The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-05
VALLEY VILLAGES
Phenix Fire District Meeting an
Interesting 0ne--Surprise
Party at Phenix.

The annual meeting OF the Phenix fire
district was held last night at the Phenix
fire station and was well attended. Dr.
A. w Colvin presided and William ".
Slocum was clerk. The first part Of the
meeting included the reading OF the re-
ports OF the officers. all Of which were
received and ordered recorded The"
We're as follows: Tax collectors report:
Tax assessed. s4162.72; tax collected.
s3s0217; balance not collected. $3l0.5j.
Collected for 1901. s104.00; collected for
1900. $500.
The treasurers' report was as follows;
Balance from last year. s92690 received
from tax collector s3962.17: from notes.
$500: from sundries. Sill Paid out: Hy-
dram rental. sls90.00; notes, 5000. 90;
electric lights. s971O6 electrical supplies.
$i5l.22: sundries s56447; balance on
hand, sS23.07; total. s530007. No out
standing notes at present.
The board OF engineers reported no
fires during the year and s121.O7 spent
for needed repairs.
The election of officers then resulted
in the following being chosen Moderator.
DIR. A. w. Colvin; clerk, w. v Slocum.
treasurer. George Sheldon: tax collector,
l. p. Hudson; board of assessors. Thomas
L. Bradford. W. " Slocum and Everett
w. Whitford: board Of engineers. Frank
s. Chase. Allan A. Campbell and Thomas
Z. Bradford; hydrant committee. board
of engineers. 1t was voted TO pay the
tax collector per cent. OF the money
collected.
Richard Andrews then asked in regard
TO the lighting committee whose business
II had been 10 look after the rebates
1t was stated that rebate not exceed
ing $40 had been received this year, Will
for the previous year nearly sllOO ha'l
been remitted to the Narragansett Co
A long and heated discussion followed
and the former committee was reelected
but they all refused TO serve. Then
III. Colvin was elected a committee by
himself but upon plea OF Ill health
he refused to serve. Finally the board
OF engineers was elected To the position
of committee on lights TO look after them
and make arrangements for the repairs
for lights which are out.
1t was voted to have addressed postal
cards printed and distributed among the
tax papers which should be filled out and
mailed TO the board of engineers when
lights are not burning.
The tax collector was authorized to
collect all unpaid taxes by the aid OF
the law.
Frank s. Chase was appointed eiectri-
clan with a salary at 800 year.
Voted that engineers be authorized 70
purchase all needed supplies for the nre
department during the coming year. -
Voted To fix the treasurer's salary at 80
per year.
Voted to make each assessors salary
SIS and the clerks $40 additional.
AS the district was out of debt II was
decided to lower the tax from ~ cents to
20 cents per 800.
A motion to adjourn was voted down
and a bill from Isaac W. Whitford OF a
peculiar nature was presented ana read
1t contained the following items Ser
vices as tax assessor in 1883 and other
duties under this head. $i00: making tax
list for 1889, $50; 1896, expense OF cutting
trees for electric lights. $3.50. services on
lighting committee and keeping record
for rebate bill S3o0: tax list for use OF dis
trct for FIVE years SO. for use of asses
sors $50: stamps and stationary for col
lector for nine years, $40; services as col
lector OF taxes in 1897. upon five per cent
basis S9SSU1: services as assessors lS9a.
1895 1896 $50: total OF whole. s175457. Up
ment: This bill is made in accordSsice
with bill made and allowed at present
time I'm this district
A long discussion was entered upon this
bill which the majority seemed TO think
was presented because a similar bill had
been presented during the year. Upon
the motion of J. III. Campbell, however. II
was laid upon the table.
The board of engineers were authorized
to look over the fire station and IL II
needed rspanting to have II done.
IL was voted after another round of dis
custom to install five new hydrants in the
district in that part owned by the PheniS
mill. the petition being entered by tht
company. who claimed that they should
have more protection when the extra tas
upon their new annex IL levied.
After a protracted session the meeting
adjourned