The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-21
UP THE VALLEY.
Indignant Taxpayers Met
Yesterday at ManviIle.
The Independent Club Of Property
Owners We're the Movers.
Dissatisfied With Lincoln PartIzanshIp They
Desire TO be Annexed TO Woonsocket.

The Independent Club, representing a
large portion OF the taxpayers OF Manville,
met yesterday afternoon at Wozard's Hall
20 express their Indignation at the treat
Dent accorded their representative In the
Lincoln Council, Mr.. Joseph Richards
The hall was not over crowded, owing
possibly to the inclemency OF the weather;
but those who were there were Taxpayers,
and terribly In earnest in their dctermina-
tion to have the village annexed 10 Woon-
socket.
The meeting appointed a committee 10
look into the matter and consult the mill
owners. IL the mill owners object 10 this
scheme the committee will proceed no far
| ther, but II they favor it the committee will
| go to work and the result OF their labors
| will he reported to meeting Of the tax
| payers to be held later. Concerning the
money which was spent last year In the
| district, 1t was either too small or too
large. Too small to accomplish any good
and too large for the unnecessary work
which was done.
| The meeting WITS called to order at
| o'clock by Town Councilman Joseph Il.
Richard. The language OF the meet
| ing was in the French tongue, which
all had to be explained to the reporters
after the adjournment.
President Richard stated the object OF
the meeting, and explained what had led
up to 1t, viz, that the district Is not
getting it's share of attention and improve
ments from the public funds.
Several then spoke on the question Of
annexation, each voicing the general sem
timent that the district Is not fairly treated,
and will get better treatment from Woon-
socket. Alphonse Gauvin, speaking of the
treatment that Manville gets, said that
when Central Falls was part Of the town
Central Falls got all of the improvements.
Now Lonsdale and Saylesville get them all.
| The district, he said, wants electric lights,
better roads and sewers. Instead OF get
| ting either, Fairlawn gets new school
house. He criticised the operations Of the
Highway Surveyor.
In advocating annexation, he pointed
out that the benefits of it will be to get
| electric lights and good roads. Another
speaker dwelt ON how the taxes have been
increased since the days of the old town of
Smithfeld, and how little benefit from 1t
the district has received and Is receiving.
This seemed to be the prevailing senti-
ment, as well as that the district is the one
that Is habitually frozen out when public
money is allotted, b 49,.
At the close of the discussion the mo-
tion was made TO appoint q committee Of
five to take direction of the movement for
annexation. The committee was elected
| from the floor and unanimously. Those
| elected to the committee are John Moosie,
| Alphonse Gauvin, Emanuel Narcotic,
Louis Girouard and Thomas Henry. With
regard to the statement that the committee
will consult first with the mill owners to
ascertain their views, 1t may be stated that
1 it Is said those interested In the Contrexe-
vile Mills favor the annexation to Woon
socket.
1t should also be stated that the mills of
j the Manville Company are in the Cumber-
land portion of Manville, but that the
company owns vast property, chiefly tene-
ment blocks, on the Lincoln side.
The meeting was quiet, but everyone
/ present seemed imbued with the desire
1 that Manville should be treated in a just
4 manner in the future. There was no talk
of annexation to Cumberland.
| Annual Procession.
| The annual procession of the Children
of Mary and the Society of the Holy
| Angels took place at st. Patrick's Church,
Valley Falls, yesterday afternoon. The
exercises were in conformity with the
ones held previously. The young misses
were dressed in white with long wells, and
| many of them carried flowers. The long
| line of neatly dressed children presented q
sight pleasing to the eye and gratifying to
the promoters. The usual addresses were
read, and Rev. Father Cassidy gave the
young ladies and misses wholesome words
| of advice.
| Notes OF the Valley villages.
The Lincoln Town House Commission
will meet this evening at Town Clerk
| Easton's Office for organization.
Yesterday was Children's Day at the
Memorial Church, Saylesville. The child
ren's exercises at the Lonsdale Baptist
| Church wepe postponed on account of the
| illness of Miss Jordan, the organist.
The recent changes i'm the beats of the
| patrolmen which were made by the Cum
| berlsnd Committee on Police will probably
| go into effect today. Chief Cotter said
that he had not received any instructions
from the Committee, but In all probability
| he would hear from them today.