The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-21
The COMMON COUNCIL.
4 Long and important Session Last
Evening.
ELECTRIC CARS TO PAWTUcKET.
Rrovidsncs Gas Co. . Franchise-Mr. Nc
csrshy's Substitute Form Of Contract
Special Order For Next Meeting-sal-
aries Of some City Ofacers Increased.

The Common Council was In session
last evening from till 11:35 o'clock. The
Union Railroad Company got its permits
sion to use the trolley to Pawtucket. and
the Providence Gas Company's franchise
was laid over another week. Many minor
matters came up for consideration.
President Watson stated at the opening
Of the meeting that there were two special
orders for the evening; namely, the re-
port OF the joint committee on rail
roads with bill for an ordinance per-
mitting the Union Railroad Company
70 operate its cars on the raw
report of the joint special committee on
on franchises, together with a
resolution authorizing his Honor, the
Mayor TO execute contract between
the city OF Providence and the Providence
Gas Company.
rranting permission to the Union Rail
road Company, Mr.. Millen moved to lay
1t on the table. Mr.. Mccarthy moved an
amendm ment, adding the sentence, "and
make it special order for the next meet
ing"
Mr.. Millen accepted the amendment:
Mr. Vose said: II think il hardly fair
to bring in any motion which looks
toward delay on this question. People in
the northern part of the city have been
waiting long and anxiously to see the
cars run by electricity" He believed
that the people of the city would censure
the members of the city council for delay
ing the system they have been looking
for so long
Mr.. Miller replied that his object was
not to delay the trolley system, but he
wanted to hear from the Union Railroad
Company on the subject Of transfer
tickets.
Mr.. vose said he thought that was lust
what would be brought up. The City
Council had no right TO raise the quts.
ton OF compensation until the act ,ahad
been amended by the Legislature.
MIR. Vose said that he hoped that the
matter of running electric cirs TO Paw
tucket was not dependent Ola the securing
of transfer tickets The contracts mado
with the L MON Railroad Co. allowed the
city council to give the company per-
mission to use other power than horse
power at any time.
Mr.. Barney said that the city council Is
not Obliged TO grant any permission un-
less it chooses and he hoped the matter
would lie on the table The Union Rail.
road Co. could issue transfers IL they
chose and that so far from inconven-
fencing the company would he financial
benefit to the company Mr.. Mccarthy
said that though many persons
all over the city are asking for rapid tram
sit, the people of the city are clamoring
for transfer tickets. The company claims
that they cannot afford to furnish trans
fer tickets. Let them show conclusively
that they cannot afford to give, and let
the matter lie on the table for u week TO
give the matter OF transfer tickets hear
ing. and the people who are clamoring for
rapid transit can wait for that short time.
Mr.. vose said that he had no such very
great objections towards laying IL on the
table for one week except that they would
lose valuable time; but he wanted to
say that the recent act passed by the
Legislature had very great bearing on
this question; lie thought that no
money or by having transfer tickets
could be demanded Of the Union Rail-
road Company by the City Council
under the present provisions OF the act.
He had talked with many meu and the
majority Of them are taxpayers, and they
would be just as we'll for the company to
issue to those gentlemen who are so
anxious for transfer tickets, free passes
over tie road'for the remainder or their
natural lives as to go into the needless
expense of issuing transfer tickets.
Mr.. Clark said that any such line rs the
Pawtucket road should be left ont of the
transfer ticket consideration. The trans
fer tickets should be confined to the
routes which lie wholly within the city.
Mr. Barney asked Mr.. Vose IL there was
anything in the law to prevent the grant
ing OF transfer tickets.
Mr.. Vose said that there was not.
Mr.. Barney said that the city was un-
der no obligation to the Union Railroad
Company.
Mr.. vose said that he agreed that the
city is under no obligation to the Union
Railroad Company, but the City Council
IL under obligations to the people of the
city, and the people want the electric road
to Pawtucket
Mr.. Mccarthy said that the gentleman
Mt the left seemed to think that the oppo-
sition was based on the question of trans
fer tickets. He did not think SO but the
question would have to be determined
sometime and he wanted to be informed
on that point now. II the company can
were relieved, but would not the question
have to be settled at sometimep Now
this Is for all the people. Not for a day
but for twenty years TO come. He thought
the matter ought TO be continued until
the next meeting.
pointed to look after the city's interests
&C the General Assembly agreed to assist
the city solicitor in securing the amend
ment to the charter Of the Union Railroad
Company aud they were now opposing
the operation of that charter after the
Union Railroad Company had conceded
each point that was asked.
Mr.. Vaughan said the question of
transfer tickets could not be looked into
amply by the time of the next meeting
BY the committee on that matter. III it is
20 be tabled uEtil next September, so state
IL. The question of transfer tickets
should be met fairly. He hoped that there
would be no delay.
Mr.. Mccarthy called for an ave and no
vote.
On the roll call the following vote re-
suited:
AYE, Messrs Barstow, Barney, Bur
dick, Darcay, Gallagher. Hickie, j. ii.
Kendrick, j. Z. Kendrick, Kelly, Knight,
Millen, Mccarthy, McGann, McGuy,
Pierce, Ryan, Ira Winsor, L.
NAYS Mr.. President Watson, Angel,
Aldrich, Burton, Blanchard, Bailey,
Covell, Clarke, Darling, Durfee, Davis,
Peck, Reynolds. Read, sellew, Stone,
yaughsn. vose, Edwin Winsor, White,
%.
President Watson announced the vote
and that the question was now on the
passage of the ordinance.
Mr.. McGuy said that the question Ii as
TO whether the trolley system Is the best
system Of electricity The underground