The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-04
BRISTOL.

A special town meeting was held here
Saturday afternoon and evening, at
which the sum OF $4,000 was appro-
priated for building sewers through
Wood street to Walkers Cove and from
Washington along Thames TO Consti-
tuition street. ana from valley street
northerly ON Hope TO Constitution. A
commission was also appointed to car
ry the vote into effect. An important
act OF the speciai town meeting was
the vote passed TO authorize the town
treasurer 10 issue bonds TO the amount
of 100000, to take in the appropriation
for sewers and also The Indebtedness OF
the town, which now amounts TO $780,
000 The resolution was worded so that
when the notes tnat are now outstand-
ing expire the accounts can be bonded
instead of new notes Issued. and the
bonds issued from time to time. There
were about 100 electors present In the
opera house when the meeting was
called TO order by Moderator Williams.
when the call was read by Town Clerk
Bennett. After reading the call, Mr..
Bennett read the report of the sewer
committee by request OF the chairman.
which in substance was the report OF
Engineer Samuel NJ. Gray OF Provi-
dence, who had been employed by the
committee. After the reading OF the
report OF the committee quite heated
discussion was entered into by Thos.
Crowley, Samuel Norris. Jr.. and 9TH
ers, when Mr.. Crowley moved that a
commission TO consist OF Messrs. Ezra
Dixon, Torrance Mccarthy and Will
liam b. DeWolf of the present commit
tee and Eber Hill as the fourth MEM
ber. be appointed TO superintend the
construction Of the sewer. James T..
Robertson was nominated as the fifth
member of the commission. This COM
mittee has power to fill vacancies IL any
should occur. Mr.. Norris then made
motion that $4,000. or so much thereof
as may be needed, be appropriated for
the construction of the sewers and for
the purchase of connecting sewers and
other expenses. There was a call for
a paper ballot. and II was voted to keep
the polls open until o'clock in the eve-
ming. The polls were closed at o'clock
promptly. Moderator Williams and
Town Clerk Bennett counted the votes.
Ii took but a few minutes TO announce
the result as follows: Whole number
of votes cast, 1911: yes, 100; no, 81 ma
jority for sewers. 12s.
Mr.. Norris then offered the following
resolution: Voted. That the town treas
urer be and he is authorized to issue
bonds OF the town to the amount OF
100000. or such portion thereof as is
necessary for the purpose of providing
for said appropriation and TO take up
notes OF the town when the same fall
due. And that the senator and repre-
sentative to- the general assembly are
hereby authorized to apply to the gen.
eral assembly for authority to incur
such additional indebtedness and to is
sue bonds. The resolution was unani-
mously adopted. After the passage of
the resolution the meeting adjourned
The funeral OF the late Samuel III.
Douglass will be held tomorrow after
noon at y o'clock from his late resi-
dence on the corner OF Mt. Hope ave-
nue. and Wood street.
The town council will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting this evening in the
council chamber.
The funeral of Manuel Lewis was
held yesterday afternoon. The st.
Marys r. A. society. OF which he was
a member. attended in a body
Arrived. on Saturday. schooner Eliza
A. Scribner. withS500 tons OF coal for
the Byfeld Rubber company.