The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-25
FRIENDS SCHOOL TAX.
The House DsbaleS the Act 10 EX-
empt from Taxation,
AND PASSES 1T IN CONCURRENCE
Considerable other Business Transacted
I'm Both Branches OF the General As
sembly To-day COMMITTEES Hearings
and other Assembly Doings.

luc NOicEs Vi w ObuSOCktt W NptC Ou iho
question of bridge across the Black
s,one river be taken from the table an
put on Its PASSAGE. Passed.
The act Ia amendment OF chapter ~
of the Public Statutes keepinx certain
game close till Oct. 1, instead OF S'ot. l.
which was uuder discussion at adjourn
ment on Friday. was passed. In concur
renee.
Mr.. Wilson Of Providence. for the
committee on judiciary reported the act
10 exempt part Of the property of the
yearly meeting of Friends. from taxa
tion.
Mr.. Wilson of East Providence opposed
the measure, saving that the school occu-
pied valuable property I'm the city,
which could be sold at = high price. IL
the school could not afford TO keep up
this property for the school IL could real
ize large sun for 1t and move where 1T
could be supported at very reduced
figure. IL is a sectarian school and shou ID
expect to pay taxes like any other cor
poration.
G. A. Wilson spoke in favor of the act
The school Is an honor TO Providence,
aud the people are proud of It,. L. should
not be removed from the city where u
would practically cease TO exist. IL
should exist forever il possible, as It
exists today. Such
Pure and Beautiful
charity should be encouraged. aud the
city OF Providence Is satisfied that one
halr Of the property shall be taxed. He
did not care IL there was precedent set.
the act ought TO pass.
Mr.. Eastwood asked how far the school
was charitable institution.
Mr.. Wilson explained that it was not
q perfectly free school but thers were
about $200. 900 dedicated to free scholar
ships The eynansea are OnlV uomi nal in
the scholars do not have scholarships
and IL students are not able to pay they
are assisted by the school
Mr.. Brown discussed the scholarship
matter and spoke OF the fact that the
land In the neighborhood of the school is
made moro val luable by the proximity of
the school and the city ot Providence
had profited by the increased taxation.
He instanced the ca.es Of sew
eral schools of Massachusetts,. where
cities aud tbwns bid for the
privilege OF having them located in their
boundaries. The city would lose more II
the school were driven away than it
would II the property is exempted as is
proposed IL is a good business enter
prise for the city.
Mr.. Blodgett spoke Of the splendid
history Of the school and stated that il
was proposition TO return to policy
that the state bad always followed up To
fifteen We rs ago. The general law then
stated that such property should not be
taxed and the law stood for more than
fifty years. Therefore the general as
sembly is not
Departing from the Custom
IN exempting this property. This is
compromise bill and he was sorry that
compromise had been made. He would
prefer to see hands kept of the old
school and would favor general
law exempting all similar cor
porations from taxation. 1t would
assist in education and should be
Of the state the the good s ee'a H. finepee Of id~ aSs
school 10 felt all over New England aud
should continue to survive. There are
no forty acres in the city OF
Providence that are better used
than those occupied by this school. There
is no spot in this state that Is more
usefuliy occupied than this same forty
acres. He nopod the house would concur
with the senate in the passage OF the act.
Though the original charter did not ex-
empt the school from taxation the law
of the state did SO and under that law
the school was organized and it was not
thought necessary in the charter, and the
state would break faith IL it persisted in
taxing 1t
The act was concurred in by an over
Whelining vote.
Mr.. Brown moved that the act in
amendment nf the act to incorporate the
Seventh Day Baptist society be taken
from the table and put on its passage.
Passed.
Mr. Wilson OF East Providence pre-
sented resolution aui horizing the sec
retary of state and Executive Commits
oioner Wyman to salecs such
Portraits of Famous Governors
Of Rhode Island that are now in the
state house and after insuring them
against loss from fire or accident send
them 10 Chicago TO be placed in the
Rhode Island building. Passed.
The ret of allowing life tenant OF
property to recover part of sewer tax
from the person in who a is invested the
fee simple was reported from the com.
mittee on judiciary aud passed..
The act 10 prohibit the carr ing con-
ccaled weapons was reported from the
committee on judiciary with amend
ments aud passed as amended.
An act permitting the Pawtucket
Street Railwsy company to make con-
Cumberland regarding exclusive fran
chises In the streets not occupied by
other corporations, was passe
An act changing the charter of the
Riverside Metal company, to the Oak
land silk company. was referred to the
commltJec Ol CORPORATIONS.
An act amending the char er OF the ST.
Patrick's Total Abstanance society of
Burrillvill. was referred to the commit
tee on education.
:. An act Incorporating the Herald Pub
lishing company OF Pawtucket was re-
hrred TO the committee on corporations.
An act to organic cycle coru. a. tho
brigade Rhode Island militia was r..
fsrred TO the committee on uIlltia.
An act authoriz ng the city of provi-
detce TO regulate the use OF cert 4 por.
committee on Judiciary.
resolution adding $500 to the An
preparation for the mi itla an 4 resoln-
tion appropriating $500 for c ERIK hire 70
the assistant adjutant general OF the
brigade. werereierred 10 the committee
on militia.
On morton or Mr.. Green Of wonssocket
.be house adjourned.