The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-18

i"o iaii cIulst OF the lily Hal zach
Club occurred tris forenoon with III,
best OF weather conditions prevailing.
There were three boats in the fleet
flagship. City Of Providence, and tn
single stickers, Aromatic and Lubin Ex
| tract.
The course was from Waterman's Hobby
Point south by east TO Cape Free Ice
Water and then due south, leaving Water
mans Other Hobby Point to the lsward,
10 the stake boat Colum bia, which had
been anchored just of Crawford stie 10.
bridge.
There was full orchestra on the stake
boat.
The details Of the start we're ms fol-
| lows: Aromatic crossed the line at
lJ;Ol;l3: Lubin Extract, 10:C3 and City
al Providence at l0:03:01. Ii was a glori.
Gus start and hundreds of peop.e on the
bridge cheere1 tue boats AS they pllded
into the open and came to around ver-
min Reef.
crowds were along the banks sll the
way, and good many were accommo-
dated by an observation train made up OF
Hat cars and drawn by horses along the
west hank, while at the southern termi-
Cadets were drawn up in line at the
bridge railing
During the entire trip there wns but
one mishap. The Lubin Extract grounded
shortly after the start. but was pulled off
abd overlook the rest OF the feet before
the stake boat was turned.
The trip was-not- altogether fer tles=-
ure, and the members of the party know a
good deal mora than they did before
about the condition Of the river wills
and the timbers OF Weybossst bridge.
During the present year the committee
on city engineers department recon-
mended to the City Council that Weybos-
set bridge and the river wall from Wey-
bossst to Crawford street bridge inclusive
be Rebuilt, and that the city solicitor
be- requested TO ask the General Assembly
to authorize the city to borrow $3.50. .OC0
with which TO do the work. The Conn
mon Council referred this report and
accommodation back TO the committee.
with instructions to state the cost of the
bridge and river wall repairs separately.
rms was done and the estimates sra
s2l2, 600 for the rebuilding of Weyb bosset
bridge end it's walls, ana slOs.00 for the
REBUILDING OF the remaining portion of
the walls on hoth sides of the river.
he bridge work Is 10 be dore. any-
way, and now il is ques'io whether it
Il sovisa le to DO al the work at once or
save the slOS, COO and let the we lis stand as
they are until safety absolutely REQUIRES
their renovation.
CITY Engineer Shedd ia Of the opinion
that his walls may be depended upon fer
twelve or fifteen years moro, this WOOD
Work being In fairly good conditiop. OF |
course, patchwork repairs would ho |
necessary from time 10 time, as thev ell |
wavs have been. Several bad rlRces /
where the bank had settled or the wall /
bulged were p inted out 10 the Council !
men this forenoon while on their cruise
through the covered side streams The |
walls have slrendy served their puruose
for nearly a century.
a glimpse OF the rotting timbers under
Wey ossrt Bridge left no aoubt in the
minds of the officials as TO the necessity
of its rspltr.
When this bridge is rebuilt one-ha II
VIII be taken bret ana completed before
he other side is touched 60 that traffic
Will not he interferred with.
Dunwelps gangway will be extended
icross the bridge TO Sodtn Water street
md the oiigoonl bridge used exciusivtiv
or string teams may be 1ono away with.
I had lease Of thTce years 70 siait wftn
"a ahcl--a.Ant La -r@44H- -I4---A
TO run. The OH ,ctiOn 10 il i tuet los
ines of horses en- freight cars comlpc
nio Dyer ana Soul Water street M the
neie made necessary by the al -cction Of
r. c. imreGe travel in bCtn OF those i'm
'octant thoroug far G.
The eentl men in the varty we're.
iayor McGuiDnHss, Com nissi0nor OF
'n' lie Works Smith, City Engineer
osdc. MIR. Bullcck ~ the ifidge depsri-
hent, Aldermen Little, Mccarthy and
Counoilmcu blak,iey, Bullock.
isrdntr, 'iray, Waterman, Phillips,
turgSss hnd GrinreI