The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-22
Councilman Washburn Is
Looking After City's Share
Of the Railroad Tax.
Town Treasurer Sherman is Of
the Opinion That the Tax
Belongs to Lincoln.
pocAssHT TRIBES NEW CHIEFS.
John McDermott, An Old Resident OF Dexter
Street, Died Last Nlght-SeveraI Society
Elections Held Last Evening Notes.

Elections Held Last Evening Notes.
At q recent meeting OF the Common
Council Mr.. Washburn asked II the city
had receiyed any returns from the railway
company. The present franchise was
granted to the company by the old town
OF Lincoln, and the rate was to be one half
of 1 per cent. Thus far the city has re-
ceiyed no compensation from the railway
company whatever. The recent division OF
the etown has had something to do with the
matter, and the complications arising from
the settling of the affair of the old Town
of Lincoln and this city have, In measure,
caused this important measure to be over
looked.
The franchise was granted to the old
Town of Lincoln and the company has
been paying the tax to- the treasurer OF that
town. Last year the company paid the
town S60.21.
The question that will be of Importance
ID to determine what amount 10 due the
Town of Lincoln, and what IL due this
city, or whether the full amount has been
paid to the Town of Lincoln, or only It's
proportional part. II the latter should be
the correct Interpretation then, conse-
quentiy, the company Is in debt to this
city. In order to get at the facts Of the
case TRIBUNE reporter called upon Town
Treasurer Sherman and asked him In re-
CARDS to 1t. Mr.. Sherman said that there
was Just about one mile of track In the
Town of Lincoln and he considered that
the company when they paid him the
amount last year they were paying only
what was due to the Town OF Lincoln. He
could not conceive, he said, that the
amount H60.21) could be for the two
places.
City Treasurer Reynolds could not state
positively which would be the correct ver-
sion Of the difficulty, but, at the present
time is investigating the matter and he
hopes In . short time, to be able to
straighten out matters.
From q careful consideration of the
matter the leading citizens OF both places
believe that the tax of 1921 would not be
fair return for the exclusive privileges
the railway company is enjoying in both
places.
They are, at all times, two ways to look
at these questions. No one will deny but
what the cars are great benefit to the
town, and II there were taken away the
citizens would be put to great inconve-
nience. Another important fact Is that 1t
improves the valuation of the property Of
the town, thereby increasing the revenues
of the town. All that the citizens desire
is that the company pay sufficient
amount to keep the roadway In repair.
Semi-Annual Election.
Court Flower of Dexter, No. 26, Forest
ers of America, met last evening and
elected officers for the ensuing six months
as follows: Chief Ranger, John j. Hickey;
SUBJ Chief Ranger, 8. e. Beaudry; Record
ing Secretary, Thomas A. Bacon; Senior
Woodward, William Moran; Junior Wood
ward, Jules Langnan; Senior Beadle, Jo-
seph During; Junior Beadle, Joseph AL
lard; Trustee for three years, Ludger
Gemme.
The installation will take place at the
next meeting, which will probably be
. changed from Monday evening to the fol-
lowing Wednesday evening. There were
three members elected to membership and
two propositions referred to the proper
committee for action. Among the promi-
nent visitors present were DR.. Joseph A.
Bacon of Whitinsville, who founded the
Court In the year 1889, and who was the
first Chief Ranger, and George Gleason
Deputy Chief Ranger of one of the Courts
near Worcester. At the close of the elec-
tion of officers both DR.. Bacon and Deputy
Chief Ranger Gleason addressed the mem-
bers Of the Court,
Committee on Fourth Of July.
The committee on the Fourth of July
celebration are somewhat perplexed In re-
gard to the program for the observance.
1t has been definitely settled that the bells
will be rung In the morning and the time
honored salutes will be fred at morning,
noon and sunset. In regards to the even
ing program they are undecided.
Alderman Mccartney, the aldermanic
member Of the committee, said that In
all probability there would be band con-
cert, but the question of fireworks was
not settled yet. He said that the display
of fireworks would attract class OF peo-
pie who would do more damage to the
park than II they had only the band con-
cert. The matter will be settled at the
next meeting of the committee.
Sacred Heart Choral Union.
The first meeting of the Sacred Heart
Choral Union, under the new constitution
was held last evening and, with the en-
tertainmcnt which followed, proved highly
interesting TO the members. When the
business of the evening was finished
, committee, consisting of John Tierney,
John McKenna and Phillip King were
appointed to arrange q program for the