The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-06-01

The annual financial town meeting In
/ Johnston was held at the town farm Mon
/ day last and was attended 10y Paris Math.
ewson and Others mostly the latter, but
although the presence ot the former could
not always be overlooked his pro,esla-
tions were usually "out OF order" OF
made In vain.
\ few OF the appropriations asked for
in The call created considerable debate
bu, in the main were granted and II
seems but fair to presume that mostly all
sections of the town were fairly treated
considering the towns indebtedness.
The meeting was called to order shortly
after ten o'clock Moderator Patton pre-
siding.
The reading OF the warrant was fol.
lowed by the report Of the Town Treas
urer, this showed expenditures and re-
ceipls in total As follows;
Towns indebtedness: Town bonds.
SI4I,ooo; interest on town bonds, SI4Ioi
notes outstanding, $40 500; dog fund,
: $40 ss; outstanding bills, $500; gross
Indebtedness, $I6573oSS. Town credit;
| Town bond, sinking fund, SS4 69S q;
amount owing for curbing, 500 I9i un.
collected taxes for ISg). 5000 59i in'er.
est on 1899 taxes, S2fa 9oi cash balance
on hand, SIo77 IS; due from State Tor
High School, $500; total credits, 500 6i9-
AZ; net Indebtedness, $ioo oIS 3S The
|
d.. {. a. Barnard presented the report
of the School Committee showing cNpen.
ditures, s26,ISl 90; balance on hand,
s41 o3i unpaid bills, $40 u; deficit,
t2l7 ST. The report was received aud
ordered in the tax book.
The report OF the Oycr,ecr Of the Poor
was read by Treasurer Calcf; It showed
that the average number OF paupers
cared for was eight. The number OF
cows ON the Farm has been increased
from 10 TO 3, and the increases value Of
cattle equals the net cost of maintaining
the Farm expenditures of $4,000 - and
a net cost of S2r9 a for maintaining the
Poor Farm. This was also ordered re-
| ceived and placed on record.
The Highway Commissioners report
showed expenditures amounting 10 81 2S}.
! 81; $1,000 on A.woyd avenue and s2gy ~
on Dean avenue. After thc report was
! read, the question was asked If there were
not some outstanding bills OF the highway
department. Mr.. Calei replied that there
were outstanding bills amounting TO $3.50.
aud IT all were paid there would be an ex-
cess Of about 5000 over the approPria-
ton. The report was ordered received.
The appropriations were next consid-
cred and resulted in the granting Of the
following: Schools, $4,000; for repair
ing Greenviilc avenue from Manton car
barn To the omithicld line 81 900, same
to be expended under the supervision OF
the Highway Commissioner. For general
highway work 20 600.
The amounts for the following are the
same a. those OF last year: Lights,
$2.Soo; salary Of Town Sergeant. $500;
,alary Of Town Treasurer, $500; salary
Of Tax Collector, Town Moderator, $50
per day salary Of Chief Of Police, sISoi
salary Of Oyeiseer Of Poor ESQ; Town
Councimcn & 90 per day Of service
moderators, clerks and supervisors, for
elections g 90 per daN. The salary Of
the town clerk was made $3.50. The
salary Of the three assessors Of tax,s
which was S25.oo each last year was
made 500 each this year upon motion Of
+. W. 1illinghast; $500 90 was appro-
prialed Tor the maintenance Of the Town
Clerks office; for police $500 was apPrO.
priated. Miscellaneous account fund ap
preparation 500, water, s825; Board Of
Health, siy0, 10 pay outstanding bi 10,
SiSoo. The rate OF tax was fixed al g.. 90
on each tIyo Of taxable property, the
same az last ear. u was voted that the
tax should DE assessed in August and be
collected from November / 10 December
| ., and unpaid taxes on December ! 10
bear intere.t 90 the rate Df eight per cent
from November O. For The support Of
poor and payment of Stat. TAX, income on
bonds, debt and sinking fuud', sums
sufficient were Appropriated. Aner
granting an appropriation of $500 for the
grading Of lledIey avenue the adjourn
/ meut vas taken.