The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-20
OLNEYvILLE.
Criticism OF the Councils
Method of Auditing.
the NEWS BUREAU. oLsEyviLLK.
No 3 Hartford Avenue


The criticism In certain quart ters OF the
manner In which the Council audits and
orders bills paid against the town appears
To be wholly unwarranted. III IL only by
distortion of facts that plausible
statement can be- made that everything Is
not right.
This year IL was deemed advisable to
appoint committees of the Council mem
bers to have special oversight of the sew
eral departments. The committee of three
on accounts were To investigate the sew
>ral bills which are now required To be
left with the Council clerk at least four
DAYS previous to the meeting OF the board
10 be acted upon.
The treasurer first certifes as TO the
sorrect footing of the bills. Then, in
the capacity OF finance committee,
which bears similar position to the
Council that the finance committee of an
organization does TO such body,
this committee scrutiniZes the bills
and ascertalns IL they have been con-
tracted by the proper authorizes, and
whether the work has been performed,
or the material furnished the town, equiv
Vent TO the face of the claim. Found
correct in these particulars they 80. X. !"
the bills and at the meeting OF the board
lhey are read and considered by the
whole Council. A very simple business
Nke manner in which to conduct the busi-
ness. The board are exactly as respon-
sible as whole as they formerly We're
when inquiry about some item in bill
frequently occupied half hour or more
of the Council session before il could be
explained, and then perhaps not salts
factory. Now there are four days IN
which to ascertain the merits of bill
offered for payment.
Under the new order OF things bust
ness is expedited and much clos or
scrutiny of the accounts made before
they are acted upon, AT the Council
session the entire membership OF the
board are free TO to be heard IL there are
facts to warrant IL.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
The qestion OF the legality OF the adop-
tion OF the town system OF schools for
Johnston which was continued TO be
heard in the Supreme Court this morning
goes over until the October term OF the
court as the question raised as to whether
registry voters were1entitled to vote on
the question, makes IL a constitutional
question which requires the full bench TO
Sear.
During the vacation season but n
single judge is in attendance at the
court house. In the mean time the ques-
ton of the management and responsible
itv of the schools will remain in the sew
era trustees. The town does not assume
llie management until the appraisers to
Dt hlpplultu ny Aut NOuIl Sllhll HdNc
performed their labors.
There will be but little friction, as the
committee had decided upon few
changes from the order of affairs laid out
by the district officers.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Kennedy and Cough have booked the
following passengers for the old country:
Rev. Thomas +. Carroll, Mrs. Ellen Wal
gate, Mrs. Ann Taylor, Mrs r.. a. Utley,
Miss Ann O'Hara, Mr. and Mrs. samuel
W. James, Ann Samuel and Earnest
Fielder, Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Fischer,
Mr.. William Ferrer, Mrs. Maria Charles
Pickup, Mr.. Hugh O'Conner and John
NcGann and sister, Miss Mary.
Rev. L. L. Docking and George w.
Amison, who have been in England for
Me past month, are at home again.
Rev. George W. Anderson and wife,
who have been supplying at the M. +.
Tabernacle for the past month, will go
30 Davisville, n. H., Monday, for few
weeks.
Il boy who would not give his name
lost the first finger of his right hand at the
brst joint in the machinery OF the River
.ide mill yesterday. DIR. Milan attended
him