The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-18

These people who had money 10 burn
we're accompanied by three or four others,
who braved the foul gases and terrors
rors OF the underground passageway TO
see the confiagration, which was the long
anticipated State Bond Fire which
General Treasurer Walter A Read held
today In accordance with chapter & OF
the Gensfal Laws Of Rhode Island.
Secretary OF State Charles z. Bennett,
State Auditor Charles c. Gray and At
torney General William B. Greenough
were the other witnesses at the burning.
the reporters don't count and during the
holocaust each took of 5000 bond and
twisting II into a llgnter ignited his
cigar with ~.
This burning scene was the last act in
the history OF the various bond issues
which have tlded this state over difficult
places at various times.
VERIFIED THE COUNT.
The attorney general, state treasurer
and secretary Of state verified the treas
urer count IN the office AT meeting held
az 10 o'clock, and also counted up the
pile OF coupons for the State House
bonds. These were worth $3.50 apiece
and represented six months interest
They would be worth their face value
anywhere In the state. and the general
treasurer, who is responsible for their
care was relieved when he saw their
finish in the fire.
The list OF coupon bonds and certih-
Gates OF Indebtedness which the state de-
stroyed today include the following years
issues and amounts, totaling up S76l 600,
Irrespective OF the coupons;
Tr1u ~ oh
$4,000; August. 1864 coupon bonds.
$4,000; November. 1867 registered GER
tineates numbered SIS TO 81. at $4,000
zach. $50, 900; May s. 1870. registered cer-
tihcate No SO. $4,000; June O. 1871. regis
tered certificate. $4,000. ian. 3, 1873
registered certificate. $1,000. Feb 81, 1873,
two certificates. s25. 900. April l2, 1878,
one certificate. $4,000; March 2e, 1874, two
registered certificates 10000; oct. IL,
1874. registered certificates. ive in num-
Der. $50. 900: Oct. Ia. 1874. four registered
certificates. $4,000; Oct. 2s. 1875. FIVE GER
tincates. $4,000: May Z, 1877. one GER
tihcate. $4,000; April -. 1873. two regis
tered certificates, 10000: Nov. 10. 1878.
90 registered certificates. 800. 900; Feb.
RI. 1852. one registered certificate, $4,000;
Oct. 20. 1888. four registered certificates,
5000: March. 1884 four registered
certificates, $4,000; March 81 1884, one
registered certificate. 500 900; March
g. 1855. one registered certificate,
5000: Feb. Is. 1857. one registered certih-
cate. 5000; March 8, 1887. one certificate,
$4,000: Jan. Q. 1855. one registered GER
tifcate. 1900: sept. a. 1888. two registered
certificates. se5, 600; oct. IS. 1883. two regis
tered certificates. $4,000; Oct. 2e. 1sSs, one
certificate, $1,000; Jan !. 1889. II registered
certificates, $1,000: Feb. H. 1850 one
registered certificate. 5000; oct. 81 1889.
one registered certificate. $1,000 Aug @
1920, one registered certificate. 5000: April
20. 1891, six registered certificates. $4,000.
FOR STATE HOUSE.
State house construction loan bonds.
Jan. 1. 1894. registered bonds. Nos Is 20
~ inclusive; % 10 100 inclusive; 22s to 955
inclusive for 5000 each 5000; coupon
bonds. numbers one 10 II. 80 TO 50. 10 10
22s. 256 TO 900 inclusive. for 5000 each,
amounting 20 500. .000
The list was signed by Charles p.
Bennett secretary Of state. Charles G.
Gray, state auditor; william B. Green
ough. attorney general who subscribed
10 the following:
I'VE hereby certify that the bonds ard
certificates Of Indebtedness OF the num-
bers, dates OF issues and denomna tions
hereinbefore set forth. with their cou-
pons. which have become the property
Of the state. not held by the commission
ers OF sinking funds, have been this day
IN our presence. destroyed by burning by
the general treasurer"
L may be interesting 90 note that out
OF the three million dollar-ssue OF bonds
for the new state house $500 900 have
been taken up ALREADY anc that NOO 600
Of the s".700.000 remaining are 10 be
taken up In 1914