PAGE. 47 Jackson Mill Company, charter of, Jewish Synagogue Fund, Report on, Appendix No. 2. Johnston, town of, proceedings against, for recovery of board due for prisoners, towns, 63 71 75 48 Lathrop, Hannah, and Thomas Lewis, heirs of Daniel Lewis, Indian lands of, to be sold, Lincoln, town of, annual town mecting for ordering taxes, etc., to be held on Manual, legislative, secretary of state to prepare, Martin, William A., restored to right of voting, Mason Manufacturing Company, charter of, Middletown, town of, authority to excavate highway in, for introducing water Narragansett Bay, adjoining Bristol County and Hog Island, depositing of Nayatt Brick Company, charter of, Newport, act for supplying with pure water, amended, Newport Light Infantry, bill for election expenses allowed, Normal school, state, purchase of High school building, Providence, for, Norman, George H., et als, authorized to take certain lands, etc., for supplying Newport with pure water, North Providence, town of, proceedings against, for recovery of board due for Oak Hill Cemetery, of Woonsocket, charter amended, Officers and attendants of the general assembly, payment of, Ogden Farm Association, charter of, 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 PAGE. 4 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 Portsmouth, Fall River Iron Works Company authorized to construct wharf President of the United States and cabinet, invitation to visit this state, Prison, state, see State Prison. certain cases, at home, etc., Justice court in, committee of inquiry into accounts of Providence, Benefit Street Ministry at Large in, charter amended, 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, Mutual Fire and Steam-Boiler Insurance Company, changed to, 39 46 50 44 37 Reform School, in city of Providence, Trustees may permit inmates to live at 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, Sanborn, John P., account for printing allowed, Sayles, Willard, elected attorney general, Seekonk River, Providence, harbor line in, established, Senators, in the general assembly, list of, Sewer taxes in city of Providence, not to be collected, and to be refunded in certain cases, Sheriffs for the several counties, elected, State Auditor, annual report of, Appendix No. 4. State Charities and Corrections, see Charities and Corrections. 4 PAGE. 44 45 43 State Farm, exchange of lands of, for adjacent land, repair of road leading to, State House, Providence, resolution for repairs on, State Industrial School, committee to select location for, State Normal School, purchase of High School building in Providence, for, State Prison, inspectors' report ordered printed, Report of, Appendix No. 3. Stewart, A. T., account for election expenses, allowed, Supreme Court, Appendix to Clapp's Index to decisions of, appropriation for Supreme Court, clerks of, elected, Surveyors of highways, duty and authority of in relation to tramps, Taxation of personal property, Towns authorized to appropriate and expend money for celebration of Fourth 54 Unfinished business continued to next session, 45 Warwick Railroad Company, charter amended, Washington County, Court of Common Pleas, transfer of books, papers, etc., in clerk's office of, 48 APPENDIX CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS : No. 1. Annual Report of the General Treasurer. 2. Report on the Jewish Synagogue Fund. 3. Report of the Inspectors of the State Prison. 4. Annual Report of the State Auditor. AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 582 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS, Passed May 31, SECTION 1. The first and second sections of said chapter 582 of the Public Laws, are hereby amended, Grants to Geo. 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 author. ized 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 repair. ing 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. 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 Of condemning lande, water or water rights. |
