The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-13
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Surprisingly Quiet Meeting of Fire
District Taxpayers.
Old Officers Reflect d Print Works Re-
sumes Operations

The annual meeting of the taxpayers of the
River Point fire district was held in Odd Fell
lows hall last evening. The meeting was call
cd TO order as usual and the first event which
caused any ripple Of excitement was the elec-
tion of DR.. N. B. Kenyon az moderator in
place Of Thomas NJ. Holden, who has held the
position for several years.
The reports Of the different officers were
then read and received without comment, un-
I'll no report Of the board of engineers was
called for This was handed To the clerk by
Chief Engineer Mctiu.ro. and during its read
ing the hall was so quiet that one could hear
pin drop. Tho engineers report was quite
"A lengthy document, and in 10 the cause OF
the trouble in the fire department was fully
explained and the position taken by the ma
jority Of tho board fully sustained. In the re-
port the engineers stated that they had, To
tie best OF their judgment, acted for the best
interests Of the district. and consequently
had no apologies to make. lt was also men
toned that the members OF Pioneer Hose
Company, who resigned in body last year,
had forgotten" to turn in the uniforms and
badges. which are the property of the dis
trict, and that it had been necessary 10 ex-
pend some OF the taxpayers money 20 pur-
chase badges for the new company which is
still without uniforms The report was re-
coiycd, and when the election Of officers for
the department was called Chief Engineer
MCGUIRE First Assistant William NJ. Smith
and Second Assistant Louis Levesque were
chosen without "A dissenting vote. tho meeting
evidently unfolding Messrs MCGUIRE and
Smith in the position.whch they took last
year.
A tax Of four mills on tho dollar was voted
and a committee Of three. II. NJ. Holden. C.
II. Potter and Richard Canavan, was appoint
cd TO contract with the electric lighting com
pany for street lights for one year. The
former contract was for five years. but it was
not considered advisable to renew IL for so
long period as 1t was stated by some Of the
voters that inside Of that time they hoped TO
see the valley villages united under one mu-
nicipbl government
The board of engineers was appointed a
committee TO collect the uniforms and other
property Of the district now in the possession
of the ex.mombers Of Pioneer Hose Company,
and the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Moderator, Dr. n. B. Kenyon
clerk, John l.. Kent; treasurer, Charles II.
Potter; collector, Thomas NJ. Holden: asses
sors, c. II. Young. p. II. Quinn and t. NJ.
hOlOen, cnltI
first assistant engineer, W. NJ smith; second
assistant engineer, Louis Levesque.
The meeting was on the whole, very har-
monious one, as the moderator, when calling
for ballot. did not lose any time in asking
for contrary minds, or even in declaring the
result Of the ballot.
The In,eraken print works started up
again yesterday after being shut down for a
week for repairs
Tho Warwick Town Council met at Appo-
naug " sterday afternoon, and besides trans.
acting the usual routine business created a
sensation by breaking" Officers William Ten
nant. IL. c. Budlong and Henry Smith. Mr..
Smith hiss removed from the town and did
no; desire the Office. bat the dropping of Mr..
Budlong and Mr.. Tenant is one of the INV $.
tea ious actions of the Town Council for
which they generally have good cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Duffy of Clyde left
this morning on vacation trip TO New York
and Long Island.
The funeral Of william, the 9.months-old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. John Coogan, was solem-
nized from the parents residence at Clyde
today. The burial was in S. Peter and
Fauls cemetery at Phenix.