The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-05
BRISTOL.
Meeting Of the Town Council.
Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn.
Church Officers Chosen.

Inc following named parsons nave
been drawn TO serve as Jurors at the
session OF the common pleas division OF
the supreme court, 10 be held here on
Monday next Grand jurors-Cnarles A.
Mcdonald. Jeremiah Kirby. Owen Train
or. Moses Wood, Joseph Benjamin. Jacob
Bassing. Alfred w. Goodins. Thomas #.
Morrissey. Petit jurors-william II Al
lyn. w. ID. Skinner William III. Bell.
John Levere. Samuel G. Dimond, Charles
III. V. Mayo, James Donovan. Charles
w. Young. Bernard Kelly. Joachim 9.
Koehn. John Ryley. Thomas Goff Ed
ward w. Miller. John s. Insraham, Jabes
II. Hazard, James Connery. William b.
Stoughton, Jnhn r.. Pease, Hugh Muir
ply. Patrick Murphy. United States CIR
cult jurors: Grand jurors-Hugh Muir
ply John Calen. William f.. Connolly.
United States Circuit court: Petit jurors
Karl Glein, Frederick r.. Susman, Den
ris r. Scanlon. Both grand and petit
jurors will serve I'm Providence. May ~
At the regular session OF the council
last evening Town Treasurer George II.
Peck introduced the question OF fixing
the date OF the issue of town bonds. II
was voted that the treasurer have full
authority 10 have the new bonds OF four
! per cent denomination dated 19O&, the
! former date being that of tho bonds OF
| three and one-half per cent, previously
/ sold.
! The treasurer was authorized to hire
| the sum OF $4,000 for current expenses
| of the town. The town clerk was di-
| rected ito notify the trustees OF the First
Congregational church to abate in some
manner the flow OF water from a spring
! or drain leading from the church property
and dischargdng water into High street.
Regarding the sprinkling Of streets and
driving the sprinkler. II was voted that
the matter be placed in the hands OF
James II. West, on the same condition
as last year.
Acomplaint was heard relatives to an
| alleged nuisance maintained on the Har-
Ereaves estate. corner OF Hope and Con-
stitution streets, the charge being alleged
that the cesspool Is IN had condition. be-
ing filthy and detrimental to the general
health. 1t was ordered that II be abated
within 20 days.
II was decided In regard to the tree
that II be done under the direction OF
the agent OF the common. and mat II
shall be known as Class tree or lW<
Privilege was given to administrative
on the estate of William N. Munro 10
transfer the lsasehold OF the estate AT
the corner OF Wood and Congregations
street.
estate OF Anna Adams on Church street.
be abated within % days.
Jacob Bessing was given permission tc
concrete the sidewalk in front OF his es-
tate on Thames and John streets, and II
was voted that the bid of l. Martin, to
build a culvert on Woodiawn avenue DE
accepted
A lot Of land has been sold on Wood
street on the Dunbar plat, by William
Kruse and wife TO James Davidson and
wife. the deed OF same having been hlec
for record
AT the annual meeting OF Bristol chap
ter. Sons OF the American Revolution
the following officers were elected
President Daniel Stevens; vice president
]. IL. Manchester; secretary. j. WinthroI
DeWolf treasurer, r. r. Gladdins; his
torisn George ". Arnold board of di
rectors-O l.. Bosworth and X. ]. Brown
oil II was voted TO observe in a pa
trjotic manner some day during the year
probably the anniversary OF the bombaro
ment of Bristol by a Bristol neet In th'
Revolutionary war
Iucheon yps served at the close or th'
election at the residence OF the secretar!
where the meeting was held.
THE 1y7th annual meeting OF the Firs
CONGREGATIONAL church was held las
evening I'm the chapel with the pastor
Rev r Newton Owen, I'm the chair IN
clerks report was read and approved
stephen w. Church was reelected clerk
y. skinner, Jr.. was reelected treasurer
chandler II. Cosgeshall was re-electe,
superintendent of the SUNDAY son"o 90
1,hree members to standing committee TO
orc year are: William .. Manchester
e p. Brownell. William ". Bell. JON
Adams honorary member. Five member
90 serve on flower COMMITTEES for one yea
sii,ss C;ertr,de NJ HRsbrouck. Mrs-AH
ME NJ. owen. Miss Ida F. Hermann, Mis-
Hattie =. GRAY, Miss Miriam w SKINNER