Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-07-19
THEBOARDOF HEALTH.
Several NuiSanceS Are
Ordered Abated.
THE SEWERAGE PROBLEM.
The Messrs. Goff Talk Upon the Ham
mond's Pond Park Question.

The Board of Health is not very good
drawing attraction. At o'clock last
evening only one person was sitting out
side the rail in the Council chamber. All
the Aldermen and the Mayor were present
but they seemed to be waiting for larger
audience. At $40 Colonel Con and Sewer
Commissioner Easton made their appear
ance. At s:15 Mayor Carroll called the
meeting to order.
The Health Officer reported several nui-
sances. One was on the estate of Patrick
McNeal, corner of Pearl and Garden
street, consisting Of garbage bin and
privy vault; another on the John II. Ken
yon estate, near the horse car barn on
Pawtucket avenue, consisting of a sink
spout, and another on the Joseph Cooper
estate on Whitman street.
"What Is your pleasure, gentlemen"
asked the Mayor.
During slight lull, DIR. Stanley reported
estate on Summer street, consisting OF a
garbage bin and privy vault.
All OF the above mentioned persons were
notified to abate the nuisances within
forty-eight hours.
Then the Mayor called up the Ham,
mond's Pond matter and the Board list
ened with interest to remarks from
Messrs. Lyman and Darius Goff I'm regard
to 1t. The latter were i'm favor of trans
forming the district about the pond into
a park, and thought that anything done
with that locality should be done with
the park idea in view.
The ifessrs. Goff pointed out all the
natural advantages OF that section. There
Is body OF water there four times as great
as that at Roger Williams Park In Provi-
dence. The water too, was spring water.
Alderman Winters asked IL any estimate
had been made OF the probable cost OF the
proposed park, but the Messrs. Gof said
none had been made.
"Mr. Chapelle, the engineer" said
Darius l.. Gof, chad endeavored to ge,
some price on the land. There are som,
people who have land there under water.
eyes, have got some lots there" sal,
Clerk sibley, smilingly.
Alderman Winters was not OF posed tc
the Hammond's Pond park project il the
Board thought 1t best, but he thought II
would be very costly. He spoke in favor
| OF the DunDell estate as a park ready to
be occupied as soon as bought.
Alderman O'Reilly said the Hammond's
Pond section had many splendid natural
park advantages, and Alderman Miller
and some OF the other Aldermen were
well pleased with the plat OF the park
which was presented.
Mr.. Goff said he thought the first
| question to be considered was, Does the
| city want a park3 He said the Ham
monds Pond section could not be bought
ten years from now at any price that tn,
| taxpayers would be willing to pay.
| "The trouble with the Hammond,
Pond matter" said Mr.. Goff, is that it hai
been so often referred to as nuisance.
Mayor Carroll-Will not the making oI
the section into a park abate the
nuisance?
| Mr.. Goff-Yes, sir.
| The Mayor-The Board will take the
matter into consideration.
Mayor Carroll then called up the sewer
| age system of the Moshassuck district
He had sent word to the sewer experts
appointed to devise plan OF sewers for
| the city. He had received answers from
them in which they resigned, as requested
Sewer Commissioner Easton then spoke
| Of the action OF the Commissioners in re.
| lation to the purchase OF land at Soutl
| Woodlawn from Hezekiah Conant for I'll.
tration beds, ETC., and explained the mat
ter, which was discussed in these columns
| during the controversy last Summer be-
tween the Commissioners and the Board
OF Aldermen. In reply to a query he said
that II was contemplated to connect with
Providence's system OF sewers and that II
could be done in five or ten years. 1t II
really necessary that something should b,
be done in that dist rict.
The Board suggested that the Commits
sioners ascertain the cost Of the lant
owned by Mr.. Conant and necessary to b,
used, and then adjourned.