The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-05
EAST PROVIDENCE.
A Proposition TO Purchase the watche-
mokct Fire District.

hohVt HAsS DiotIitts
Last evening tho regular meeting of
the administrative board OF the Watche-
mokct fire district was held. The mem
bers were all present. The following
bills were read and ordered paid: Paw
tucket works. for supplies. $3.50. 55; Halli-
day Brothers, s200. 06. A. Birtwell, S. 81.
Superintendent's salary ana number of
other bills which in all amounted to
s1302. 10. 1t was voted TO put in new SER
Ss SGs' Tunen ee Uewe g. R.y - bIasS BsS
way; James M. Carr, Waterman avenue;
Phebe Martin. Warren avenue Petition
of John Wark to have one-lnch pipe
laid TO his new house on First street was
granted. Petition OF Fred a. Burt and
other property owners On Leonard ave.
nue., 10 have q four-inch main laid on
said street, was discussed. Ii was stated
I that there were seven families that were
taking water from a one-inch pipe which
was laid by private individuals. 1t was
voted TO lay two-inch pipe when the
finances of the district would permit II.
Hon. Il. III. Wilson was present with a
proposition from the East Providence
Water Company to purchase the Watche-
molxet fire district, which he explained
at some length, after which the clerk read
the following proposition:
$40 the administrative board OF the
Watchmoket Fire District:
"The East Providence Water Company
hereby offers to purchase from the East
Providence Fire District it's existing
wsterworks plant, with all real and per-
sonal property and all rights and priyi=-
leges and franchise OF the said fire dis
trict, and all contracts for water sup
ply, together with all the rights OF said
Wstchemoket Fire District, under any
contract now in force between the Wat
chemoket Fire District and the city OF
Pawtucket, and said East Providence
Water Company hereby offers to pay there
for the sum of s59Cs.09, in addition, as a
consideration fer said sum TO assume the
entire outstanding bonded indie btedness
of the Watchemoket Fire District. We
request that you cause special meeting
IF the Watchernoket Fire District TO be
called at an early dale 10 fake action upon
the proposition OF the East Providence
Water Company. Dated this November
4, 1895, by Marsden j. Perry, president"
II. $. Babcock offered The following
resolutions: Voted that the offer of tine
East Providence Water Company be re-
ceived and placed on file, and that the
superintendent OF the district be directed
TO circulate petition, directing the clerk
OF the district to secure the necessary
nun ber OF signatures 10 cause a special
meeting OF the Watchemoket Fire District
TO be held on the 18th day OF November,
1898, at O'Clock +. IN. at the new
town hall for the following purposes:
To take action upon proposition, made
by the East Providence Water Company,
To purchase al the property, rights, privi-
legs and franchise OF the WatchemolIe;
fire district.
In case saia proposition IA accepted,
10 take any action which the district
shall deem proper in relation TO the col
lection OF the tax assessed for the year
1895.
In case said proposition Is accepted to
tske appropriate action upon any aud all
matters relative TO the disposition of the
proceeds of said ale.-nnd IN relation 10
the future management and conduct of
the aflai irs OF said district. And when a
su.ncient number of signatures have teen
secured. to present the petition TO the
clerk of the district.
The resolution was passed unsnimou s.
ly. After the resolution was passed Mr..
Wilson said that il thil district could
make a contract with Piwtucket where
by they &C uld be ASSURED that they would
receive as good service as they had for
the first few years, and hat Pawtucket
would guarantee to I, rnish them wit h
water for all time. the strict would be
foolish 10 sell out, but h was very much
in doubt IL that could he done.
lie knew that at the Rumiord Chemical
Works, when they first took water, the
pressure was 119 pounds, but for some
time ii has been decrsf sing, so that for a
year or mo G tho pressure has not been
over 6S or 60 pounds, and they had been
obliged TO put in an injector 10 force
water nto their boilers. He was much i'm
doubt IL on Burgess Hill there would be
sufficient force TO throw water into the
roof OF house. When The wster was first
put in and the force tested on Burgess
Hill stream was thrown 20 feet sigh.
Superintendent Freeborn, Chairman
Cunningham, and Treasurer Babcock ex-
pressed themselves as being in favor of
the sale, while Oscar Coombs and Secre-
tary Peel werc at hrst opposed TO the sale,
but after thematter had be discussed,
by the mem bers and il was shown that
there was no surety, how long we would
get water from Pdwtuclet, and eventual
~ we would have TO take our water from
this water company, and that the water
company would guarantee to give the
district as good water and service as Paw
tucket and at the same rates, without
any tax, Mr.. Coonbs changed his mind
and said he thought it would be best 10
sell. Mr.. Peck SAID hc was not Just sure
yet which way he should vote, but he
did not know but il was best TO sell.
Mrs. Eugene c. Webster, wife OF for
mer pastor of the United congregational
Church, is visiting Mrs. DR.. Eddy on
Taunton avenue.
Mrs. Dyer, mother OF Charles p. Dyer.
was stricken with a paralytic stroke.last
n light Mrs. Dyer has been in feeble
hesft h f.'f a number of years, eiad-it-
doubtful ifsehe recovers