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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1931
Page
2
A local column urges immediate economy after the Rubber Company closure to meet hard conditions. The writer, FRANK PAULL, calls the Town Council to reshare budgets, cancel nonessential projects, avoid borrowing to pay salaries, and pursue prudent measures to attract new industry and reduce taxes.
Local notices recount trips to New Hampshire and visits by residents including Mr Edward Davin and Mr Robert Munro. The community reports a re opened barbershop, a meat market fire sale, a dog bite incident involving Miss Jennie Lewis, and a church confirmation ceremony for 26 at Emmanuel Church Newport.
Voters approve moving the July 3rd meeting to July 16. Two new members join the department, and a slambake is planned. Delegates and alternates for the 13th annual department convention at Narragansett Pier on Sept 11 and 12 are named. District No. 2 meeting set for Little Compton.
Citizens in Bristol urge trimming the Fourth of July celebration budget to aid starving families. They acknowledge the appropriation but argue part of the funds could be redirected to relieve real local suffering while preserving a patriotic observance.
Professor Hank presents a preliminary scheme for the Olivers rest outlets to chlorinate water and pump sewage into the harbor. The plan lacks solids treatment beyond screening, a shortcoming likely to hinder State Board approval.
Mr C B Rockwell chairs Bristol Citizens Committee on Sewage Disposal reviews an initial step toward improving harbor conditions at moderate cost. Proposal calls for Oliver Street pumping station with one unit, short force main to Oliver Street outlet, chlorination at all outlets, coarse screening, and cost details from the Aug 25 1930 report.
The Taft School Club hosts a bridge whist and food sale on June 25 with an Aus cest of Taft School Club. The Alumni Association Ball follows on June 26 in Colt Auditorium. On June 27 the entire Church School of St Michael's Parish holds its annual outing.
The passage states that St Paul named the commemorative ordinance instituted by Christ on the evening before his crucifixion as The Lord's Supper. The reference emphasizes the attribution to St Paul and the timing related to the Last Supper event.
A historical note outlines an initial expenditure of 30000 dollars to relieve existing bad sewage conditions at Oliver street, add chlorination of harbor inflows, and bridge to a future Hope street Intercept. It mentions discharge through Walker's Island outlet and promises further features in the final plan.
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