The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-18
Mayor Dyer Tells City's Needs.
Fairgrounds for Children, Too.
SPOKE TO AUBURNDALE FOLK
Sixth Ward Council 0elegatlo, and In
pronmsnt Society Officers Heard at
Roger Williams Park Casino.

burndale Improvement association In the
Park Casino last night and In addition To
expressing as his belief that the city
needed more police and fire protection,sai
no did not believe that II was the proper
thing for the police commissioners OF
Providence to report the number and
needs OF the city department To the gener-
al assembly OF the state
More Fairgrounds for the children arc
needed throughout the city az well as
baseball ground for the boys although he
said he would draw the line at football be-
cause he did not want to see any more
bruised and MANNED b. that game.
Several city officials spoke as well as
officers OF other improvement associations
OF the state and the billboard nuisance
was condemned one or two speakers sug-
sesting that If the offensive boards were
10 disappear over night they would he
very happy personally.
constitutional amendment would be
required before many OF the big bill
boards could be removed by process OF
law President T. NJ. OReilly said.
The Meeting was held I'm the lower
room OF the Roger Williams Park casino.
where long tables were set out and while
the annual election OF officers was being
held upstairs the tables filled rapidly with
guests from other parts OF the Sixth ward
and from other Improvement associa-
tions.
Many city and state officials i'm addition
20 the ward delegations were there and
the Sixth Ward Republican club occu-
pied one OF the alcoves. Councilman F1et-
cher. Judge Richard Lyman, Gov Utter's
secretary. Richard w Jennings and Dep
uty y. s. Marshal Richmond p. Stone
were among the well known men noted.
The officers elected are as follows: Pres
ident Terence NJ. oReilly: vice presi-
dents. w. III. Barrow. w. II. +. Judd.
James Seaton r. j. Spencer and Joseph
~. Fits; treasurer. W. H. Weeden, and
secretary. c. Abbott Davis.
These are the delegates TO the League Of
Improvement societies: T. M.O'Reilly Jo-
seph Fits. irving Potter T. e Darling
and c. Abbott Davis.
Before the chowder. President Terence
NJ. OReilly made a somewhat lengthy
address on the purposes OF the Auburndale
Improvement association. which he said
for four years had been giving an excel
lent example 10 the rest OF the country
on the proper way TO conduct affairs
1T is not political organizati ton any
further than the affairs OF this ward are
concerned and Il only sees 10 Il that its
own councilmen are elected and that city
end state officials who support them are
given support
NO one pays dues. but the association
holds meetings. gives n stew or chowder
supper occasionally and the treasurer re-
ports money I'm the treasury at the an
nual NEE ting. II we. can do that we have
q pretty good society 20 belong 20 and
n you have any doubts that this Is true
look into the faces of the 100 or more
members assembled here will dispel thm."
WELCOMED THE MAYOR.
The mayor Elisha Dyer. arrived just
as the president concluded his remarks
and he was received with hand-clapping
ell rising 20 greet the city executive. one
OF Mr.. Harrington's excellent chowders
was enjoyed and then the post-prandial
exercises were opened with Mayor Dyer
as the first speaker.
Mayor Dyer said that he has wondered
how IL was that so many fine intelligent
men could come together so contentedly
year after year without dues. He referred
10 his idea OF widening Elmwood avenue,
said all he thought was necessary was 20
widen II, until he had looked into IL and
then he found there were differences OF
opinion.
I'VE must first try and set the railroad
company to widen these bridges and We
will attend 70 the rest OF It.
THE congested portion near the rail-
road bridge is one OF the most dangerous
spots in the city of Providence, and Il is
n wonder that there have not been serious
accidents there.
FAIRGROUNDS NEEDED
"Now we have n fine park here II takes
me IS minutes TO get here from my home
but II is worth the trouble once we ar
rive. We should not be contented with
Il as il is We need a big playground
here for the boys and girls, and not only
here but in every available place through
tho city. We have many holidays here
and in summer the children are turned
loose and we should provide a place where
they can be cared for by competent peo-
Pile while they enjoy themselves.
Public comfort stations are needed
here. know Of no other city OF the i'm
portance, not even Fall Diver. except
New York, which has no provisions OF
this sort.
Better fire protection. new apparatus
and more policemen are needed here II
takes the man on my beat three hours to
get around. Another thing / do not be-
lieve In, Is that the police commissioners
should report on the needs OF police force
20 the general assembly.
FROM KENT ASSOCIATION.
The POSTMASTER introduced f. a. Noycs
OF East Greenwich. member OF the Kent
County Improvement society. who spoke
OF the new state league OF Improvement
societies. He told how the various soci-
stles should federate TO spread abroad in
formation of Improvement work and take
up such like matters as the gypsy and
brown-tailed moth suppression: fighting
tuberculosis. encouraging tree planting
Increasing the pu-ac park reservations
and helping the good roads movement
along.
w T. Longfellow. secretary OF the COM
mittee on organization OF the State
tIyeasae Improvement societies explained
the purposes OF that organization and told
what had already been done toward COM
i bining.
Mr. O'Rellly referred 90 the wretched
arpearance OF the water approaches Of
\ Providence and said he believed that tha
\ pawtuxet old Home and Improvement as
sociation would do its share In bettering
conditions.
MIR. BURLINGAME OF PAwTUxET.
II lie introduced Luther u. Buriingame.
II secretary OF the association. who spoke of