The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-14
OLNEYvILLE.
Meeting Of the Johnston
Town Council.
Large Increase In the taxable Prop.
sriy Of the Town.
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The regular monthly meeting OF the
Johnston Town Council was called to
order bv President Beane at go o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Philip Cusson was
granted a pool table license at his place
on Plainfield street. q. X. Parker was
granted druggist license. The bonds
OF Bernard Il. Owens ana Thomas Eagan
were approved.
The petition Of ii. A. Page and others
for curbing on Johnston street was re-
ferred TO the committee on highways.
The Olneyville Temperance Cadets were
given perm ission to hold an athletic
exhibition at their armory.
The report of the committee on Sim
mons street was received and ordered re-
corded. A petition TO grade Kelly and
Bucklin avenues at Manton was referred
to the committee on highways. Manton
fire company was given permission to
purchase a 20-foot ladder and supply
Of coal for the winter. II. II. Martin was
granted permission to move barn on
Mills and Waterman street. The Olney-
Vile brass band was igyen permission to
hold fair from Sept. 27 to Oct. 8.
Overseer of the Poor White called the
attention TO the need OF repainting and
some repaire at the Town Asylum. Fore
man Fiske called the attention of the
Board TO the engine house. which needed,
in his opinion, a coat OF paint. The
matters were referred TO the committe on
town property.
A nuisance on the Pioneer estate on
Laurel Hill avenue was ordered abated.
Joseph Lynch, Maurice Lawton, John
W. Lewis and Harry Daw were appointed
supervisors for the coming election.
A discussion as to the Council taking
some action in regard to running OF the
Thornton electrics to the center of the
city was INDUCED in. Action was defer
REQ for the present.
Bills amounting TO s4763. n were al
lowed, including an order for $500 for
the library at Oineyville
Adjourned to next Friday evening to
canvas the voting list.
ASSESSORS REPORT.
The tax assessors OF the town g. John
ston yesterday filed with the town clerk
a statement containing the estimated val
uation OF land improvements and per-
sonal property within the town of John
ston for 1895, which includes the follow
ing recapitulation:
Land, 81, $50, $40; Improvements, 50, 312,-
400; Personal Property, u, 100, 100; total,
This is an increase over the year 1894 as
follows:
Land, s15, 40; improvements, s12s, 100;
Personal Property, s276, 700; total, sil9.-
$40.
The amount OF tax that will be raised
on the total valuation will be $40, s94. 10,
an excess OF S4i99. 10 over the amount
raised on the valuation of 1894.
The increase in the personal tax Is
notable since this tax In adjoining towns
has fallen of instead OF increasing. The
fact of the increase here Is due to the
searching of the records of mortgages in
the city OF Providence, Cranston, North
Providence, Scituate, and Smithfeld,
which required much time. but the board
was amply rewarded by the discovery OF
much untaxed wealth that was invested
by Johnston residents in these places.
This practice of looking outside for in
vested moneys of residents is practiced in
the city but has never been in this town
before.
TENNIS.
The first OF the preliminary rounds for
of the West Side Tennis
Club were played on the grounds of that
club won Barrows street yesterday after
noon. The first match was between
Ernest V. Page and c. Walter Calder.
Page easily on the first, but the second
was closer owing to his inability to place
his drives Score, 6-2, 12-10 The next
match between Walter Guile and Frank
Farn6l was on by Farnell after close
playing. Score, 6-3, go. The prelimi-
nary games will be continued this after
noon.
POLICE OFFICER SUSPENDED.
Walter Jordan OF the Sixth Station was
last evening on a charge of
neglect OF duty. The suspension is due
to his falling TO report the store of Talbot
K Company open during his tour Thurs
day morning OF this week, the time the
break occurred, according to the state
ment OF the young man arrested for the
offence. He will be given a hearing be-
fore the committee on police next week.
NEWS NOTES.
Miss Ada Briggs, bookkeeper for W. A. |
II. Grant, is on her vacation.
j. A. Taberner, clerk at the ID. h. G. c. |
90. on Valley street, is enjoying his va
cation at Conimiout.
W. X. Lees of New Bedford is visiting |
his brother, John Lees, of PIainfield street. |
Lieutenant Dary of the Sixth Station, |
has recovered the watch stolen from |
yharleswOrthis shoe store last week