The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-04-20
.SCITUATE.

.SClTUATE.
At a meeting or the Iewn Council
and Probate Court OF the town of Scit-
uate, holden in the Council chamber
in said town on Saturday, April IA,
1906, the following named officers
were present and business transacted:
Charles X. Clarke, President;
Charles II. Lawton, James A. Hopkins,
Stephen B. Atwood and Nelson ID. Al
verson.
T'own Council.
The annual report of the Scituate
Asylum was received and voted placed
on file also voted that the same be
printed in the next Tax Book
On the petition of Ezra II. Knight
for leave to erect a windmill upon a
building situated at least A feet ltm
the town highway, the request was
granted.
Request in writing, signed by 13 res
idents of North Scituate village, that
the Council take action to suppress q
nuisance caused by dogs belonging to
Daniel V. Cory Of said North Scituate
was read and Councilman James a.
/ Hopkins appointed a committee TO in
yestigate the case.
A petition in writing signed by -
poll tax payers was received and read
and the petitioners given leave To with
draw; the petition reads as follows:
State Of Rhode Island.
To the Honorable Town Council Of the
Town OF Scituate:
The subscribers hereto respectfully
and separately represent that they are
residents of the town Of Scituate; that
| by reason of extreme poverty they are
unable TO pay the poll taxes seVerally
assessed upon or against them by the
assessors of taxes Of said town.
Wherefore they severally pray that
the poll taxes so assessed against each
of them, but not yet paid, may be re-
mitted in accordance with the proYi-
sions Of Chapter S24 Of the Public
/ Laws Of this State.
It is voted that the following appro-
/ priations be made for Decorations Of
| Soldiers graves on Memorial Day and
orders drawn therefor: j. c. Nichols
! Post and McGregor Post, respectively,
$50 and $40.
Motion was made by Councilman
.-.verson that Arthur Il. Moan be ap-
/ pointed special constable in relation
to dogs and the motion was not sec
onded; Councilman Hopkins moved
! that Everett S. MatheWson be appoint
ed, seconded by Councilman Atwood,
vote taken with the result of three in
favor and one opposed and he was so
appointed.
The following named persons were
appointed game officers for the enSu-
ing year: Gilbert NJ. Randall, district
No. /, fernando 4. Rounds in District
No. 2; Allen f. Page, District No. 3.
Silas y. Smith was appointed ap-
! n nf NV
1t was voted that the fee for tavern
licenses for the ensuing year shall be
$25 each, the motion being made by
Councilman Lawton and seconded by
| Councilman Alverson, the same TO be
paid on or before April 30, 1906.
The following named persons filing
applications for tavern licenses and
presenting their bonds, the same are
granted as follows:
Thomas II. Finan, Fiskeville; John
Whipple, North Scituate; Alfred H.
| Williams, WilbW's Corners. South
Scituate; Joseph Brochu, Saunders
vile; Frank IL. Stanley, SaundeIsyilie
Crossing; William f. Wall, near Jack
son Depot; Alton J. Hill, Rocllland
! On the application of William H.
! Blanchard for the Baltimore House
South Scituate, the vote was q tie and
/ President Clarke voting for the grant
| ing of the same so united the vote.
On the application Of Robert b. Taft
/ for tavern license at Cldyvilic, the
same was denied.
The following bills were allowed
and ordered paid: Levegiett Walker,
| highway, $1992; J. f.. Capron, culvCrts
/ Is cents; Charles Parker, dog fund,
$3.50; Allen u. Barber, dog fund ST;
| Nathan Colvin, notifying jurors also
! expenses on EsleeCk case $1,000; r..
S. Mathewson, appraiser at Asylum,
| So; Philip A. Oney, appraiser at asy-
| lum So; Orison Cole, appraiser at asy-
! lum 50: Ashton Slater. oyerseer of
poor, $15.50; Geo. T.. Hill inspector of
! Asylum, 50; CHARLES *. Clarke, NJ. d.,
attendance of Ayotte family, So; J. *.
! Ralph, goods furnished AyOtte family
|$12; William l. Round, asylum, S6.05;
| B. Arnold. NJ ID. attendance Mrs. Carlo
! So; b. Arnold. Nj. d., attendance Mrs
! Brisson, $3.50: b. Arnold, NJ. d., at
! tendance asylum, Sl5; Fred H.
jacques, asylum, $19373; George Q.
| Rathbun. asylum, Sl3.05; Charles a..
| Tucker, stones for James Capron. SIS;
! Allen Bishop, lodging of tramps, S3.25.
| Bill of Fred T. Hawkins for damages
of horse falling or stepping through a
/ defective bridge near the Lowell place
on Plainteld pike, amounting to $l65,
received and laid over for investiga-
ton.