The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-28
FOSTER
HELD TOWN
MEETING

The Foster financial town meeting was
held yesterday in the old town house at
Foster Centre. The session WAS a very
quiet one. The condition of the weather
probably had It's effect on the attend
ance. There was also a falling of in
the number OF fakirs and vendors Cider
and pies were not OH sale, but there was
the usual display OF kniok- -knacks
Alexander Cameron. "a years old, and
wearing a medal from the Massaohusetts
legislature. showing that he was one OF
the Minute Men OF 81. received only
passing attention as a fighter OF more re-
cent note was present. He was Bosardus
Hyde. a coiored featherveight, who is
defeating opponents on an sides.
When the meeting finally got under
way the report OF the overseer of the
poor was read, showing that II required
3s42.H above receipts TO maintain the
poor farm. II was voted TO appropriate te
1850 for the maintenance Of highways
and bridges
Report OF Town Treasurer Ray was
read.
The receipts from all sources were an
nounced AZ s1S 17o.07, cost OF running the
town s12, 4oe. o. and the cash now on hand
eral thousand dollars OF uncoIlected taxes
FOR SCHOOL REPAIRS
Mr. Brown. superintsndent OF schools
made a motion that 800 be voted for the
repair OF the school buildings. but IL
was not seconded He then shouted:
II don't care. / have no children 10 at
tend schools. but / take an interest in
the welfare OF my neighbors children
According TO the town treasurer's report
there IL $1,000 or more in unoollected taxes,
and some OF this will be outiawed by
July /.
1T is poor policy for this town 10
take the lowest bidder for q tax col
lector
''Ir decent money was paid q rood man
could be secured Every month i have
bills pushed I'm my face for that town
clerks office. and II the taxes were col
lected il would pay them"
The next question was what became OF
the plan TO collect the taxes against the
Providence and Danielson railway, and
George G. Clapp. who was appointed a
committee. said the date Of trial was set
for Oct. 18th and at that time the case
was crowded OF the calendar.
sURRiLLvILLE FINANCIAL MEETING
The annual financial meeting Of the
town OF Burrillville was held In the town
house yesterday afternoon and Il proved
to he the busiest meeting In years
The following officers were elected. In
most cases the same as last year:
Auctioneers. J j. Corrigan and A. $.
Greene: pound keepers. Adler Smith and
Michael Cain: fence Viewers e. p. Sher-
man. r. s. Wood. ". NJ. Smith, j. q.
Darling and Smith Angel, constables, @.
y. Fairfield. R. 3. Wood. n. Y. Mowry.
c. w Harris. Edward Collins. ]. A.
Thayer Edward Conley. J. r. Maloney.
John Nash. J W. C1avin, George Steven
son. r. J. Haniver, Thomas Donahey,
Thomas McKenna Peter McDermott. A.
s Greene and Joseph Jarvis: sealer Of
leather, w. r. Stewart sauser ~ casks
w. J. Tracy: sealer OF weights and meas
ures. J. h Smith; corders ~ WOOD II A.
Potter. Windsor Esten. r w Clarkson.
q r. Whitford. James Sykes, J r. Moore.
|. r. Sweet. J. q. Darling, Smith Angel,
z. r. Bartlett. n. r Cooke. j. n. Nichols.
J. T Llovd; surveyors Of lumber, " NJ
Chase. Peter rriery. r 70 Bartlett.
Thomas Carlos, J. w. steere and T. II.
Sweet
be a field driver
WIN. orrell proposed that the meeting
s..olish the old way Of electing the lowest
lidder for the office and that the tax col
rector receive a fixed salary.
Hre also said he considered II advisable
90 elect the tax collector from the hoor.
POSTPONED THE MATTER.
motion was put that the tax collector
receives $40 salary. This was lost and
Mr. Orrell moved that he receive 5000. a
hand vote was taken and the motion was
lest
THE proposition 10 sell the two-room
s., hooi building. and lot on South Main
street was indefinitely postponed on the
motion OF Or. Lace.
A motion was made that the proposition
% sell the voting booth and lot in Pas
cuax on Sayles avenue be- tabled and II
was so voted
Ir. Lace said that there was AT the
present time IN Pascoag a school house
that was not ft 90 be used He further
stated that even were the building IN
condition 20 be occupied II would not
meet the needs of n school room IN that
village
FOR NEW SCHOOL HOUSE