The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-19
EXTRA
6:15 O'CLOCK.
PROSPERITY.
A Valuable Lease
Executed.
The Contemplated Building
Improvements.
Gratifying Evidence Of Enterprise
and Energy in This City.
Several New Structures and Many I'M
portant Changes Planned.
Gratifying Evidence Of Enterprise
and Energy in This City.
Several New Structures and Many In
port&nt Changes Planned.

Several contemplated building improve
ments and construction OF new buildings,
which have been under way for some time,
bear promises of a speedy elimination.
The most important OF these transactions,
which came to light today, is the 99-
years lease OF the old Butts property,
bounded by Washington, Eddy, Worces-
ter and Cove streets, tc Lloyd A. Tilllng-
hast, the well known restaurateur. The
lease, which was dated July IL, 1895, was
recorded at the city hall today by MIR.
Tillinghast and is covenant entered into
with Mr.. Tillinghast by Walter Il. lngra-
ham and George W. Butts, Jr., trustees OF
the estate of George w. Butts, and was
signed by the Butts heirs, including Mrs.
Lizzie Il. Butts, the widow, and George
w. Butts Jr., Louisa M. Butts and Kath-
crime w. Lombard, the children. The lease
provides that the lessee shall pay s15, 900
~fer annum rent, quarterly, and assume
all taxes and fire insurance. Also that he
shall deposit a bond of $50, 900 with the
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company,
and that, IL he sees fit, he may erect
I, brick, stone, iron or steel building not
less than four stories high, to cost not
less than 800, 600. III at any future time
the lessee, heirs or assigns see fit to tear
down the new building and put up
more costly building an additional bond
of $50, 900 must be deposited with the
trust company.
In addition to this lease, Mr.. Tillinghast
leases to Tobias Burke, as soon as the
ground floor of the building is done, the
northerly half part of said floor for %
years, In consideration of II, etc.
Mr.. Tillinghast was interviewed by THE
NEWS man this forenoon and stated that
Is yet his plans are incomplete. He will
probably begin on the new building,
however, in a few weeks. He n not
obliged to rebuild unless he so desires,
according to the terms of the lease
Another improvement is that OF the
Phebe Allen estate on North Main street,
q. full description of the plans OF which
was given In THE NEWS few weeks
ago. The reason why the building per-
NIT was not sooner granted was because
X was proposed to erect a wooden front
to the building, and Inspector Hopkins
thought brick should be used. Today a
permit was issued for 1 story
brick building, 66x42 feet, fiat, gravel
roof. w. X. Walker Il Sons are the archi-
tects, and w. +. Dearborn a. Son, the
builders. This property is between Try
street and Aliens lane, and agent W. III.
Herrick has stated that in the future
= theater may be erected there, the pres
ent new part to be constructed to permit
such an addition.
The Saints Peter and Paul Corporation
have received today permit to enlarge
the episcopal residence, corner OF Fenner
and Pond steets, by an addition to be
two stories high and 32x3S feet in area.
II will conform with the old part and
will have French roof, being also OF
brick. William II. Walker q Sons are the
architects and Wilmarth Il McKillop
builders.
A permit has been applied for and
probably granted by this time for an inn
portant addition to Brown University's
chemical laboratory. II is to be used for a
workshop and will be one-story i'm height
built Of brick. Gould, Angel & Swift are
the architects and William A. Chapman
4 Co., the builders. This workshop has
been sadly needed for two or three years
past.