The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
OLNEy VILE.
Meeting Of Tax Payers in the
Fire Station.
A Hundred Annexa,ionisis Talk Earn
estIY About The Projec'.
THE NEWS BUREAU, oLSRyvILLE,
No. s. Hartford Avenue.

No. 5. Hartford Avenue,
About 100 taxpayers attended the an
pexation meeting In the fire station last
evening.
As the meeting was called by and for
the friends of annexation, the number OF
opponents OF the idea in attendance prob
ably numb bered less than o score.
9. w. Calder and III. b. Wood declined to
serve as chairman and ). w. Budlong was
elected to that position with Frank IL.
Spratt as secretary. MIR. Budlong stated
the object for which the meeting was
held, namely to appoint committee to
confer with q committee from the City
Council in consideration of terms and
plans for the annexation of portion OF
Johnston to the city of Providence.
Mr.. Wood stated that "as the Council
had declined to ratify the committee
named at previous meeting, inasmuch as
the views of a majority of the Counon
were oppo8ed to annexation on any terms
the commit until instructed further by
the taxpayers did not feel warranted In
tikipg further action"
f. l.. Hanley-"Moved that the CON-
mittee appointed at a previous meeting
be continued, with power to
fill vacancies, or add such new
members as they deem sxpedient,
and be and are here hereby instructed to
confer with the members of The city gov
'ernment in regard to terms of annexation
and to prepare and ask he Legislature to
pass an 'Enab bling Act that the people
may express themselves on the question.
This was unanimously voted. +. A.
Twitchell asked that those present ex-
press themselves on the question OF the
line OF division.
Andrew Winsor, Henry Turner, g. w.
Davis, g. w. Colder and Alfred j. Knott
spoke and a lire few hundred feet west
OF the Killingiy- y-Eaad- -seemed 10 be the
preference. Patrick Rocks thought as
ths committe was a representative one
they could better decide the matter oil
lines.
Brown s. Wood said he was not worry
ing about the line; If the terms were right
he would be ready 10 annex.
Harry Cooper inquired IL committee
appointed as this one was would' be re-
ceived by the City Council.
DIR. Twitchell thought they would.
Continuing, the doctor said: 81 want you,
gentlemen, to remember that there is to
be an election in April. Legislation has
been known to have been blocked by
certain means in the Assembly"
"No man has right TO trample on our
rights.
press ourselves on question OF
laturc, If right minded, will allow US
TO do so. Should the representatives OF a
town exercise their influence to prevent
It's citizens from voting upon such matters
they assume the position OF autocrats and
dictatovs. They say to the people, you
don't know what you want, we will act
for you.
"it isfrumored that two of our Repre-
sentatives will prevent any bill allowing
the people TO vote on annexation to pass.
One member has signified his intention OF
placing no obstruction in TIE way OF
such bill. / cannot believe that any
obstruction will be pat in the way
OF SUCH legislation as we ask for,
but gentlemen IL IL should occur we wills
have our redress at the ballot box Mr..
Knott wished to know about the figures
published by the anti-annexationists
Mr. III. B. Wood was called for, and taking
n COPY of THE NEWS from his pocket
lie referred TO the anti letter there
In, but did not propose to answer
persons who hid behind newspapers.
Look at the figures; $500 for salaries. Last
rear and I'm previous years over $1,000 was
officers are paid from the miscellaneous
fund. How considerate. and that fund Is
only 5000 Gentlemen will not argue
father his produetion."
Continuing he said that Town Treas
urer Doris stated at the financial town
meeting that at least s1.35 on n hundred
tax would bs required to keep
clude any extra appropriations
nor the school tax. lie knows what our
condition is and has told you truly. lie