06 Jun 1950
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1950
Page
1
Town Treasurer William H. Angevine explains that new sewer repairs and extensions will come from unappropriated receipts, with bonds funded from that fund while already strained. He notes future charges may shift to regular tax appropriations and cites 69 573 dollars charged to the General Fund of Unappropriated Receipts at the April town meeting.
A local boss avoids scandal as a news item misidentifies Roswell Sewell Bosworth as Roswell Bosworth. The article mentions an arrest for assaulting a police officer, drunken driving, and a 1944 DUI fine, with no relation to the boss.
About 174 Bristol taxpayers approved a $500,000 bond issue to repair improve and extend the sanitary sewer system. A 15 member committee was chosen to carry out the program and two amendments were adopted to the report clarifying bond amortization and the makeup of the Sewer Construction Committee.
The Hunt Bros Eddy Bros Circus on its fifty seventh annual tour comes to Bristol with two shows today at 2 PM and 8 PM under VFW sponsorship. The old time circus traces roots to 1892 and features Baby Rahnee the one year old baby elephant among a large menagerie.
The town council tabled action on a proposed filling station at Hope and Wood streets Ferry Road, amid debate over changing zoning from Residential B to Business F. Attor ney Frank L. Martin said petitioners would seek action later while council members praised the zoning board’s four hour ruling.
David Walter Costa, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Manuel Costa of 72 DeWolf Avenue, is congratulated after winning the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Scholarship Award for higher education. Notice of the award.
At a Friday night Special Town Meeting Prof. James S. Coles outlined the need for sanitary sewer upgrades with slides and diagrams. He noted 10 inch lines from 1908 serving 13 000 people, showed raw sewage from Hope street manholes, and described the Walker's Cove outfall installed in 1900 and its 1950 intended expansion. He estimated total repair costs at 3475 000 but noted bids could be lower.
The passage outlines tangled kinship from a Corsican double marriage to a German village and cites Rev W B Garrison on how unusual names shape life outcomes. It notes awards earned by scouts and references to historical names and battles, including Manila Bay and Landis, with remarks on how names reflect culture and history.
A man recalls how a namesake with the same name and an I middle initial repeatedly causes mix ups. A friend saw a radio report of him being fined 200 dollars for a car accident, while the actual story involved another man from Auburn with the same name.
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