The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-26
CHAPTER 10l5.

CHAPTER 1o15.
AN ACT Authorizing the City of Provi-
dence to Take Certain Land In the City
of Providence and TO Convey the Same
to the United States OF America for
Site OF a Public Postoffice.
PASSED April l. 1907
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. The city OF Providence may
take, for the purpose OF conveying the
same to the United States OF America
for a site OF public postoffice and the
appurtenance thereof and such other pub
lie purposes as may be deemed expedient
by said United States OF America. the
following described tract OF land, TO wit:
"A certain tract of land situated In the
city and county of Providence, In the
state Of Rhode Island. bounded and de-
scribed as follows: Beginning for the
most westerly corner of the tract herein
described at a point marked A. on the
accompanying plat marked Providence.
II. l., City Engineers .Onice, City Proper
ty Dept, Mar. 8. 1909 o3oSS.' nifty feet
southeasteriy from the northwesterly
line OF the Washington street extension,
as the same was dedicated by tho city
council Of said city by resolution No. 292
approved August 5. 1898. and ten feet
southwesterly from the range OF the
northeasterly line OF Exchange street ex-
tended as the same was dedicated for
highway purposes by said city council by
resolution No. 162. approved April Is. 1889;
and from said point running northeaster-
ly in line fifty feet southeasteriy from
and parallel with said northwesterly line
OF said Washington street extension two
hundred fifteen and nve-hundredths feet
TO a point marked B. on said plat; thence
turning a right angle and running south
easterly one hundred forty-fve and two
hundredths feet to a point fifty feet
northwesterly from the southeasterly
line on Exchange place TO point mark
ed G on said plat; thence southwesterly
In line fifty feet northwesterly from and
parallel with the southeasterly line Of
said Exchange place two hundred four
teen and thirty-five hundredths feet TO
point ten feet southwesterly from the
range Of the northeasterly line of said
Exchange street extended and which
point Is marked ID. on said plat; thence
northwesterly In a line ten feet south
westerly from and parallel with the
range Of said northeasterly line OF Ex-
change street extended one hundred forty
five and eighteen hundredths feet to said
point marked A. on said plat at the
place Of beginning. Said tract OF land con-
tains thirty-one thousand one hundred
fffty-three square feet"
Sec. 2. The city council Of said city
shall, within thirty days from the date OF
the passage of the resolution by said city
council to take said land for said pur-
pose. cause to be filed in the office OF
the recorder OF deeds of said city de-
scription Of said land. and also a plat
thereof. and a statement that the same
Is taken pursuant to the provisions of
this act, which description and statement
shall be signed by the mayor Of said city.
and upon the fling Of such description,
statement, and plat the title In fee SIM
pie OF said land shall vest In said city OF
Providence: and the fling of such de-
scription. statement, and plat notice OF
the taking OF such land shall be served
upon the owners of and persons having
an estate in or interested in such land by
the city sergeant OF said city. leaving q
true and attested copy Of such descrip-
tion and statement with each OF such per-
sons personally. or at their last and usual
place OF abode In this state with some
person living there, and in case any OF
such persons are absent from this state
and have no last and usual place Of
abode therein occupied by any person
such copy shall be left with the person or
persons. IL any. In charge Of or having
possession Of such land taken Of such abb
sent persons, and another copy thereof
shall be mailed to the address OF such
absent persons II the same is known 10
said officer: and after the fling of such
description, statement. and plat the city
clerk OF said city shall cause a copy OF
lished in some newspaper or newspapers
published In said city at least twice a
week 70. three successive weeks: and IL
any party shall agree with said city for
the price OF the land so taken, the same
shall be paid TO him forthNs,h by said
city.
Sec. g. Amy owner OF or person entitled
to any estate In or interested In any part
OF the land so taken, who cannot agree
with said city for the price OF the land
so taken In which he is interested as
aforesaid, may. within three months after
personal notice Of said taking. or. IL he
have no personal notice. may within one
year from the fling OF the description,
statement. and plat referred 10 in section
two OF this act. apply by petition 20 the
common pleas division of the supreme
court In the county OF Providence set
ting forth the taking OF this land and
praying for an assessment OF damages
by jury Upon the fling OF said petit
tion the said court shall cause twenty
days notice OF the pendency thereof 10 be
given to said city by serving the mayor
OF said city with n certified copy thereof,
and may proceed after such notice 20 the
trial thereof; and such trial shall deter
mine all questions OF fact relating to the
value Of such land and the amount there
Of, and Judgment shall be entered upon
the verdict OF such Jury and execution
shall be issued therefor. In case OF con-
nicting claims 10 such land by any two or
more petitioners. said court may set down
the petitions OF such petitioners for trial
at the same time by the same jury. and
may frame all necessary issues for the
trial thereof.
Sec. In case any owner Of or person
having an estate In or interested In such
land. shall fall 20 receive personal notice
OF the taking of such land. and shall fail
10 file his petition as provided In section
three OF this act said court, in It's discre-
fion NAV permit the 1linR OF such