The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-10
BRISTOL.

The citizens assembled in town hall last
evening, and the meeting was called to
order at 7:30 o'clock by Moderator Spooner
j. Christie addressed the chair, stating
that the meeting on Monday evening had
adjourned for the purpose of giving Isaac
i. Williams and others a chance TO exam
inc and investigate the roads which had
been built by him during his administra-
tion as councilman and superintendent of
the public highways
William Il. c. Wardwell made a motion
TO increase the salaries Of the assessors of
taxes from $3.50 to 5000 year. 1t was so
voted.
Isaac 4. Williams arose and the ball
opened He spoke at great length about
the different sections of road that Mr..
Christie had built during his administra-
tion Of 1891, and showed in figures by
various men who had gone over the roads
that certain sections mad been measured
by them and in their judgment his roads
did not compare favoraby in price with
other sections OF the roads that bad been
built at previous times. He alluded to
Bayview avenue, claimed by Mr.. Christie
When measured by William ii. Thomp-
son and John Petty, two master
mechanics, IL was found that there
was but 400 feet by accurate measure
ment. He spoke of the section OF road ad-
joining the road on Bay View built by X.
II. lDulipCh. du'l tHOukut ~ iDdNH
and better. He was often interrupted by
L. ID. Wardwell and occasionally by Mr.
Christie Ire showed that the statement
male at a previous meeting by Mr.. Ward
well that no surveyor had ever left behind
him any tools belonging to the town, and
that Mr.. Christie had turned into the
town in his inventory everything that had
been bought by him during hYs term of
service was not correct; that Mr.. Conncry,
the surveyor of 1890 had turned in more
tools and had placed IN inventory with
the town clerk which was on file, but had
never been mentioned.
Mr. Wardwell said that he said no sur
veyor had ever made a report so that the
taxpayers could understand.
Mr.. Williams went on showing what he
thought was poor management.
Cheistie arose with manuscript in one
hand aud the tax book in the other and
spoke at great length, showing that Of the
roads that had been built by r. ID. Bull
lock the accounts had been kept in such n
manner that no one, even the Council,
could tell what any section cost. lie said
he did not intend to charge anything
wrong regarding the appropriation being
spent bnt the accounts of the different
sections of roads were all mixed together
and not kept separate rs IL should be, Civ
ing the taxpayers an opportunity To tell
which was building the roads the cheap
est
After Mr.. Christie had sat down the
original question was brought up. asking
for $4,000 for the repairing of the public
highways which was amended by Mr..
Williams. making il $4,000, and again
amended by Mr. Bosworth, making il
$1,000, and again by Mr. Christie, making
il -, $685. when n motion was made and
carried to adjourn 10 Thursday evening to
1870 II. NJ.
The Rev. Alva T.. Carpenter or Warren
xnst1l Ialt txn an ah1 10 st..,
Trinity Church.
Arrived in town this loren oon, Russell
V. Worth OF Philade. phia.
The adjourned term of the Supreme
Court wiil be held in Bristol tomorrow.
The Republicans will hold caucus mt
the court house this evening, at \ O'Clock,
for the purpose OF nomi l1ting delegates
TO atlen the State Convention.
The drum ANA lie corps are practicing
at their rooms in Wardweil block, on
Thames street, preparatory To their going
TO Washing, on 90 attend the national en-
campment of the Grand Army