electric light company, 81, 1872. 4s;
public libraries, 81 900; engine companies,
$500 Memorial Day, 5000; dog damages,
$40 so: burial fund, IS; total, sl94, 422. 93 (:
was received and placed on file. The re-
port of the chief of police for the month
of February was read as follows: Total
number of arrests 10, males 9, females 1.
Americans 3, foreigners ), residents s..
non-residents D causes of arrest assault
and battery /, common drunkard /, drunk
enness 2, non-support OF family !.
The Watchemoket Free Public Library
reported the following account of eXpend-
itures of the town appropriation:
III. Gregory, books purchased, 500; III. Il.
Inman, books purchased, 500; Charles l..
Webster, books purchased, s44; VI. Bliss,
books purchased, 1915; IL. Gregory, books
purchased s49.9s; stationery, etc, S17;
Rhode Island Printing Co, $3.50; III. Nj.
sistant. s9l.27. To be paid Catalogues TAT
printers), books (at binders), $40; sub
scription books, s515. The society has
earned by fines ana in other ways, S5I91
Number of books circulated, 1896.
The report OF the health officer states
that a number of complaints had been in
vestigated, and that the isolation of the
school children III fourteen families had
been enforced
The report of the overSaer of the poor
for the year ending March shows that
there were los persons assisted during the
past year, fifty-six of whom were chill
dren expense, 1888 H. An appropaia-
tion of s., 300 was recommended.
Mr. Hayes, attorney for the Old Colony
railroad. offered u copy Of the petition
and act to the General Assembly for the
council 10 accept notice of same TO lay a
spur track TO Frazer's wharf, and IL was
accepted.
The following persons were drawn
jurors at the April term of the Supreme
Court: First class-Zenas III. Medbury,
John = kingsburp econd-class-Jesse
B. Lincoln, Andres V. Johnson.