The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-25
LINCOLN TOWN
COUNCIL HOLDS
SPECIAL SESSION

The town council held a special meet
ing yesterday afternoon in the office OF
Town Clerk Johnston. All the members
were present and President Pierce was IN
the chair The records OF the last meet
ing were read and approved
Highway bills amounting TO WV anu IA
miscellaneous bills amounting 10 siio'VV
were allowed
Thomas Y Jackson, former tax asses
sor. appeared before the council and ask
ed for an abatement OF tax on the HAM
day house i'm LIMERICK, recently trans
ferred 10 him. Mr. Jackson thought ths
building was overtaNed,
Councilman Harris asked what the
property was taxed for when Mr. Jackson
was tax assessor and the latter replied
that II was taxed for $1,000. but he did NOT
think IL was worth that at present. Ac-
tion on the matter was continued.
Election officers were appointed as fol-
lows District No. l. Republicans, DIVA
IatouT and Paul Febro. Democrats, Ulfle
Delisle and Fred Desilets. District No. :,
Republicans. Smith A. jerks and Edward
Lushier: Democrats. Thomas McGeary
and John Cullen. Jr. District No. B. Re
publicans, Alfred Wilkinson and George
Bloomheld Democrats, William Coyle
and Edward H. Baker District No. 4,
Republicans. Harold Ramsbottom and
James Douglas; Democrats, Thomas r.
White and James II. Fitzsmmons.
The appointment OF special officers 10 be
present at the polls on election day was
continued TO the next meeting.
Councilman Harris informed the mem
bers of the council that Overseer OF the
Poor Maymon has consulted with him
regarding repairs 10 the house on the
town farm. Mr.. Maymon stated that he
had already began the work Of shingling
- Al gfg
in the work IL would be done at a small
cost
The applications OF Mr.. Morse for IL
censes for box ball tables at % and 20
Winter street, Manville, were continued.
President Pierce was instructed TO con-
fer with Supt. Brown OF the Pawtucket
system OF the Rhode Island company re-
garding better electric car service 10
Lonsdale late at night IL is claimed by
some of the residents that the last car
on the Lonsdale avenue line carries
enough passengers 10 warrant II being
run to Lonsdale instead or Saylesville
every night, At present the car is run 10
Lonsdale only on Saturday and Sunday
nights. Adjourned TO Nov 1.
DEAD BODY FOUND.
The body OF John Lizotte. aged p years,
was found in the Albion mill trench early
yesterday morning by one OF the laborers
engaged in the daily task OF raking the
racks OF the trench. Lizotte had been
missing for several days and no trace OF
him could be found up 10 yesterday. He
came from Waltham. Mass, three weeks
ago on a visit 10 his brother-in-law and
sister. Mr. and Mrs. Dash ef Albion. His
body had evidently been in the water sew
eral days
Medical Examiner Marshall was notified
and after viewing the. body ordered II TO
10 be taken in charge by Undertaken Sa-
lime OF Manvllle.
The last that Is known OF Lizotte alive
was little over n week ago when he with
two companions visited Manvile and
spent the evening. on their return trip
Lizotte became separated from his COM
panions and IL is believed that he walked
down the track from Manville to Albion
Just before reaching the Albion station
there Is culvert running beneath the
track, and II is the opinion OF those in
Albion who knew the man. that he drop
ped into the culvert and was drowned
During the short time that he had been
In Albion he had worked I'm the mills.