The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-13
EAST PROVIDENCE

Yesterday afternoon In the town hall
the appointment OF officers. The report
OF the chief OF police was received and
placed on file. The following were elect
ed: Chief OF police. Rufus w. Adams;
prosecuting officer of state law and ordi-
nances. Rufus w. Adams sergeants.
Everett w. Adams and Franklin Munroe; /;
patroImen. Walter T. Taggert, francis
Higgins. J. Henry West, William r.
Comrie, Benjamin b. Burgess, Henry L..
Bickford. Estus Knights, Patrick Harri-
gan. All officers TO be appointed under
section 10. chapter 1o2. OF state laws.
A list OF men as read by Clerk William
r. Smyth for the appointment OF weigher
of coal and other merchandise was ap-
pointed.
The petition to be appointed town SER
geant. presented by VIM. A. jerks, was
received, but the ballot resulted In 5. ;.
Barney receiving an unanimous vote.
The stone and wood surveyors that were
In office last year were reapponted.
James r.. Wilcox was appointed packer
OF fish and Philip Chase surveyor Of
lumber Elery II. Wilson and Edward M
Dodge were appointed pound keepers
Sealers of casks, Charles A. Ingraham
and Samuel Allen: keeper of town clock
Edwin b. Lincoln.
A motion was made and passed to have
three highway surveyors. Augustus NJ.
Cunningham, district /: James +. Nc
Manus, district 2: Thomas ], Medbury,
district 3, were elected. Mr.. George IL.
Johnson, an "Old Guard" Republican for
years. was also a candidate for surveyor
OF district 3 and was beaten by a vote of
3 to ..
For keeper OF Little Neck cemetery.
William s. Brown; keeper of the old
cemetery at Rumford. George III. Reed
keeper of town hearse at a salary of $5C
per year. Thomas A. Congdon. dog lister.
Michael ". McGinn: sealer' Of weights
and measures. Elisha 5. Luther; health
officer James III. Williams.
Mr.. Mason Il. Wood, who had for many
years been health officer. was appointed
to the officer OF overseer OF the poor
For the care OF the fire alarm system
| John j. Mullen was appointed at sal
| 1t was voted to pay the police salaries
as In previous years and teams and % %mef
| for highway work We're voted likewise
! Mr.. Jessie II. Arnold VIII NIL his OLD po
sition in the town hall.
The constables appointed were Edwin
4: Briggs, John J.; Mullen Joseph n
| West Charles a. Blackmar. Charles II
| Bowen, Charles @. Read. John f. Chasse
! Fred c. Medbury. Michael II. McGuinn
Jessie 8. Arnold, Martin Johnson, Alex
John Bjork, Thomas A. Congdon, Franz
! L. Congdon. George J. Braman, waite
| A. Barstow Walter r.. Colby, Frank q
| SalishIry, Theo Couch. II. Eben Bark
com. Bernard Farrell. Charles f. ke%iey
| William II Mathewson, Leonard j: Tut
tie. Ira H. Angel. Edwin u. Hicks
| Charles +. Maxcy. John ID. Young ant
| George r. Read. Jr.
! A petition was received from Charles
| L. Allen. asking for a rebate OF taxes
| on the property OF his mother. Mary G
Allen and the petition was referred u
| the board OF tax assessors
The petitions OF Mary Armstrong an'
| EVELYN Peck were also referred to th'
| board OF tax assessors. -, =,
| A petition was granted Rev. John II
| Hanley TO holu q Cchcelt ahu S"C'ai "
| the rev town hall Nov. 20. =,
| william " Horton was granted u u
| censc for three pool tables at Tauntor
| avenue
! At this roint in the meeting Councilman
| Herbert r. Morton. who has been con
! stAntly receiving congratulations IRON