The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-18
WARREN.

The annual financial town meeting was
held in the town hall Saturday. The
meeting was called TO order at 1880. by
the moderator, James r. Conley. The
town clerk, Charles II. Mason. then read
the warrant. A resolution was intro
duced by Newton Thurber, restraining
the town council from granting any fran
chise 10 any corporation without consent
of the electors. The motion was carried.
The following appropriations were
made: For highways and bridges. xbWu;
for curbing and paving slcp: for unpaid
curbing bills, x3esi; for lighting street
lights mornings, $50; for police depart
ment, S25U0, for salaries OF town officers,
$500: for street lights. $500; for public
library, $0O: for salutes and bell ringing,
SOC; for support of poor, 1880; for fire de-
partment. Sl700 for Fourth OF July. 500;
for observance Of Memorial day. y1N0; for
miscellaneous expenses, s2S0o: for schools.
$500; for new steam heating apparatus
for town hall, $1,000 for public water,
$3.50; for new engine house, Rurrs hill,
$1,000; for extension of Touissett road 10
Massachusetts line, 800; for extension or
The meeting then adjourned until i:So.
IL was then voted To raise the salary Of
the town clerk from $500 to $500. The
question of additional school, facilities
was then brought before the meeting.
Frank 5. browne, as chairman OF the
committee having under consideration
this matter. read his report. The mad
equate facilities for school purposes were
then pointed out. The committee were OF
the opinion that hve-room school build
ing with modern sanitary improvements
he built at once In the compact part OF
the town. II was also recommended that
no school house should at present bo
constructed In the Parker mill district.
owing To the unsettled state of Affairs
which exists in such recently settled
community. but II WAS recommended that
building be hired Tor Children or the
lower grades.
For the purchase OF suitable site and
a modern school house I'm the compact
part OF the town, the sum OF $50. 900 was
asked and the appropriation VAS carried
almost unanimously.
At O'Clock the water works question
caMe Up. Charles III. Hanley as chair
man OF the committee opened the debate
and was followed by James d. simmons.
who evidently had made careful study
OF the situation, and he made "A strong
plea for the purchase OF the system.
who argued against the purchase. The
the debate grew exciting aud remarks
were made which were rather personal.
Finally IL WAS voted 10 open the polls Tor
bsloting and to keep them open until 3
The result OF tho ballot Was no, l4;
yes, 129. The meeting adjourned at 800
The mems meeting. held In The Dis
trict court room yesterday, was Addressed
by Rev. E. L. House, chaplain OF the
massachusetts, volunteers. large au-
dience was present
The Ladies' Aid society, connected with
the NJ r.. church, Will meet with Mrs.
George Freeman Wednesday
ST Marks Parish club will meet to-
night \ literary and musical program
viii be given.
AZ tse NJ v. church on Sunday. March
ggth the annual collection for the benefit
of the East Greenwich Academy. Will he
taken up. This collection is taken every
year. and it is hoped that good amount
will be collected.
Two games of polo were played in tho
Arrnory hall Saturday night. fair sized
crowd was present, but the games were
not exciting enough for the spectators
present. The itrst game vas between the
iady's polo team and tho professionals,
and was won by the former. Tho secoud
was between two strong teams from Vail
River, avd ended in u tie.
The annual inspection OF the Warren
artillery will take place on Thursday
evening A special drill % prepare fOr
this Will be held in the Armory hall
Tuesday evening
T.. q. Harrington ls erecting a tclcnhone
office az the corner ~ Joyce street aud
Railroad avenue
A largs number OF citizcns visited Prov
idence Yesterday TO see the parade held IN
that city
A gang OF Italians who are cngaged 20
work on the new road betw cen Eau River
and Providence got on az fhe Warren
station Saturrar haVl - made mistake.
They should have g0t ~ az swansea. bit
arrived an Warren Mann were The be-
ories - 70 what fhev had cnIs fnr brf
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