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

8 The town council held its monthly sess-
ion in the council chamber at O'Clock
yesterday.
The statement Of the town treasurer
was read as follows: Balance in treasury
March 6, 1891, Sl1 1853; received from
loans, slO7, 500: town taxes of 1890, Sl4, ,399.-
7s: town taxes 1891, 500, 800; interest, sos.
30; licenses, 81, 12460; officers fees, s479 20;
curbing Walnut street, s994.50; for public
schools. S3,92l.02; from other sources
S2l13l total. S20l,ll7. Paid out
to date: For public schools, s23,9ll;-
Hoyt grammar school, s9,s22.6 81; public
highways, district No. 1. s., 1890; district
No. 9. 81, ,462 33; district No. 3, S2,32692;
North Broadway, 81 ,500 Orchard street,
81, 135. ~; Lincoln avenue, Sl,s3973; Oak
land Granite Co., 1,706.9l; Sutton street,
sewer 81 800; Walnut street $500; support
of poor. II, 472s4; support of police, s., 594.-
12 support of street lights, S3,264.57: Elec-
trio Lighting Co., 81, ,154.2l; incidentals,
So $50. 2s: town bonds, $1,000; town notes,
SS7, 800; interest, $S SOB 81; State tax, 4, ,S22
90; amount due State for licenses, 81 1929
Hunts bridge, 1l5; Washington u bridge,
Sl0l9. 33; addition to engine house, 81, 999. "A;
public libraries, 81 900; engine companies,
$500; Memorial day, 800; dog damages,
$40. so; transporting pupils, $6IS1; drawn
from $50 appropriation, S45; burial fund,
IS; town hall account, So. 30; total, $751;
500 O8; balance in treasury. sl2 4lS,6S.
The report of the chief of police for the
month of January was read as follows,
Total number of arrests, IL; males, s.; fe
males, 3: Americans, 4; foreigners. z resi-
dents, 3; non-residents, s. Causes of
arrest-assault and battery, /; common
drunkards, 81 drunkenness, /; insanity,
L: lewd wantons, L; larceny, l;
revellng, /; vagrancy. B; committed to
iail. T. committed TO State farm, 6; COM
mitted To reform school, !; committed TO
Butler hofpital, L; persons provided with
lodgings, l4l.
The following petitions were granted:
A. S. Barney, TO hold entertainment in
town hall; :. Il. Sprague, to move barn;
high school to hold an entertainment in
town hall.
The application of Joseph III. Gerhard
for a wholesale liquor license was granted.
In the petition from owners of land on
Second street to have that street laid out
between Taunton avenue and Mauran
avenue, the following commissioners were
appointed: John Champlin, George w.
Fuller and John j. Mullen.
The petition of the Union Railroad Co.
for a layout on Warren and Taunton ave
nues was continued to the next session.
A petition was received from Gen.
George G.. Meade Camp, No. IL, Sons of
Veterans, asking the town council TO di-
rect that every school house and public
building that has "a flag staff shall display
flag on Union Defenders Day, Feb. u;
referred to school committee. The fol-
lowing jurors were drawn for the March
term of the Court OF Common Pleas;
petit, Luther f. Peck. Edwin B. Lincoln;
second class petit, Ernest w. ;. Higgins,
Daniel = Griswold.
The Howard Assembly of Pythian Sis
ters held pound party and entertainment
last evening.
The Kings Daughters will give a supper
in Odd Fellows hall tonight.
A lecture will be given In Town Hall
TO. night nnder the auspices of the High
school. The lecturer Is Prof. Andrews OF
Brown University, and his subject will be
"The Life OF Gen. Sherman"
An Old Colony locomotive and two box
cars jumped the track nearly under Wash
inston bridge yesterday afternoon, but
fortunately did little damage aud were
soon plvced on the rails again.