Jackson Mill Company, charter of, Jewish Synagogue Fund, Report on, Appendix No. 2. PAGE. 14 Johnston, town of, proceedings against, for recovery of board due for prisoners, - 47 63 Kerosene, etc., inspector of, vacancy in office of, how to be filled, Lathrop, Hannah, and Thomas Lewis, heirs of Daniel Lewis, Indian lands of, to be sold, 48 Lincoln, town of, annual town meeting for ordering taxes, etc., to be held on second Monday in June, 9 Middletown, town of, authority to excavate highway in, for introducing water into city of Newport, Ministry at Large, Providence, charter amended, Narragansett Bay, adjoining Bristol County and Hog Island, depositing of mud, etc., into, prohibited, Nayatt Brick Company, charter of, Newport, act for supplying with pure water, amended, Newport Light Infantry, bill for election expenses allowed, 53 Normal school, state, purchase of High school building, Providence, for, 44 Norman, George H., et als, authorized to take certain lands, etc., for supplying 1 North Providence, town of, proceedings against, for recovery of board due for prisoners, Overseers of the poor, to furnish work to able-bodied persons applying for Overseers of the poor in towns adjoining other states, to post in certain places copies of act for punishment of tramps, 47 64 38 53 20 11 121 Pawtucket, justice court in, transfer of books and papers in clerk's office of, 48 62 Pawtuxet Valley Railroad, act concerning, Peckham, Orville, Commissioner for R. I. in Illinois, acts of, validated, Personal property, of taxation of, Petroleum, kerosene, etc., inspector of, vacancy in office of, how to be filled, Portsmouth, town of, authority to excavate highway in, for introducing water into Newport, Portsmouth, Fall River Iron Works Company authorized to construct wharf near Bristol Ferry in, President of the United States and cabinet, invitation to visit this state, Prison, state, see State Prison. Providence, city of, sewer taxes not to be collected, and may be refunded, in PAGE. 2 37 45 4 6 Providence, Benefit Street Ministry at Large in, charter amended, 39 pletion of, and for transfer of library, documents, etc., Providence County court house, John H. Stiness elected commissioner to build, Providence, harbor line in Seekonk River established, 46 Providence High School Building, purchase of, for State Normal School, Providence Police Association, charter amended, 39 Providence Stove Knob Company, charter of, 25 62 Reform School, in city of Providence, Trustees may permit inmates to live at home, etc., Registry book of voters, what to contain, Registry law, secretary of state to print and distribute copies of, Registry voters, to register themselves annually in their respective towns, Representatives in the general assembly, list of, Restaurants, hotels, etc., penalty for fraudulently evading payment for food, Sewer taxes in city of Providence, not to be collected, and to be refunded in Towns authorized to appropriate and expend money for celebration of Fourth AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 582 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS, ENTITLED "AN ACT FOR SUPPLYING THE CITY OF NEWPORT It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. The first and second sections of said chapter 582 of the Public Laws, are hereby amended, Grants to Geo. ing Newport premises to which it already relates, and so that said first and second sections shall read as follows: "SECTION 1. George H. Norman, of said Newport, als., for supply- his heirs and assigns, are hereby authorized, for the with pure water. purpose of supplying said city and the inhabitants thereof with pure water, as hereinafter provided, to take and convey into and throughout the city of Newport, the waters of those two certain streams or brooks which unite at Lawton's Valley, in the town of Portsmouth, and of Easton's Pond, in Newport and Middletown, and to acquire, as hereinafter indicated, and to hold the said waters, the water rights therewith connected, so far as may be necessary for the purposes hereof, and any real estate hereinafter designated requisite for the raising or enlarging the capacity of said pond by flowing with water or otherwise, using for such purpose the adjoining and adjacent lands, and for the location, establishment, erection, building and maintaining of dams and reservoirs, to collect, retain and store said waters, and of water works for pumping and transporting the same; and are further authorized to enter upon and excavate the highway in Portsmouth and Middletown, known as the Main Road, from said valley and streams, to the north line of the city of Newport, for the purpose of laying water pipes beneath the surface of said road, and for the purpose of repairing such pipes thereafter; but said highway shall always be restored immediately after such excavating to as good order as it was in just before the excavating was commenced, and during the laying down of said pipes said highway shall be kept passable at all times for the public; and are further authorized to raise the highway called Bliss road, where it crosses the brook running into said pond, at the north end thereof, and to enlarge the bridge over said brook, in said highway. provided every change in said last named highway and bridge shall be made under the direction of the town council of Middletown. Of condemning lands, water or water rights. SEC. 2. If any owner of lands, water, or water rights, or others having rights, required to carry out the objects of this act shall refuse to sell the same to said Norman, his heirs and assigns, or if any such owners shall not |