The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
LAYOUT AND WIDENING OF
CHARLES STREET.

O"sssssS
The undersigned, appointed By the
Common Pleas Division Of the Honorab ble
the Supreme Court at its September Ses-
sion, A. ID. 1895, Commissioners Of Esti-
mate and Assessment under and according
TO the provisions of the act OF tine General
Assembly entitled "An act In relation to
the laying out, emerging, STRENGTHENING.
or otherwise altering streets in the city OF
providence and the several acts In amend
ment thereof and ia addition thereto,
upon application Of the City Council OF
said city, representing that 1t 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 certai real estate
will be required Tor that Purpose, and re-
questing the appointment OF Commits
sioners of Estimate and Assessment under
and according to the said acts OF the
General Assembly, hereby give notice to
all persons interested in their proceedings
under ana by virtue OF their said APP
pointment and commission, that they
appoint WEDNESDAY, the 2d day OF
September, A. ID. 1896, at O'Clock p. m,
hall, in said city, as the place OF their
meeting, TO 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 northeasterly 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 Stsmpers
street; thence northerly with the easterly
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 TO
Branch avenue; thence northerly with
the westerly line of Branch avenue to q
point 200 feet northerly from the north
erly line OF Thurber's lane; thence north
westerly in straight course to the north.
easterly corner of Silver spring and
Commodore streets; thence northeriy
with the easterly line of Commodore
street to Branch avenue; thence north
Branch avenue to the westerly line OF
Touro street; thence northerly in
straight course to point in the southerly
line OF Peter street 100 feet easterIy 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 limo
of hawkins street, to q point iO0 feet
northeasterly from the northeasterly line
OF Branch avenue; thence northwesterly
parallel with and 1C0 feet mort heasterly
from said northeasterly line of Branch
avenue to Veazie street; thence southerly
with the easterly line OF Veazie street to
Douglas avenue; thence southeasterly
with the northeasterly line of Douglas
avenue to Eagle Park street; thence
southeasterly with the northeasterly line
of Eagle Park street TO the northerly line
of Mowry street; thence southeasterly in
o straight course to the Eoutherly corner
of Fillmore and fessenden streets;
thence southeasterly in the southwesterly
line OF tessenden street to Whipple
street; thence southwesterly with the
northwesterly line of WhippIe street to
the southwesterly line OF Oregon street;
thence southessterly with the Southwest
erly line of Oregon street to Bush street;
thence southwesterly with the northwest
erly line OF Bush street to Douglas ave.
nue. ;tbence southeasterly with the north
easterly line of Douglas avenue to Orms
street; thence In straight course to a
point in the easterly line of Davis street
$50 feet southerly from the southerly
line of Orms street; thence easterly paral-
lei with and 100 feet southerly from said
southeriy 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
north line OF Smith street to North
Main street, and thence northerly In q
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 may
be seen at the Office of Samuel s. Durfee
81 Westminster street, in said city Of
Srovidence.
HENRY T. RooT.
WILLIAM III. CovELI,
OBADIAH BROWN,
SAMUEL s. DURFEE,
GEORGE p TFw