The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-15
BRISTOL.

The Council held meeting yesterday
afternoon March IA, a full board present.
Voted, That the election OF Henry A.
Stevens as trustee of Rogers Free Library
be confirmed.
In tine matter of electing q superinten
dent of highways for the compact part of
the town, Mr.. James Connery and John j.
Christie were nominated. Councilmen
Herreshoff, Simmons and Wilson voted
Tor Christie, and Counci1men Barbour
and Mason for Connery. Other elections
were: District No. |, Andrew Lynch; dis
trct Nos. 4 and 5, james Tobin; district
No. 6, Moses Connery; district No Z,
James NJ. Gooding, ID; district No. 5,
Charles A. Luther; district No. 9, Charles
PAUL. district No. 10. Frederick NJ. Bar
ney; district No. IL, Charles +. Herreshotf,
Jr.: district No. IL, Loring Coggeshall
Voted, That the petition of Daniel HaZ-
ard to run "A night soil cart be granted.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be au-
thoriZcd to hire the sum OF 50, 900 for cur
rent expenses.
The report of the Police Department
for the month of February was placed on
file. The report shows: Total number of
arrests. q; drunkenness, =: revelling, y in
sane, L; common prostitute, |; provided
with lodgings, %; lire alarm sounded by
police, /: electric lights out, s.; stores
found open aud secured. 3: committed to
State institution, >. amount of money re-
ported stolen, 800; amount recovered by
the police, $40: police call day 6, nights T.
Voted that the clerk draw his order on
the town treasurer in the following sums
and in favor of the following persons for
damages sustained to fowls by dogs: John
Hicks, 81; Frederick :. Burgess. $3.50.
The bond of Herbert r. Bennett, town
clerk was received and accepted by the
council as satisfactory
4 communication from James Conacry
was received agreeing to build Telford
roads the present year. The same was re-
ceivcd and placed on file for future refer
ence.
The following bills against the town
were examined, allowed and referred TO
the auditor council account: Benjamin
Joseph Clifford, SIC; John ID. Dimond, SIS;
James Hoard, Jr., s62; George III. Peck
so: Waldron ~ Bruwncll, SlS.69; II. r..
|. Bennett, sci 20; George III. Peck, $50; &.
\. Greene, 73; Bristol Electric Light
CompanO $3.50; X. :. Gladding S2l; Bug
bee * Thompson, 80; license account john
III. MOrrisSey, SG2: Thomas Dwyer, SOS;
overseer poor account, II. VI. Thompson,
S2525; James Connery, $3.50: Charles II.
Spooucr, s25; James w. sherman, SS;
Michael Hamil, Jr.. 81; Charles III.
Spooner, s.; G. y. Greene, so cents; asy-
lum account, Samuel Taylor, 81.
FIRE department account-P. y. Man
Sparks, Sos; James Conuery, 81; II. y.
Manchester, 81; Spencer Rounds,i $3.50;
Bristol Gas Light Company, ei4; Rhode
Island Coupling Company, SlOS45; Ma
tional India Rubber Company, s3O25.
Sidewalk ACCOMPLISHMENT Whiting
ton, 500: r. Burke. Sl3.G0: National
India Rubber Company. S22.'j; Patrick
Burnt, s93.55; Thomas Downey, so. 90; j.
B McGovern. 5000, and Patrick Burns
Sl.50.
The communication presented TO the
council~tated explicitly that he would
build Tilford's road for 50 cents per square
yard "a good as was built last year and
give surety with bonds satisfactory "a
them. When the ppiition was recorded
this part OF 10 Wa it of Of the records.
30 that the public ou not know what the
roads are to be built for
a cablegram was received from lieut.
Hodgekinson that instead OF sailing ioi
home on the 10th that he should not sail
until the I'D.
The school committee met at the Byheld
hall last evening and organized, with Par
| menus skinner a. permanent chairman.
Mr.. John j.. Reynolds was elected super
intendent and clerk, after which the vari
ous committees were elected. The meet
ins was very harmonious, with a full at