Official Map Proposal for Bristol Street Protection
An advisory board urges Rhode Island Bristol to adopt an official map law mirroring New York and New Jersey, mapping existing and proposed streets to protect widenings and curb encroachment. It details street lines, subdivision control, zoning adjustments, hardship relief, and compensation practices for future widenings.
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New York
New Jersey
United States Department of Commerce
Rhode Island
Bristol
Planning Board
Board of Appeals
Chapter IV An Airport in Bristol Aimed at Growth
The town should secure a satisfactory airport site soon to avoid disadvantages. Proposed areas include a tract between Metacom avenue and Hope street near the Warren line and part of the Colt estate on Pappasquash for seaplanes and airplanes. An airport needs storage and servicing facilities and a passenger station. Smaller landing fields may follow as private plane design advances.
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Bristol
Metacom Avenue
Hope Street
Colt
Pappasquash
Narragansett Bay
Man's Labors and the Value of Work
A reflective piece on work’s meaning noting that effort can be grudging or grateful and that humans and machines both contribute to labor. The author calls labor a noble endeavor in the face of daily toil.
Army's Proud Name The Ver Victorious Army
The force known as the Verd Victorious Army was formed in 1861 and led by General Gordon. By 1864 it had crushed the Taiping Rebellion, which began in 1851, with officers described as Chinese and foreign, including Muro perans and Americaans.
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Muroperans
Gordon
Death by Own Action Fleet Navy Spectacular
A big scale Navy feature shows a fleet in action with real shells sinking ships and dramatic air as U boats and destroyers clash. Bill Boyd Robert Armstrong James Gleason lead with Ginger Rogers star, in a World War I tale of three friends and a dangerous ruse at sea.
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Rko-Pathe
Navy
United States
Bill Boyd
Robert Armstrong
James Gleason
Ginger Rogers
Public School Budget 3 Seeks 148700 For School Operations
The school committee requests 148700 for the town's next financial year covering teacher salaries and usual increases. This is 15300 less than two years ago and 11200 less than last year, with 1300 less than 1931 Financial Town Meeting appropriation.
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Whitten
Glenwood
Ciles
J. C. Alger
Cole Street
Charles J. Falugo
State St
Auer Toheseon
Colt Special Fund
B. & W Water Works
Colt High School
Guiteras
Guiteras Memorial School
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co of
Boston
E. L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybasset
Providence
R. J
Freeborn R. Cole
Cook Street
Charles M. Connery
Burton St
Garvin's Express
Burton Street
Augustus P Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
Wood Street
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
E. W. Weaver
High Street
Peter Bonvicin
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street Tel
Lanzire’s Express
Ashes
Frank
Tanzire
Bristol District Nursing Association
A. Imag
Nea
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