The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-13
TOWN DEBT
GREATLY
INCREASED

The taxpayers OF East Greenwich who
gathered In town meeting yesterday to
discuss financial matters and at the close
there was found TO be $l6067 20 indebted
ness on the towns shoulders. all In
CURED during the period Of office OF the
present town council, which has served
since 1896 contrasted with the decrease
OF ss5sl.93 which had resulted in the three
years OF the preceding regime the solid
voters had something to think over.
The meeting began at 10 a. m. and af-
ter some reports were received Town
Clerk Loomis read abstracts from the
town treasurers report. showing the to-
tai receipts OF the town to be s29s2s.15.
The years disbursements follow:
Disbursements--East Greenwich acad-
emy. s76s: advertising and printing. $3.50;
births. deaths and marriages. sl555;
state tax. sSs4s so; town officers Slo5s.5l;
incidentals, t3Sl .9s; highways and bridges.
s3S65.97: town asylum. sS06.75; school sup
plies. ss7s.27; notes paid, $500; interest.
sl575.69; state license money. 1851 80; Casey
fund. $50; asylum keeper, $3.50: school
fund. $500; street lights. s2l46A; outside
lighting town shed. $3.50; removing snow.
sli2S; Reno post. g. a: r.. 800: total,
SOS, 7+4.43: balance. $lls.72
Town NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. outstanding.
s3O,bs0; due estate OF Darius Allen, sl5s.43:
due estate OF Thomas J. johnson, sl5l0.16:
cash on hand. slls4.72; due from collectors.
s3l5072: total. $36,sl3l5.
% For the school year; whicn ends April
For the support OF the poor. $1,000.
For advertising and printing s26.
For salary of town treasurer. $50.
For salary OF overseer OF the poor, $50
For salary OF asylum keeper. $3.50
For the town clerk, board OF canvassers.
collector OF taxes, town sergeant, mod
orator, enrolling the militia and collecting
/ record OF births and deaths, such sums
as shall be necessary to pay the legal
fees.
For incidental expenses. 1900
For repairing highways and bridges,
For street lights. s21co
For Reno post, TO celebrate Memorial
Day, 500.
For care OF the town hall and clock. $50.
There was a warm discussion when IT
was proposed TO double the salary OF
| Town Treasurer HILL and the motion was
defeated by vote OF "a to l3. there being
seven defective ballots. The salary was
| fixed at $3.50 a year.
There was a warm discussion over the
highway appropriation and IL was sad
the roads were not any better for the
$1,000 than when only half that sum was
| spent
The sum OF 5000 was appropriated
4
| question this vote was passed.
Voted and resolved, That the town
| council be- and hereby hs, authorized and
| empowered TO contract with the East
! Greenwich Electric company OF its sue
| cessors as ass gns for the term not ex.
| ceedlng five years, commencing Aug. H.
| 1893. for such number OF arc lights and
such number OF incandescent lights. In.
| cluding thoee mentioned in tho contract
| between the town and said company
dated oct a. 1901, as they shall deem
expedient provided the cost Of the same
ehall not exceed the sum OF Dioo pei
year: said lights 20 be distributed and
located under the direction OF the towr
| council"
The rate OF taxation was raised from
| IS cents 10 20 cents on each 800 valua.
Ton OF ratable estate.
| A resolution authorizing the echoo
/ committee 20 act with such power az the
J town meeting might have In the matter
| Of abolishirg the school districts and
| equaLzng the district property under the
la wprovidlng for the control of the pub.
lie schools under the town system. which
goes into effect Jan l. 1904 was passed.
The treasurer was authorized 20 hire
money 20 meet the appropriations
motion that all notes made by the town
clerk and recorded IN the clerks Office
was loet
The limit OF time for paying poll taxes
was Fixed as Dec. sist.
Charles q. HI was reelected sewer
commissioner for three years
The treasurer was directed 10 have
printed IN the tax book an hemlzed re.
port Of ali receipts and expenditures
The meeting then adjourned after q see.
sion Of 3i1 hours.