Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-10-20

OF Abatement last evening, all OF the
members being present and His Honor
Mayor Brown presiding.
Otis Perrin asked for abatex,ent on
81 ,140 valuation OF real estate.
Nathan f. Whipple asked for abate-
ment on 5000 personal property.
M. +. Breadbent asked for abatement
OF 900 valuation on real estate.
Charles McNulty wanted the tax abated
on 81 800 personal property.
Mary McKenna asked that justice be
done on the tax on the property cor
ner Of School and Division streets, which
had been raised 1900.
John McMinneman asked for abate-
ment on real estate and curbing tax. The
former was referred to the Assessors OF
Taxes and the latter to the City Engineer
for adjustment.
Sarah Flanagan asked for abatement
on $500 real estate.
Thomas Andrews wanted abatement on
81 800 real estate.
Alexander Brady asked for abatement
because there was an error. The Asses
sors agreed to this.
Noah Draper asked for abatement on
81 900 personal.
Eugene L. Rhodes asked for abatement
on g, $50. Referred to the Board OF As.
SCISSORS.
Il. f. Woodhead and f. s. Saunders
asked for abatement on 900 real estate.
Emma McGowan asked for abatement
on 900 real estate.
John McGulnness and wife asked for
abatement OF sl7 tax, claiming IL to be an
error.
Emeline Wright asked for abatement
on 81 600 real estate.
Franklin Savings Bank asked for abate-
on property on Front street.
Michael Nolan thought his property on
Lawn avenue had been valued too high,
and the matter was referred to the Asses
sors.
Susan Lynch asked for abatement on
u 900 personal property. Referred To the
Assessors.
w. II. Crowninshield claimed to have
heen taxed for lot on Webb street which
he does not own.
Michael j. Donovan asked for abate-
ment on $3.50 real estate.
Thomas w. Taber wanted abatement on
800 real estate on Central avenue.
Mary Smith wanted her sewer tax OF
$36 SO slated.
Huldah Q. Richardson asked for abate-
ment on Si,760.
Peter b. McManus, Jr., wanted abate-
ment on 600 personal property.
Elmer w. Shippee asked for abatement
OF s21S 9S, as he didn't own the property
taxed
Joseph. Maxim asked for abatement on
$500 real estate.
Maria Kelly wanted abatement, but
didn't state the amount.
X. &. Mathewson asked for abatement
on about 5000 real estate. The petitioner
was given leave to withdraw.
II. II. Sheldon, trustee OF the Samuel
Merry estate, asked for abatement on
q, 900 real estate.
Sidney Smith asked for abatement on
$500 for the past 10 years, as it had been
assessed to John French a. Co., and he had
been paying 1t.
James p. Nickerson asked for abate-
ment on the estate of Eliza A, NIckerso n.
Bridget Ceiiihan asked that the Asses
taxed for.
Thomas +. Clark asked for abate ment
on personal property, DIS he has none.
Patrick Donovan asked for abatement
on Il, ,120, the valuation having been raised
that amount this year.
The following taxes were abated in open
session
Michael Hayden asked for abatement OF
the tax on his property owing to the fact
that he ia getting old, can hardly support
1 imseli and Is unable to pay his taxes.
Helen L. Evans asked for abatement on
s2, 200 personal property claiming to be
wrongiully assessed for it.
Fred l.. Capwell asked for abatement on
81 800 personal property.
Owen FInlay asked for the abatement
OF his personal property tax, as he has
invested his money In real estate.
Frank NJ. Bates asked for abatement Of
$50 curbing tax,
The following sewer taxes were abated,
as they have been paid: Charles Il. All, n
estate, t35.7S Edward Arnold ct ux., s52.
i6; William Ashworth, s276.14; Bowers
Anthony, ;97. IS; A. ID. and w. Z. Arnolo
estate, s5i.02; Joseph Banigan, sl7522.
Attorney Carroll appeared for Patrick
Donavan ana he and Assessor Moroney
got into a rather hot debate over what
Mr.. Carroll called the discrimination OF
the Board OF Assessors. lie said men
worth from 5000 to $500 we're over
looked while a man like Donavan and a
woman like poor old Mary Brady had
their taxes raised. Men, he said, with
S3O, 600 worth OF stock In their stores were
only taxed for 1900. lie said favor
itism was shown.
Those cases not before decided, Il was
voted to consider In executive session.
The Board then took recess and met as
a Board OF Aldermen.
Board Of Aldermen.
Ordinance appropriating f2,2O0 for a
sewer in Exchange street, from High
street TO Broad street, was adopted.
Ordinance requiring bicyclists TO have
lamps or bells on their machines was In
definitely postponed.
Joint resolution directing the property
nop m, ee IN examine Tho retainfpo ualI