The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-11
TROLLEY AGAIN.
The Common Council ConcurS
in Amendments.
P.J. MCCARTHY WAS MAD
He Made Some Strong Statements
in Regard to Recognition.
TELEPHONE ORDINANCE HELD.
The Common Council had Lively Time
Last Eyening-The Committees on
port -PoIIuteis of Water to be Punish
ed-General Routine Business.

session last evening, IresluenI w aIsoh Ih
the chair
The petition of Hugh Hamil for com
pensation for damages to his estate on
Atweli's avenue. was reported from the
committee on claims and the petitioner
was given leave TO withdraw.
Joseph +. Valcamt, petitioner for dam
ages for the death OF Joseph f.. Valcamt,
Jr., by drowning in the hole Mt Pleasant
Bluff, was given leave 10 withdray.
The petition Of the PROVIDENCE Institu-
tiou for Savings for the remission OF the
tax on certain lot of land. decided TO the
city for Roger Williams Park, was
granted.
A resolution was adopted remitting the
tax of Henry f. Taber.
The petition of Mary Lyons, admins
tratrix, for compensation for land on
Brook street, condemned by the city. was
granted, and the city treasurer was
directed to pay to the petitioner the sum
of s475.
John Grant, petitioner for remission of
tax, was granted leave To withdraw.
A resolution was adopted remitting the
tax Of Alonzo III. Warren.
Highway Matters.
Resolutions were adopted ordering the
paving of Manton avenue and Of Point
street, from Chestnut street To Bacon
avenue requesting the Board OF Alder
men to layout Adelpha and Andrews
avenue, and To define the grade OF Alger
avenue, and the rebuilding of Transit
street, from Benefit street TO Governor
street.
School Houses on Severed Streets.
The committee on city properly report
ed on this matter of connecting with he
sewers all school houses Oh severed streets
H..
for the expense. The matter was finally
referred to the committee on finance.
The Pawtuxet Bulletin.
Mr. Barney for the committee on the
cases of Pawtuxet with pollution made a
preliminary report accompanied by the
following resolution
Resolred That the City solicitor be and 10 hereby
Is requested and directed, practicable, to
institute les proceedings against persons pollut-
ing the waters OF the Pawtuxct river contrary to
law.
Mr. Barney explained that the commit
tee held u meeting ut which the city
solicitor was present and advised that
persons VINO pollute the Pawtuxet river
b. prosecuted as far as the present law
will permit. and that test cases be made
Of such persons The city solicitor de-
sired TO have the council back of him in
the matter.
The resolution was adopted.
Report on Transfer Tickets.
The Joint committee on transfer tickets
presented the following report which was
received and ordered communicated TO
the board Of aldermen:
10 the Honorable the Ci,U Council Of the city Of
ProridsRce:
The joint special committee, appointed by
resolution No. 3ii. current series, TO consider
the matter of obtaining the establishment of u
system of transfers and transfer tickets on
lines OF street ears OF the Union railroad
Company, report as follows:
First, Your committee recognizes that there
Is no power vested In the City Council To com
pei any action in this matter by the company.
transfer ~ kets must be obtained, II at all. by
voluntary action on the part OF the company,
either of Its own motion, or as a result of ne
gotiafion with the City Government.
Second, Your committee accordingly entered
into such negotiat ions with the representatives
OF the company. who take the position that In
the present state of its business the company
is financially unable to grant a system Of
transfers They expressed willingness 10
establish transfer, system as soon as they
should be financially able TO do IL, and re-
Quested your committee to make "A full investi-
CATION or the facts of the case.
Third, Your committee, accordingly pro-
ceeded TO examine into the matter, and find
the facts To he follows Transfer tickets
are In use In other adjoining cities TO a greater
or less extent, notably & IN boston S or M9rces,
passenger out of about every seven OF all
the passengers carried on all the lines In that
city uses a transfer ticket. In Worcester the
proportion Is larger. being about one in every
four. The system of transfers In use in Bos-
ton Is limited one, and would not give satis-
faction in this city. Providence differs from
Boston and from every other city In the fact
that all street car lines radiate here from one
common centre. making under any general
system OF transfers an enormous mum Der
OF possible combinations. The company
stated that there would be G5i different trans
fers possible on the different lines In this city
lts
fer checks exceedingly complicated and dim.
cult TO carry out In practice, but IL would tend
20 very much increase the number of passen-
gers using them. Assuming, however, for the
purposes OF the Investigation. that the pro-
portion here would be the same as IN Boston.
70 wit, one IN seven, the. question is as 10 the
financial ability OF the Union Railroad Com
pany 10 establish the system. For the year
ending June 80. 1891 the total number of pas
sengers carried py the Union hailroad Com
pany on all It's lincs was li,iel,2tu, The gross
receipts from passengers were sS9O,VilW
and s. the operating expenses were
rating OF si25.li6 81 OF this amount slaDWD
was applied TO dividends, being per cent on
the capital stock of Sl.Jn00l, and the balance
was carried To surplus. IL, however, "a system
OF transfers were To be granted. aud one in
seven OF the passengers carried used them. the
gross receipts o. the company from passengers
would have TO he diminished by Sis,, ,2si So
leaving them but s7gl.CSs ~. whereas the
operating expenses for carrying the same
number Of passengers would have remained
net earnings, and leaving n deficit Of S2.lGSO2
III from this amonnt be further deducted the
amount of three per ccnium Of its gross re-
cepis, which ihe railroad company has now
agreed 90 pay 10 the city, toe net loss OF the
COMPANY for the year would bo increased 10
SlD.u5At3. IL an extra charge Of three ccats
were TO be made for each transfer ticket the
cOmpanys income would b. increased by
&76.2S.i5. which would leave IL. after paying
the per cent tax 10 the city. n net income OF
only 1ls.SJ2ys or less than ~ per centum on
its scapiiai stock. Your committee are Of the
opinion. however. that the proportion of one
transfer In seven j. too low an estimate. and
that one In flNc. under thc conditions prevail
ing IN fhis city. would L. more nearly correct
IL isqute evident. therefore. that the coIna
psDy h correct In cpntending that "a J. unable
IN The present condition OF iis finances to give
either a free general system % transfers ~ n
charge OF three cents. The fact that the
b<efon ocmfanies are able % give such n sy--
t1m 10 The extcut 10 which they do. T. owing
tjte heavier amount Of traffic on their lines
e6ih siss thsm net income per car mile