Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-23
$4,000 FORA PARK
Aldermen Vote 10 Buy
The Daggett Farm
SALOONS MUST CLOSE AT II,
Quite Little Wrangle Over the High
School Site.

A special meeting OF the Aldermen was
held last evening upon call OF His Honor
Mayor Tlepke, with all she members pre-.
sent and the Chief Executive IN the
chair.
A message from Mayor ricpke was
read, stating that he had convened the
Board for the propose OF acting on the
matter OF purchasing certain land for
| public park and 10 transact any other
! business as may come before IL. The
message was received and ordered placed
on file.
IL was a long document but he recon-
mended the purchase OF tue Uaggett Farm
Tor park said 1t was to be a hard Win.
ter, and that he held options on certain
land on the way to proposed park
recess was then taken % give he
Board an opportunity to view plans OF the
| proposed park With views OF the app
Droaches, ulovards, electrical fountain,
! etc, which we're presented by Mayor
| riepke. HIS Honor said the plans had
been presented 10 he committee on parks
| Tuesday evening.
He said 1t vas his opinion tnat there
we're other parties after the property aud
| that the terms were cash, also that he
obtained the option after some difficulty,
and the members OF the Committee on
| Parks had been over the ground and were
| IN favor OF making the purchase.
An ordinance describing the property
and appropriating $4,000 tor the purchase
of the same; also appointing special
committee consisting OF Ills Honor the
Mayor and the members OF tho joint
standing Committee or Parks be APP
| pointed to negotiate for the purchase OF
| the land, were introduced.
The recommendatiou Of be Mayor
| were adopted and the ordinance passed.
Mayor TiepKe nominated John W.
| Johnson as special constable aud the
nomination vas confirmed.
III High school
The report OF the Joint standing ON
| mittee on Finance in regard 10 the erec-
| tion Of a new High school vas read. IL
recommer ded that the previous ordinance
appropristing 100000 be indefinitely
| postponed ana an ordiGaul' 1pproprig-
| ting S75, 600 for the same be passed. Al.
derman Gorton wanted tho location deh-
nitoly stated. Alderman o Reilly spoke
against locating High school on the lot
|
vote for an appropriation To erect a High
| school there.
Alderman G1rton wanted 10 know il
the Board could not settle where he
| building should be.
Mayor riopke said the proper way was
| for the finance committee to state the To-
cation.
Upon request OF Alderman O'Rainy
Chairman Tobie or the School Committee
said that there were about 1900 feet OF
land in the lot on High street; also that
the lot was not large enough aud that it
was impossible TO purchase hand on either
side OF the property.
Alderman Gorton thought that land
adjoining could be bought and that only
twelve feet was needed. He also believed
that tue city could condemn land.
Tno r, port OF the committee was tton
received.
Alderman O'Reilly moved that the orig.
inal ordnance be indefinitely postponed,
and It vas 80 voted
Alderman Perrin moved the substitute
be adopted.
Alderman Smith said he would not
second orvote Tor the motion IL the build
Ing was to e placed on the new size.
Alderman Miller seconded the motion
aud the motion was lost on roll call vote
as follows:
Ayes Aldermen Perrin aud Miller.
Nays--Aldermen Gorton, Smith and
O'Reiily.
Street Matters.
Ordinance appropriating 81 235 for lie
Improvement of Daniel street from Allen
avenue TO Central avcuus was passed.
Joint resolution TO pay the bill Of j. NJ.
Crawford Tor putting up signs, ;llS.75 was
coueurrrd in.
The ordinance TO allowing places OF
buglness TO be kept open until Il o'clock
came up for concurrence. 4 lemonst rance
from ST. Joseph's T., A. B. Society was
read. The Board refused 10 concur on a
roll coll vote as follows; Ayes-A der
men Smith aud O'Reiily; uOes-Alderncn
Gprton, Perrin ana Miner.
Ordiiauc" transferring $4,000 from un.
CNp.H-tG balances for TIE ~ proving OF
lac sewage iit'r fields wns ouncurrod ia.
Ordinate. tpprOprIUIrg $3.50 for "a
sewer "a n ri Bond street was concurred
in.
Report OF supt. Daggctt in regard 30 he
removal OF dead wires, stating that tie
Companies agreed TO remove them, was
received and placed on a..
Invitation from he Committee on Ar
rangemonts for the cele ration of Labor
Day requesting the Mayor and Board
TO review lbo parade Nas accepted.
Invitation irJm the PawtuCgct Netrran
Firemen's AssoCmtiou TO participate in
the muster 5 pt. 10 Ros acc' ptot.
Petition OF the Providence telephone
Co. 10 erect poles .u iu. cast side 90 Broad
street hou tbc depot for telephone wires
was referred 10 The Board oi Pubic
Morks.
Petition for @ new highway from Null
berry TO MAN street To- urs continuance
OF cedar street was referred TO the Conn
mittec on Highways.
Petition TOR tho acceptance OF Atoru
street from Isiu street to NsaoI avenue
was1eiorrod 10 tho Committee uu liigh.
wsys
Petitions tor several building permits
were ordered advertised.
Several building permits were referred
TO he Inspector ot Buildings.
Petition Of 4. 3. Arnold for the transfer
OF his victualing house at 3i2 Main street
TO w. II. Donohue as.granted.