The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-19
OLNEYVlLLE.
Towns Finances as Shown by the
Trelsurer's Report.
Receipts for the Year Aggregated SAL
IN 637.48--Other Matters.
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No. Hartford Avsnua
The report of Town Treasurer'Davis of
Johnston as just audited. In summary is
ss follows:
REoEIPrs- Cash balances on hand,
f14, 474.b7; dog Licenses, sio2s; poll taxes.
si27; liquor licenses. si1l7.Aoj town.taxes
1888, S772.Ss; interest on same (io93),
ss3. ~; auctioneer's returns, q. .e3; Eighth
District Court returns. GIL So; town notes,
$144, 402. 80; town taxes QS92), sil6.34;
interest on same, s24.42; pool tables and
entertainments, f227j town taxes (1s94l,
ys30t .6S; interest on.s same: (1S94), $3.50. 10;
lights at Thornton. $685. curbing,
S61b.75; interest on same, t99.31; miscel-
State, sb6o4. 80; town farm, s2is2. .o4; town
taxes (1s95), $50, ,291. As; interest on same,
$1,000; interest on deposits, slsoSo To-
tai, s24i, ,63I4S.
PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR.
Setting curbing, s662.93; town treas-
urer, $500; town clerk, t666. 81; highway
ssosa. s5; oinsyyiIle free library, $500;
State tax. sil25s. 80; legal expenses,
$llS2.50; trust funds, SOS; town bonds
sinking fund, S70e9.4 Al; damage done by
dogs, $162.70; State liquor licenses, 1884. =
90; State pool table licenses s113 80; gon-
s1sI Highway. s2sis2l; Iisht,ns streets
on bonds and notes, sl3, 769. go; towns
notes, Sl22, ,578 81; schools, t32, 2s4. "a; text
books, S2170.06; Concord and Johnston
streets, $281i.77; macadamizing, $20U0.02; !;
old highway bills, s941. 80; police, s473o. IS
town sergeant, 1912; town farm, s3s3a. :
S241, ,637.4S.
TOWNS INDEBTEDNESS
Town bonds, $3.50, 900; interest on same,
$500; towns notes, ISL, 42s.0l; interest on
$50. So; high school, s91267; dog fund,
Sl69030; Gardiner Pettis fund, s1U70;
Kelly Burying ground fund, s3l6.5
Celia Esterbrooks fund, $221. 03; officers
salaries, s140O; general highways and
bridges, Sl33 05; estimates OF outstanding
bills, 5000; total $343, 94LsS.
TOWNS CREDIT.
Town bond sinking fund, s29, sS7. OF;
amount owing for curbing, $646.73; un-
collected taxes for 1898, 1921. 25; interest
on same, 1888, 5000 uncollected taxes,
1894, s2464; interest on same. 1894, S2s5.
terest on same, 1895, s424.05 cash balance
on hand, SS063,7 total, $50, 1918.
Town net debt in year 1896, s2si' ia 65.
Increase in debt, 1896, Sl6, 2s2 20.
WILL BUY A PARSONAGE.
The Plainfield Street Free Baptist
Church corporation at meeting last
evening decided to purchase a parsonage,
and ii Is expected that a residence the
committee on parsonage appointed some
time ago practically agreed upon Will be
secured Today. Amendments to the
charter of the corporation were agreed
to and they will endeavor to secure their
passage at the May session OF the Legisla.
ture.
JOHNSTON PROBATE COURT.
In the probate court this morning at
| o o'clock Sarah N. Ryder was appointd
administrator on the estate OF Patrick
Ryder. inventories were rendered on the
estates of Serry Sweet, Simon b. Page
and William M. Smith.
An order OF distribution Of the balance
OF the personal property of the estate of
Samuel Scranton was granted. The ad-
minIstratcr of the estate OF Serry sweet
was given permission 10 sell the personal
property belonging to the estate.
GENERAL MENTION.
A chimney fire In house North
and fire in barn on Brown street be-
longing to a man named Casey were ex-
Ting uished by the Rough and Ready Fire
Company. The barn fire was at o'clock
and the chimney one at O'Clock last
night. Loss about Sl00.
The number OF voters in the new voting
districts in Johnston are: In the first
district, S26; Second, 652; Third, 493;
Fourth, 34b.