The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
He Said That Nh. Runler Did Not Deny
That There Was Deficiency.
COUNCIL APPOINTED COMMITTEE.
Il Will Call on Mr. RunIer and Request Him 10
Resign - Will Make Report 10 The
Town Council Tomorrow

At the meeting OF the East Provi-
dence town council held yesteday af-
ternoon, the report of Charles e.
Blake, the expert who has been eXamin-
ing the books of Tax Collector George
+. Hunter. was received. The report,
which shows the amount due the town
from Mr.. Hunter to be $12.419.12, is as
follows:
1S9t-Tax assessed, $77142.69; accrued
interest, $9O2.I6; total, $77,44515; less
abatements, S67G.3S; total, $76, 76S.77; pay
ments. 1920; payments, 81, ,266,3l; pay
ments, interest, $3O2.46; totaI $76, 76s.77.
Unpaid taxes due Mr.. Hunter, $l06.2l.
1S92-Tax assessed, 79S74.61; accrued
interest $35l37; total, 79,725.9S; less
abatements, $3921O; total, $59,S33.SS; less
payments. $79.3294O; total, $l4S less
abatement May g. 1894. $i.4S; payments,
sos. so; payments, $21. .700 payments. in
terest. S35l.31; payments, 1894, $1,32s.03;
total, $79.329.40. Unpaid taxes due Mr..
Hunter. S4S04S. Uncollected assess
ment for Orchard street, $3.5G due town.
1893-Tax assessed, ISL 930.57: less
abatement, $3S6.f0, total, $Sl,544.l1; less
payments $Sl, 200; total, $3i4.ll; plus
amount $3f14S, foot collectors book in
excess of assessors; total, $69l.65. Pay
ments, 1898, $33, 600; payments, 1894, $2i,
700; payments, 1895, $l,10O; payments,
1896, 81, 500; total, $Sl 200 Unpaid taxes
due town, $SIl.S2.
1S94-Tax assessed, s10S. 121.45: less
attachments, SS3S.13; total, $l01 SS21&s less
payments $l04,500 total, $2,SS212; less
amount in excess, $7.2O assessors book
over collectors, total. $2,S1J.32. Pay
ments, 1894, S52, 300: payments, 1895, $23,-
200 payments. 1896, $l3,3OO payments,
1897, $4,000; payments, 1898, $1,000; total,
$i0f 500. Unpaid taxes due town,
1072. .46
ls95-Tax assessed. $93.149.1O; less
abatements, g.. 2.46442; total, $9O6Si.6S;
less payments, $S5, 1860; total, $4,SSS.0S;
less amount i'm excess, $3L11; total, A,-
S5097, assessors book over collectors;
payments, 1895. $59,39660; payments,
1896. $l7. 800: payments, 1897, $6,l0O; pay
ments, 1898, 81, 400; total, $50. 1860. Un-
paid taxes due town, $9SS.2s.
1S96-Tax assessed, $l9,SS4.3O; less
Attachments, $55375 total, $40, 330.55;
less payments, S7l700; total, $1,630.55;
payments. 1896, $40 900; payments, 1897.
sl2, 200; payments. 1898, $4,000; total,$il,-
700 Amount unpaid taxes due town,
$697.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of tax due
the town from Collector G.. +. Hunter:
1898. $G9l .65; 1894 $2,s75.52: 1895, Si,S5O.97;
1896 $7630.55, total, $l604S.69; less
amount of taxes for 1898 unpaid, $S1.S2;
1894. S1072.46. 1895. $9SS.29; 1896, $691, to-
tai. SSe29.57; net. N2,i1912.
(Signed) CHARLES T. BLAKE.
President Wilson stated that he had
talked with MIR. Hunter, who had SAID
that he was willing to do anything pos
sible to straighten out the matter. Mr.
Wilson futher said that IL was not the
duty of the council, but OF the treasurer
TO sue the bondsmen. The council could
remove Mr. Hunter from being collec-
tor. but IL Mr.. Hunter would resign
n would simplify matters very ma
terially. Mr. Hunter did not deny, said
Mr.. Wilson. that there was deficiency.
A motion was made appointing Town
Solicitor Mitchell a committee To re-
quest Mr.. Hunter to resign. but finally
IL was decided that President Wilson
was still committee upon the matter
and IL was voted that Mr.. Mitchell be
added to the committee, and an un-
derstanding was reached that last eve
ming. If possible, but IL not this even
ing. the committee would meet Mr..
Hunter and request him 10 resign, and
the committee hopes 20 report on We'd
nesday afternoon, when the council VIII
meet again
Councilman Logan suggested that an
act be obtained through the General
Assembly putting the town clerk on a
salary. and compelling him To turn all
the fees of his office into the town
treasury.
No action was taken, however. In this
direction, and the town council then ad-
iournCd