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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1953
Page
6
Tax discussion notes that lowering the local rate would reduce tangible personal property revenue from autos and other items by about five million dollars, shifting the burden to real estate taxes. State revenue gains are expected to lower net citizen bills and rebalance the tax burden through revaluation, with Bristol currently paying the highest auto tax in the state on a thousand dollar car.
First Troop Boy Scouts conducted Citizen ship Day, taking over 28 town posts from 10 a.m. They were sworn in by Town Clerk John W. Church and issued warrants. The afternoon council proposed a new town hall a public beach on Mt Hope Bay and mercury lighting on Hope Street, with Joseph Motta Jr as president and a slate of scouts filling key offices.
A W Ravenelle notes Bristol County’s average annual family income of 3258 dollars from 1949 Census data based on a 20 percent sample. The county’s 7,235 families show income ranges from under 500 dollars to over 10 thousand with varying family counts across brackets.
The article explores knitting and crochet as related yet distinct crafts. It notes how techniques like shell stitch create different textures, traces the evolution of crochet from European lace to fashion and household items, and suggests readers try both skills. It promotes a utility crochet bag and offers a leaflet for Crochet Leaflet No 9407.
The Bristol Planning Board will hold a public hearing in the Council Chambers at Burnside Memorial 36 at 8 p.m. regarding Sousa Piat, Lots 1 through 11, off Gooding Ave in Bristol Rhode Island.
Warren takes charge of meter receipts and related tasks for the highway department. Bristol will install one hour meters at 56 each plus setup with about 75 meters on Bradford and State Streets. Locations span Hope Street Wood Street Bradford Street and adjacent side streets with multiple meters at several blocks.
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