New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-04
RISE or PROPERTY IN PROVIDENCE.
FIGURES DRAWN FROM THE REvALUATIoN-POLA-
TICS IN RHODE ISLAND.


TICS IN RHODE ISLAND.
Providence, r. l., Sept. (SpeciaD-The Board
Of Assessors have completed the revauation Of the
city, and find that the total taxable Valuation OF the
city is 1856, $40, 500 gain in year OF sa.64o6so
The property Is divided follows Real estate, Sl14
G56S30: personal estate 4O,e5560O The amount
Of tax at S15 thousand will I've 81 ,333l3I, gain
Of S29,6i0. The larger taxpayers pay taxes on these
sums: American Screw Company, $1,657,oOO; At
antic Mills, 1927, $50: Amos c. Barstow $o61, 100
Boston and Providence Railroad Company s44o'46o;
Brown &, Sharpe Manufacturing Company, $5O3,"Oo;
Julia Bullock, $453,58O; Duncan Butler Land Com
pany. 81 ,28556O; Coriss Engine Company, S3l3,oOO;
Alexander Duncan, $773,960; Charles Fletcher and
wife, S597 800 Elizabeth A. Gammeil, 500, 400 the
William Grosvenor estate, $500 $50 Loring p. Hawes
~ 100000; the William J. King estate, S6s3,3SO )
Benjamin b.. Knight. 1922, 100; Robert Knight and
wife, $51S,5sO; Narragansett Land Company, $685.
100; New York, Boston and Providence Railroad Com
pany, 746,StO; Harriet pearce $J032OO Providence
Gas Company, ~, 19s, POO Providence Worsted Mills
Sila ,94O Providence and Worcester Railroad Com
pany, $722,2OO; Rhode Island Locomotive Works
1868, 1901 Riverside worstcd Mills. 1870; Henry
&. Russell and wife, $431 800; Hope Brown Russell
s4o7 900 the Eben simmons estate $373,3So Mutual
Insurance Company, s3o3,9o0; Union Railroad Com
pany, $i730i0: Wanskuck Company, S57',04O; Mar
shall Woods and wife, 81 02S, 800.
A strong petition presented to the Board Of
Aldermen this week from Smiths Hill, asking for the
widening and extension OF Francs-st, that 1t may
enter smlth-st. by way Of Park-st This petition Is
put in ut this time In view Of the approaching en-
tension of Franclsst the lands and under
the new railroad station by which Ii bids fair to be-
Of the most important Of the streets radaing
from the centre Of the city.
Nat c. Goodwin gave the initial performance Of
hi, new play, a Gilded FOOL at the Providence
opera House Thursday night.
~ D.t.1 ffv - pntr riat IL
still engaged in paying the policemen whom Mayor
Carroll tried to remove, not that the Mayor
sent him a note stating that he removed.
The Health Officer of Providence DR.. Charles v.
Chopin IS ready to grapple with cholera should II
make its appearance In this city. The smallpox hos
pal, which has recently been enlarged and I'm
proved would a cholera hospital. and nurses
have already been engaged. The New York trains
will be closely watched and all suspicious looking
rivals will he taken I'm hand.
The Executive Committee OF the Republican League
OF Rhode Island met today TO lay out a plan Of
campaign.
The Fourth Ward Republican Club will have n
supper. with speeches nom prominent Rhode Island
Republicans on or about september 20.
The schools begin week from Monday. 1t Is ex-
pcctcd that Il special meeting OF the school Com
mittcc will be held next Friday night to settle the
spelling book question.
The Democrats held barbecue at Rocky Point
10 day. with speeches by few OF the many men
whom they had announced. but official opening
Of The campaign 1t was a dismal failure.
The law was or scai p fishing on september
l. and there were $50 boats In Greenwich Bay early
that morning. and before each had secured it,
MAY mAm supply OF twenty five bushels The scallops
numerous and larger than usual.
The late George william Curtis born In Provi-
dence. The house In which Mr.. Curtis was born is a
brick structure still standing In North Man-st Mr..
Curtis was n cousin Of Judge Horatio Rogers aud
grandson OF United States senator James Durrill from
whom the town Of Burrillvilc named
Colonel Jerc. W. Horton. who has been nomi-
mated by the Republicans OF Newport for Mayor.
Is native OF Rehoboth just over the line In Massa-
chuscttS. lie j. man or high character ana great