The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-07
WILL BUILD PIERS.
Mr.. William N. Harris Buys Land On
The West Side Waterfront.
Claim That Acton viii Prevent CIty's Har.
Dor Improvement Scheme.

A f9-acre slice of the waterfront or
| the west side OF the Providence river
was sold yesterday to William M. Har-
| ris, and long and costly piers are to be
| erected. The transfer Of the property
was made by tho heirs of the Taber es-
tate. BY the deal Mr.. Harris prac-
tlcally shuts out the city OF Providence
which has long contemplated the pur-
chase of the same property for the ex-
tension Of its public docks. The Con-
soldated railroad also asserts claim
to some OF the property in question and
has for long time desired an extern
sion in the vicinity.
This land purchased is about 600 feet
by 1900 It is bounded on the west by
Aliens avenue. the southern boundary
is line drawn perpendicular to the
harbor line and intersecting Aliens
avenue at the corner of oxford street,
the northern being from a line at right
angles to the harbor line TO the corner
Of Aliens avenue and Swan street, the
easterly boundary, of course, being the
harbOr line Itself. AS IL has a frontage
OF COO feet on the haTbor there is able
room for three piers 100 feet wide, with
slips of equal width. and the length OF
the piers from the bulkhead to the
frontage will be 600 feet.
Mr.. Harris has thus secured from the
Taber heirs one-third Of their 2,254 63i
square feet Of water front property.
The price paid is understood TO be
about $4,000. His arrangements have
f.Fs.. II.
made and the timber rUr the piles has
been purchased. and when The work is
completed there will be three piers with
a ilOOr space of 10000 square feet, and
a storage space back Of the bulkhead
Of 100000 square feet. or a wharfage OF
about 100000 square feet. The eXpendi-
ture involved is estimated at betw~ps
$500 600 and 100000
Work is TO be started Immediately
and IL Will be pushed vigorously along
for the gentlemen interested in the
property consider that now the first
move has been made for the construc-
tiOn Of docks i'm this desirable location,
the ice having been once broken others
will follow suit. In short. when these
docks are constructed the location hav-
ing been established others will be built
90 meet the growing needs OF the city
For many years the Improvement OF
one desire of many leading business
men of the city. and within the past
year the matter has been agitated with
a great deal OF vigor. but apparently
the city plan has fallen through. and
the big enterprise rs 10 be undertaken
bv others.
In the city plan FOR proposed harb0r
'--r- .--- rf'r'rfc ftr.-o s---.-o To- be docks
built all along this water front
the cay d.tN Iu eassdfras Point. The
scheme cOu'Idered at various times
was I'm effect that the city get the title
81 the watcr-nowed 'nnds from the
state. then by a bond issue ct tho
necessary money 90 build the docks.
OF course. the owners Of the property
have opp0sed this The ownership -
now recorded is. city dock. unified
lands. Gladding Bros. Providence Gas
Co Rhcdrs estate W l.. Aldrich. jos.
TiffanY, FIzabeth Hopkins william N.
Harris. Tabcr heirs and Consolidated
road-owning both sides OF Harbor
Junction pier.