The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-29
CRANSTON.

The special financial town meeting for
Cranston was called to order in the Town
Hall promptly at 10 o'clock this morning
by moderator Gilbet M. Luther.
There were 80 citizens present when
Town Clerk Waterman read the warrant.
Before he had finished reading the hall
was comfortably filed.
The first item of the warrant was reso-
luton sanctioning the issue OF bonds to
the amount of 800, 900. Frank l.. Bud
long moved the adoption of this resolution
and it went through without opposition.
There was considerable discussion on the
second item calling for change OF time
for the assessment of taxes. An attempt
was made to amend the resolution so as
TO make the date the same as heretofore.
But after speeches by Messrs Ed. Stanley,
Charles Hunt and Henry o. Tripp the
amendment was fost and the original re-
solution was passed. The time for the
collection Of taxes was fixed as the first
Monday i'm December. Ii was voted that
all taxes unpaid after this date pay inter-
est at per cent.
The next item considered was a call for
$1,000 to grade streets around the school
building on Laurel Hill, the one in
Cranston village and the new school
building in Oaklawn.
Mr.. Tripp moved that the bill pass.
Mr.. Coombs seemed TO think that there
was sufficient money remaining from the
building fund TO put the streets around
the Laurel Hill school In order and that
the other two buildings are the deserving
ones. He also gave Mr.. Trip close
cross-examination as to the needs OF the
grading and TO the danger of throwing
water on adjoining lots and thus involve
the town in a suit for damages.
The discussion afforded much amuse-
ment and called for an amendment to
the resolution TO gravel the road, and
some jolly fellows even moved an amend
ment to macadamize the street.
Town Solicitor Palmer was asked IL the
amendments were naorder His decision
was that in special town meeting the
amount of an appropriation may not be
increased, and the original intent OF the
resolution may not be altered.
The solicitors opinion had the effect OF
knocking the amendment out. The reso-
luton was carried.
The citizens interested in the question
of the proposed bridge across the Paw
tuxet near the Pettaconset Pumping Sta
tion turned out in numbers larger than
expected.
A motion made by Mr.. Reuben Wilbur
for indefinite postponement, though lost,
had the effect of arousing both sides.
Mr.. Coombs in fiowery burst of ora
tory told OF the advantages the bridge
would be to the town OF Warwick and TO
Providence. He said that the owners
of property in Cranston would be
ber q tied by the increased travel.
Messrs. Budlong, Stanley, Palmer and
Wilbur asked the introducers of the reso-
luton to explain the benefit TO Cranston.
The superintendent OF the Pettaconset
water works, and Mr.. Slocum of State
prison spoke in favor OF the bridge.
The vote on the question resulted in
tie, 26 TO 26. MIR. Reuben Wilbur and
JAS A. Latham were the tellers.
A vote by ballot resulted in
killing the. bill, 33 against 81 for.
The sixth and last item OF the warrant
was then put before the house. Mr..
Reuben Wilbur moved II be passed. Not
a dissenting voice was heard.
All business having been transacted the
meeting adjourned at 1920 p m.
The meeting was quiet and orderly.
The marked feature that will aid those
attending il in remembering il was the
magnetic current Of flowery oratory with
which several OF the speakers seemed TO
be highly charged.