The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-16
PROTECTION FROM FIRE.
Washington Park People NMt the
Service Extended.
FIRE APPARATUS TOO DISTANT.
That Section OF the City Which IL Thiokly
Popuisted IL Practically without Pro-
lection I'm Case OF Firs--views Of the
Residents ON the Subject.

Since the first electric car ran from the
Narragansett Hotel to Pawtuxet real es
tate along the route has greatly In
creased In value. Especially is this true
OF property at Washington park and
vicinity. At the park the eighty fifth
house has been commenced. aud all that
are finished are occupied.
These houses vary In value from 81. 0c0
to $4,000. The boom In real estate In
that vicinity, which began last spring,
has not spent itself and many new houses
will be started as soon as the weather
permits. Adj jiining he park there are
some valuable estates.
The only dra~back TO building in tn Z
section OF the city. and great draw ba ck
say residents in that neigh borhood lis
the lack OF adequate protection against
who Are Interested.
The nearest fire apparatus Is located at
the stations OF Engine No 10 and Hook
and Ladder No. g. Both OF these are
over y mile away.
This lack OF lire protection has arou sed
the real estate owners of the section.
Among them are: j 'seph A. Latham,
suryeyorand city engineer; Char es Ellis,
auctioneer; George A. Youlden, con-
tractor; Benjamin w. tialIip. real es.
t"te; Isaac L. Gof. auctioneer and real
e-ts e; George l.. Robinson, auctioneer
and house furnishings; James r. Free.
man, United States shipping commits
oner: Walter De r. Brown, bookeeper:
tfeorge r. Mann. millers' agent; George
L. Til inghsst. OF the Tillinghast-Stiles
ee9mpa1y; B. Taylor Bruce. tvgswritsrs;
A brennan; Alfred A. Cyr, carpenter,
and Dr. q. G.. Wheeler
These ard the other residents of the
section are anxious tor the eXl epsion OF
q ire department service so as o be O.
ut TINS locality. aud petitions will be cir
culated asking the city ovsrnment 10
take cps towards
ira Wlnsor, chairman OF the Joint CON-
mittee OF the city council on the IRE de-
partment, told "a New, reporter that the
commit ee had considered the necessity
of fre station in the vicinity oil WASH
ington park, bot as there as no avail
aole money for such a purpose the MAJ.
ter has been postponed. "When there is
money" saii Mr. Wi sor, "there will / q
station erected in that section and in
several other sections whore better fire
protection Is needed"
some Residents Talk.
Henry G. Smith empha asized the neces-
sity OF fire app ,ratus in the vlciuity.
Isaac l.. Goff. the agent Of the Central
Real Estate company which has laid out
great deal OF money on Washington
PARK, Is also very anxious for the extern
sion OF the fire department in this direc-
ton.
George Z. Tillinghast spoke OF the
amount In taxes paid by residents of the |
section. In his opinion there is not the |
service In case Of fire that there is az |
forded In other sections OF the city where |
the amount OF taxes paid is no greater.
Charles Ellis is very emphatic ia his
declaration that somethin should be |
provided for better protection from fire.
de was one OF the first to build out to- |
wards Washington park, and since he
has lived there much building has been
done.
George L. Robinson when asked what
he would do II his house should catch
IRE. replied. Collect my insurance"
Mr.. Robinson's estate is valued at $40.
900, aud he believes that ire protection
should be give him and his neignbo as
well as OtLer taxpaye,s
flre INSURANCE nlen are among those |
most anxious for fire station ia the
vicinity OF or at Washington PARK. sTbev
VIII insure houses there, but wou, d be
more anxious to do so il the fire risk was
not so great