The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-14
VALLEY VILLAGES
BarbGrs Bill In Town, Passed.
Annual Meeting Of Rvarpoiht
Fire District. ..P0IICS RAPPORT.

tendance was noted. although IL was com
posed mostly OF BARRIERS. the Pawtuxet
Valley Barbers' association being well
represented. The meeting opened trile
late and petition was considered from
the Providence Telephone company,
which asked permission TO lay under
ground cables from the exchange at
River Point 10 the railroad, by the way
Of Maple avenue. The petition OF the
Pawtuxet Valley Barbers' association for
the adoption OF the BARRIERS law IN the
town was considered, George carlyle,
chairman OF the committee OF the asso-
ciation speaking I'm favor ot it After
some discussion the bill was passed. The
remainder of the business as transacted
was as follows
lights on the street near her property
was granted. and Mr. Dawley was ap-
pointed a committee 10 see 10 their 10
eating.
Petition for sewer on Allen street.
Committee reported that a sewer to drain
Allen street alone. the water 10 be car
ried 10 the river by the brook running
under Pastime park and past the Bray
ton foundry. would cost 5000 and sewer
10 drain the whole district would cost
S226l0. II was voted 20 receive the re-
port and place II on file The matter
will be dropped there. however. until IL
can be brought up before the town meet
ing.
ming from Cursor street TO Cough ave
nue.; continued
Petition OF Charles Locke TO erect build
ing on south side OF road at Cowessett;
Voted to authorize town treasurer TO
pay s15l2. balance for the extra width
from IL feet 10 Is and q feet for the por-
ton or the state road in the town, which
petition must be paid before the contract
lis awarded
Voted 10 accept proposition Of road
commission for extra strip OF macadam
road from. Williams corner in Apponaug.
north
Town sergeant reported that nussnces
at Lakewood. East Greenwich and
Pherfx had been abated.
The following petitions for second class
liquor licenses were acted upon: Frank
Laundry continued; Charles Abramson.
continued: Fred " Barowd. continued: :
Danies Patrodeau. continued; Patrick II.
Coogan, continued.
Petition from chief Of police for coun-
ell 10 revoke license Of Daniel p Hack
EFT al the Hawthorne hotel, OF which
complaint has been made, continued.
Town clerk authorized to purchase new
jury boxes
Petition from the citizens living on the
Nausauget plat TO accept streets running
To water front. Mr. Woodmansee appoint
ed a committee to investigate the mat
ter,
-. r. Hill given permission 70 sell land
on the Mumford estate for not less than
.
third. and Rhodes Andrews.
Complaint OF Joseph Tatio against high
way commissioners OF District No. 2, for
non payment OF wages, referred TO Mr.
Bowen.
Jurors were then drawn which resulted
I'm the following: Grand James Rust
ridge, Albert Bingstein, George r. Hart
Benjamin f. Williams. Charles A. Nc
CURE. Frank F.. Potter, Henry f. North
up. Benjamin r. Brooks. Frank w. LOCK
wood. James Ashworth. Fred f. Greene
Alfred Lufd, James Carroll, Charles H.
Potter Gilbert Houston. and Michael j.
Carroll Petet Gilbert II. Wood, An
drew J. Allen, Henry n Matteson. Earl
r. Mason, Adolph Siderland. Crawford
A. Nightingale, Richard Haddock, Hugh
V, Carroll, Leven Johnson. James NJ
Lindsay. Thomas II. Demmlng, Walter
n Nichols George w. Putnum. Walter
Berau. c. Capwell Duncan Dow
John II. Williams. Lewis f. Greene
Frank Fl Gardiner Edwin A Pierce
Charles r. Andrews, Robert A. Smith
Albert w. knight, Frank +. Paine. Jonn
a Ellis, John a, swanson. Aaron w
Barton, Peter Bedard. John L. Arm
strong, George ". Dawley. John T.
Brown. Clarke Sherman. T NJ. Holden
Eugene p. Stanton. r. A. 6 Recon
Frank o Linietrom. Fernando Olveson
James c. Thornton, Louis X Potter and
Alocrt W. Smith.
RiVERPoiNT.
The annual meeting Of the Riverpolnt
fire district was held last evening at odd
Fellows hall with a large number Of
voters present Edward E Payson pre-
sided and Clerk Hugh o. Carroll read the
call and the records Of the last meeting
The trcasurers report was then read and
was as Follows Receipts. notes. slec0;
taxes, $500 49, balance from last year.
&9S55: total. S6SG Expenses, notes $4,000:
hydrant service, 5000, interest. si465:
supplies. S2si.67. salaries. s3i2 AZ: general
expenses. SoOhs; balance. s6S5.5i total
s1679& An indebtedness OF $500 which
the district owed at the beginning OF the
year was entirely obitcrated and there
are no outstanding debts Thomas
Holden then read the tax collectors re-
port which was as follows: balance due
on 1902. ESQ. interest. SOS 81. tax assessed
March II, 1903, siS6S io total. S575s9o BY
cash paid treasurer. t5299 80. balance un-
collected and due. A57 y
Thomas Mcclure reported for the board
OF engineers and reported favorably on
the present standing OF the department.
The election Of officers was then pro
ceeded 20 with the following result. Mod
orator. f. r. Payson: clerk. Hugh V
Carroll. treasurer. John Casidty; assessor
OF taxes, r. NJ. Holden T. r. Quinn and
Thomas Bremen; board OF engineers. T
NJ. Mcclure, William Smith and Louis
Levesque. auditor. Francis w Greene
Thomas Holden then said that at the
rate of three mills the debt of 5000 had
been wiped out. and rs there was no
debt this year ne thought the tax could
be lowered to 2is mills. which would be
amply sufficient 20 pay for the runs1ng
OF the district. James Carroll said that
ne thought two mills would be enough
a discussion followed and Patrick Fitz-
patrick moved that he tax he set al the
original figure. the extra 90 he devoted
10 paying the hrcmcn. The hremen pres
cnt applauded the motion and Mr. Ftz-
patrick bcamed apnrovingly. r. r.
quinn then asked ~ this could be legally
done and upon Investigation II was found
that the charter would not allow 50. In
the meantime Mr.. Holden had moved that
the treasurer should be authorized TO
hire money for the district n needed and
10 issue tho districts notes for the same.
N was 90 voted
Mr. Fitzpatrick then moved that
committee be appointed 90 petition the
General Assembly IN amend tho charter