The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-03
In CENTRAL FALLS.
4Per Cent. Bonds Command
a Fair Premium.
Important Meeting of the Vet.
eran Firemen Last Night.
All the News OF the Fifth City Told to the
Tribune's Many Readers.

The taxpayers of this city ought to feel
well satisfied with the outcome OF the re-
cent bond sale advertised by City Treas
urer Reynolds. BY a recent enactment py
the State Legislature the town OF Lincoln
was given permission to bond its indebt-
edness by the issuing OF 100000 per
cent. gold bonds. These bonds were to
nav the debt contracted or assumed as the
city's proportional part OF the debt OF the
old town of Lincoln.
The City Council did not take advantage
of the full amount allowed by the recent
act of the Legislature, asking for bids for
S25O0O0 OF the 100000 granted.
Yesterday was the day set for Che open
ing of the bids, which was done in the
presence of quite number of the leading
financial representatives of Boston, Provi-
dence and New York. The bids and bid
ders were as follows:
Ma. Harris & Co., S1OO.19 and accrued
interest; c. II. White q Co., s101. SO and ac-
crued interest; Seymour Bros. q Co.. s1O1.
and second bid of S102.6O II their attorney
is satisfied that the net debt OF the city Is
less than per cent. of the assessed valua-
ton; Thomas f. Grimke, S101.25; Farson,
Leach g. Co., S1OO.53 and accrued interest;
f. c. Stanwood & Co., S1Oo.57 and accrued
interest; Third National Bank. Boston,
s1O1 .b73 and ;accrued interest; Richardson
q Clark, par and accrued interest; X. l..
Day i& Co., S102.326; r. II. Rollins * Son,
sOe.79 and accrued interest; Cushman,
Fisher & Phelps, 10O.139.
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co., sent in
a bid of s253 100 for the entire lot OF bonds
and the bid OF S10O.29 was made for $4,000
by Mason, Nevis & Co. of New York.
The committee on finance went into ex-
ecutive session last evening to consult
the matter, brought up by the second BID
nv Seymour Bros. of New York and Boston.
In order to be on the safe side the com
mittee has POSTPONED action until the next
meeting, at which time they will announce
their decision. President Thornton Of the
Board Of Aldermen, in conversation with
a TRIBUNE reporter, says that he is per-
fectly satisfied with the outcome of the
sale, as the city could not expect to get as
good as price for serial bonds as it could
get for 40-year bonds. Considering the
matter from all points of view, President
Thornton and the other members OF the
finance committee and City Treasurer Rey-
nolds feel perfectly satisfied.
Dislocated His Ankle.
Thomas Therbrege, driver for one OF
Bsbcock's oil teams, met with very pain
full accident Tuesday afternoon on Dexter
street. Therbrege was in the act of alight-
ing from his team, when his foot caught
between the cross-bar and whifiietree,
throwing him heavily TO the ground and
inflicting severe injuries. DIR. Sullivan of
Dexter street was called and dressed the
wounds.
Tberbrege dislocated his ankle and re-
ceiyed several small cuts about the head.
The injured man lives at % Star street,
Providence, and is reported, this morning,
ia comfortable condition.
Veteran Firemen's Meeting.
The Veteran Firemen's association held
their regular monthly meeting last night
at their rooms in the Cross street station.
A full attendance of members was present,
as it was expected that business OF an i'm
portant nature would be transacted.
President Crawford occupied the chair,
and the records of the last meeting were
read and accepted.
Frank A. Thurber was elected member
of the association, and one application FOR
membership was received.
A vote of thanks was extended to Charles
ID. Woods and o. A. Newell for the present
of apples. 1t was voted to hold grand
BANQUET some time i'm the month of Janu-
ary, and President c. Fred Crawford was
appointed to make arrangements for the
occasion. The president was given power
to choose any of the members of the asso-
citation to assist him in the necessary prep
arations.
An invitation was received from the
Pawtuxet Fire Company to attend fair to
be held by them Jan. Is, and laid upon the
table until the next meeting.
The matter of dividing the members Of
the association into hose companies as an
adjunct to the paid fire department., was
discussed and an expression of opinion was
heard from all present, after which 1t was
voted to form four hose companies to be
captained as follows: Hose 1, Captain John
III. Barber; Hose 2, Captain Charles D..
Wood; Hose 3, Captain Charles A. Rey-
nolds; Hose 4, Captain 0. d. Wilmarth.
A vote of thanks was extended to w. G.
Jenclks of Pine street for the present OF
barrel of apples on the occasion of the re-
ception of the Concord picture.
The Enamel Works.
Work was commenced yesterday morn
ing to rebuild portion of the work which
was destroyed by the fire. On account Of
the nature of the works insurance men
did not care to take any risks in that di-
rection, consequently the firm lost heavily
by the fire. Mr.. Hood states that no time
will be lost in erecting more commodious
buildings as there are a good many con-
tracts which must be filed as soon as
possible. Further investigation reveals
the fact that the loss will be about $1,000.
VIII be Buried Tomorrow.
The remains of the late James Hickey,
who died at Newport News, Va, arrived
here last evening on the $40 train. I'm
dertaker l.. q. Phillips conveyed the body
to the residence of the deceased on Pine
street, from which place the funeral will
occur tomorrow morning.
walked From the Hospital
Mrs. Eta Morris was taken in by the
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