The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-07

notices on owner Of property on Wood
ward avenue, residents of Block Island.
The amount of the claim was s12.60 which
the council considered exorbitsnt, and
declined to pay It. hence the suit OF
Mott to recover amount. The case wss
answered at Newport Dec. 18th 1895 By
the Town Solicitor. There was $500
costs added. and on advice of the soiic-
itor the council decided To pay the
amount rather than have q law suit. lie
also reported that he had been served
with writ in case of SOPHIA M. Lapham
vs.. Town of East Providence, to recover
tax of 1894 upon the Page estate, which
includes Crescent Park. The writ 10
retur rns bile February 18th. In the mean
timo the committee, composed OF Messrs.
Wilson, Martin and White will have an
inter view with the assessors Of that year
and get their views OF the assessment.
B. n. Lapham and c. +. Salisbury are
attorneys for plaintiff. Heroert Plummsr
was given leave to withdraw bis petition
for abatement of tax. The committee on
heating Town Hall prese nted their report
and IL was ordered placed on die.
The matter of widening and straightsn-
ing Waterman avenue trom Brow street
to the west side OF the Providence and
Worcester railroad, with w. n. Dexter,
John Champlin and George N. Bliss, as
committee was continued to the next
meeting. Summit street from Grass
street to Waterman avenue was declared
opened as a public highway. Jesse X.
Lincoln was appointed to place signs
upon the streets, and to number the
houses In the watchemoket district, his
recon mpense to be 25 cents per hour, the
| town furnishing the signs and numbers.
| Councilman White was appointed COM
mittee TO procure 800 street signs. Presi-
dent Anthony reported that the n. Y,
| N. II. u II. railroad had repaired the
abutment wall of the bridge over the
railroad at Waterman avenue at an ex-
pensse of S262. 62 of which amount they
expected the town to pay 90 pcr cent. OF
Si3l. .26, the matter was continued to the
next regular meeting. Alter auditing the
usual number of bills, the Council sd'
journed.
The regular meeting of..Thomss R.Sslis'
bury Camp, No. 2, 3. OF V. was held last
evening, in Grand Army Hall, and the
following officers were installed BY Past
Commander Fred A. Burt OF Bucklir
Post, No. 20. Captain. John H.Lsonsfd
first lieutenant, willism II. Adams; sec
ond lieutenant, Charles J. Bullock; hrs'
camp council, y. T.. Charles y. Fsber
second camp council, W. II. Adams; thire
camp council, George F. Bowen. Captain
Leonard then appointed and installed the
following camp staff. Chaplain, Fred A
Smy.h, first sergeant, Walter +. Milisrd
auartermaster sergeant, Fred q. Burt
sergeant of the guard, p. c., Charles o
Isber; color sergeant, James Oldridgs
corporal of the guard, George +. Bowen
camp guard, Charles j. Bennett; ticket
guard, Joseph Luther; principal musi
clan. Harry II. Burt.
There were present as guests OF tn
camp large delegation from Buckli'
Post, No. 20, q. A. r., siso Pact Captain
Horace Tompkins, and First Lieutsnan
Roscoe L. Oatley Of Burnside Camp. No
6,S. OF v. Remarks of interest were mad
by all the guests, after which ane coils
tion wss served by members OF the camp