The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-09
INTERSTATE RAILROAD.
A Franchise Granted It by the Lin
coin Town Council.
TO LAY RAILS ON HIGH STREET.
The Line to be Completed by October 10,
is03-John r. Goldsworthy Explains
His Position = Gossip OF the New
Road.

A special meeting Of the Lincoln town
council was held yesterday afternoon,
for the purpose Of granting the Paw
tucket Street Railway Company hear
ing on their petition to lay rails in High
street. All the members were present.
The petition of the Pawtucket Company
was read. when John E. Goldsworthy
asked permission to state his position
with regard to the widening of High
street. He said it was not his intention
TO interfere with or delay the work. He
had agreed with the commissioners as to
the price to be paid for the land taken
$500, and simply objected to the mode of
procedure.
He desired that the contract be executed
by the town treasurer instead OF by the
commissioners, and IL the town council
would take vote authorizing the treas
urer to execute the:contract he would de-
liver the deed, provided the sum of $50 be
granted him In addition to the $500 to
cover the expenses of legal proceedings.
The matter was lain on the table.
The petition Of the Railway Company
was then taken up, and Arnold Chace Of
the company desired to supplement tho
petition by clause asking for permission
to locate poles and wires along the streets
upon which the company Is now running
horse cars, with view to changing to
the electric system.
He did not know of much that could be
said In regard to their High street petit
tion. He thought the proper way to run
the line would be to 90 straight across
the Blackstone river into Cumberland.
John II. Barber thought the town
should receive some recompense for al
lowing the company to operate the cleo
n IN NJ nh N
per cent. to the company, and the greater
danger to travel should be considered.
Superintendent Luther wished to cor
rect the impression that electric cars
could be run at so much less expense than
horse cars that had not been his expert
ence In the railroad business.
President Andrews and Mr.. Bridge
house thought the town should receive
some consideration for the franchise
Mr. Barber thought that IL a trade was
to be made with the Pawtucket Company
the tswn should understand what they
were to get.
Ex-Gov. Littlefield, vice president of
the company, thought the company would
be willing to pay something for the priv
ileoe. The company was subject to the
will OF the town at all times.
They retained the power to take up
their rails, and remove their poles and
wires IL they chose.
Az Wob NobcQ W kiNo tuc COuPduy VIC
privilege of changing their horse power
lines to electric lines.
Mr.. Daggett of the Interstate Com
pany then addressed the council He
did not see that the Pawtucket Company
were pushing their High street petition
very hard, and suggested that II the right
TO High street were granted they would
not push their petition relation to Broad
street and thus the matter would be
easily settled.
The Pawtucket company made no re.
mopstrance, and 1t was then voted that
the Interstate Railway Company be al
lowed to lay rails and erect poles and
operating electric cars provided that the
road should be finished and the cars in
operation not later than Oct. 10, 1898.
The proposition submitted by John 4.
Goldsworthy was then taken under con-
sideration. President Andrews thought
that IL Mr.. Goldsworthy had been to any
expense, 1t was his own doing; He was
commission was illegally appointed and
their actions unwarrantable, the pay
ment of $50 to Mr.. Goldsworthy would
not make those actions legal.
Town Solicitor Bosworth said the only
objection entertained by Mr.. Colds worthy
mission, was an interested party accord
ing to former ruling OF the court, being
one Of the signers of the petition.
The matter was left to the committee
on property.
The committee on property held a
meeting this morning with Mr. Colds
worthy and Town Solicitor Bosworth,
and it is probable that the matter will be
amicably adjusted. President An
drews of the council, and member
of the committee was not present,
but the members present agreed to
allow Mr.. Goldsworthy $l1.90, the actual
amount Of the court aud officers
fees, I'm return for which he was
to cease all further proceedings
in the matter. 1t was thought
best 10 take this way out of the matter,
and thus avoid the trouble and expense
of litigation, with the accompanying de-
lay. Mr.. Andrews will be seen at once,
and IL he agrees to the proposition Mr.
Goldsworthy will withdraw his action,
and the trouble will be ended.