The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-02
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EAST PROVIDENCE.
Seek0nk Votes to Build Town House
In the Wilderness.
Fire District Board Meeis-Mizpah Degree
Lodge to observe Anniversary.


The annual town meeting of the town
of Seekonk, was held yesterday In the old
central school house, which has done
duty as "a town house for the last decade.
The following officers were elected: Town
clerk, Asaph G. Hill; town treasurer,
Cyrus H. Chaffee; selectmen and asses
sors, Henry W. Brown, Solon Carpenter,
Fred A. Howe; school committee, three
years, Edward Il. Case; school committee,
two years., George II. Carpenter; auditor,
A. n. Medbcry; tax collector, Olney Green;
road commissioners, three years, Lowell
nj. Cole; fence viewers, George III. Car
penter, George III. Horton, George q.
Newman; constables, George II. Horton,
Charles A. Smith, H. Miles Carpenter
Henry Carpenter, Albert ii. Pope, David
S. Peck. The appropriations were as fol-
lows: Schools $1,000; highways, $500;
town grant, $500; total $500. The
matter of appropriating funds for build
ing town hall, and locating the same
then came up and brought forth "A deal of
eloquence and oratorical powers. After
much discussion 1t was voted to build one
on the Taunton turnpike about one and
quarter miles east of Hopkins farm.
Why It was located ut that place is one Of
those things no one can find out The
appropriation for building this house in
the wilderness was then debated. IL
started mt 5000, but shrunk to $1,000 and
n committee composed of ShubaeI III.
Gof, II. H. Palmer, and Herbert +. Cush-
ing are expected To have, the imposing
structure erected at that figure. The
meeting then adjourned.
The regular monthly meeting of the
administrative board OF the Watchemoket
Fire district was held last evening in the
Seventh district court room. The secre-
tary reported that as yet nothing had
been heard from the city of Pawtucket In
regard to the renewal of the contract for
supplying the town with water. The
treasurer reported the finances of the dis
trict in good shape. There is quite an
amount of the taxes for 1894, 1895 and 1895
yet uncollected, but were i'm fair way TO
be collected In the near future. The meet
ing then adjourned.
The regular monthly meeting of
watchemoket Fire company No. /, was
held in the rooms of the company last
evening Previous to the business meet
ing the boys took the machine out and
gave 1t a trial. The engine has been al
most entirely rebuilt in fact, nearly every
thing except the pumps being new.
The committee made a report upon the
repairs on the engine. Joseph eastman
Iohr Il
tute members and there were two applica-
tions for membership received and con-
tinued until the next meeting. |
Frank +. Bucklin presented his resig- |
nation as an active member and it was
accepted. The entertainment committee |
that beginning with Easter
Monday the company would open fair |
I'm town hall and continue two weeks |
The company also voted to pay Mr.. Will !
liam Bowen who rebuilt the engine body |
nm additional sum of Sl5 as mark of /
appreciation for the extra amount of |
labor he put into it over and above what
The contract called for. The meeting
then adjourned.
Last evening, Mizpah degree lodge, No.
y, ID. of r., held a meeting at Odd Eel
ows hall. Four candidates were initi-
lted by the degree team, the new work
being In order for tho first time. A COM
nittce consisting of Mrs. Charles Champ
in, Mrs. Frank Doll, Mrs. John Wall
md Mrs. Maud Blake was appointed to
make arrangements for the celebration Of
he seventh anniversary of the lodge,
which will be held at the next meeting,
Monday evening March 10th