The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-06
PAWTUxEr VALLEY.

The annual meeting OF Phen,x fire dis
trict held last evening. drew out a large
croad. every available bit of standing
tipns, however, .he questions TO be act
.,d ,pop caused no excitcmet. ard the
business was transacted in a harmonious
manner. The meeting was called to or
der by Moderator Aram w. GOWN. and
lhc rt,,fds OF the last annual r Getting
verc read by the clerk and accepted.
The reports of the tax coilector and
icatl.er were received and ordered
plaCe on Gle. Ths treasurer :'pcrt
showed tie total receipts TO lie S7yStt3
snd tie elenditures, S.C57.19. The iis.ric,
Indebtedness is $500. The report OF the
poald o. engineers showed the apparatus
In good order. The election of officers
resulted as follows: Moderator, Aram w.
Colvin: clerk, VIM. v. Slocum; treasu-
rer. G 60. Il. sheldon; collector, Irving
Hudson; board of assessors, Thomas II.
Bradford, William V. Slocum, Everett
Whitford board of engineers, Frank 8.
Chase. r. T.. Bradford, Allen A. Camp
bell. hydrant committee. board OF engin-
GERS The salary of the treasurer was
fixed at S25. and the salaries OF the as
SCISSORS sl5 each. The fire alarm service
was placed In the hands of F. S. Chase
at a salary OF 800. The collectors bona
was fixed at s2coo and ordered to be
filed with the treasurer OF the district.
The treasurer was given power TO hire
money when needed. The collector was
INSTRUCTED to collect unpaid taxes accord
ing TO law. The board OF assessors was
empowered to act as board OF relief to
relieve taes improperly or illegally as
sessed a committee consisting OF J. El-s
lery Hudson. S. Winfield Hines and VIM.
V. Slocum was appointed to make n con-
tract with the PawtuSet Valley Water
company TO furnish water TO the district
at a price not exceeding $50 per hydrant.
The report OF the committee on boundary
lines was acceped and the committee dis
charged. The committee on electric light
ing made Verbal report and the com
mittee was discharged. the matter of To-
caing street lights being placed In charge
OF the board of engineers. The commit
tee on amendment TO charter reported
that no amendment providing for two
rates OF taxation In the district could be
secured and the committee was dis
charged. A tax OF 30 cents on each and
every 500 was levied.
The meeting then adjourned.
Mr. Omer Lemire and Miss Marie T..
Lambert OF Arctic Centre. were married
at 81. Jean Baptiste church. Arctic Cen
tre this morning, Rev. Father Bourgeois
officiating.
A mass meeting under the auspices OF
the Carpenters Union will be held In
St Johns hall. Arctic Centre. this even
ing. IL expected that several promi-
nent members OF Providence unions will
be present and address the meeting.
Al the annual meeting OF the Phenix
Baptist Sunday school. the following offi-
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
Superintendent, Elmer 4. Page. assistant
superintendent. +. r.. Bowen: secretary.
~ L. Kendall: assistant secretary. Ber-
tina Bowen: treasurer. W. A. Wright:
librarian. r. G. Wright; assistant libra
rian. II. L. Brown
Mrs Mary s. Potter Of Hope who has
been spending. the winter In Florida. and
who recently returned home. exhibited
n number OF rare curios at the Hope NJ
r.. church last evening. and gave an In
tsrsstng discourse concerning them.