The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-11
FOR BUILDING
OF new SEWERS
Contracts Awarded by the Pub
lie Works Department.
LAYOUT Of EXCHANGE PLACE.
Much Money win Be Saved II Plan Adopted
by Council Is Carried Out.
THE ALDERMEN LIKELY TO CONCUR.
Washington ST. From Donancs ST. 10 Exchange
Bridge Must Be Abandoned Tearing Down
Houses on Charles St.-vsIt Postponed.
Much Money win Be Saved II Plan Adopted
by Council Is Carried Out.
THE ALDERMEN LIKELY TO CONCUR.

The department of public works is
busy at present, and this morning Com
missioner Smith awarded contracts for
the building Of several important sew
ers. The contract for the sewer on
Angel street and Blackstone park was
awarded TO William II. Sherman; that
for the sewer on Mulberry, State and
Holden streets TO y. w. Colgrove, and
the contracts for the sewers on Haw-
thorne. French. Spencer. Waldo and
Olney streets and on Morris. Elmgrove,
Union, Webster and Pocasset avenues
10 +. T.. Shaw. on Friday next work
will be commenced on the new lateral
sewer on Exchange place, between Ex-
change street and Dorrance street, and
the work will be out OF the way be-
fore the layout Of Exchange place is be-
gun.
Commissioner Smith says that he is
well pleased with the plan agreed upon
by the Common Council last night, and
he is Of the opinion that, III concurred
in by the Board OF Aldermen, II Will
give general satisfaction. There Will be
very material saving. of money in the
work to be done at Exchange bridge,
il the plan is finally adopted, for sew
eral piers which were TO be provided
under the old plan will not have 10 be
constructed. There is a general i'm
preston that at its meeting on Thurs
day, April 20, the Board OF Aldermen
will pass an ordinance abandoning
Washington street. that is the portion
Of Il from Dorrance street TO Exchange
bridge.
This, Of course, will be necessary in
order 10 carry out the plan adopted by
the Common Council last evening, as
the line of the proposed park area viii
come To about the old line OF the old
passenger station. The tracks which
are already laid would have to be re-
moved, but this IL is said will entail
only a very small expense. and the cars
will run on tracks located about the
same as the present ones on Exchange
place, not, however. now in use. Com
missioner Smith is anxious to COM
mence work on the layout, as the
weather is rapidly becoming such as is
needed for outdoor work.
This afternoon. by orders OF the COM
missioners of public works, a large
gang of men began the work OF tear
ing down the houses located on city
property at each end of Charles street,
for the purpose OF clearing the land
preparatory 10 the construction OF the
river walls. The contractor intends TO
start the work on Monday next.
The visit TO Syracuse, n. Y, which
was to have been made by Mayor Ba-
ker, the members OF the Board of AL
dermen and several city officials tomor-
row, has been postponed. The intro
duction of a Joint resolution in the
Common Council last evening provid-
ing for the appointment of joint spec
ial committee TO consider the matter of
the disposal of garbage, make the
proposed trip unnecessary az the pres
ent time, but the special committee will
probably go TO Syracuse later.
The commissioners of the Dexter do
nation fund met in Mayor Bakers Of
fee at 1890 o'clock today, and dis
cussed several matters Of Importance
Superintendent Of Health Chaplin re-
ports one new case of scarlet fever or
Fifeld avenue.
The aldermanic committee on health
met i'm the rooms of the health depart
ment at o'clock this afternoon and
the aldermanic committee on shows
met I'm committee room A at $3.50 O'Clock