The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-22
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS
Unusually Long List Of Petitions Received
At the First Meeting Since Spring.

The committee on claims or the COM
mon council met yesterday afternoon IN
the office Of Clerk Hayden and con-
sidered an unusually long list OF claims
owing 10 the lapse OF considerable
interval since the last meeting.
The frst case called was the petition
OF Arnold b. Chace for REMISSION OF
s247O a tax which. Il was claimed. WAS
enormously assessed against his personal
estate. since his Indebtedness Is greatly
in excess of his personal property, upon
which the assessment had been made.
Testimony showed that the petitioner
had neglected TO make statement 10 the
board OF assessors as required by law, Mr..
Fletcher and Solicitor ColwelI for the
committee thereby claiming that the
council had no jurisdiction in the matter
because the evidence showed clear case
of failure to comply with the law. De-
cision was reserved
The next petitioner was Jacob Cohen,
who contended that a personal property
tax OF 1850 had been enormously assessed
against him. his evidence like that In the
previous case. showing that he had failed
to make statement before the board OF
assessors.
Remission of tax was sought by ". l..
Adams. administrator of the estate OF
George III. Adams. the claimant Offering
testimony that the estate upon which the
tax had been levied had been distributed
prior to the levying OF the assessment on
1880
Annie r. Miller. through w. H. Wash
burn. asked for abatement OF tax on the
estate OF Edward C. Miller, asserting that
the estate is overtsxed
q. W. Hoxie claimed redress for in
juries sustained by his horse on Sept 2s.
1904, the animal having stepped into
hoe on Burnside street Mr.. Hoxsie
stated that his horse is still lame and
bruised by reason OF the accident and he
placed his damages at SIS
w. ii. II. Olmstead requested compensa-
ton for damages to his carriage. same
being caused by mounted policeman
during the parade of the Ancient and
Honorabes.
Because his mare was injured by the
giving way of the ground on Wadsworth
street. Sept. Is. the cause OF the cave In
being apparently defective sewer con-
struction, Irving T. French asked for
$50 as suitable damages
Margaret j. Casvant petitioned for 800
damages for injuries sustained b. her IL
year-old daughter while crossing Red
Bridge. June 2s 1904 1t was claimed that
while she was passing across the bridge
workmen were hoisting a plank, which.
becoming loosened from a rope, fell
across the handle-bars of her bicycle,
throwing her to the flooring of the bridge
and injuring her quite seriously. The
wheel was damaged also. DR. McKenna
attended her. the witness said.
Susan G. Tanning sustained injuries |
through slipping upon a smoothly worn
hydrant cover on Weybosset street on |
July 3. Through Attorney f. L. Hanley |
she pctitioned for 800 damages. Case was |
Allen Fraser, represented by Charles A. |
Walsh. made claim for 5000 damages for |
injuries received by him on Jan. "A. while |
on Bellevue avenue. near Dexter,
IL being claimed that, as a result OF the |
Icy condition OF the walk. the petitioner |
fell. breaking his leg and sustaining In
iuries to his head from which he has not |
fully recovered.
Mrs Fraser testified as TO the circum-
stances Of the accident. DR.. Ferguson OF |
the Rhode Island hospital told OF Mr.. |
Frasers having been taken TO the hospi-
tai and Of his injuries. saying that with
)ut doubt they were painful and seri-
BUS, while Daniel r. JOY. a baker who
was behind Mr.. Fraser when he fell and
who assisted him into a nearby house ex-
planned regarding the icy condition OF the
walk at the time Of the accident. saying
hat big lump projected from the walk
where the accident occurred George n.
iates also added some testimony relative
o the condition OF the walk.