The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-25
OLNEYVILLE.
Annua! Financial Town Meeting Of
the Taxpayers OF Johnston.
Reports Of the Officers Read, Appropria-
tions Made and Tax Rate Fixed.

The annual flnancial town meeting was
held at the engine house on Plainfleld
street, Johnston, today. The assembled
taxpayers were called to order promptly
at 10 o'clock by Moderator George Il.
Beane and the proceedings were begun
with the reading of the reports of the
treasurer, overseer of poor, school COM
mittee and other officials.
The following Is "a summary Of the re-
port made by Treasurer James Davis:
Town's indebtedness town bonds, $780,
0O0 interest on bonds, $500; town notes,
Sill, 33S. 81; interest on notes, S639. 49, dog
fund, so92. so; Gardner Pettis fund, 5000;
Kelly burying ground fund, 1885. 40; Celia
Estabrook fund, s23i. 20; rebates in school
districts 2 and H. s3957. 81 estimate of
outstanding oils, $50 600; total, $3.50, 92s a.
Towns credit, town bonds sinking
fund. sH, 567. 3l amount owing for curb
ing, 1913. l6; uncollected taxes, Sl4 7l30s;
interest on same, s579. 0S; cash balance on
hand, s6599. 30; total, 500, 7l.2. Towns
net debt, s33l, 1856. 81; increase over last
year S39, 9S2. IL.
The overseer OF the poor, George w
White, presented the 35th annual report
from which the following summary was
taken Receipts, Sll594 AZ; expenses,
Si57S 73; payments in excess of receipts,
ment SIG 81; the average number OF
paupers cared for g; admitted, 81; dis
charged, 2; died, 1 stocks on the town
farm, 8 horses, ~ cows.
After some little criticism of the over
seers method of keeping accounts, the
report was adopted.
The report of the school committee was
| next in order From the report of the
school committee as read by the secretary.
q. X Parker, the following facts were
CLEANED: Total receipts from all sources,
SAL 69S. 20; total expenses, sil, 53l. "a; bal
ance remaining on hand, sl66 90; the
number of school children, 1860. The
actual cost of educating these children
was S35, 2ll Is or Sl4 92 per head. The
number of pupils registered in the town
Is 2l56 and the average daily attendance,
| 1896 During tho year the superintendent
made 56i visits TO the different schools.
The committee recommended the pas
| sage of the following appropriations:
For day school, s95. 70O for high schools,
$500; evening schools. 500; for aDpa-
ratus, $500; for salary of superintendent,
$500; for "A school site for the Oneyville
section, 5000; and for IA school building
| at Manton, sl5 900.
The report Of the treasurer of the Olney-
Vile Free Library was ruled out of order.
after "a protest against its reading had
been made by DIR. Twitchell.
DIR. Longfellow read the report of Board
Of Health from which the following facts
were taken: Number of contagious dis
fever, the number Of children that applied
for vaccination, 145. A contract for the
removal of swill at the rate of S75 per
month was made with James Moon. The
number of nuisances abated, 135. Total
expenses exclusive of the collection of
swff1 expense, y6T3. %. Expense Tor coli
lecting swill, Sl425
The fixing of the tax rate was the next
matter la order. This is always the great
bone Of contention at these meetings. It
is the time when the bucolic orators get
in their work, and this time the fun was
started by the redoubtable Paris Mathew
son, who opened up with five-mipute
tirade against the management of the
towns finances.
Treasurer Davis made a brief statement
in order to give the unlnformed a clear
idea what was necessary rs tax to carry
on the business of the town.
He stated that the town could not be
run for less than tax of 81. 80 Frank
j.. Hanly made a motion that the tax DO
the same as last year, 81
John Harrigan moved to fix the tax
rate at 50 cents and Paris Mathewson
wanted il TO be 81. 30. Mr.. Charles Adams
wanted to fix the rate at sL7o. Mr.
Kranich said that Adams, who now
wanted a tax of 81. IS told him few DAYS
ago that he had not yet paid his last
years tax. After prolonged discussion
the motion TO make the tax ST. or 81. 10
was defeated. Il ne t8N was tnen nXed AT 81.
The vote fixing the rate Mt 81 was dis
puted. A noisy wrangle followed and a
paper ballot was called for The moder-
ator decided that paper ballot should be
taken.
GENERAL MENTION.
L. L. Allan, the dry goodsman, went TO
New York city last night The OIney-
Vile cadets have taken n lease of the new
hall in the Hagin " Pettigrew block
Stokes street.
W. f. Phillips is Mt Newport indulging
in lection festivities.
Jerry Hubbard was arrested by the
police of the Sixth station last night for
the theft Of wheel from David Adamson,
the light inspector.
Peabody Lodge, Sons of ST. George,
elected the following officers last evening:
President William Broadhead vice presI-
dent, Is A. Newton; secretary Herbert
Broadhead treasurer j. II. Sparrow assist
ant secretary, X. b. Hope; messenger
Thomas Smith; trustee, .Henry Cbarnley
Following the election light collation.
WAS served