Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-08-17

Joint standing Committee on Finance.
Mr.. O'Brien asked for information.
Mr.. Tingley said the price of the Dun
nell estate amounted too $40 cents per
square foot, while land on Pond street
had sold within one week for IS cents per
foot.
Mr.. Tingley's motion was passed unani-
mously.
Mr.. Tingley presented the following pro-
posai:
To the Committee on Parks of the City
Council OF the City OF Pawtucket:
lam authorized by parties interested to
posal to that made your committee by the
owners OF the Daggett Farm as a site for a
public park, should the city accept said
site for the purpose proposed:
To donate to the city sufficient land to
make Brook street from so To 100 feet wide
from the City Farm to the entrance to the
park.
To donate to the city sufficient land to
make an avenue from Central avenue to
Brook street 30 feet In width. This avenue
would have a terminus on Brook street
directly opposite to the pr opposed entrance
to the park.
To sell to he city corner of land ad-
Joining the Daegett farm, consisting of
seventeen acres, for the same sum per acre
that the city would pay for the Daggett
farm. But IN the city should not desire to
to purchase this corner lot, then the owner
thereof would donate sufficient land to the
city to make an avenue 200 feet In width,
running from Brook street to the farm.
IL the city should conclude to purchase
the corner lot so called, the party selling
the same would donate from the purchase
money the sum OF five hundred dollars
toward providing a suitable archway at
the entrance to the park.
To donate to the city a handsome grove
of six or eight acres on the opposite side
OF Brook street from the entrance to the
park for sort of a private park, to be re-
served for special gatherings when re-
quired, thus giving to societies the privi-
lege OF grove to themselves with all of
the facilities of public park close by.
Assurances have been made by the
proper authorities that I'm case tho city
should purchase the Daggett farm, an
electric street railway would be built to
the entrance to the park.
Respectfully submitted,
A. Il. ATHERToN.
II was referred to tho Committee on
Finance.
Mr.. whipple of the joint Committee on
Water reported that the Joint resolution
calling for the location OF a drinking
fountain at the corner of East and Paw
tucket avenues had come into the pos
session of the committee and he endeav-
ored to secure meeting OF the committee
to take action thereon and failed, there.
fore he recommended the indefinite post
sage OF substitute resolution locating
a drinking fountain at the corner OF East
avenue and Pleasant street.
The report was received, the recommen-
dation adopted and joint resolution
passed.
Mr.. Binford OF the special Committee
on Fourth OF July celebration presented
report showing that of $500 ESQ had been
expended. The report was received and
the committee discharged.
Joint resolution appropriating $40 for
pay OF commissioners on Trenton street
was concurred In.
Ordinance relating to widening OF Main
street In front of the estate OF II. &. Tay-
lor estate appropriating s2s,0l6 for the
same was referred TO the Committee on
Finance, on motion OF Mr.. McDuff.
Joint resolution accepting the sum OF
$50 for the care of two burial lots In Min
eral Spring cemetery, the property OF
James Cunningham, was concurred In.
Ordinance repeating an ordinance al
lowing water TO be used from the hydrants
for highway purposes was concurred In.
Invitation from the Veteran Firemen's
Association to attend the muster at Wor-
cester was accepted.
Communication from Chief BrIerly In
regard to changes already published In
these columns was referred to the Com
mittee on Fire Department.
Mr.. Delany presented Joint resolution
appropriating 1855 to pay the Forbes
Lithographic Company for engraving city
Finance.
On motion OF Mr.. Tingley the report of
the Joint special committee on electric
light plant with the accompanying ordi.
nance was taken from the table.
Mr.. Tingley moved an indefinite post
ponement.
Mr.. Gillian thought such a document, so
carefully prepared, should not be so dis
posed Of
Mr.. O'Brien said the committee had
given the matter careful thought and to
postpone 1t would show that the Council
could not contend with the facts pre-
sented. According to the report there
would be great saving.
1t might not be Just the time TO build
a city plant, but the way should be paved
toward so doing.
The report asserts that $1,000 year
could be saved and not one member could
stand up and show that 1t could not be
done.
Mr.. Gillian said he was surprised that
the member OF the Common Council who
assisted TO prepare the report did not
defend IL.
Mr.. Gillian moved to continue to the
next meeting and II was loston a roll-call
vote OF 10 to 8, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Binford, Clark, Delany,
Gillian and O'Brien.
Noes-Mr. President Pierce, Messrs.
Bryant, Collins, Davis, Gorton, Lennon,
McCabe, McDun, Tingley and Whipple.
The matter was then indefinitely post
poned.
The Mayors veto was then taken from