The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-17
UP THE VALLEY.
Cumberland Town Council
Held Special Meeting.
The Lincoln Town Council Met
to Elect Town Officers.
Henry c. Pollard Kept on the Anxloss Seat
Until Next Month Interesting Items.

The Cumberland Council met I'm ac-
journed meeting yesterday afternoon and
transacted considerable business.
The bonds OF Town Treasurer Taft go
900, were accepted and Charles IL. Adams,
Rosina Il. Taft and Cyrus Taft qualified as
sureties.
Town Treasurer Taft was authorized to
hire $4,000 TO pay out standing notes.
The following State accounts were or
dered paid: State Tax, ss752.S2; one quar-
ter OF liquor licenses, s2937 so; entertain
ment licenses, si1.; two town house bonds,
$1,000; coupons on bonds, s720.; funding
bonds, $500.
Upon motion Of Councilman Dillon,
Charles K. German of Providence was
elected Town Solicitor at a salary Of 600
1t was voted upon motion Of Coun Gilman
Dillon that working day on the high
ways be hours including Saturdays.
The following were appointed police
constables without pay and constable
under the tramp act: John O'Connell
Michael LAWN, Robert Devlin, Robert
Proctor and Charles Dixon. John Sava q
was appointed constable under the tramp
act.
L. B. Burlingame was appointed polict
constable under the town ordinances.
B. l.. Waterman and Thomas Beswicl
were elected town auditors.
Councilman Dillon said that he had beer
| approached by number OF citizens In re-
gard to the council taking some action II
having the electric car rails extended Il
Ashton, and he moved that q committe'
Of three be appointed to see II the desiret
end could be obtained. The motion pre-
vailing the chair appointed Councilmel
Dillon, j. M. Ryan and H. H. Franklin.
1t was voted that the regular meeting
| of the council be held the first Thursday
| of each month. The clerk explained tina
tho town ordinance covered that point.
Councilman Dillon suggested that tow
laborers be paid twice q month. He sug
gested that the committee on finance
instructed to meet twice a month, and
| the accounts be found correct the tow
treasurer be authorized to pay them Of
demand. The accounts can be considers
| again at the next regular meeting.
Highway and miscellaneous bills wer
allowed and ordered paid.
Town Clerk Clark called the attention Q
the Council to the fact that previou
council had ordered all liquor licenses ad
vertised in two papers. This measul
worked hardship on the persons advel
| tising, inasmuch in some instances
amounted to over $40 each. 1t was move
Il IL % H.,
paper only.
The Council then adjourned to the regu
lar meeting.
| Lincoln Town Council.
An adjourned session of the Lincol
Town Council was held yesterday after
| noon.
Petitions OF Jesse Smith OF Lonsdale al;
Didas Odette of Manville to be appointe
liquor officers were continued to the ne1
meeting.
Charles F. Eddy was appointed a con
stable to serve civil process.
Petition of George Rainville of Manvill,
for transferal of license to Oliver Trinqu
was continued with order of notice.
Petition of Peter Tessier, Jr., for liquc
license at Manville was continued wit
order of notice.
Bills amounting to SSS3.75 were oriere
paid.
The following commissioners were az
pointed by the Council in accordance wit
the action of the town meeting, to recon-
mend site, its cost and the erection of
Town House: William Deane Aldrich {
Manville, Frank e. Fitzsimmons of Ions
dale, A. A. Chace of Saylesville, John i
Allsop OF LIMERICK and Charles F. Bartlett
Of LIMERICK.
The following town officers were ar
pointed: Collector of taxes, James +
Jollie; overseer of the poor, Thomas I
Maymon; highway commissioner, Frank
lin p. Manchester; auctioneers, John L
Turner, H. II. Jenckes and George {
Wood; constables, Henry c. Pollart
Narcisse Laviere, H. Hartwell Jencke
Edmund Champagne.
There was no change in the list of othe
| officers.