The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWTUckET.

Z0o BOor0 OF AlOoFmou mcOto - y noarO
OF Abatement.
The Board of Aldermen met last even
Ing a. q Board OF Abatement, and con-
The first was petition from the John
p Barney hoirs, asking that 500 be re-
turned to them, this being the amount of
tax overpaid by them since 1887. Owing
20 a miscalculation the valuation was
high. and the tax was rebated.
Robert Sherman appeared for tho La
Favor and Jocob Dunnell estates. Ho
called attention to the LaFavor property
ut the corner Of High and Main streets,
which Is Is feet frontage and Is assessed on
. valuation Of IS per foot, while the prop
valued at g. Also on Clyde street two
lots belonging to this estate were valued
by the asssxsors at $2,700. which arc for
sale at q, 900.
The Jacob Dunnell estate was valued
As follows: Homestead, &ll4.000; west
street, bank estate, $50, 600. The home.
stead and bank estates together, Mr..
Sherman said. would be sold for $114. 900.
and the estate on the west side of Pros
poet street for go, 900. Continuing, Mr..
Sherman said IL would be good idea to
engage y chairman to superintend the
valuation, and make it his duty to keep
run Of the valuation Of the property in
the city.
The Board considered several other
cases OF minor Importance, and voted Co
take action on them In executive session
on next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The
Board then convened
As . board OF Health.
Health Officer Stanley was prese mt, and
spoke of the necessity of placing the city
In the best sanitary condition posi- BILE
without delay. and directed attention to
the needs Of u pest house.
The chief OF police was instructed to
have his men report all cases OF sanitary
negligence to him. that the two depart
ments might work together.
Regular Meeting and Presentation.
The regular meeting Of the Pawtucket
Boat Club was held last evening, at which
Franklin G.. Appley, who recently rowed
TO New York and back, was presented by
President Sweet, in behalf of the club,
with handsome gold watch. Mr.. Ap-
pley was taken wholly by surprise. but
fes TSe 20 wnoS bors tSa foo%ns ai n
scription Presented to Franklin &.
Appley, Sept. 9. 1892, by the members OF
the Pawtucket Boat Club. In recog milton
of his remarkable feat In rowing a single
shell from Pawtucket to New York and
return.
1t was voted to purchase a new single
and q double scull racing shell. and
Messrs. Frank 4. Holmes. George j.
Kirby and Albert w. Bensley were ap-
pointed q committee to procure the same.
Messrs. Holmes, Kirby. Horton and
Crawford were appointed q committee on
entertainments during the winter. Presi-
dent Sweet, delegate to the Saratoga
convention OF the N. A. A. O., made his
report, which was received and fled.
The committee appointed to draft q
constitution and bylaws hope to have the
same ready for the action OF the club at
the next meeting.
The Committee ON Accounts Approve the
Regulars, but Not tho Specials.
The committee on accounts met last
evening and received among other bills
the police pay roll for the two weeks end
the Chief OF Police In the same manner as
that OF two weeks ago, the regulars and
specials being on but the suspended men
left off. "by order of the Mayor" The
endorsement Of b. +. Davis OF the COM
mittee on police was also similar to that
and also the suspended men, whose names
were written in, in his endorsement. The
committee on accounts approved the
roll OF the regulars, but not of
the specials, for the same reason
for so doing two weeks ago, that with the
ten new regulars there was no need OF
specials. The payroll was presented to
the city treasurer this forenoon, bearing
also the approval by the city auditor Of
the regulars only. The city treasurer at
once begap paying the men, and at last
accounts was still continuing to do so.
The Democratic City Committee.
The Democratic City Committee met
last evening and talked over plans for the
fall campaign. 1t was decided to hold the
annual clambake Of the committe at
Rhodes-on- the Pawtuxet on Friday, Sep
tember IL, and Elisha w. Bucklin, Ed
yard j. McCaughey and Edward Nc
Caughey were appointed a committee to
arrange for the same. Circulars and in
vtations will be issued in n few days.
This occasion will initiate the campaign
IN this city.
The District Court.
In the District Court this morning the
case against James Riley for reveling
Five persons were lined So and costs for
and reveling.
Points OF Interest.
Charles H. Barker, the engineer to
street bridge. will make a re-
port this afternoon at o'clock.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Alderman will be held this even
Ing.
fronside Council No. 4, O. u. A. W.,
Will 20 Oh u uOOuilRnJ excursion tO-mOr-
row evening to Camp White by steamer
Planet.
Jennette Goss was taken with fits on
the street at 2 o'clock this morning. She
was taken to her home at the corner of
Mineral Spring avenues and the Power
road
The open lot at the corner of Slater and
Capital streets is being made a nuisance
By the residents of that vicinity, who use
It as dumping ground for swil aud
other rubbish. The stencil arising from
them this afternoon would have turned
The stomach of any we'll regulated porker.
The officer on that beat will have n
chance to distinguish himself under the
new regulation.
A number Of the young Republicans of
The Fifth Ward will assemble mt the store
Of Charles Stuart, at the corner OF Waldo
street and Pawtucket avenue, this even
Ing for the purpose of forming Republi-
can Club.
CENTRAL FALLS.
The Episcopal church convocation OF
will hold its next meeting at
81. Georges church In this village. on
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