The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
VALLEY VILLAGES EAST PROVIDENCE
Annual Meeting Of Ph0nix Fire
District Of Mrs.
ChaSe-0ther Notes.

The annual meeting Of the Phenix fire
district was held last night at the FIRE
station in that village and was attended
by a crowd much smaller than Is usually
I'm evidence at such occasions. The meet
ing was opened by Moderator A. W. Col
win and the tax collectors report was
frst read. II was as follows: Tax as
sessed on Sept 1. 1908, s2955.s5; amount
collected. s272S9O balance due. seS2 %.
Paid treasurer during year, s2921.SO
The treasurer's report was next read
and was as follows: Balance from last
year. $S2s.32; from taxes, s2s21.s0: from
notes, S1l00; interest. $32.l7: total, $iSI1.-
% Paid out: Hydrant rental, sls,S14
notes. sllO0: for lights, s909.74; other ex-
penses making a total OF s43lS.SI, leaving
a balance on hand OF Sb5S.42.
The engineers reported that there had
been seven alarms during the year. They
also suggested that one new box be To-
Gated In the vicinity of Mumford street.
The election OF the officers was the
next business and IL resulted as follows:
Moderator. DIR. A. w. Colvin: clerk. VIII
liam V. Slocum: treasurer. George II.
Sheldon; collector. Irving r. Hudson:
board OF assessors, Thomas p. Bradford.
william V. Socum and Everett w. Whit
Allan A. Campbell and Thomas p. Brad
ford. II was voted that the board Of
engineers be also appointed a hydrant
committee and the committee on lights.
The board OF assessors were also APP
pointed a board OF relief IL was voted
10 authorize the engineers to buy all
supplies for the ensuing year. The salary
OF the treasurer was fixed at $50 for the
year Voted to allow the collector $40 for
nfaA 10 a a
assessors the sum OF sl5 for their services
and the clerk $40 additional. Voted that
the bond OF the collector should be $1,000
and that he should be paid per cent OF
what he collects. The collector was In
structed and authorized to collect all taxes
according TO law. Voted that Frank s.
Chase be appointed electrician for the
coming year and that he be paid the sum
OF 800 for his services. The treasurer
was authorized to hire money To meet
any debts should he deem the same neces-
sary.
Upon n motion OF F. 8. Chase II was
voted TO appropriate the sum OF $500 10 be
used by the engineers for the repair OF
the fire station. IL was voted 10 levy
tax OF 20 cents upon every 800 the sale TO
be assessed and collected by the first OF
September IL was finally decided that
there should be a new alarm box placed
on Mumford street. The meeting then ad-
Journed.
PHENIX NOTES.
The funeral OF Mrs. Lucy Chase Of PI,-
nix was held this afternoon from her late
home In that place. The deceased was one
OF the oldest residents OF Phenix hav-
ing lived here for more than 30 years. The
service was held from the house and was
largely attended. Rev. Horace +. Brown
OF the Phenix Baptist church of which
the deceased was member. had charge
of the services and at their conclusion
the remains carried by George and Ed
ward Lewis OF Providence, and Winfield
and Albert Lewis or Washington were
taken to the family lot at Greenwood and
there inferred. Mrs. Chase was the
daughter OF Thomas Lewis or Exeter and
was married to Sterry Y. Chase In fSi9
and had lived I'm Phenix since. A husband
and one son. Frank s.. survive her.
Dannie Whitford OF Lincoln avenue en-
tertained a number OF his friends yester-
day afternoon the day being the anniver-
sary OF his birth. The little folks number
ed about % and passed the time I'm a very
enjoyable manner.
The funeral OF Edwin Mccormick, Nho
died al the Rhode Island hospital last
week was held from the IS. Peter and
Pauls church In Phenix yesterday morn
ing After the services the remains were
taken TO the Catholic cemetery and we're
there Inferred.