The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-21
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
The Trust Company's Offer Ac-
cepted by the Providence A. c.
TIE LEASE TO BE EXECUTED,
The Club to Deposit $4,000 as Guaran-
tee, and Take a Fifteen Years Lease
Checker Match Tonight - Sullivan
ConIey Contest on for the Present.

The question Of building for the
Providence Athletic Association is prac-
tically settled. The report OF the
board of Governors recommending the
acceptance of the offer made
by the Industrial Trust Company
was approved by the association at
special meeting held at Amateur Drama
tic Hall last evening, and the governing
committee was instructed to accept the
offer for the association and through the
| treasurer 10 execute a lease of the build
ing.
There were about forty members pres
| ent when President George Il. Shepley
called the meeting TO order at s;45 o'clock.
The building committees report was first
| called for and was made by stephen "A.
Waterman. He stated, in brief, the ne
| gotiations which the committee had had
| with the Gorham Manufacturing Com
| pany relative TO the construction OF u
building for the association on North
Main street These negotiations had been
| fruitless and then the committee learned OF
the intended building of the Industrial
Trust Company on Exchange street The
| matter of hiring a building had seemed 10
| the building committee most properly
| within the province OF the finance
! committee, and the matter was accord
| ingly turned over to that committee. The
finance committee had done its work and
the agreement as reached by them with
the Trust Company had been approved by
the building committee.
Then followed the report Of the Board
| of Governors, made by President Shepley.
1t was practically what the NEWS has
| stated from time to time of the negotia-
tions between the Board of Governors
and Industrial Trust Company. The
company offers TO construct the build
| ing asked for by the association on
/ Exchange street in the rear OF the
| Atlantic building on condition that
| the association executed lease OF the
same for term of fifteen years at an an
nual rental Of Sl4, 900 for the first ten years
and $l5,00 for the next five years. The
company requires cash deposit of $4,000
| from the association as a guarantee of the
faithful performance of the lease and
| which is to be forfeited in case of a breach
of contract. This deposit is 10 be made at
the time of the execution of the lease by
the treasurer. The Trust company
expressed ~>itself as desirious of
| having the association as "a
perpetual tenant, if possible, and at the
| expiration of the fifteen years lease may
renew it for another ten years, upon
rent TO be agreed upon at that time by
the Trust Company and Association, and
in case of disagreement the difficulty is to
be settled by arbitration, one to be chosen
by the Trust Company and one by the
Association, and these two to select a
third.
A revolution was introduced by Charles
4. Pevear and adopted, authorizing the
| governing committee TO accept the offer
of the Trust Company and execute the
lease through the treasurer, and to ex-
pend whatever moneys may become due
under the contract of lease.
An amendment to the charter was
adopted increasing the amount of prop
erty to be held by the association from
| Sl50,0 900 TO $3.50, ,OOO An amendment to the
constitution was also adopted authorizing
the Board of Governors To fix the annual
| dues which heretofore have been SIS with
| an initiation fee of $25. 1t was suggested
that the initiation fee be doubled after the
| first / 900 members were secured but this
matter was left with the Board Of Cover
nors.
President Shepley urged upon the MEM
bers the necessity of getting more names
there should be no trouble whatever in
securing 1000 members now that the
building was certainty.
George A. Leete introduced a resolution
which was adopted authorizing the build
ing committee to arrange with the In
ddstrIal Trust Company the details of
the building, after approval by the gov
ering committee. Stephen A. Waterman
for the building committee was asked to
explain something of the improved
lay out of the new building. He
stated that the committee had
plans: On the first floor would be the
swimming tank and bat hs; on the second
| floor, the Office, coat room and reception
rooms on the third floor, billiard and
card room and gentleman's reception
room on the fourth floor would be bowl
ing alleys and on the Westminster street
section ladies' reception and dining
room on the fifth floor will be the gentle
mans dining room the sixth and seventh
floors will be occupied by the gymnasium,
kitchen and lodging room.
The question was asked as to how long
il would be before the new building could
he completed. President Shepley an
swered that the Trust Company had al
ready begun to serve notice on the tenants
to vacate, and that the company proposed
to begin building by February and that it
should be completed by year from that
| time.
The question of dues was discussed, and
| a resolution was adopted making the pay
ment of initiation fees obligatory on or
before December 30 AS to the dues,
President Shepey stated that il was OPP
tional with the members whether they
J should pay the annual dues, and enjoy
the privileges of the Calumet Club, or
wait until the building was completed be-
fore paying them.
To-day will settle the question of SUI
premacy on the football field for 1891
| Will the crimson OF Harvard or the blue
| of Yale be victoriousy The betting places
Yale AS the favorite by odds of 100 to 40 but
| il does not follow that the blue will win
Both colleges have as strong, if not
stronger, teams this year than ever before
and there is little doubt but that the game
this afternoon will be the greatest in the
history of college football in America.
The teams lined up AS follows at 3
| o'clock this afternoon.
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