The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-17


being considered II should also be borne
In mind that there is no estimate OF re-
CENTS frcm taxes assessed and due oct.
l. 1907, three months before the close oI
the period covered by these estimates
quarter or these taxes would amoun, W
more than the estimated deficit by ABOUT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT officers and offices
sis col; public charities ana correctlens'
$3.50 public safety sediO, public SANTA
tion. siO' T50. public highways and bridges,
xS5o1, public education and recreation
$40 200: public library, $50; public paIks.
$500; Industries ana lnvestmshISs, seI ss SeO taSos
licenses. franchises, etc, s'@s'olo' 'ota'
estimated receipts, hl2i 6s6le
"ENpenditures-Genera municipal de-
partments, $ibiaSS.O9, public educauon
and recreation. s2lS IS; Industries and
Investments. Sei4. .Ss2.3i, indebtedness ana
interest. SzSg. 13O "a; taxes. Licenses, etc.
SiS4a269i total appropriations N'tSo'-
"Reoapitulauon- Total expenditures, ST.
SS0. l0Og0: less sinking fund payments
| SiC9 Cs0St water works construc@I @ ION,
| So. 90. slater park. $1,000; claims >"""'
total capital payments So 6So.Si
NET estimated payments, N,@aA-o.Voi
estimated receipts. Sl,l2A,9al6 estimated
ENJoYABLE SUPPER.
The members OF the Ladies' Social cir
Gle OF the First Baptist church and many
OF their friends were tnjoyably entertain
ed az supper last evening IN the church
vcstry The success of the affair Is duc 10
the efficient management OF the Follow
ing members: Mrs, N. NJ. Fitz, Mrs. j.
Laurence Hood Mrs Edward Shttery,
Mrs. ". W. Blades, Mrs. ". q. Marsh,
Mrs. @. NJ. Rex, Mrs r. : Emerson,
Mrs. r. NJ Armstrong, Miss :. Maud
Emerson and Miss Jessie NJ. Bowen.
IL had been expected that there would
be a debate between a half-dozen well
known lawyers OF the city on n subject
relating TO the matter OF applying tax
on bachelors, but as one of the Gsputants
was Obliged TO be away last evening, TINS
part OF the entertainment was postponed
tin a later date.
EN-GOV. DAVIS ILL
Ex-Gov. John w. Davis Is az present
| confined 10 his home on Pleasant street
on account OF severe Illness lie has been
suffering for several weeks, and yester-
day morning his condition had become
critical IL was thought best 10 sond for
his daughter. Mrs. Erving Y. Woolley OF
Boston. With her husband she arrived
/ yesterday forenoon.
DISTRICT COURT.
Alfred Nalade was acquitted OF the
4 charge OF stealing copper street lantern
! frames In the district court yesterday.
| For some time the superintendent OF
/ streets has been complaining because
/
lantern frames I'm different parts OF the
| city These frames are OF copper and are
worth considerable, and the Officers OF the
city have been on the watch. Recently
I Detective Henry discovered In junk
shop In Central Falls number OF the
/ frames and after investigation Valade
was arrested. The evidence showed that
the frames were In the possession OF the
| Junk dealer. but IL was the belief OF the
court that there was not sufficient evil
dence 10 convict.
/ Herbert German was charged with hav-
| Ing broken several panes OF glass In win
dows OF a building on Leather court; and
| was fined s. and costs upon pleading
guilty.
TAKES CHILD FROM MILL
Truant oflcer Sager has recently visit
ed a number of the manufacturing estah-
| lishments Tuesday he took a boy under
l IA years OF age from one OF the mills In
| this city and il is said that there are Sow
eral others whose cases are 60 be followed
up.
! LOCAL WOMAN IN KINGSTON.
Mrs Annie c. Farnam. sister OF Mrs.
George A Luther. a clerk OF the board or
tax assessors OF this city. is spending the
winter just outside the city OF Kingston,
/ jamaica She Is accompanied by a son
! and daughter. and. until word Is received
\ from her. the friends In this city and
/ Providence will be somewhat worried.
Mrs Farnum is tho daughter of Water
man w. Dexter OF this city. and her
| brother 10 Edgar Dexter of the hrm OF
Davis q Dexter, brokers. OF Providence.
/ She was formerly a school teacher In
/ PRwtucket. and has many friends in this
/ section Of the state.
ONLY SMOKE.
Box 10 called the fire department just
after o'clock last evening 10 a house In
the rear of g. Cedar street owned By Pat
rick Mcneil but there was no damage.
as Il was only filled with smoke as n re-
suit OF a broken back draft
GIRLS HAIR BURNT.
The n-year-old daughter of William
Davis. who lives at eS Cnshman street,
was burned about the head shortly before
10 O'Clock last night. she was carrying a
lighted oil stove upstairs when she STUN
bled and dropped the stove. The oil es-
capped and thsre was soon a lively little
blaze under way. The flames reached up
10 the girls hair, and there were n few
burns about tho head. but none was OF a
serious nature
An alarm was sent IN from box S7i and
whom tho apparatus arrived on the scene
it did not take very long 90 extingulsh
the fire, Some OF tho paper I'm one or two
OF the upper rooms and In the hallway
was damagcd and part ~ the woodwork
WAS burned. The loss is about s7A
GERMAN SUPPER.
a German supper was served by the Ia &.
dies auxiliary 90 the Stationary EnSi-
neerS' association last evening very
ENJOYABLE evening was spent and follow
ing the supper vocal solo was rendered
hv Robert J, casey and a plano solo by
Hans Hanson.
Fits ELECTED CAPTAIN.
AZ meeting of the pupils " tho Paw
tucket high school held yesterday fore
noon, Gcorge ~. Fits. a member of the
Junior class was elected captain OF the
football team OF 1907
FIREMAN RESIGNS
Charles RaSsett. who has bcen stationed
at Hose = has resigned from the fire de-
partment This makes two vacancies
which exist az tho present time ami which
VIII have o. be flled az an early date.
ENTERTAINMENT
J An Interesting cntcrtainment was given
Tn Vonncccon with the meeting of tho
Daughters OF the Hcathcr. auxiliary 90
! the Clan Fraser IN tho Clan Fraser hal,
lest evening. The progrRn of entertain.
ment was as follows Reading. MAY Cor