The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-16
PAWTvxET VALLEY

Taxpayers numbering nearly half
hundred gathered last night at the fire
station In Phenix TO attend the speciai
meeting which had caused so much com
ment In the absence OF Moderator A.
w. Colvin, whose bill was the cause OF
the meeting being called the chair was
filled by ]. Ellery Hudson. Clerk VIII
liam ". Slocum first read the petition.
which was signed by Is taxpayers, after
which ha read the thanked bill. which
was as follows. For services on commit
tee from May. 1899 10 May. 1902. including
purchasing OF monument, SIS; for SER
vices as member OF committee on electric
lighting from May. 1893, to May. 1902, at
$1-5o per month. s%. For services as
committee to assist tax collector on un-
paid taxes from May, 1900, to May. 1902,
$40. For services as committee to con-
suit council In regard to adjustment of
taxes between taxpayers of Warwick and
Coventry. including council fee $40. The
above items made total OF $50.
The moderator put the question after
the bill had been read. but no one made
a motion. After several unsuccessful
attempts Clerk Slocum moved that the
bill be paid and Thomas Il. Bradford
seconded the motion.
The subject was then open for discus
sion and the question was asked why the
assessors did not approve OF the bill and
order II paid.
To this Nr. Bradford replied that the
board considered the bill out OF the ord-
nary and that they did not think 1t right
to order such bill paid without the
consent OF the taxpayers.
Levy j. Lawton asked whether II woulo
not be right to pay the part Of the bill
which had incurred a personal expense
TO Mr. Colvin. To this Mr.. Slocum re-
piled that If IL was collectable in regard
to the expense IL was just as collectable
for the services. He continued that II
the bill was legally collectable II did
not lay with the disAict TO pay 1t, but
that the claimant could resort to law
and the district would be forced not only
to pay the bill, but the costs as well.
Considerable more discussion followed
and finally Everett Whitford said that he
thought II would be cheaper for the dis
trict 10 pay II and thus let the matter
drop This idea did not meet with the
general approval, however, and the aues-
tion was called for and not vote was
cast to pay the bill, while but six were
cast in opposition. The moderator eN-
pressed his regrets in the non voting or
the majority OF the meeting. but as the
vote was against IL, the bin will not be
paid. The meeting then adjourned.
Tho question which agitated the minds
OF the members OF the Coventry council.
which met in regular session yesterday
at Washington, was the non appearance
Of the $500 which the representatives OF
the Rhode Island company promised TO
pay the town when the bridge at Knotty
Oak was repaired. The council thought
that as the bridge had been hnishod over
a year that II was about tirle the com
pany made good their part of the agrees
ment and paid the $500.
The other business was Of lesser Inn
portsnce and In brief was as follows:
Petition OF Narragansett Electric Light
ing company to set poles on BatOs street.
was granted under conditions that the
town be held harmless and the poles be
set under the direction Of Councilman
Henry q. Congdon, a committee appointed
| for that purpose.
Voted to notify G. W. Cahoone or l.. f.
| Hopkins 20 put watering trough in con-
| dltion ana 20 see that Il r. kept so.
Robert l.. Levailey was granted a
| second-class liquor license. Bond ap-
| proved and Thomas NJ. Inman and Allen
E Reach were accepted as sureties.
The petition Of Joseph Gendron was
continued
The clerk was Instructed 10 commune
cate with Manager Potter in regard TO
| the 300 which they agreed To pay tho
| town for tho repairs NJ the Knotty Oak
I bridge.
The claims OF b. NJ. Lewis were con-