The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-07-29
CHAPTER 562.

CHAPTER 562.
AN ACT TO Divide the Town of Johnston
and Annex a Portion Thereof to the City
Of Providence.
Passed May 6. 1881
1t Is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. All that portion of the town OF
Johnston lying and being within the fol-
lowing limits to wit: beginning at stone
post, the point in Olneyville where John
ston. Cranston, and Providence meet. run
ming thence westerly with said Cranston
line 10 the stone bound between the towns
Of Johnston and Cranston. near Great
Bend, So-called. in the Pocasset river
thence westerly with the Cranston line To
the southwest corner of William Z. Water
mans estate, thence nOrtherly with said
estate 10 the Plainfield turnpike thence
nOrtherly in a straight line TO the extreme
northwest corner of a lot of land on Cen
trail avenue, owned by Alfred Williams.
said northwest corner being near the bend
in Central avenue where Mott street and
Central avenue meet; thence northerly in
straight line to point one hundred feet
west Of the westerly line of the Old Kill
ingly road in range of a line parallel to and
one hundred feet north of the most north
erly line of the Merino plat, So-called;
thence eaSterly with said parallel line,
straight course to the centre OF the WOon-
asQuatuCket river; thence southerly, fol-
Providence, back to the first mentioned
point, is hereby set off from said town of
Johnston and annexed to the city of Prov
idence. and the portion of territory so set
off and annexed is hereby declared to be
within the limits and jurisdiction of said
city of Providence, for all purposes except
as hereinafter provided; and the inhabit-
ants Of said territory, so set off and an
nexed, shall have and enjoy all the rights
and immunities and be subject to all the
duties and liabilities which the inhabitants
OF said city of Providence have and enjoy
and TO which they are subject.
Sec 2 The city of Providence shall be
liable for the support of all persons who
now do or shall hereafter stand in need of
relief, as paupers, whose settlement was
gained by or derived from a settlement
within the limits of the portion of the town
of Johnston hereby set off and annexed TO
the city Of Providence.
Sec. 3. AS soon as may be after the
adoption Of this act, all the persons in the
poor-house of said town of Johnston,
whose last settlement was gained or de-
rived in the portion of Johnston hereby an
nexed TO the city of Providence, shall be
transferred to the proper authorities of
said city of Providence, and said authori-
ties shall receive and maintain said per-
sons.
Sec. 4. From and after the adoption Of
this act the valuation of the city of Provi-
dence, and the valuation of the town of
Johnston, as a basis of the state tax. shall
be such sums as the commissioners here
matter mentioned shall determine.
Sec. 5. All persons and estates in said
territory annexed, as aforesaid shall be
holden TO pay to the town of Johnston all
arrears of taxes legally assessed thereon,
prior to the adoption of this act.
Sec. 6. All public school property. and ali
other real estate and tangible personal
property of said town of Johnston. lying
and being in said territory so annexed 10
the city Of Providence. except the personal
property contained in the town clerks Of
fee, shall Immediately on the adoption OF
this act vest in the city Of Providence.
And all real estate lying in said territory
SO annexed and all personal property oWne
so annexed and all personal property
owned by persons in said territory shall
Immediately on the adoption of this act
become subject TO taxation by the city of
Providence. and the laws relating thereto.
and shall be exempt from taxation by the
town of Johnston.
Sec. = The indebtedness Of the town OF
Johnston as organize before the adoption
of this act. and of the various school dis
tricts which will be affected by the aGOp-
tion of this act, shall be appOrtiOncd be
tween and paid by the city OF Providence
and the part Of the town Of Johnston not
annexed, and the school districts as fol-
lows: The city of Providence shall assume.
first. such proportion Of the town OF John
stons net debt after the sinking fund is
deducted as the total valuation Of the pOr-
ton annexed bears TO the valuation Of the
whole town: second the entire debts of
Olneyville, Plain Farm and Merino school
districts and the treaSurerS CT said school
districts are hereby authorized and di-
rected to turn over to che treasurer OF the
city Of Providence all sinking funds all
district taxes which have already been as
sessed or which may be actually assessed
before the adoption OF this act, whensOever
the same shall be collected. and any other
distre+ funds il theE posse Sst0n; third.
such proportion Of the net debt OF the
EFanklfn district, after dedls5ug aI mon
Sys on hand, as the valuation Of the por-
ton Of this district annexed bears 20 the
valuation of the whole district, and the
part of Franklin district not annexed shall
assume the remainder Of this debt. For
the purpose Of these calculations. the town
and school districts debts shall be taken
as they appear on the books Of the respec-
tive treasurers. June / 1895. and the valua-
ton Of the town and district property shall
be based on the valuation Of the Johnston
assessors for the year 1881
Sec. 8. Except as provided In section OF
this act all the rights and remedies Of said
town Of Johnston arising either out Of any