The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-15
UP YHH VALLEY.
Annual Town Meeting Of the
Town Of Lincoln.
Tax Rate Increased From 81 to
$l.l0 On the Hundred.
Ladies' Auxiliary to the G. l. A. Of Valley Fails
Orgaalzed Sunday Aitersooa Notes.

The annual town meeting of Lincoln was
hold yesterday, and 1t IL safe 10 say that II
will pass into the history OF the town as
memorable event. There was an organized
scheme TO down Lawrence A. Lockwood
for moderator, and had 1t not been for
Frank II. Fitzsimmons CharIesA Learned
would have captured the prize. The sup
porters OF Mr.. lockwood from saylesville
seemed to have gone to sleep and awoke to
the situation only when Mr.. Fitzsimmons
had saved the day for them. The little in
cident at the opening OF the caucus proved
that when Mr.. Lockwood moves TO Central
Falls, the Republican party OF Lincoln will
be In the same position that Moses was
''when the light went out"
Moderator Lockwood was declared the
choice of the voters and took the oath
from Town Clerk Easton.
Mr.. Henry Hartwell jerks moved that
the tax rate be fixed at one dollar on the
hundred. Mr.. Franklin p. Manchester
moved to defer action on the tax rate until
after the appropriations had been made, 80
voted.
Mr.. Samuel d. Learned, Chairman of the
School Committee, asked that $4,000 be
appropriated for public schools. Mr..
Henry Hartwell jerks moved an amend
ment for $4,000. Mr.. Frank K. Fitzsim-
mons advocated the amendment and gave
| figures to show that $4,000 would be more
| than sufficient, with the amount received
from the State, to meet every expense OF
running the schools up to the present
standard. There was lively debate, with
| Messrs. Learned, Samuel Clark, Amsdem
| H. Smith and others advocating the mo-
| tion and Messrs. Lockwood and Fitzsim-
mons the amendment. The amendment
prevailed.
The sum OF 5000 was appropriated for
town officers after Mr.. John Johnston had
made caustic speech In criticism OF the
liquor consta bles' inactivity. The council
had recommended a, 900 for town officers
For the support OF the poor y, 600 was
| voted.
Rev. James v. Chalmers and Mr.. John
Johnston got In some lively work wher
the miscellaneous appropriation was callec
for and $1,000 was whitfield off the CounciPi
recommendation, the sum voted was $500
Mr.. George Walmsley's proposition tt
set aside f12, 900 for highways and bridges
providing that 5000 or thereabouts of thu
the sum be expended to purchase port
able stone crusher, was adopted.
For State tax the amount named WA
S8,728.78.
Mr.. Frank Millet moved that 500 be ap
propriated for the observance Of Memoria
Day; said amount to be expended unde
the direction of Ballou Post, No. 3, G. A
r., of Central Falls. So voted.
To pay the interest on the floating deb
and the unmatured bonds of the towr
$500 was voted, while for the towns
proportion of the maturing bonds the sun
voted was $3,22O.
A proposal to bond the floating debt
$11S, 800, was defeated by very close vote
Messrs. Lawrence A. Lockwood, William
III. Comstock and Israel p. Rounds, the
committee on settlement of the towns
affairs with Central Falls, were voted $2Ot
each for their services.
The tax rate resolution was taken from
the table and the house had to be divided
to determine whether the rate should bt
$1.10 or SLIP 1-2 on the hundred dollars
valuation. The advocates of the 81 10 rate
won.
Upon motion of Mr.. Frank E. Fitz.
simmons 1t was voted that the Town
Council appoint a commission of five
members to consider the matter of build
ing a town hall; this commission to re-
commend site, procure plans and esti-
mates, and report to the Town Council
And the Council was instructed to call q
special meeting of the taxpayers to hear
and pass upon the commissioners report
Voted that the Town Treasurer incor-
porate in his next annual report detailed
statement of the towns outstanding obli-
cations, together with an estimate Of the
probable receipts for the succeeding year
Adjourned.
| Ladies' Auxiliary.
Sunday afternoon about 100 ladies as
sembled at the Catholic Institute building
and formed a Ladies' Auxiliary Society
Miss Julia Tighe presided and the follow
ing officers were elected President, Mrs
p. j. Gaskin; Vice. President, Mrs. Il. j.
Smith; Secretary Mrs. Mary Campbell
Treasurer, Miss Minnie Regan. A COM
mittee OF five, consisting of the following
ladies, was chosen to prepare a constitu-
tion and by-laws; Mrs. Annie Ryan, Katie
Fitzpatrick, Teresa McBrinn, Julia Tighe
and Maggie McVey.
| The meeting adjourned to the 9th, when
the committee on bylaws will report.
| Lincoln Politics.
1t is well understood that Franklin p.
Manchester will not accept reelection as
| Highway Survevor and that hia r,roha hle