The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-04-10
Financial Meeting.


town OF Johnston was held at the Town
Farm on Monday at 10 O'Clock About
sixty fteemen OF the town were present
and the reports OF the town officers were
read. appropriations for the year made
and the tax rate fixed. Very liitle uic.
tlon was evident. the only reminder ot
old times beiug a short, but sharp Dis.
cussion on the amount To be appropri.
Ated Tor highways, which grew out of an
amendment offered by William Water.
man TO appropriate $1,000 for roads In %
stead OF sI1 600. The amendment wRs
promptly killed and the $t3 600 voted.
This amount IL practically the same ss
last year. Hon. Frank w. Tilinghast
was the central figure OF the meeting
and hts suggestions were very sener.
ally followed. Moderator A. u. Patton
presided at the meeting.
Following IL summary OF the report
OF the Town Treasurer
Summary cf Recrip,s-Ca,h balance
on hand April l, 1904, s4Sl 81; schools.
ttn37 ~; highway. sI5S 6Si Town
Farm receipts. sI9SS 90; notes, $Sr 500 ;
lIghu, SI,S 90; dog fund. Sa77 ass tax
OF 1898 and interest, o. 70; tax of 1899
and interest. Sll 81; tax of 1900 and
interest $44ofi tax Of 1901 and interest,
S7l45 9li tax OF 1904 and Interest,
$l4 47l "a; returns from N'rIAganselt
Electric Light Company, Union Rail.
road Company and others, sass 80;
sundry receipts, t4S 90; liquor H.
eenseH, S479j ~; entertainment and
hotel liccnses. So; poll tax for year
1901, si}I; for 1904. 50 and I9r3 tax.
~ 9oi total receipts SIlS sSj So.
Summary of Payments sIJ,.
SSl IS; snow, s6l5 50, highways. Sro
997 49, Mill street, $40; salary If Town
Moderator. $S; Tax Assessors $500 /;
Town Council, sISA; death, birth and
marriage returns, s97 SO; salary ci
Overseer OF the Poor, ESQ; Town Farm.
T47S7 81; State tax sjlo3 90; sinking
fund. s24ti oS; quarter ofIiquor licenses,
SiI69 60i half of entertainment and
dance licenses, S5i salary OF Town Ser.
gehnt and Chief of Police, $3.50; police
accounts, SS)2; salary OF Town Treas
ufer and Collector Of Taxes, $500; salary
OF Town Clerk, $780, supplies for Town
Clerks office. sSo3 s7i notes, $40 500,
Interest, s7S ~ back bills. SI46S 10;
lights, S26l3 SO; water $3.50; Board OF
Health, 500; dog fund, si32 AS mis-.
eellsneous $8jI 0Si bills obliged by law
To be paid, slij 4j; tax books, s7S;
cash balance on hand March g.. 1904,
s8os total payment, si2s sSj 81
Towns Indebtedness bonds
$4,000 Interest on town bonds, $500;
outstanding notes, e47 500; dog fund,
sjA So; outstanding bills. eIoo; gross
debt. $3.50 9si so.
Towns Credlt-rown bonds, sinking
fund, s67, 3Sf 0Si uncollected taxes Igo1,
t6S77 9li interest on Igo1 tsxes, s137 o.;
each on hand, Ss65; due from Stale for
high school, $500; total town credit,
S7S 927 ~; net debt Of the town, siI1.
oS7 33.
The report or the Highway CommIs.
sIoner showed an expenditure Of en- $50
81 for roads and Sl3i ~ for removing
snow, The report Of the Over.eer Of the
Poor receipts, S3G5L " and expenditures.
S4424 ~
For the maintenance Of public school.
and High School ,ui,Ion So $50 %
The following appropriations were voted /;
Schools $40 600, lights s2Soo. va
| sS25, police : 600, miscellaneous $500.
Town Councils special expenses s3oo,
expenses OF Town Clerks olTi.e SSSo,
collection Of births, deaths and mari.
ages .um sufficient, Highways $4,000,
$1,000 Of which 10 10 be reservrd Tor snow
and washouts Board Of Health 500,
suppor, Ufthe poor a ,um sufficient State
tax q sum sufficient, outstanding BILLS
500. salary Of Town Sergeant $500,
salary Of Town Clerk $3.50, salary Of
Treasurer and Collector Of Taxes $500
salary Of Town Councimen O. per
meeting salary Of Tax Assessors sfoo
Oyeueer Of Poor $50, Chief OF Police
/ Si5o. The tar rate was fred at SL3o
per hundred.