The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-16
MOVE TO ABOLISH
GRADE CROSSING
Board Of Aldermen Looking for
Feasible Way 10 Do II.
A LETTER FROM MAYOR DYER
His Honor recommends Lease Of Vacant
Land TO Be Used for Playground
Purposes

der at o'clock by President William X.
Reynolds.
The executive appointment OF Walter r.
Slade as commissioner OF public works
for three years commencing March 8,
1906. was approved
The following communication from
Mayor Dyer was received
THE MAYORS LETTER.
'T earnestly desire 10 bring to the at
tention OF your honorable body the advi-
stability OF providing certain Fairgrounds
for the use OF the citys children during
the long summer vacation. In every por-
ton OF this city and near it's congested
areas there are tracts OF land unoccupied.
which in my opinion. can be rented at
very low figure and made valuable for
playground purposes.
81 do not advocate the purchase Of these
parcels OF land but l do most strenuous
ly recommend their acquisition by lease
VI by conseHt OF tfle OWneTS OF tnefn Ior
the purpose have set forth.
"In the First ward there is play
ground attached TO Tockwotten Park. At
Roger Williams Park another At Davis
Park there is a tract OF land readily
available for such purposes and at Dou-
glas avenue there is a natural play
ground which has been used for some
Ill.
I believe I'm every ward in the city there
can be found the land necessary for these
purposes.
I'm my opinion each playground should
have erected upon IL a sort OF shelter for
q caretaker and each playground should
be cared for by a retired police officer or
public employe with authority TO en-
force order and keep the little children
from being harassed or molested by the
larger ones. also think IL would be most
advisable TO erect upon each OF these
Fairgrounds large shelter or canopy
tent under which settees can be placed. III
which women with children can enjoy the
| advantages OF the fresh air.
IT do not think any more phlanthropic
measure can be conceived of than the es-
1 tablishment OF these Fairgrounds
would also have each one OF them provld-
ed with suitable drinking fountain.
ADVANTAGE TO CITY.
1.-The advantage to the city OF Provi-
dence by this measure I'm keeping children
or the street and in restraining those
who otherwise would be Juvenile offend
ers before the courts and the satisfac-
tion TO those OF our citizens who cannot
get away from the city during the heated
term would be very great and would
respectfully recommend that the park
commissioners be instructed to ascertain
nrsn nj hs ha ha
estimated cost OF rental and OF maintain
ing the same as / have set forth, and
that they be respectfully requested TO re-
port 10 your honorable body without de-
lay so that If anything is done the city
can take advantages OF II before the be-
ginning of the long vacation in June
(signed) ELISHA DYER.
Mayor.
RESOLUTION PASSED.
The resolution suggested in the mayors
letter was presented by Alderman Pres
brey II was passed.
A comm unication was received from the
Providence Terminal company's assistant
attorney, Nathaniel NJ. Smith, which was
in part as follows:
Enclosed herewith sheet one OF the
proposed location place OF the Providence
Terminal company. Lot 105 this COM
pany has already agreed to purchase from
the city or trustee under tho will OF Ann
II. Mann. Lots l04. 109 and 10 are the
subject OF negotiations looking toward
purchase from the town OF Providence.
holding them as a part OF the Dexter
donation.
"I beg to call your attention TO lots
six and seven in the plan, comprising
portion OF the Woonasqua tucket river and
OF Promenade street. over which the COM
pany desires TO acquire for its corporate
purposes. an easement for overhead
Bridges similar to those already crossing
the river and the street just westerly.
Lot six and part of lot seven lie across
the river and the street within the prop
erty lines of the Boston and Providence
railroad corporation. established by its
deed from the city in 1893.
WANTS TO PURCHASE.
THE easterly portion of lot seven ex-
tends across Promenade street opposite
lot OF land belonging TO the city, and
the fee To the land IN also I'm the city
The company desires TO purchase from
the city It's rights as owner in these lots
for the purpose OF crossing above grade.
Before final agreement as TO the
purchase OF the citys rights I'm the
premises can be reached 10 will be neces-
sary that tn. location be fled IN court.
and IN the certificate the city, with other
land owners, must be included
The matter was referred to the railroad
committee.
For tho special committee on public
comfort stations Alderman Presbrey re-
ported that the stations could be built for
from 5000 10 $1,000 above the ground. and
below the surf8ce at n cost OF from 5000
10 5000 In excess OF those figures.
The committee also recommended the
adoption OF a resolution asking tho gem
eral assembly for authority TO hire $1,000
for the purpose OF erecting them. The