The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-28
EAST GREENWICH.

INob OnIIVvvtots
The first regular meeting Of the town
council was held Ia the council room 1t
the Town Hall yesterday afternoon.
Timothy Andrews, John II. Keslin and
Edwin Brown were present.
After probate session council matters
were taken up. Town Clerk Stanhope
made the following report, showing the
amount Of the appropriations, the portion
ing unsxpsndcd: Highways, apDropria-
ton 5000. expended, t7S5.2o; balance,
$4,000; expended, el,700; balance. $40.
Liquor constable's salary. appropriation
$3.50; expended. Sibo.57; balance. sl9o. 4s.
ws Afp paiaaos a. STiSsssp s sspsppso sppso
tion $500; expended, $500. So; balance,
sos. AZ. Eldridge memorial bridge ap-
preparation, $50: expended, $ll9.50; bal
ance, $50 50. The report was approved
and ordered placed on file.
been before the council for some time,
received leave TO Withdraw, as his
grievance had been adjusted. Peleg Bah
cock came before the body with his petit
ton, and spoke at some length concern
ing water aud pipes, but his question Of
drainage was continued until next No
vember.
The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid Highways--Thomas II.
Matteson, District No. !, $4L70; Patrick
Dillon, District No. 2, $2ll.69: George w.
Randall, District No. 8. $33 80; Jonathan
ID. Huling, District No. 4, S400l c.. "A.
Shippee Of W., District No. ., s47;sS; Mel
mon L Place, District No. z, $50 %; /;
s. % sssso; Millis% natS' G. Briggs u'iS district Si
No. TO-, $40; ID. Everett Johnson.
District No. II. $32 Is; Timothy Andrews,
District No. lS, s72; Z; A, Shippee Of L.,
deriand. District No. ie. ssS.i4: John H.
Murray. Town Sergeant. listing 200 dogs,
$4l.S0; John Howard Appleton. analizing
village water. $20 Charles G.. Hill, under
taker, burying pauper, 90; John II. Muir
ray, Town Sergeant, -; John II. Murray,
truat officer, for year ending June i, 1892,
s25; Alfred Fry. janioor Of Town Hall,
$50; PRovIDENcE county jail. board Of
prisoners, $40
The following town officers were elected:
Truant officer, James X. McKenns, with
salary fixed ut $25 per year; coroner,
Charles j. Hill +; pound keeper, William
Stock; tramp officer. Lodowick A.
account, Samuel NJ. Knowles, Christopher
and Charles j. Ames field drivers, over
secrs OF highways in the several districts;
inspectors and SURVEYORS OF lumber, L. e.
Shippee and Charles b. Jones, sealer Of
weights and measures, Ludowick A.
Vaughn inspector of Kerosene, Thomas
4. Foy corders of wood. Russell Vaughn,
Calvin Matteson, Thomas 4. Fov ana
Joseph 5. Thornley,; special constable,
Francis ID. Blakeslee uog officer, Town
Sergeant Brown liquor constable, Joseph
+. Taft
President Shippee appointed the follow
ing standing committees OF the Council:
A nAttipv k,ll sn. y,olico no
lin and Brown; highways, Timothy An
drews; bridges, Hines and Andrews;
town properly, Andrews and Hines;
asylum and towns poor, Andrews; street
lights, Brown and Hines; claims against
the town, Andrews and Brown; public
health, j. H. Keelin.
The electric lighting matter was then
brought up, and it was unanimously
voted that the president, together with
G. A. Shippee and Lyman Hymes, be ap-
pointed COMMITTEES TO oppose the bill
now before the legislature.
The act referred to is entitled "An act
In amendment Of and in addition to an
act entitled An act in amendment Of the
charter Of the Fire Engine Company in
East Greenwich +" The act was intro
duced in the Senate, and IL it becomes .
law it would. Of course, be q severe blow
to the Phenix Electric Light Company OF
this town. 1t passed the senate on the
2lst inst. and in the House was referred
to the judiciary committee June ~. A
public hearing Is ordered by the commit
tee on Thursday, June 30. The council
adjourned at 3:45 =. M.
Another Deputy sherifr.
One of the results Of the election of an
aggressive Representative in the General
Assembly from this town came to the
surface yesterday. Representative AL
len requested that deputy sheriff be ap-
pointed who resides in East Greenwich.
The nearest deputy to be found is Deputy
Sheriff Lynch Of Apponaug. Yesterday
Sheriff Amasa Sprague accepted the bond
and gave u commission 10 James X. Nc
kenna Of East Greenwich, who is now
the second deputy sheriff in Kent county.