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State of Rhode Island 2004 -- S 3213 ======= LC03680 ======= STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2004 ____________ J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS Introduced By: Senator Daniel DaPonte Date Introduced: June 22, 2004 Referred To: Senate Finance 1 RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not 2 otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2004-2005, the sums stipulated to pay the claims of the 3 following: 4 Senator Daniel DaPonte 5 The sum of $261.40 to pay the claim of Jeanette Honan of 16 Hampson Street, South 6 Attleboro, Massachusetts 02703 for damages to her vehicle when it was struck by discharged 7 grass and pebbles from a lawn mower during a grass cutting procedure at or near the Front Street 8 parking lot within the Blackstone Bike Path in the town of Lincoln on or about June 5, 2003; 9 Senator John Revens, Jr. 10 The sum of $1,335.00 to pay the claim of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 6575 11 Snowdrift Road, Suite 101, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18106 as subrogee of Katherine Hanson of 12 311 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 for damages to their insured’s vehicle 13 when it was struck by a deer at or near Hopkins Hill Road northbound, in the town of West 14 Greenwich, on or about July 28, 2003; 15 Senator David Bates 16 The sum of $161.00 to pay the claim of Christine Geremia, 80 Maple Lane, Bristol, 17 Rhode Island 02809 for damages to her vehicle when it struck a highway defect at or near Route 18 114 northbound and the 1776 Liquor Store, Warren, Rhode Island on or about May 17, 2004; 19 Senator Michael McCaffrey 20 The sum of $432.74 to pay the claim of Margaret T. Reeder of 16 Elmhurst Street, 1 Warwick, Rhode Island 02889 for damages to her vehicle when it struck a highway hazard at or 2 near Route 123 westbound and New England Way, in the town of Lincoln, on or about July 14, 3 2003; 4 Senator Joseph Montalbano 5 The sum of $441.00 to pay the claim of Clinton Berube of 1106 Smithfield Avenue, 6 Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865 for damages to his vehicle when it was over-sprayed during a 7 pavement striping procedure on Smithfield Avenue in the town of Lincoln on or about August 25, 8 2003; 9 Senator Hanna Gallo 10 The sum of $1,012.25 to pay the claim of Farm Family Casualty Insurance Company, 11 P.O. Box 656, Albany, New York 12201 as subrogee of David Carpenter of 10 Larkspur Drive, 12 Cranston, Rhode Island 02920 for damages to their insured’s vehicle when it was struck by a 13 runaway platform truck carrying furnishings from the Regan Building to the Hazard Building, 14 Eleanor Slater Hospital, in the city of Cranston, on or about August 15, 2002; 15 Senator Walter Felag, Jr. 16 The sum of $230.00 to pay the claim of Jerome A. Squatrito of 23 Maywood Road, 17 Bristol, Rhode Island 02809 for damages to his vehicle when it struck a highway defect at or near 18 the Providence River Bridge, Route 195 eastbound and the downtown exit, in the city of 19 Providence on or about June 1, 2004; 20 Senator Leo Blais 21 The sum of $500.00 to pay the claim of Joseph E. Palin of 53 Ben Brown Avenue, Hope, 22 Rhode Island 02831 for damages to his vehicle when it struck a roadway hazard at or near 2700 23 Post Road northbound, in the city of Warwick, on or about December 29, 2003; 24 Senator Elizabeth Roberts 25 The sum of $316.79 to pay the claim of Norman G. Orodenker, of 32 Fort Avenue, 26 Cranston, Rhode Island 02905 for damages to his vehicle when it struck a highway defect at or 27 near Allens Avenue southbound and Public Street, in the city of Providence, Rhode Island on or 28 about April 6, 2004; 29 Senator Leonidas Raptakis 30 The sum of $1,159.89 to pay the claim of William H. Quinlan of 32 Cantaberry Lane, 31 #149, Coventry, Rhode Island 02816 for damages to his vehicle when it struck a highway hazard 32 at or near 2500 Division Road westbound, and Westfield Drive in the town of East Greenwich on 33 or about February 27, 2004; 34 Senator Mary Parella 2 1 The supplemental sum of $250.00 to pay the claim of Manuel Moniz of 1117 Hope 2 Street, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809 for damages to his vehicle when it was struck by a deer, at or 3 near Metacom Avenue and Ferry Road, in the town of Bristol, on or about December 1, 2003; 4 Senator Paul Fogarty 5 The sum of $238.41 to pay the claim of Jill L. Del Nigro of 28 Cherry Hill Road, 6 Johnston, Rhode Island 02919 for damages to her vehicle when it struck a highway defect at or 7 near Route 44 westbound and Chesters Restaurant in the town of Glocester, on or about February 8 28, 2004; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his orders upon the 9 general treasurer for the payment of said sums. ======= LC03680 ======= 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS *** 1 This resolution would authorize the appropriation to pay the claims of the following: 2 Senator DaPonte – the sum of $261.40 to pay the claim of Jeanette Honan of 16 3 Hampson Street, South Attleboro, Massachusettes 02703; 4 Senator Revens, Jr. – the sum of $1,335.00 to pay the claim of Liberty Mutual Insurance 5 Company, 6575 Snowdrift Road, Suite 101, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18106 as subrogee of 6 Katherine Hanson of 311 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island 02886; 7 Senator Bates – the sum of $161.00 to pay the claim of Christine Geremia, 80 Maple 8 Lane, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809; 9 Senator McCaffrey – the sum of $432.74 to pay the claim of Margaret T. Reeder of 16 10 Elmhurst Street, Warwick, Rhode Island 02889; 11 Senator Montalbano – the sum of $441.00 to pay the claim of Clinton Berube of 1106 12 Smithfield Avenue, Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865; 13 Senator Gallo – the sum of $1,012.25 to pay the claim of Farm Family Casualty 14 Insurance Company, P.O. Box 656, Albany, New York 12201 as subrogee of David Carpenter of 15 10 Larkspur Drive, Cranston, Rhode Island 02920; 16 Senator Felag, Jr. – the sum of $230.00 to pay the claim of Jerome A. Squatrito of 23 17 Maywood Road, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809; 18 Senator Blais – the sum of $500.00 to pay the claim of Joseph E. Palin of 53 Ben Brown 19 Avenue, Hope, Rhode Island 02831; 20 Senator Roberts – the sum of $316.79 to pay the claim of Norman G. Orodenker, of 32 21 Fort Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island 02905; 22 Senator Raptakis – the sum of $1,159.89 to pay the claim of William H. Quinlan of 32 23 Cantaberry Lane, #149, Coventry, Rhode Island 02816; 24 Senator Parella – the sum of $250.00 to pay the claim of Manuel Moniz of 1117 Hope 25 Street, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809; and 26 Senator Fogarty – the sum of $238.41 to pay the claim of Jill L. Del Nigro of 28 Cherry 4 1 Hill Road, Johnston, Rhode Island 02919. ======= LC03680 ======= 5 .
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