Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-08-31

park out OF the Daggett farm. No COM
pany is going to run street railroad out
there II there is no money, not Senator
Aldrich anyway, and it would take fiye
years before people could go there Fran
CTS Pratt said II was the hottest place on
Gods footstone.
The Dunnell park was ready to be
thrown open any day and the Dunnell
estate Is not an unhealthy district. 1t Is
said the Daggott farm is the rich mans
scheme and the Dunnell estate the poor
mans Idea, and he was In favor OF the
Dunnell estate.
III. III. Sheldon said il was the senti-
ment OF the people to buy the Dunnell
estate and he was I'm favor OF satisfying
the people every time. lie wanted a park
where everybody could get TO it and the
Dunnell estate was the best in this re-
spect.
James O'Donnell OF Pleasant View said
he was working man and liked to spend
few hours now and then I'm a park with
his family. The Dunnell estate was his
Idea and he believed the promoters of the
Daggett farm site were only trying to use
the city government and the city money
to further private enterprise. He be-
lieved that II God Aimig hty was about to
place the Garden OF Eden on earth again a
certain class OF men would be wire pull
Ing to haye II located on their farms and
then would want a 5-cent franchise OF
the tree of life.
rd MO(N hau aafA 10 no
signed that petition were those who do
not stay with their families in the city
during the Summer. The Dunnell estate
was the proper place, and he really be-
iieved that the Dunnell heirs were giving
the city 100000 by selling the estate for
siSO,OOO.
1t would bo an everlasting disgrace to
allow the chance To buy the Dunnell es-
tate slip. IL is chance of a lifetime.
Ex-Aiderman Smith said when the vote
was taken on the park question he did not
believe that one man put ballot in the
box that did not mean the Dunnell es-
tate.
Capt. Francis Conlon spoke IN favor OF
the Dunnell estate.
William r. Moroney said the Daggett
farm was only fit to raise grasshoppers
Give the people park that is a park, that
the people can go into the day after 1t Is
purchased.
OF the purchase OF a park.
Alderman O'Reilly said he was in favor
of park and that the Dunnell estate Is q
beautiful place, place that cannot b,
| duplicated In New England.
He was not only In favor of the pur.
chase Of the Dunnell homestead, but alsC
| In favor OF the purchase OF land east anC
west sides OF the river and the establish
ment OF drive. People may say that th'
| Dunnell estate can be opened immed lately
but In his opinion a sum of at least $50,
600 would have to be laid out before 4
would be quite ready.
| A letter was read from George l.. Little
field In favor OF postponement and re
trenchment. He believed that ther
should be less salaried officers. III
| thought 1t was time that the horses, car
riages and grooms furnished some heads
OF departments to give their families anC
friends an airing should be dlsallowed
He thought the public park, City Hal
and electric light matters should be post
poned until money can be procured at {
smaller rate of interest.
Elk Alderman Meagher was In favor o.
parks, but did not think IL just the pro-
per time to expend so much money. III,
was not only in favor of park, but alsc
parks. Still he did not want the taxes tC
| go any higher.
Adjourned.