Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-07
CENTRAL FALLS.
Raiiroading and the Benefit Of the High
street Extension.

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sentedsto the Council at the previous meet
ing in regard To street railroading were all
continued by that body, but may be taken
up at any time, but not before the inten-
tion OF the Council to consider them has
been properly advertised. These petitions
Include the Interstate's request to Law n
lhlrd rail- on Broad street, the Pawtucket
Str It Railway TO lay rails on High street,
the yIsiness mems petition TO have the
Interstate come down High street. the
remonstrance of the local company and
another supposed to be independent.
The postponing of the hearing is prob
ably the best thing that could be done un-
der the circumstances. The members of
the Council can very likely learn more
about street railroading and therefore be
better qualified to act intelligently few
! months later than at the present time.
III the petition had been granted, very
little work, il any, could be done at this
season of the year and probably the conf
panies would not have begun until spring
anyway so nothing can be lost by the con-
tinuance and there is no question but
what something can be gained.
Both companies were considerably
worked up, different people had taken
| different views, and il the Council had
granted one or both petitions it would
have been the cause of hard feeling be-
| tween the rival companies and would not
tend to make the people think any
different, at least those who had formed
| opinions. The Interstate asked for Broad
~ hnt Ia
That thoroughfare had only been accepted
by the town as far as the arch under tho
Old Colony Railroad. No company would
use it until such had been done.
The Council of course saw that il would
be useless to grant any privilege on that
street now. Mr.. Andrew brought tho
| matter of accepting the extension to their
| attention and John II. Barber, Edwin Cor
bett and Graham Cowperthwaite were ap-
pointed commission to lay out the street
to connect with Broad at Valley Falls.
MIR. Andrew appointed those gentlemen
and previous to doing so called John II.
Dennis To the chair and held a long con-
sultation with him, but whether on that
subject or not of course il is nol known.
The street will now be laid out, accepted,
and thus the numerous petitions will be
considered. The people want more street
railways.
They want line of cars running down
| High street whether it is the Interstate or
the local company and they also want the
| Interstate to enter the town as they be-
| live that by SO doing the village will be
benefited not little and by competition
they will receive better accommodations.
Dexter street widening.
President Andrew moved the sentiment
| of the people of the western district Satur-
day when he said something must be
done with Dexter street soon. "The street
must either be widened or the car track
taken up. IL is in a wretched condition."
said he.
Their Duties Defined.
At the Council meeting Saturday Over
seer of the Poor Gilchrist presented bill
OF %, the cost OF removing John Mccain
to the Rhode Island Hospital. Mr.. Gill
christ thought such bills should not come
out of the appropriations for the poor.
The Council did not agree with him, how
ever, as they thought the miscellaneous
account was already overbutdened. Mr..
Gilchrist asked for informatio ion in regard
to his duties and the duties OF the police
as some questions had been raised during
the week. Mr.. Andrews said, as the
TRIBUNE has said, that in case of an acci-
dent happening on the street or where the
person injured was some distance from
home, the police should act but when q
,a 4, a l,l H.,
to the hospital it was the Overseer's duty
to see that the patient was taken there.
Interesting Items.
The ambulance fails to materalize.
Court Flower of Dexter meets tonight
Meeting Of the Temperance Cadets to-
night
The Crescent Literary Institute will
meet this evening.
Central Falls rejoices with Pawtucket
in the election OF Hugh J. Carroll for
Mayor.
Mary A., the infant daughter OF John
and Mary Kilroy OF 4s Garfield street died
yesterday.
Political Census Taker Bowen
has about completed his labors and will
soon be ready with report. Provided the
weather is not too severe today he will
have interviewed the last woman i'm regard
to her husbands politics tonight.
Adelia Bennett who has spent the greater
part OF the past five years the guest of the
State, was before Judge Goff this morn
ing on a charge of being a common
drunkard She pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to three years i'm the State
Workhouse.
The number of SUNDAY TRIBUNEs sent
to the dealers yesterday was far above the
high water mark, but at IL o'clock not
one could be purchased. IL had COM
plete account of the election besides all
other news, OF Pawtucket, this place and
the Blackstone Valley.
lie is the Leader.
l.. q. Phillips undertaken and eiubalmcr.
~ Dexter street. Telephone, il3Gg
Entirely satisfactory
W !. Arkcil pnhi'.'itr CD, ia ,o and Frank
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