The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-04-06


The Italians in this section are busy
ploughing.
The Thornton's were defeated by
urday to l.
Sanil James Coupe and Miss Florence
Shaw were married on Monday.
The local drama "Biddel Brothers"
will be produced at the Natick Opera
House on the evening of April 2Sth.
Johnston's FINANCES
The annual financial meeting of the
Town Of Johnston was held on Mon
day at the Town Farm. The report
of Town Treasurer Calef was as fol-
lows:
Receipts from all sources, 1896, IA
so; total payments, $3.50, ,425.56 Towns
ndebtedness-Town bonds, $l4l,000;
interest on same, $40; notes out
standing, $40. 800; outstanding bills,
$500; dog fund, S549.9O; total, $222,-
.2S7.90. Towns credit-Town's bonds,
sinking fund, $S4,472.54; uncollected
taxes, 1905, $7634.25; interest on 1905
taxes, $254.46; due from State for
highway money paid out, $l,14431;
due from State for high school, $500;
cash balance on hand, 81 .2S9.24; total,
.S95,294.65; increase Of debt over last
year, $4,764.66; net debt, 1926, ,993.27.
The Superintendent OF Schools W.
IL. Stow, submitted the following re-
port.
Total number of school children is
1910. Number reported as having at
tended school, 902, which agrees very
nearly with the teachers reports
Three hundred and eight are out of
school-112 of these are under years
Of age and not required to attend, and
151 are excused by labor certificates,
leaving 40 to be looked up.
The receipts and expenditures for
the year were as follows: Receipts
Balance April /, 1906, $l5.26; town ap-
preparation, $4,000: State appropria-
tion, general, $2,3S511; State approp-
ration, for High School, $3.50; State
appropriation, for supervision $3.50;
State appropriation, for apparatus,
S17S.24; tuition, $1623; poll taxes
1892; dog licenses, $54190; text books
sold, $1.35: total receipts, S20,512.S6.
EXpenditures-Misce and re
pairs, $1435.77; supplies and text
books, S750.61 apparatus, $248.3S;
fuel, $l,222.20; teachers, $3.50 jani-
tors, $1,035.50 tuition Of high school
pupils. Si,136; supervision, $l675; to-
tai, S19, ,992.46; unexpected balance
$61S.40; total, $20,507S6.
Estimated expenditures, 1906-7-
Teachers, 100000 janitors, S11i0; fuel
1880 text books, apparatus and sup
plies, 1853; miscellaneous and re-
pairs. $1,700; high school tuition
So 200 evening schools, S330.40; sup
ervision, $3.50; total, S20,32040.
Estimated receipts-State appropri
ations, $4,000; tuition, $1,1OO; poll
taxes, $400; dog licenses, $500; uneX-
pected balance, s610.40; total receipts
s6610; estimated expenses. S20,31j40;
estimated receipts, S6,610.40 leaving
$4,000 to be provided for by the town.
The report of the overseer Of the
poor was as follows: Total receipts
S3,695.1I; total expenditures, S4,S93.-
03; cost of maintaining farm, s1,1979S
The highway commissioner reported
to the effect that the cost OF keeping
up the highways was S5,5122G.
The rate of taxation was fixed at
S1.30, the same as last year.
For maintenance Of public schools
s13,700 was appropriated: for lights
$4,000 was appropriated; for payment
for water, $3.50 was voted.
For maintenance Of police depart
ment 81 900 was appropriated.
For miscellaneous expenses $500
was voted. For expenses OF the Town
Clerks Office 5000 was voted. For state
tax a sum sufficient was voted TO pay
the interest on town debt
For supplies for the Board OF Health
it was voted S75 be taken from the
miscellaneous.
One hundred and fifty dollars was
appropriated for all outstanding bills
A sum sufficient was appropriated for
the gathering Of records Of births and
marriages. The matter OF caring for
the poor department was again taken
up.
The following salaries were arrang-
ed for: Town Sergeant. $500: Town
Clerk. $3.50; Town Treasurer, 800:
Collector Of Taxes. 5000; Town Moder-
ator. s. per meeting; Chief OF Police,
$50; Overseer Of Poor, $50; members
of Town Council. 81 each meeting:
Assessors Of Taxes. 5000. The amounts
are to include expenses for clerk hire
Five thousand dollars was appropria.
ted for highways
A committee consisting Of Henry T.
Turner. Byron Colvin and James T.
Coffin was chosen 20 investigate the
Poor Farm management and report at
a special meeting to be held on June
4th.