The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-06-14
Town of Scituate
COUNCIL MEETING.

At meeting of the Town Council
and Probate Court of Scituate, held
Saturday. John A. Battey, Jr., William
F. Angell Asahel A. Peck, Gilbert w.
Adams, John w. Bowen, Jr., and ANA
sa G.. Potter were present.
Council.-Charles A. Capwell, Town
Treasurer presented his bond for
$1,000, with Henry y. Capwell and
Albert y. Luther as sureties. and il
was accepted and ordered placed on
file.
Henry H. Potter. Town Clerk, pre-
sented his bond for $1,000 with
George p. howard and William +. An
gell as sureties. 1t was accepted and
ordered filed with the Treasurer
The following resolutions were
passed:
Resolved. That the Town Council
and Probate Court meetings be held
on the second Wednesday Of each
month for the ensuing year, at
o'clock p. m.
Resolved, That the Home Tele-
phone Company be given an extension
of time until Jan. 1, 1908, in which TO
begin the construction of their lines
as per their charter"
Town Clerk Henry H. Potter an
nounced his appointment of Edwin l..
Hawkes. as Deputy Town Clerk for
the ensuing year. The appointment
was approved.
The following persons were appoint
ed a committee to receive bids from
bridge companies and report at the
Town Council meeting on Wednesday,
July 10, on the building of the new
iron bridge for the North Scituate
village: Amasa S. Potter, William f.
Angel and Edwin l.. Hawkes..
It was voted that the Clerk be au-
thorizcd to issue fireworks licenses,
the license fee to be 81, the sale of
fireworks to be confined to July / to
,, inclusive. The Clerk was also au-
thorized to issue licenses for pool ia
bles at $40 each and dance licenses
at 81 each.
1t was voted that the Clerk require
license of all junk peddlers in the
town, in accordance with the ordi-
nances of the town, and that notices
be printed and posted that this order
will 90 into effect on July /, the price
or license TO be SlO.
The following persons were ap-
pointed town officers for the ensuing
year: Surveyors Of Highways
A. Battey. Joshua G. Potter, George L..
Waterman, William +. Angel; Pound
Keepers-John ID. Whipple Alberto
Hawkins, John II. Riley and Frank
Carr; Superintendent of the Asylum
George X Whitman; Constables to
Serve Civil Process-Amasa S. Pot
ter and Abram c. Kingsley; Public
Weighers-George II. Bartlett. Charles
II. Lawton. A. Lowell Johnson and
Manford Bennett; Auctioneers-Coom
er S. Ford and Robert II. Walker;
Auditors-Ferdinand II. Allen George
II. Bartlett and William II. Joslin;
Measurers and Corders of Wood
Elber O. Card, Eugene c. Wightman,
Elmer NJ Andrews, A. Lowell John
son, John \. Battey, Jr.. William r.
Olney, Charles.A. Capwell. George III.
Bartlett and James X. Ralph; Sealer
of Weights and Measures-John II.
Riley; Special Constables under Ii.
quor Law-William +. Angel. Arthur
+. Moan and Walter +. Cole; Chief of
Police-Nathan Colvin; Special Police
Constables-Amasa 5. Potter. George
III. Angel. Welcome G.. Colvin; Police
onstables-Jeremiah Brown, George
X. Whitman, John p. Burlingame,
Abram c. Kingsley. George II. An
gell, Amasa s. Potter and Willis W.
Fiske: Fence Viewers-Edwin J..
Hawkes., John \. Battey. Frank Carr;
officer for the Burial OF Soldiers
Asabel \. Peck; Health Officer-Dr.
William II. Bowen, Jr.; Town Physi-
cian-Dr. William II. Bowen. Jr.:
Inspector OF the Asylum-Leander
Hopkins: Care OF Town House-Henry
n. Potter; Care Of Hope Police Sta
tion-Jeremiah Brown: Care ~ North
Scituate Police Station-Charles L.
Austin.