The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-15
VALLEY VILLAGES
CromOtOn School District Meet.
ing-McGrsgor Woman's
Relief Corps VictimIzsd.

Again the taxpayers Of the Crompton
fire district convened i'm probably the
last meeting TO be held by the district,
on January 1st. in common with the other
districts. When the meeting came TO
order Moderator II. D. Heydon explained
that the meeting had been called in order
that Henry Mcmahon. tax collector for
1901. might render a report The meet
ing opened late and Mr.. Mcmahon did
not arrive until after 8 o'clock. Before
ne arrived Mr. Heydon said that $50 IS
had been collected by Mr.. Mcmahon
and remitted 10 the treasurer since the
last meeting.
When Mr.. Mcmahon arrived he remit
ted the following report: Tax 10 be col
lected. $Ill2.95. amount not colectable.
$10S.45: balance TO be collected and paid
treasurer. S3942.50: balance not collect
ed, $62. The list OF those who have not
paid on their estates are as follows: Nc
kenna So. Markey SO; T. Tiffney. $3.50;
Wlcks. 81: owens. sl1. Nadeau s6.
Briggs. $3.50; Peleg Brown. SIS; Cahoon.
IS; Pilings. Sill.
Mr.. Mcmahon said that one man had
refused 10 pay him and later Michael
Riley made a motion that the collector
be instructed 10 collect the unpaid taxes
Of any who refused TO pay sor the year
Of 1901. by law. The motion was Sec
onded and then stood while n hot dis
Cussion concerning IL was heard. some
being In favor Of resorting 10 law while
others thought IL better to try some
other means. An amendment which en-
tirely changed the FIRST motion was then
proposed which was as follows: Voted
that John e Pierson. the present col
lector. be instructed 10 collect all unpaid
taxes OF 1903 and that the trustees issue
warrants for him to do the same. II
was unanimously passed.
John Swanson then moved that few
feet or enough OF the old school prop
erty he given to make the street In front
Of IL 40 feet wide Another discussion
followed. and finally Mr., Heydon ruled
the motion out OF order on the grounds
that the matter OF donating the district
land should be mentioned in the call. As
nothing I'm regard to the 1901 tax col
lector's report had been done. James
Commiskey moved that II be accepted
ana placed on file and that the tax col
S'ctor be paid for his services. The mo-
tion was carried and a motion 10 adjourn
was then heard and also carried.
PHENIX.
The G A. r. and its local auxiarres
and another peculiar matter has been
brought TO the notice Of the McGregor
Womans Relief corps AT shortly be-
fore Memorial Day, a smooth talking
man representing himself as soliciting
money for the post for its Memorial Day
exercises succeeded i'm buncoing num-
her Of the valley business men who gave
him sums OF money which never reach
ed the post treasurer. Last week a man
who appeared well dressed called on
Jefferoes the photographer. at Arctic
Center and made arrangements 20 have
certain checks redeemed for photographs
Of the officers Of the Relief corps. one
which the officer was To receive and the
other To be replaced in the hail. He
CO He'd on the officers and said that the
scheme was being put into operation all
over the state and that tho department
headquarters sanctioned the plan. He
succeeded in securing haf a dollar from
all Of the officers and was boarding at a
house In Phen-x.
Last Saturday morning he left and for
got TO pay his board, and since then ne
has not been heard from. investigation
followed by the corps and the department
president was communicated with and
she at once replied that the man was an
imposter and had no authority 10 10
business as he represented. Mr.. Jeffer-
oes was at once notified and said that he
would honor all OF the tickets already
In the hands OF the corps but would not
accept any more. adding that the man
had agreed to come 10 his studio on SAT-
urday and make arrangements for the
work We failed To appear and investi-
cation has disclosed the fact that the
man was certainly an imposter As
long as he has disappeared. however.
nothing can be done but the corps intend
to be moro wide awake in the future