Town Meeting Agenda Totaling 127935 Presented Tonight
Tonight adjourned town meeting agenda totals 127935 dollars with 109900 for sewers 14700 for roads 835 for a pension and 2500 requested for a sanitary engineering survey of the sewage disposal plant needs. Also listed are rezonings of town land at Hope and Gooding avenues including a lease request by First National Stores and use of 4000 remaining from an earlier appropriation to improve State Street wharf for a supermarket. Rezoning actions cover land north of Gooding Ave junction of Hope and Thames Streets and land owned by William A Rego and Joseph G Rego on Meta com Ave west side.
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Hope and
Gooding Ave
First National
The
Harbor Commission
State St. Wharf
Thames Sts
William A. Rego
Joseph G. Rego
Metacom Ave
Taxpayers OK Council Budget and Teacher Raises
Town meeting adjourned after approving a budget of over $1.3 million with 599 voters present. The council budget passed with no changes while the budget committee's long term lease proposal was defeated. A heated debate over teacher salaries and school funding followed, including a paper ballot on certain school budget cuts.
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OK Council
Mt. Hope
Domenic Canna
Mr Cavon
Roger W. Pigeon
Mr. Canna
Mr. Capone
Jannsen
John Brechin
Capone
Rugetero
Times
Benjamin Hazén
Cehanle
Bristol
Norton Grubb
Scingl
Deurlac Crav
Crav
Lars Ricklin
Michael Tamburro
Salvatore Rossi
Canone
Hazen
Rusgiera
Land
Tamburra
Ruccige
Paul Carreiro
First National Leases Town Land For Ten Years
Council President William P. Sousa will report that First National Stores offers to lease 10 acres at Hope St and Gooding Ave for ten years at 4500 per year, rising to 5000 after year ten, with the company clearing the land and erecting a 150000 building at its own expense. The town would gain rental income and about 2220 yearly tax, with building reverting to the town if the lease ends.
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Sewer Commission
Thomas C. Jannsen
Lucien Capone
Frank L. Martin
Martin
Capone
First National
William P. Sousa
First National Stores
Hope St
Gooding Ave
U S S Bristol To Visit Here On Armed Forces Day
The U S S Bristol a destroyer well known locally will visit the town on Armed Forces Day May 17 the Navy announced yesterday The ship has made several prior visits on Armed Forces Day and the Fourth of July in past years Arrangements are complete and representatives of the ship will be in town today and tomorrow to make necessary provisions.
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U.S.S. Bristol
Navy
Rocket Class Invited To New York Weekend Press Conference
The Bristol Rocket Class receives a second invitation from First Army Headquarters at Governors Island to attend a press conference on Saturday May 3. A prior invitation invited a rockets and design symposium in New York City from 1 to 5 p.m. Cars and drivers may be provided by volunteers to accommodate more than the initial 16 boys, with transportation costs shared by the group.
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First Army
Governors Island
N. Y
New York City
Wilfred Tetreault
New York
Councillan
David Ferris
Joseph Bullock
Mr Tetreault
Lights Increase Being Considered in Bristol Legislation
Bristol state lawmakers planned to introduce a $150 boost to an ongoing Christmas decorations appropriation bringing the Chamber of Commerce town funds to $1,000. The House and Senate also moved to approve liquidation of the Bristol Teachers Retirement Fund, allowing withdrawals and dissolution by court action. Sen. Gladys M Brightman sponsors the measure and it heads to the Governor. Delyn P Crowley seeks $176.92 for damages after a collision with a state owned truck.
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Bristol
Chamber of Commerce
House
Senate
Brightman
Delyn P. Crowley
Narrows Rd
Lady Democrats Tour Vets Home
Members of the Women’s Democratic Club toured the R. J. Veterans' Home during their meeting last week. Initial plans were discussed for a mystery ride in June. Mrs. David J. Ferris was named chairman, assisted by Mrs. Joseph Gallagher and Mrs. Edward Pontes. Donations were voted to the Easter Seals and Heart Fund.
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Women’s Democratic Club
R. J. Veterans
David J. Ferris
Joseph Gallagher
Edward Pontes
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Beach Rd
Anthony R. Berretto
Vasta Ruggiero
Beals
U.S.S
Virginia
New Mexico Firing Range
General Assembly
Crowley
Lady Democrats
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