New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-03
pROTIDENCE'S QUEER RAILROAD.
TO BE DEVELOPED BY ms ~" CoNII'PL''ii''-
EFFECTS OF THE SILVER BILL.

soo y I Aug . SPECIAL The NcW.foik ana
Tgland railroad Company have got control 81 inc
providence and Springfield ro1d' ana inc pro-, -1i
,.c,lar hit Of are Huch IHPi"''u' ~ 49,.
, IN financial way fron the city u PToV!u'' anu W"
-, ,bc roi,o thu road built "A frW years '-"
=, inns through several mill VILLAGES ouI II p'"' "''
and ends I'm the woods. The -t1tt u hpt i'o" "''
-, g., mis- city but a ur depot Of - own 'olp''
nnnd,od wards removed. and In'tad 81 gong 20 'P"'1
,a .h ,,,ck ends abruptly in tn VILLAGE 81 fa-c"'S'
Thn ba, been much talk II extending me I'au ~ ''s
- ld connect with Of the trunk Hh'' d"" up" ~
r line Of communication between this city ana '''
", There was lively contest bt"c'h the 'u '"I"'''
-. vi Ro.ton and Providence. and the New-h"ik
, ,,ovFngland roads for control II Is -od ua' VIC
,ock which had been a. low a. fifteen SOFA III so"' 'i
tih o. ninety The la.t large block sold was AZ
-, The Ncw.Englaud road WILL IL IS reported soon
,oot n build the onq-loohedfor connecting Hhk.
r.. pro,tdence Ponaeanectt aud Springfield IaIro''
o,rn,n,- IS a new corporation when proposes 70 o"u d
,h line from here to Springfield Ihey ASK u'e c'i
80 pidence 20 guarantee the intres; on th'Fl 81 Us
~ 600 O0o at ccnt-aiter the line i j" opera
mt matter will before the Cts Council on
Set nter l. and operations viii begin at 'h'' ,' cry
10. the uroje"t This II more "H'N 10 20 o'I"'4''
'a ycr before the fact that II l. SAID u' Me
,.' rc.ond Company has no intention Of extending inc
,a '.o and Springfield to Springfield, Dnt VIII simply
,ud link 70 make ne" road from nero 70 "oi',''I'
JUN rooland road IS also contemplating Tie building
-, from valley Falls % Providence IhtiF
u ~ thcir Boston and Providence branch are
o'i ,d aver tho tracks Of The Ne"-Iork, Providence
Low -, ro,1 The latter road l. putting In two ad-
,1o,,t track, between here ana Ia"tncheI' DuiuihR
- o,c al a cost Of hall million
rb massage Of the silver bill and th" consequent r.e III
,, h,lon ha. obi4Cd the Gotham Manufacturing COM
~ -, nut nj, the price OF sterig Si'ci"are from twelve
and a half fifteen per CENT .
rho weather has pretty hot for pohtc'' but the
-. 49,, ,r a citizens candidate for Mayor grows apacc.
% n,t.,os the support Of leading Republican poi an'
, ,,r election il be held under h' Australian ballot
system , .td.rnen voted n dirid. ali
-. I'D except Third and Tenth into two dis
Ono 49,, and those two wards into three district,
10y T,,o,o 70 no doubt that the Council VIII concur
and the biz become law
:, q undcr,ton that the committee Of The City Council
- horo was referred the petition OF the Union Railroad
" - o., nc,mtsslon TO the trolley system of
49,, 49, m .hc streets Of Providence stand about
I, ai,ded on the question. 1t va stlted b. e.
,l ,,.ri at on, Of the hearings that 1t would cost the
,elephone company half million Il dollars |" W u'r
., with tho metallic circuit. Superintendent Carart
Of the Holmes burglar Alarm COMPANY oH'i' 10 40 Ie
work for them for $4,000 Nh Csrhar, is enthusiastically
In favor OF the trolley svs;em
..rhe Telegram is making big stir over che fact That
the Governors private secretary and MEMBER o. Ms hdi
were not permitted n Gene upon the grounds Z" We
Pomhcra Cul last Tuesday. Governor DAVIS i memDs
Of the no invited several Army and Navy officers
from Newport 10 S.t club. They dd so. ana inc
Governors SECRETARY and Coonc Nichols, d PROVIDENCE
were along with them, and shut out ii re M ult
Punlhorn Club. IKE the Squantum. h's rue WI'h
orbds any member bring guest vi lives within seven
miles Of tho c'rbhou-e. This ro t. well known a. r.