The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-10
NOW FOR The BUILDING.
The Providence Athletic Assocla-
tion Chooses a Site.
THE MEETING LAST NIGHT,
A Committee Was Appointed to Make
Contracts for the Purchase OF Land
and Erection Of Building on the
Palmer Estate.

An athletic association is truly needed
ia Providence. But Ga OF the men,
bers Of the p. A. A. felt. themselves able
TO face last nights snow storm and make
their way to- the Talma Theatre to pass
Oh the 81. b. for club house recommend
ed by the building committee.
President George l.. Shepley presided.
After the call had been read President
Shepley spoke of the contract with the
Industrial Trust Company which had
been broken and reviewed the work
OF the building committee in finding u
suitable site for a club house.
The report OF the building committee
was presented by the Hon. George M.
Carpenter and was as follows:
To the Providence Athletic Associa
ton:
The building committee respectfully
reports that after considering every
available lot of land in and near the cen
ter o. the city they now recon mend ,the
purchase OF the lot of land bounding
norLnerly OH Weybosset street about for
ty-five feet and easteriy on Potter street
about 300 feet, being the easterly half of
the Palmer estate, so-called. and the
tally in accordance with the sketch plans
now presented These plans will doubt
less require modification III matters of
detail, out they are Sd far complete rs To
clearly show that excellent accommoda-
tions for the club may be provided within
the limits OF the lot.
The plans refer ed to in the report were
similar to those published in Thursday S
NEWS
Richard b. Comstock presented the
following resolution which was passed:
Resolved, That this association purchase
from the Palmer estate, or such persons as
hold the title thereto, lot of land situated
on the corner of Weybosset and Potter streets,
in said Providence, said lot comprising
g,ll39-l0 square feet, for the purpose OF erect
ing an association building thereon price To
he paid by this association not to exceed
$4,000.
Mr.. Comstock presented another reso
luton. which provided for the appoint
ment OF n committee To make contract
ou behalf OF the association with the
Palmer estate for the purchase of the lot
at a cost uot to exceed $1,000, and con-
tracts for the erection OF "a club house.
This resolution led Harry p. Smith to
ask abont the financial condition Of the
association.
President Shepley said that the asso.
citation had about $4,000 on hand, this
sum being in membership fees. Tne
land would cost about $4,000 and the
building over Sl00,000. bat the total cost
would not exceed s9OO,OO About $685.
600 could be raised by mortgage and S55,
600 by second mortgage. The president
thought that he could raise the rest per-
sonally.
Mr.. Comstock's resolution was passed
anu George L. Shepley John Shepard,
Jr., and Walter A. Peck were constituted
the building committee with power TO
add TO their number from time to time
Resolutions asking the General Assem-
bly, to take action that the state high
WAYS might be improved were passed,
after which the meeting adjourned.
Immediately after journment a
meeting OF the governing committee was
held. Resolutions were passed regretting
Bogman aud L. A. Tillinghast were ad-
mittsd to membership. The constitution
and bylaws of the association were
ordered printed and distribut, d. The
committee then adjourned.