Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-02

TO Widen Broad street had been lost. The |
idea OF viaduct over the river had been |
talked OF 30 years ago, but he was doubt |
full II the result would compensate for |
tbs outlay. In regard to Main street, the |
matter had been brought before the City
Council time aud again and was still
hanging fire. He was In favor OF the |
above resolutions.
Francis Pratt said the resolutions were
incongruous. The first resolution recon.
mended that q committee be appointed
and he thought that was enough. He did
not believe In appointing a commission
To do q certain work and then telling
them how II must be done. The City
council should not be dictated to, and
the commission would know what to
do without being given instructions.
Main street should be widened at once
from East avenue to the other side OF the
bridge, and there was only one building
ft to be left standing on the south side OF
the street and that was the Read building.
The rest, he said, were disgrace to such
an enterprising city.
Ii. Ii. Sheldon said he offered the reso-
luton at the last meeting In regard to APP
point ment OF q committee to look into
these matters, In good faith, and he be.
lieved the President should have con-
sidered IT more carefully. Broad street
could be widened for 20 per cent. of what
1t would cost to put North Main street
through.
Tne city bonds, he said, were sold for
102 Ia when they wero worth lO5 TO ITO.
lie was in favor Of anot her loan Of $780,
600 or 81 100000 In $50, 800 and $500
bonds SO that the common people could
Ia koA ,at "A nff "
,1as not 30 badly in debt as he Lad sup
posed a few months ago. The bonds
should be left In the City Treasnrer's
office to be purchased at will, and not ali
showed on the market at once.
Hon. George l.. Littleteld thought Mr..
Sheldon's scheme was so great that it
would fall through of its own greatness.
He did not approve OF hiring 81 QUO 600
when the city is q, 900 900 In debt, when
Is PEI cent. of valuation, while only 3
per cent. IL allowed by law. "A person
would think" >" said he, "that Mr.. Sheldon
was boomer for some town In Idano or
Wyoming, where the city bonds depreci.
ate one half in one year. The improve
ments suggested could not be made for
IL 600 900, and IL money was hired a year
before 1t was wanted at per cent. and
there would DO loss Of per cent" He
did not think he city bonds were worth
100, much less ITO, and II trey were IL was
very curious that they were sold at 104 4.
He was In favor of referring the resolu.
the table for month.
Mr.. Sheldon said he did not want to GO
ahead and run the city in debt, but
W. tod fn nfor ho
| City Council and see hat was best to do.
Mr.. Littlefield said that It would b.
like sending out missionaries.
| Mr.. Pratt said there were two classes In
every city, boomers and CONSERVATIVE
men," In his opinion the City Hall is
large enough for fifty years to come, with
q small addition to increase the size oi
the aldermanic chamber. He described
its beauties and exclaimed, "wilr anyone
contradict thatf and chorus OF voices
answered, "Yee, many WILL"
| George Crawford said the City Hal
matter was a side issue. II all the i'm.
provements talked of had been made al
the proper time the city would have beer
eaved lots OF money. II a commission
was to be appointed, as the resolution
recommended, politics must be kept out
Of 1t.
| l.. B. Darling said he was not In favor
OF acting on the resolutions at once. H,
agreed with Mr.. Littlefeld and thought
they should 60 slow. II Main street wa.
to be widened he wanted It done from
Broad street down.
| Ex-Alderman John F. Adams said ths
lines on Main street were defined in 1885,
or 1889, end the new buildings, the Conant
building, Taylor building and Wheaton
block had been built on the new lines
The lines had not been defined below East
| avenue.
Arthur r. Sweet wanted to know wha,
good would 1t do to have one City Council
appoint commission and the next City
Council undo all they had done.
At the request r. H. Tingley, Secretary
Jenks read a portion the OF report Of th'
board OF survey OF Boston.
Mr.. Littlefeld said 1t was all well enough
to talk about ideal cities II they were in
position to have one. "If 1 buy ter
acres OF land" said he, ~ would like t
see anyone stop me from putting streets
through 1t. The city could refuse Il
work them and when / erected building
l would have to take chances on gettinl
improvements"
Alter long discussion the first resolu
tion was passed after it had been amended
ny striking out the words "business por
ton" and inserting "the whole city ane
In case the City Council has not power Il
make the commission permanent to apply
to the General Assembly for the necessary
power"
| The second resolution was laid on tn,
| table.
George T.. Newell then threw a bomb.
she'll into the camp by moving that vote
| by ballot be taken in order to get the
sense OF the association on the question
OF whether the Gage lot was desirable
place for the High School or not. Ex-