The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-24
Preparing For School EX-
aminatiOnS.
DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS.
Estates Will Be Advertised For Sale
on the 5lh of May.
SPECIAL COUNCIL ELECTION.

AS the first month of the now year
draws to close there is more or less ac-
tivity In the several city departments. al
though, as a general rule it is less than
more. There is an air Of gentle apathy
prevailing tho offices at city hall, and,
in fact. the only departments which seem
to have not yet settled down TO routine
work are thuse of the school department.,
city treasury and city clerk.
In the department of public schools
preparations are being made TO the regu-
lar semi-annual exam nations of the cty's
schools. This is the closing week of the
first term, and the examinations will be
held on Wednesday, Thursday ana Fri.
day in the class rooms CT the various
schools, the main object b ing to demon
strate to the members of the school COM
ing the last half year.
The high school exam nations will occur
on Wednesday, the time occupied by the
English and Classical schools being from
until o'clock. In the Manual Training
School the regular work of school day
will be observed during the usual hours.
On Thursday the exanin atoms in the
primary schools will be held, and on Fri
day those OF the grammar and special
discipline ana instruction schools. OF
these disc, pline schools there are only seven
in the city, and they are used tor the pun
pose OF bringing about change OF heart
In boys who cannot bo controlled in the
regular schools. The examinations at
the primary school will be held nalf in the
morning and half in the afternoon on
Thursday. and those of tho grammar
school at , y. m. on Friday. The exam
nations will be followed bv the regular
winter vacation OF ons week.
In the city treasurer's Office water taxes
are being paid by fits and starts, and
there ars only ew which yet remain
unpaid. There is one notice that should
interest property owners. that is, those
who have so far neglected TO settle with
the city. for Treasurer Granger makes
known, without any ambiguity what.
ever, that real estate on which the city
tax of 1897 remains unpaid will be lev
| isd upon February To- next. such prop
! crty will be advertised for sale on May 3,
and will be sold ON June ?. such being
| the case, IL looks rs If the cheapest way
! out OF any suon trouble would DO TO pay
| the taxes due.
Clerk Field of the Municipal Court
| seems to be continually devisinR methods
for the better transaction Of this business
| of the office and also for tho conveniancs
| Of attorneys and others who have busi-
| ness in mis- court A brand new section
| OF document files has just been coinpleted
and Will lie put into use without any de
| Law whatever.
City Clerk Clarke and his several dep
| uties lind plenty TO do In answering more
! or Tess intelligent questions and reCeivin z
! applications for yictunliDg house, pool
| table. junk and other licenses. Quite %
numter Of the officials elected uy the
/ City Council have qualified, hut there
arc others" who have failed TO do So and
/ City Clerk Clarke says that they had bet
| ter watch oui. for tue time available for
| such qualification expires on Wednesday.
| February Failure 20 quality iy that
| time makes the election of an OH cial null
| and Void aud there might DC some doubt
! whether the mem Lers OF tie City Council
| would rs.eleot such dilatory indiyidu-
al. unless good ground for the delay could
! be shown All officials who have Co pay
| a Zoe to the ciTy must flTst call uron the
! city treasurer. aud then. with the receipt
| for tho amount paid. must coil upon the
/ city clerk 10 Le sworn into office.
| What slight preparations are needed for
| the special Common Council election In
! the First wrrd, 90 occur ON "Wednesday,
have already been made BY the city CLERK.