The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-21
VALLEY VILLAGES
Coventry Councils First Meet
ing Officers Appointed.
Other Valley Notes.

| publican parties. all eager 10 see how the
combination council would hitch. Yes
terday being the first meeting the many
| officers Of the town had 10 be appointed
and several times during their appoint
ment there were two candidates named,
! both OF whom secured two votes and Mr..
Whaley. who was chosen president after
the council was sworn in was forced 10
vote the deciding vote. As IL is now,
the Good Government party has two
members and tho Republicans three,
counting the president. and IL Is quite
likely that warm times may be seen
before the end OF the council year The
new officers appointed were as follows:
Town auditor, Jasper c. Harrington; ap-
pralsers OF damage by dogs. Edmond H.
Johnson, Charles II. Whitman and Will
liam a. stone; appraisers of real estate,
William A. Stone and John f. Whlpple
auctioneers, William A. Stone Horace c.
Battey Thomas Lees Searles Capwel
Henry c. Whipple and Lafayette Blanch-
ard constables, Allen Henry David NJ
Thewlis. Eben A. Briggs. Moses 7. Nc
Clure. proctor Aldrige. Charles T. Bur-
lingame, Israel Andrews. Walter w. Peck
ham, Elisha Tew Martin l.. Cornell, FL
WIN s. Greene, John II. Capwell. Lowell
J. Greene, Thomas Lees. John G. Cooke.
William u. Eddy. Edwin +. Shippee and
Joseph f. Herbert; police constables.
Eben A. Briggs. Lowell NJ. Whitman,
Jeremiah d. Hopkins, Proctor Aldrich,
Allen Henry. David NJ Thewliss Charles
III. Whitman. Frank Bennett. Moses +.
Mcclure, Frank G.. Briggs. Charles T.
Buringame, Walter w. Peckham. Elisha
Tew, Buel B Roscoe, James 7. Follett,
Willard II. Eddy. Thomas Lees, John II.
Capwell, Ernest r. Cutting. Horace b.
Maf rQ,t.. II
Foster; special constable under the LIQUOR
low, Samuel A. Franklin: corders OF wood.
George III. Wood. John r. whipple. Byron
II. Nixon. Horatio II. Colvin and James
III. Hill, Jr.; chief OF police, Calvin Hop
kins; custodian OF town house, Israel
Whaley; fence viewers. Charles r. Tyler
and Elwin $. Greene; pound keeper, FIR
nest n. Cuttin. sealer Of weights and
measures. Charles r. Briggs; surveyor OF
wood, searles Capwell Edward A. John
son and Leonard r. Matteson: surveyors
OF land Horace n. Foster; tramp officer,
Lorenzo N. Mathewson; weighers OF cot
ton. Frank II. Briggs. Howell b. Hopkins.
James Il. Teft and Alton ID. Wood;
weighers Of merchandise, FSak H.
Briggs. Williarr- r. Whipple. Howell b.
Hopkins, Philip II. Matteson and George
w. Cutting
The matter Of the road surveyors was
laid over until the next meeting after
remarks had been made by several Mr.
Potter said that he thought that the SUI
pervion OF all of the roads in the town
should be under the care OF one man and
that man could hire working foremen
In the seven sections 10 take care OF the
districts. Ezra X. Parker then spoke
and said that he hoped that the council
would not take nay such action and he
continued that such a matter should be
left 10 the people and was a subject TO
be decided upon at n town meeting The
other members agreed to this and the
result was that the appointment of the
supervisors was deferred
The other business was then proceeded
TO and the spectators soon filed out and
the celrks office took on the usual look.
The business transacted was as follows:
The petition 10 accept the street in Baker
Vile was continued and Messrs. Nye and
Read were appointed TO investigate.
II was voted TO meet at the Flat River
bride on Wednesday morning at 10
o clock when the members could look
over the bridge and decide upon what
action to take.
The bill of A. A. Watson was referred
10 the clerk to settle.
Mr. Potter was appointed a committee
10 investigate the methods OF managing
he towns poor and 10 recommend aay
improvements he might think needed.
Mr.. Read was appointed committee
% investigate the matter Of removing
he tops OF the shutofrs OF the water
which protrude above the side
walks about the town.
Mr.. Potter said that he understood that
he state was 10 furnish the town another
tretch of macadam road. and IL was sug-
rested that the piece should be placed !
n the neighborhood OF the Flat River /
ridge IL such should be possible. Finally |
IS no one knew whether or not the report |
vas correct. Mr.. Potter was appointed a |
TO investigate.
The following jurors we're then drawn:
3rand-Lucius c. Capwell. Frederick III. |
Turner. Lorenzo Il. Pierce. James Ward,
Edward w. Cornelg William Carter, An
rev Burlingame, Elmer D. Wilcox,
lanes A. Andrews. Charles H. wheelock,
,urtis II. Scott. Frank Whitford HoNace
;. Matteson, Henry O. Potter. Jasper c.
Edwin Scott. Petit--Frank
Jerry II. Foster George r.. Phil
ps James H. Hill. Joseph Noiseux. Ste
hen III. Potter. Wolford u. Read. Arthur
Douglas. Warren III. Tillinghast, Edward
l. Bowen, William w. Powell jeremiah
}. Hopkins Charles r Howard John
James r. Harris. Eben A.
'riggs. William H. Knight Arthur j.
iatteson. Maxim Gorton, Jesse r Carr,
ohm A. Tillinghast. stephen II. Frank
IN. John @ Cooke. j. Ellery Hudson. Jo-
eph w. Congdon. John A. Colvin, Thorn
8 Lees. Edward r. Hill Frederick u.
anderson, Francis y. Hebert. Albert q.
cott. Remus Hall. George w. whitman.
ohm Rishto. George II Sphinx James w.
movies william A. Rathbun. Warren vi.
ireene. Charles A. knight. Edward c.
suckln.
As probate court the council then
rent through with the following docket:
state OF Jeremiah Reiley; VIII presented
nd continued with orders for the notice
lven.
Estate OF Cynthia T.. and Ada NJ Rich
lond: Petition for guardian filed and
ontinued 20 the next meeting and notice
rdered
Estate OF Thomas Matteson: VIII
roved. Personal bond Of $500 given.
The usual number OF bills were then
one through with and the council reach
d an adjournment after protracted ses-
ion.
OTHER NOTES
Work WIS begun on the Allen street
ever yesterday. the workmen starting
Z the top OF the hill near Clyde square.
The members Of the parochiai school az
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