The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-15
EAST PROVIDENCE.
The Town Council Holds a Long and
Busy Session.
Town Officers Elected = Complaints OF
School Pupils Heard.

George H. Hunter swore in the two new
members Henry II. Chadsey and George H.
johnson, who were not present at the meet
ing for organization. The town treasurer 5
report was presented, showing IA balance of
slO l52. ~ In the treasury. Also the report Of
the chief OF police was read. Both reports
were ordered placed file. The following
applications for secondcla liquor licenses
were received and continued TO April 30 at 2
y. m, with order of notice: George E.
Cranston, Narragansett avenue James
Meehan, Bullocks Point avenue: Richard
Murphy Taunton avenue; Francis Brady,
hulIocks Point avenue George w. Case, DR.,
Lincoln avenue; Francis Harrington. Warren
avenue; Byron K. Cheney, Narragansett ave-
nue.; Patrick Keegan, Bullocks Point avenue;
Edwin \. Jencks, Stanton avenue; Bradford
W. Gardner, Narragansett avenue; Jerry G..
| Fournier, Bullocks Point avenue: Edward
| kupfer, Narragansett avenue; Michael Fo-
| garty, First street: Daniel Mahoney, Valley
| street; Cornelius J. Sullivan, Taunton ave-
| nue.; j. j. Sullivan, Water street: Robert III.
| Tobin, Warren avenue; George b. Boyden.
| hotel, Crescent Park: George B. Boyden, club
| house. Crescent Park. The following appli-
cations for pool tables were referred 20 the
chief of police: 81. j. Sullivan, Daniel Ma.
honey, Edward Kupfer, Cornelius Sullivan
and Richard Murphy Also the following
hotel license applications: George W. Case,
Jr, Francis Brady, George Cranston, George
| B. Boydon, Byron f. Cheney. Edward
| kupfer, Jerry q. Fournier and Edwin J.
.'encks. Also the following applications for
victualling licenses: II. Walter Millard, Mar
ragansett avenue; Ruth l.. Perkins, Nara
gansett avenue: Charles 4. Pierce, Lincoln
avenue; James Greene, Bullocks Point ave.
nd A Tatr, n,,Il
and for lunch wagon at Riverside for vii.
liam A. Rounds. The petition Of James A.
Cooper to be "A special constable and that Of
Walter Tetlow 10 be appointed constable with
power to serve civil proce esses were referred to
the chief OF police.
President Wilson then made the following |
committee appointments: On finance, Wilson
ana Anthony; highways district No. !, An |
tnony; district No. 2, Wilson, district No. 3, !
johnson; poor, Martin; street ghts, district |
No. ], Chadsey No. 2, Wilson: No. 3, John |
son; police, Chadsey; town hail. Martin; fire |
department, Anthony and johnson; old town |
hall, Wilson; Vine street, Anthony; Prospect |
street, Chadsey; John street, Martin: town
bridge, Martin; Turner avenue play ground,
Johnson; Narragansett avenue, johnson.
William Weaver was appointed janitor Of the
old town hall and Jesse 5. Arnold janitor of
the new town hall.
Zoe Rondoau, who pettionei the council TO
pay her s5U00 for damages sustained on
street at Riverside was ON recommendation
OF the town solicitor given leave To with
draw. Charles ". Richardson was granted
an abatement of tax on 500 on account of a
clerical error. The town treasurer was di-
rected TO pay the awards ON the Summit
street Improvement as recommended by the
commission.
The following officers were then elected:
Chief of police and prosecuting officer, Rufus
W. Adams; sergeant of police, Franklin Nun |
roc; patrolmen, Patrick Harrigan, Walter T.
Taggarr Francis Higgins, Everett ". Adams,
William L. Comric, n. Henry West. Henry l.. /
Bckford and George E. Read, Jr: town solicit
tor, Edward l.. Mitchell; town sergeant,
Charles g. Kenyon. On election of highway
surveyor for district number | AN informal
ballot taken, with following result: L. WHEEL
den, 2; Jo eph Mccormick, l Henry S. Ide,n:
e Barney, i, and there ne election. The
second ballot was the same A formal ballot
was then taken and resulted as follows: f. |
Nhelden, 3; III. ;. Ide, ]: j. Mccormick l. |
md Mr.. Whelden was declared elected. The
petition OF John d. Young TO be placed on the
police force was placed on file as there was 7
40 vacancy. j. +. McManus was elected high {
way surveyor of district No 2, and Thomas
J. Medberry TO a like Office for district No q
amp lighters elected as follows: Dis. | .
rict No. l, William r. Hunter; district No. =
!, James o. Williams: district No. 8. william \
:. Smith. Mason b. Wood was elected over y
eer of the poor and health officer and for b
'acker OF fish, James II, Wilcox; surveyor of
lumber, Philip Chase; sealer of leather, !
robert Roe; pound keepers, Edwin NJ
NF.l
er OF persons were elected TO the following h
thces Surveyors of stone and corders of y
rood weighers OF neat cattle, gaugors of
asks, fence viewers and weighers of coal 81
ndertakers, A. O. Miles and Thomas Mona "
an; inspector OF milk, Mason b. Wood; field 81
river, Rufus W. Adams keeper Of Little n
eek Cemetery, William 5. Brown; keeper of r.
ID burying ground, Charles >. Rutifocis; ;-rare II
I fire alarm system, John j. Mullen: kepuor u
town house, Thomas Congdo n drain lay D.
IS, Archer {. Anthony, Herbert +. Anthony, ~
nthony II. Barney, Ii. X. Chadsey, ID. B.Peclx -
Il. Pierce, j. H. Pierce, l.. Il. Whitmarsh A. | or
irtwell, Charles A. Burns 10. Milard. Sala.
es were established as follows Health L
acer, 1900 per year; overseer of the poor III
%; chief Of IoliSe, S2,75 per day: sergeant hl
police, $3.50 per day patrolmon, 81 25 Fer vi III
ny surveyors of highways, 81. .55 per day In. g.,
'rers, sl.5J per day; onehorse cart, 81. 80 per
~ two-horse cart 81 per day. The divis. w
N Of money appropriated was as follows:
re department, Watchemokot, No. /, $500:
,rragansett Fire Company. No. 2, $500; Me.
orial day, Bueklin Post, $50; Farragut
,st, $50; public libraries. Watchemokot, $3.50: RI
imford, $3.50; Riverside, $500; highways, stl
rict No. l. $3.50; district No. 2. sl25O: dis dc
let No. 3, H2s0 A dividing line was ost.b. ne
hed between the highway districts. II was 70 S,,
ted TO hold the regular meetings the first p9
sdnesday evening in each month A large au
Imber Of bills were approved and ordered
id, and the council adjourned.
Last evening a special meeting of the school
mmittee was held in the council chamber
r the purpose of listening 10 complaints ",
at had come 10 the attention OF the commit. of
b. The entire committee were present de
lerc were also present Mr. Alvin Shopartl
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