The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-21
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
LAYOUT AND WIDENING OF
CHARLES STREET.

The undersigned, appointed by the
Common Pleas Division of the Honora blo
the Supreme Court at its September Ses-
sion, A. ID. 1898, Commissioners OF Esti-
10 the provisions OF the act OF the General
Assembly entitled San act In relation to
the laying out, EMERGING, straightening,
or otherwise altering streets In the city OF
Providence and the several acts In amend-
ment thereof and in addition thereto,
upon application Of the City Council OF
said city, representing that II Is desirable
and necessary to lay out, widen or other
wise alter that portion of Charles street,
In the city OF Providence, from Mill
street to Randall square, making the
westerly line of said Charles street, as
widened, to coincide with the present
westerly line OF said street, and taking
for the easterly line thereof the Moshas-
suck river from the northerly line OF Mill
street aforesaid to Stevens street at Ran
dali square, and that certain real estate
will be required for that purpose, and re-
questing the appointment OF tommmis-
sioners of Estimate and Assessment under
and according to the said acts OF the
General Assembly, hereby give notice to
oil persons interested in their proceed ings
under and by virtue of their said APP
pointment and commission, that they
appoint WEDNESDAY,, the I'd day OF
Septembef A. ID. 1896, at 3 O'Clock p. M,
hall, in said city, as the place OF their
meeting, 10 make the estimates and as
sessments required to be by them made
under and by virtue of their commission
by said act.
The undersigned further give notice
that according TO their present opinion
the lands, tenements, hereditaments and
premises situate and lying between the
following lines ana boundaries are BEN
Gifted within the intent and meaning OF
said act by such laying out, widening
and other alteration OF said Charles
street. that is TO say:
Beginning at the mort heas' erly corner
OF North Main and Star streets, and run
ming thence northerly, with the easterly
line of North Main street TO point In
range with the easterly line OF Stampers
street; thence northerly with the easteriy
line of Stampers street to Hewes street;
thence northeastery with the south
easterly line of Hewes street TO North
Main street; themes northerly with the
westerly line OF North Main street 10
Branch avenue; thence northerly with
the westerly line of Branch avenue to o
point 200 feet portherly from the north
erly line OF Ihurber's lane; thence north
westerly in st caight course to the nortl.
easterly corner OF Silver spring and
Commodore streets; thence northeriy
with the easterly line OF Commodore
street TO Branch avenue; thence north
westerly with the southwesterly line OF
Branch avenue to the westerly line OF
Touro street; thence northerly In .
straight course to point in the soutberly
line of Peter street 100 feet easterly from
the easterly line OF Charles street; thence
westerly with the southerly line OF Peter
street and in the range thereof to
point 100 feet westerly from
the westerly line OF Charles street;
thence southerly parallel with and
100 feet westerly from said westerly
line of Charles street to Hawkins street |;
thence westerly with the northerly line
OF Hawkins street, to point 100 feet
northeasterly from the northessterly line
OF Branch avenue; thence northwesterly
parallel with and leo feet mort beasterly
from said northeasterly line Of Branch
avenue to Veazie street; thence sout berly
I with the easterly line of Veazie street to
; Douglas avenue; thence southeast erly
with the northeasterly line OF Douglas
avenue to Eagle Park street; thence
southeasterly with the northeastcrly line
of Eagle Park street TO the northerly line
OF Mowry street; thence southeasterly In
o straight course to the southerly corner
OF Fillmore and tessenden streets;
thence southeasterly in the sout hwesterly
line OF Fessenden street to Wnipple
street; thence southwesterly with the
northwesterly line OF Wbipple street to
the'southwesterly line OF Oregon street;
thence SOutnessterly with the SoutbWest-
erly line of Oregon street to Bush street;
thence southwesterly with the northwest
erly line of Bush street to Douglas ave.
nue. ;fhence southensterly with the north
easterly line OF Douglas avenue to Orms
street; thence In straight course to q
point in the easterly line of Davis street
$50 feet southerly from the southerly
line of Orms street; thence easterly paral-
lei with and $50 feet southerly from said
southerlv line OF Orms street TO the east
erly line OF State street; thence southerly
with said easterly line OF State street to
Smith street; thence easterly with the
northerly line of Smith street to North
Main street, end thence northerly In a
straight course to the point of beginning.
The plats OF the Aforesaid layout,
widening and other alteration OF Charles
street and OF the assessment area mny
be seen at the office OF Samuel s. Durfee.
j. Westminster street, in said city OF
Providence.
HENRY T. Roor,
WILLIAM III. CovELL,
| OBADIAH BROWN,
SAMUEL 8. DURFEE,
GEORGE p. TEw,
Com uisaiOnera.