The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24
BRISTOL
TOWN
OFFICERS
Council Holds an Important
Maa1ing and Settles Things
for The Year.

The town council OF Bristol met last
evening and transacted a good deal OF
routine business.
To begin with an executive session was
held at which the following officers were
elected: Town sergeant, James Hoard.
Jr.; collector OF taxes. George II. Peck;
auctioncers, Benjamin NJ. Lincoln, Ly-
man B. Bosworth. Clark II. Straight:
corder and surveyor of wood, James ID.
Wardwell; sealer OF weights and meas
ures, John f.. Conley: auditor of ac-
counts. Joseph Il. Burgess; inspector OF
buildings. James Hoard, Jr. agent OF
common, Giles 3. Congdon; caretaker of
Church street park. Charles u. Rockwell:
committee on stovepipes. oliver II. Nc
Gam; public welghers and measurers.
Frederick F. Gladding. Lyman y. Bos-
worth, James u. Wardwell. Seth PAUL.
Jr and n y. Cole: health officer,
Thomas f. Head; overseer OF poor. Philip
Brady; commissioned OF asylum, Charles
+. Canning; commissioners OF Fast
Burial Ground, Charles PAUL. Lyman B.
Bosworth. Giles s. Congdon and Charles
II. Douglass: commissioners of North
Burial Ground. Charles A. Barbour, John
s. lngraham. John s. Ingraham, Jr. an1
James n. Bullock, undertakels, George
w. Simmons. James Tobin. Augustus p.
Duffy and George NJ. Wilbur: surveyor
OF highways, Alexander II. Fales, chief OF
police. James Hoard, Jr.
Captain OF polioe--John II. Morrissey:
police officers--James Hoard, Jr, John Il.
Dimond, Thomas Dwyer, John H. Morris
I2nrl ta mi tNa Af
Goff; constables, complainants under
state farm acts and town ordinances
James Hoard, Jr., and John II. Morris
sey; constable-James Hoard. Jr. special
constables-James Hoard. Jr., John f.
Ingraham. Clark II. Straight, Charles s.
Cummings. John +. Magee David s. Will
cox. Gerald Bruanell. Thomas +. Leahy.
Robert J. Mckay. Peter j. Lannon, John
]. Vera, Henry Serbst, John r. Dimond,
William NJ. Newman. John ". Morrissey,
John F. Ingraham. Jr., Charles Maytum.
Thomas F. Head, Alexander Geisler.
James w. Con-. James Allyn. Frank f.
Spooner. Hugh Kelly. Hugh Muldoon, Al
Thomas Dwyer, Fred Il. Manchester
Benjamin X. Wilson. Edward r. Nichols
John B. Gravelin. Walter A. Talbot, Her
bert Manchester and Philip r. Manches-
ter; pound keeper-Philip r. Manchester;
tree warden-Arthur p. Dunbar: commits
oner--Charies II. Spooner;'- superinten-
dents OF highway districts-No /. Andrew
Lynch: No. 2, Richard Connery; Nos. 4
and 5. James Tobin: No. 6, Robert Black I;
No. T. John Leahy: No. s, Charles Luther;
No 9. Charles PAUL; No. 10. Fred N.
Barney: No. IL. Stephen T. Church: No.
IL, J. Everett Coggeshall; agent OF town
hall-Peter j. Lannon: wharfinger-Oliver
ii. Blaisdell. Jr.
TO WITHHOLD LICENSE.
The town Clerk was instructed to with
hold the license to A. #. Crowningshield
for the new hotel until the council gave
orders TO the contrary.
Councilmen Cummings and Gladding
were appointed committee to arrange
for contract bids for the new bridge at
the north end OF the town.
A deposit OF 800 was received the in
come OF which is to be used for the per-
in the North cemetery.
The United States Fidelity and Guar
anty Co.'S bonds for the town treasurer
and collector Of taxes were accepted.
Frank b. Wilson and John Doherty
were elected a committee TO fill vacan-
cies on the school committee.
1t was voted to call for bids at the next
meeting OF the council for sprinkling
highways.
Councilmen Franklin and waldron were
appointed a committee TO purchase fire
hose.
A liquor license was granted TO Dennis
Ryan at 212 Thames street.
A communication was received from Ell
lery w. Greene relative to the condition
OF street tights or Mgtacom avenue with
the suggestion that they should be moved
Referred 10 Councilman Thayer to report
at the next meeting.
A petition was received relative 10 the
l,.
ing that the purpose was 10 call n special
town meeting TO enable the citizens 10
get n complete report OF the dongs In
regard to the water litigation was laid
upon the table (adjourned)