The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-14

time past have been In control OF ths
Tawtucket Electric company have
through rather peculiar train OF cir
Cumstances lost their hold and as re-
sult there has been complete change iu
management
For a number OF years past the Paw
tucket Gas company. which once was IN
control OF the Pawtucket Electric COM
pany and which the accident OF death losl
that control has been trying 10 get II
back But the Con interests. acting with
IN the rights conferred by a clause an
the charter which made II necessary for
the presence OF 65 per cent OF the stock
to secure an election OF officers have been
eble 10 prevent quorum and thus there
has been no election from year 10 year,
the OLD officers holding over. These offi-
GERS were az follows: President Darius
J.. Con, vice president. George NJ. Thorn
ton. secretary and treasurer, Howard w.
Titz. The latter gentleman was supposed
70 represent the gas company's interests.
but his work being chiefly clerical there
Was no objection 10 him
II appears there was a block OF the
stock representing about 100 shares owned
IN Boston ard recently there being a call
Tor a meeting the owner OF this stock
y as notified on previous occasions when
this notification has been sent out the
proxies for this stock have been sent reg
ularly 10 the Gof people but for some
reason. which is al the present time uu-
explained this year IL was returned 80
Mr Fitz and from that time the fate Of
the Con interests was settled
The date OF the proposed meeting came
End the meeting was held and when IL
was all over there was a new set OF off-
Gers The gas company's interests had
completely swallowed up their opponents.
and the new officers OF the concern CON
sist OF president. Stedman Buttrick: vice
president stephen a. jerks; treasurer
end secretary Howard w. Fitz.
The new board OF directors consist OF
stephen A, jerks. Fred w Easton. How
ard w. Fitz, Darius Gofr George NJ
thornton. Stedman Buttrick and Frank
ti Bemis. I'm this list OF directors Messrs
Con and Thornton are set down as the
minority members, while the gas com
rany people have taken the rest Of the
places.
In the election OF officers a new mama %
the public OF Pawtucket appears I'm the
rev head OF the corporation Mr. But-
Trick, II Is learned Is a Boston banke,
and this leads TO the supposition that IL
y through his banking house that the
iI"Nles came which enabled A change 60
ne made in the personnel OF the Officers
The change in the management means
tnat from now on the Pawtucket Gas
company will be I'm control OF the Paw
.ucket Electric Light company instead ~
having the affairs OF that corporation
rictated by the Pawtucket Bridge Mi
fower company. Whether or NOT n u,ili
mean any special advantage TO the neonl,
OF Pawtucket and the villages ~ tba
blackstone valley is one OF the thing, |
which VIII be learned later. There 10 n
Iossloility that the policy which has hoe, I
SuoPted bN the gas company will be fol- 1
% the new management. The gas /
,"fhpany mas recently secured Franchise. /
from these cities and towns for 80,
OF 10 years and I'm return have of,ero5
pulte a reduction I'm the rates ana M tbo
sdHle time have paid 10 the cities an.l
g., ,1wns a soodly sum in the way OF taxes
Il,'..' ~ possibility that the electrt,
. .Di,nnahy VIII make n move To secure
privileges OF the same charac,ar 80 ,s
suoh q move Is made the deveIonn,ar,s
~ be interesting because 4, js s,,,t,@
Iossloie that there will be ereatar 49,.
,ieon 10 granting franchises than tbero
"'s 70 granting gas franchise. n
CITY HALL RECORDS
ne Following transactions were r,oooo
~ ,n iecoru at the city hall during the nast
Real Estate Conveyances--roh, VI, r,.,
,al 10 Charles Hemlick and wife tbrea
es oi lahd and improvements on pire
: street consideration ST. William
:. davenport TO Joseph w Bagley land
buildings and improvements on fbn ,aa.ipV,
.fN SIDE OF Harrison street: considera,ta,
Nv. John Erwin 10 Maude smlth anS
9ertha Milligan, two lots Of land ard d.,
'Iovements on the Francis Lee Homestead
IN East Pleasant View; consideratio sok
- arny w Burlington ct ais to CaAter,no
dcSinn three lots OF land and innroyo
nents on the easterly side az ETorc,
ueet; consideration $40 Caleb parser
M WIFE 10 the Pawtucket InstltutIor o.
'avinss, land and building Improvement.
M the easterly side OF Fountain street.
consideration s2750
PUMP CONTRACT AWARDED
AZ meeting OF the Joint special con, !
nlt'ee on water. held at the office of tbe
Commissioner OF public works YESTERDAY
iternoon the contract for pumping on
me &c pc used In the reconst rtctio,,t ~ {
ne water service OF this city was awarded
the hrm OF II. II. Wood e. Co ~ pbuo Z Z
elphia, that firms bid being the loves,
ecelVed Tor the type Of engine desired bv I
he committee y
There was a full attendance NJ the man a
eTs OF the committee and I'm addi,in, $
here were present COMMISSIONS q, pr =
9 orks barclay, Assistant Commission
I 1ill consulting Engineer Percy NJ
iake OF Boston CITY Engineer George A 2
arpenter and Chief Engineer Albert !,
.eene.
The bids FOR the engine have boer IN 6
ne hands OF the city officials for some v
me and II Is stated that quite a number q
ere received. although the names OF 9TH r
~ than the successful bidder are not y
'ade public The engine Is OF the verti-
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