The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-03
PUBLIC LAWS OF RHODE ISLAND.
CHATTER ieio.


Town of Cranston into districts for the pur-
pose Of voting, and OF the act IN anAeno-
ment thereto.
Passed March 10, 1898. ]
II II, enacted by the General Assembly as foi-
lows:
sectionI. Section OF Chapter ss3 of the
Public Laws Is hereby amended 50 as 70 read
"section |. For the purpose OF balloting for
electors of president aud vice president OF the
United states, for representatives, 10
the congress thereof governor, heu-
tenant-goyernor, secretary OF state, az az.
state, a senator and representatives IN me
general assembly, town clerk. town councli,
town treasurer. assessors OF taxes Justices OF
the peace, school committee ana a town ser.
geant, the town OF Cranston Is hereby diviue9
iuto hve voting districts. to be desieha'ea anu anu
bounded as follows viz; all that part 95 prnx snd
dence, easterly by the Providence river;
southerly by Pawtuxet river ana cove, anu
line between the city OF Providence and the
town OF Cranston, CONTINUING snutherly Dy
the brook called "Elmville brook" running
from Park pond $50 called TO Pawtuxet river,
shall constitute district number i've, ana thc
ballots of the electors residing IN SAID distrct
shall be cast at some convenient place In or
near the village OF Edgcwood, 10 be designated
by the town council OF aid town.
"All that part OF said town lying northeriy
or easterly of a line beginning at point ia the
boundary line between the city OF Providence
and the town OF Cranston. said point being
the southeast corner of school district pum-
Der ten. thence westerly, following the SCUM
erly boundary line OF school district NUMBER
ten to the New York and New Engl md rail,
road, thence southwesterly following saiu
railroad To the centre line OF Narralah
sett avenue $50 called), thence northeriy
following the centre line OF said avenue TO
Cranston street, thence crossing SAID street
TO e. centre line of the proposed extension
OF Laurel Hill avenue. (said extension Oh
Laurel Hill avenue being shown on the 81.
Georges Heights Plat and on record In tne
town clerks ofice), thence in a norther,y dl-
rection following the centre line or salu pro-
posed extension to the sOutherly boundary
line of schools district number ten. thence Ia
westerly direction following the said bound
airy line OF said school district 10 the centre
of Dyer avenue. thence in a northerly direc-
tion following the centre of said Dyer avenue
to the boundary line between the Towns
OF Johnston and Cranston. shall con-
stitute district number four, and the bailo,s
OF the electors residing In said district shall
be cast at the voting district building IN the
"All that part of said town lying westerly
or line drawn through the centre or the
Burlington cross road at the boundary me OF
the towns OF Johnston and Cranston, thehce
southerly along the line OF sald centre OF salo
Burlington cross road tos Bufiiington's four
corners, thence southerly following the
easierly boundary line OF school district num-
Der nine TO the boundary line or the towns Oh
warwick and Cranston, shall constitute
district number three, and the olll9ts OF lhe
electors residing In said district shall be cast
at the voting district building In the village
OF Fiskeville. All that part Of said town
lying westerly. of said district No, nve ana
easterly of n line beginning at the city line In
the centre OF Reservoir avenue, thence south,
westerly following said centre hne OF
said avenue TO the sockannosset cross
road $50 called) thence southerly Win Inc
centre of said cross road 10 the centre OF the
New London turnpike thence following the
centre OF said turnpike to polni 3pbosl.S ,ne
state farm. thence southeasterly TO and with
the southwesterly boundary line OF SAID stale
rm to the hos S %a to Ss
tuxet river, tbence along said river 10 the
ElmyIle bro k, thence northerly. TO the
ndDumaary d"nrey hdnnapp ns OF e easterly SS by soid
district No. nve. shall constitu dis
trict number two, and the ballots OF the
electors res ding in said district shall bs cas-
at some convenient place in the village OF
Auburn, To be designated by the town coun-
Gil of said town. al that portion of said town
of Cranston not included in the our districts
aforesaid shall constitute district number
one, and the ballots OF the electors residing
IN said district shall be cast at the Cranston
Sec. q All acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent herewith are hereby repealed, and
this act shall take effect from and after its
CHAPTER 124l. ~
An Act authorizing tbs Town Cornell of the
Town of Cranston to exempt certain
property from taxation.
Passed April q, 1893.
II Is. enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section /. The town council of the tow n of
Cranston Is herby authorized and empowered
to exempt from taxation, upon such terms
and conditions as said council may deer:
proper. the lea ling water mains belonging to
the city of Providence, heretofor laid in
Reservoir a, enue in said Cranston from the
city i;ne To Sockanosset Reservoir.
Sec. z. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
CHAPTER l2l2.
An Act Authorizing the Town of East Provi-
dence TO Issue Bonds.
tPassed May %. 1891
II Is enacted by the General Assembly as fol-
lows
Section /. TIE town of East Provid ence
Is hereby authorized and empowered 10
issue bonds In1cr its corporate name
and seal. in addition TO the bonds here
tofore authorized, TO the amount Of one hun
dred and forty-hve thousand dollars. Said
bonds shall be of denomination not less than
i've hundred nor more than five thousand
dollars each, shall bear interest at a rate not
exceeding five per centuIn per annum, pay
able semi-annually, and the principal and in
terest thereof shall be payable in gold coin OF
the United states OF America OF the present
standard of weight and fineness. Said bonds
shall be divided into three classes, whereof
The first class shall consist of bonds To the
amount Of twenty -hve thousand dollars, and
the date thereof: the second class shall con,
sist of bonds To the amount of sixty thousand
dollars, payable In forty years from tue uate
thereof: and the third class shall consist OF
bonds amounting to sixty thousand dollars,
payable in fifty years from their date. Said
bonds shall be obligatory upon said town In
the same manner and to the same extent as
other debts lawfully contracted by said town.
Sec. g Said bonds shall be issued and sold
by the town council of said town, and the
proceeds arising from the sale thereof shall
be delivered To the town treasurer, and shall
toe applied To the payment of the present and
future indebtedness of said town. but no pur-
chaser of said bonds shall be in any way bound
to see to tho proper application OF the proceeds
thereof
Sec. 3. The bonds hereby autohrized shall be
signed by the town treasurer and counter
signed by the town clerk.
sec. 4. Said town shall annually ap-
propriate, until the bonds issued
under Chapter 725 OF the Public Laws.
passed at the May session. A. ID. 1883, are paid
In full, besides sum sufficient TO pay the in
terest upon the bonds hereby authorized. such
sum as may be Necessary to provide Tor the
payment of the principal and interest OF said
former issue of bonds, and thereafterwards a
sum TO be placed in sinking fund sufficient for
the redemption of the bonds hereby author
lied, when and as the same become due and
payable.
Sec. 6. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed.
sec q. This act shall take effect immedi-