The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-04
EAST PROVIDENCE
Weekly Whist Meet Of Massa-
soft Club Last Night.
Superintendent Of Schools Keith
Attended Hearing.
East Providence branch OF The News II
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last night the weekly whist meet OF
the Massasoit club was held In the rooms
OF the club I'm the Leslie block on Taun-
ton avenue. There was "A large number
OF tho members OF the club present, and
much interest was manifested in the play
Ing.
Town Councilman Herbert IL. Horton
Tot away with the first prize. handsome
fishing rod and reel with a score OF 6s.
F1nry Harris and Edward p. Allen were
tied for the second prize with score OF
Sa Mr.. Harris won out on the cut of
and captured the prize set OF nutpicks.
APPEARED AT HEARING.
Yesterday superintendent OF Schools
Allen r. Keith appeared before tho house
committee on education, hearing on the
new hin I'm relation 10 the employment
OF school superntendents In advocacy OF
the act. This town already has the
benefit OF the state law I'm regard 10 the
matter. but there number OF other
towns which do not. and IL Is I'm the in
terests OF these towns that Il is proposed
TO pass the new legislation.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
The following real estate transactions
were presented for record al the office
OF tho town clerk yesterday:
Charles A. Ingraham mortgaged to
Mark Streicker lots and on the Burgess
Homestead plat for $3.50
Alfred $. Johnson. executor or the es-
tate OF Ezekiel Mowry transferred mort
gage OF Timothy Coffee to Annie Coffee
for x5so.7b.
Timothy Coffee sold TO AdeIbert Goff.
certain real estate on Ivy street. with all
or the buildings and improvements there
on for $40
Robert and Mary Hilton Hudson sold
20 Lafayette NJ. Brodericlx lots 40 and
14i on the Burgess Howe plat for $40. with
all the buildings and Improvements
thereon.
Chester W. Barrows executor. sold 10
Clarence r.. Wright, lot los on the
Burgess-C Gushing Walling plat. with all
OF the buildings and improvements there
on for $4,000.
Clarence Il. Wright mortgaged the
above property to William r. Pearce
for siO03.
TIME CHANGED.
The leaving time OF the car which runs
between Watchemoket square and Rum
ford has been changed from - TO 10
minutes past the hour. This was the
leaving time for the cars some time ago
Dut when the new line TO Pawtuckct was
established the time was changed The
return To the old time was made at tho
request OF the school committee for the
accommodation OF a number OF the teach
ers and students OF the town who patron
ize the line.
ONE SESSION,
Yesterday there was but ona session
or the public schools held on account of
the weather. The signal was sounded on
the fire alarm ~ IL o'clock The morn
ing session OF the schools was continued
until o'clock and then the children were
dismissed for the day.
WALKS WERE SLIPPERY.
Yesterdays rain. following the thaw of
the day before. made the walks about
town very slippery. There is considerable
ice on the sidewalks and IL seems TO go
away very slowly. Many people have had
heavy falls on this account. but as far as
IL known none OF them have been serious
ly injured. There are many Of the Older
people OF the town who have remained
in about all winter because they did not
dare TO risk themselves on the slippery
walk.
TREASURER REPORT.
Following Is the town treasurers re-
V'fA VI tnf ftttipiS anu expenditures of
the town from Oct. s. 1908, 10 tho first of
the present month: Balance oct \ 1907
flo,2ss3: town tax. 1903. 500, 50: interest
on tax OF 1896. SEQ q; dog licenses. 81
houor and other licenses. s4e7A50: Union
Railroad company street franchise.
szls.4s; town property, slls auctioneers'
fees, Rs; officers fees. $3.50: curbing
Tax, Burgess avenue. $3.50; state school
tax. s25l0.lS; poll taxes 1902. si1: 1863
3lel2; cost OF demand pool tax. 1909. .
cents: 1903, sG&; levies on taxes. i,6l
S's; interest on deposits. Sl665S; Nara
gansett Electric Lighting company
$Se7i. extra width state road (donation)
800; Rhode Island Rendering company.
Slb0; Highway District l tovendrartD g.,
transportation OF pupils (overdraft. $50;
total sll5,ioS5o; expenditures public
schools, So, o,4s5.ei; evening schools. Ss77 3:
books and supplies. Sl72IS5, total ST.
sls.95 support OF poor. SS0aSI, polfce
Niss.2S; street lights. electrics $3.50 9S
highways District No. l. s2a2 Sc: No. 2.
AS5.fo: No. 3. 9l4e: total. sslo7,i: In
cidcntals. se62T 9s. Seventh District court
1895 damages by dogs. sB: state tax.
Ss37S.J2 liouvr and other licenses siO2S 81
coupons on bonds. $500; Interest on
money hired. Nl0S.2S; note paid, $500: iso-
lation hospital. Sl2423. Grove Avenue
High school addition sS p: labor on Bur
Eess avenue. fl6i,76; Burgess avenue
sewer. NfiA: extra width state road
$40: bills audited and unpaid oct 8. ln2
x212sf5: total, s1o7. .sss.97; balance. ys3I %
LOCAL ITEMS
The real estate business here seems tc
be getting little more active with tho
advent OF spring.
There was a clean blotter at tho Cen
trail station this morning
Town Solicitor Babcock is able TO he out
again after being confined TO his house
several days by an attack OF the grip.
The regular meeting OF the local Red
Men will be held tonight I'm Odd Fellows
hall.
Roger Williams grange will hold its
regular meeting this evening I'm Grange
hall at Armington's Corner
FOR OVER siSTY YEARS