The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-07
EAST PROVIDENCE.
The Town Council Has a Long ant
Busy Session.
Several Tax Attachments Made-Motp:
Bill 10 Be Paid.

noon. Mrs. Martha A. Munroe, who owns |
property and resides on Waterman avenue,
was before the Council and claimed that
the town mad not put her property in
proper condition, since the grading OF
that street. She asked that a wall three
feet high be built to hol1 the bank, and
the remainder of the bank sodded, also to
have the fence raised and side steps two
and a half feet wide built for tenn
porary stairs, until she could make per
msnent changes TO the property. MIME
Causland, the committee who has the
matter in charge, said that 600 had teen
already spent to put the property IN
order, and considered 1t had been put in
letter condition than before the street
had been cut down. This had been done
without any obligation from the town as
tue property encroaches or the highway.
After considerable discussion the Council
decided to do nothing more in the matter
until Mrs. .Munroe should sigu some article
of agreement holding the town harmless
from further claim for damages.
Postmaster a. n. Canning ham appeared
in regard to naming and numbering
streets and explained the method of mail
delivery which will probably begin in
the town ABOUT Feb. /. He suggested the
changing of the names OF streets which
are duplicated in Providence. Engineer
Dexter said there were 5SS streets in the
town, of which mum ber there were 2l0
which were duplicates of Providence
street names, but a very few OF the dup
licates were included in that part OF tie
town where. the free delivery OF mail
would extend. lhe Council did not
think IL advisable to change any OF tho
street uames on tbat account, however,
bat proceeded 10 change, aud establish
the names OF several streets, most OF
which were where one street extended
into a street with a different name, the
following are the streets so named:
Rsrnes, Davis and Mary to be County
street, Brighton and Hicks, to Hicks,
Hull, Green and Greene to be Hull street,
oxford and George TO be Oxford, Fifth
| and Goddard to be Fifth, John ano Rose
| to be John, Ivy and Norwood TO be Ivy,
Grand Army to be Brow from Warren
avenue to Waterman avenue, Highway
| from Martin street to Horton street
| TO be Highland avenue, Highway from
East Providence Center to Hunts bridge,
| 10 De Pleasant street, Randolph to be
| Ridgeway, Prospect and Eugene, to be
| Prospect, Highway from Freeborn avenue
| to Orchard street, to be York street,
Kiernsy to bs Oakley street, Highway
| from Lincoln avenue to Maple street TO
/ be Lamont street, sylvan to be Eoat
street, Allen au1 Fenner streets 10 bs
! Allen street and to continue to river;
| North Gate road to be Forces street, Will
low street, Wstchemoket plat to be ster-
liug street, Bishop street TO be Oakdale
street, Ctoss street Bailey Borden, plat to
CorNin street.
The clerk of the council wcs in
structCd 10 notify the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company of tn >
dangerous condition of some of their
poles on Waterman aveoue. A communi-
cation was ,eived from Charles A. In
graham IN regard TO water, collecting at
the corner of Broadway and Warren ave-
nue.. The matter was referred to COM
mittee on highways.
Judge Il. NJ. 3osworth appe sred in be-
helf of Mrs, Estter NJ. Sa it who had
| petitionel for an abatement OF personal
tax. The assessment bad been increased
ION sf6.0OJ to S25,OOO. Mrs. Smith
| cilimed TO have resided in Providence
since 1895, still she was willing this year
to pay tax on $4,000 The petition had
teen rsferrd to the assessors, but no re-
port had been mad, hence no action
was taken by the council. Later petit
tion in different form was pre- ented in
behalf of Mrs. Smith and it wss referred
to the tax assessors.
On the petition of Albert Il. Sutton, fol
abatement of tax on Sii00 personal pro
perty. which had teen referred 10 the as
ssors, ore member reported against
granting the petition ana the other two
m EN- hers reportej in favor OF IL, Gs Mr
Sutton had made sworn statement.
Judge George N. Bliss represented Mr.
sutton. The council voted TO sbste tn,
tax. The council also absted the tax on
$1,000, against James Hutohinson,it .beinl
found to bs n clerical error. In the psti
tion Of Ellen NJ. Wall. 9for abatement o
tax on 5000 personnl property she WI
given leave TO withdraw. lax on ESQ
erroniouily assessed against William NJ.
Bailey, was abntod The petition of A. j
kent. for abatement of tax was continued
to the next regular meeting. The peti
ton OF j. Z. Randall on S10O0 worth o
property, which, the petitioner claimed
was erroniousiy taxed as the buIlding ba'
burned down, was referred to the asses
sCrs.
poto,ition was received from shut
ters on the new portion OF Sunni
street. asking that the town bring the
street TO grade and o committee wa
appointed to have the work performed a
, an exponso not 90 exceed 500.
1owp Treasurer Ray reported that
, writ had been served on hin In the cas-
OF Hamilton A. Mo-; - Block Islam
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