The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-10

ANNEXATION OBLIGATIONS.
On Johnston annexation loan due Sept.
/, 1889 s49S0: on Johnston bonds. N24O;
sinking funds: Davis estate loan due
July l. 1901 $1,000 highway loan due May
/, 1924, SIS 600; highway loan due April
/, 1877, $40, 600; highway loan due May J.
1890 $1,000. park loan due March ], 49,
SO. 9o0: park loan due May !, lst1. $500;
public Improvement loan due May J,
1879 SlT00. public Improvement loan due
May l. 1897. $500: school loan due May ],
1875 5000; school loan due April 1877,
$4,000; school loan due May 1882, 5000;
sewer loan due July l. 1921. sa6,co0; sewer
loan due March l. 1922 $1,000; sewer
loan due May i. l925. $1,000 sewer loan
due June l. 1876. $4,000 sewer loan due
April l. 1877. 5000. sewer loan due April
]. is2S. 5000; sewer loan due May ]. 1879,
5000: sewer loan due May /. 1880 5000;
sewer loan due May J. 1851 5000; Wey-
bosset bridge loan due May /, 1923, $500
Johnston annexation loan due Sept. /,
1882 $2200: Johnston bonds. 1890
The report accompanying the resolution
stated that the total tax receipts was
So OS4 rs, whit receipts available from
other sources amounting TO $3.50. .S2S MAX
ing the total In hand for appropriation
sSS44, 702 76
The amount appropriated by the reso-
luton is $3.50. .2s40S
ASSESSORS MUST BE CONTENT.
The committee reported adversely on
the request of the tax assessors for an
increase of salary from $24OO to $500 an
nually. The members OF the committee.
or at least Chairman Massie Is OF the
opinion that the onerous duties of the ass
SCISSORS deserve greater remuneration, but
as there was little prospect of the treas
ing but indefinite postponement could be
judiciously agreed TO. And SO thought the
council unanimously.
communication was received for Jo-
sephine /. Mann, executrix of the will OF
Anna III. Mann, 10 the effect that the
former was prepared 10 turn over the rest
and residue OF the latter's estate to the
city for the maintenance and improve
ment OF Roger Williams park.
Accompanying the communication was
resolution accepting such trust fund and,
while the communication was received
the resolution was approved unanimously.
There was also received from the fin
ance committee the monthly report OF the
committee on the Issue OF registered
bonds for August and the monthly report
OF the city treasurer.
The resolution directing the city auditor
not 20 pay any bills for telephones In pri-
vate residences of city officials was not
introduced. II was on the docket. but the
| committee decided at the last minute
not TO report II. Chairman Mas-ie had
| been induiring into II during the day and
the subject IL 20 be further investigated
/ and reported upon the adjourned meeting,
| September 20.
The monthly reports or the city treas
urer and the city auditor for June July
| and August were received and filed. Sim
! liar action was taken on the reports Of
the Joint standing committee on finance
on the issue OF registered bonds for July
\ and August 1901
The monthly reports Of the city messen-
ger for Jure and Tulv and the 7ith quar-
terly report of the department. OF public
works were also received in concurrence.
oLNEYvILLE FREE LIBRARY
When the adverse report OF the finance
| committee on the petition OF the Olncy-
Vile Free Library association was read
| indefinite postponement was recommends
ed-Councilman San Souci was quickly on
his feet and he certainly scored an ex-
cellent point lie did not think the COM
mittee had given the petition the consd-
Grafton IL deserved In 1875 the library
started with 50 volumes while today II
has 1884 volumes on lts shelves The
brick building cost $4,000 and the land Is
valued al $1,000 According TO the will OF
vert TO the Waterman heirs ~ building
was not erected and maintained
lie cited additional statistics 10 show
that the evening attendance during the
winter was 200 and during the summer 100
young men and women anxious to i'm
prove themselves They were more
| than anxious 30 improve their
conditions but could not easily
take advantage OF the splendid facili
ties ~ the Providence Public library or
account OF its remote distance. Olneyville
said the speaker, Is one OF the busiest
manufacturing districts IN the state q
not in New England and the facilities o
the local library were At The disposal o
from $500 to 5O00D Inhabitants
There was = time when the various cor
porations contributed total OF some
thing like $500 10 It's support but sine,
their absorption by the trust--the Amer
icau Woolen company--this comfortabl,
amount had ceased 20 come. The entr,
property was fnortgagcd for $4,000 an,
the librarian, who had been there for TIT
past lS years, had not rsceiNed a cent o
salary since October. 1900. II The counci
could give s20.ooo aunuallv 90 the Provi
dence public library. then he thought II
all fairness that ~ was not too much 10
one-fourth or one-nfth OF the population
90 ask one-eighth appropriation. In con
clusion he hoped the council would no
/ hu'FA Afit NblliiIANNtH recommendation
and force the association 10 close II
doors
lie, therefore, moved that the petition
and recommendation be recommittcd q
the committee with instructions 10 CIV
a public hearins. The motion was duickl
seconded by several members
Mr.. Massie said the finance commltte
, had no money from which 10 make Al
appropriation. The amounts 20 the credl
} | OF the several departments had been re
| duccd 10 provide funds for others whic
did not have money enough 20 carry o
business 10 the close of the present nsca
year. lie did not have any objection 4
the petition being referred back He be
lieved n was an excellent Institution. bi
whence could the committee draw 10
such WORTHY contribution
Mr.. Sisson advocated = public hearin
be given the petitioners for libraries wer
Just as essential TO educS tional advance
ment as public schools already IN pros
pect. The dictates Of economy should Sc
that the olneyville library he maintaine
as equitaDiy and generously by Provi
/ "a 49, I.An HaF 4.