The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-09
OLNEYvILLE.
Meeting OF the Johnston Town Coun.
ciI-News of the Town.
The NEWS BUREAU. oLsKyvrLLE,
No s. Hartford Avenue.

NO D. haINiotu
The Johnston Town Council met in Odd
Fellows Building yesterday afternoon.
The papers in the claim for damages OF
the John Waterman estate were ordered
recorded and the treasurer authorized to
draw 5000 in favor of John and Caroline
Waterman.
w. A. Sweet claims $1,000 damages to
his estate from the overflow of surface
water. Councilmen Sheldon, Remington
and Highway Commissioner Walch were
appointed committee TO investigate.
Notice OF the assignment OF the suit
for trespass brought by Charles and
Almira Hunt of Crsnston was received.
IL is set down for March %; damages
claimed, $500.
Taxes assessed against Truman Blanch-
ard estate, John Smith and Huldah At
wood were remitted. Also the taxes
against the M. Il. Tabernacle for the
years 1898 and 1894, the Rev. j. A. Root
appearing for the church corporation and
stating that the hard times had affected
the church and left them in very poor
condition.
The committee on sewers presented a
written report stating that no severe
could be obtained unless by special legis-
lation, which would require the town to
pay proportionate cost of construction
and maintenance of the same. Commit
tee was discharged from further consid-
Grafton of the matter.
Charles Thornton was granted a liquor
license at TIE Cornell stand on the Hart
lord Pike.
John Il. Hunt was granted a pool-tafyle
license at his saloon on Latham street.
The town sergeant was directed to
notify all liquor dealers to file their ap-
plication for license by April /.
Charles Battles, located at the Sam
Scranton place on the Plainfield pike was
granted a junk license.
Petition to grade Pioneer street was
continued to the next regular meeting as
was petition TO lay out Labor street
west of Laurel Hill avenue.
1t was voted to guarantee that water
pipes would be covered to the required
depth to keep from freezing, should the
abutting owners on Pioneer street ask the
city to lay water mains in that street.
Upon accommodation of Councilman
Harlow the lines ON Merino street were
ordered define
Committee on the same is William +.
King, James III. Redfern, Richard Lovery.
Considerable discussion was occasioned
by bill of 4. &. Lawton, MD, amount
ing to s6i for attendance of town poor,
which Overseer of the Poor George III.
White declined to approve on the ground
that attendance had been given
to other than parties ordered
other OF O physican sd'e charged d over '' 81 for G
house calls and 80 cents for office visits
for town work whereas DIR. Lawton had
charged S2 per visit and 81 for office at
tendance. Mr.. White was instructed to
tender the doctor such amount as he be-
lieved due him on the bill.
DIR. Lawton's bill for S14.50 for vaccina-
tion was referred to the health depart
ment.
A bill OF G.. II. Parker for medicine for
Charles Battles family was referred to
the overseer of the poor. Town Solicitor
L. w. Tillinghast reported on the bin OF
w. A. Carroll, for witness fees and at
torney's fees amounting to s53, that the
town was not liable, and tie bill was in
definitely postponed.
The report OF the Overseer of the Poor
for the month OF February was allowed:
Receipts. s3O6 so
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