The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-10
EAST PROVIDENCE.

The courc.l met SATURDAY afternoon at
Bo'clock To hear what new pr 3position
the Inter state Street Raiiwa. Compa Y
had 10 offer. Soon after President Wi son
called the meeting 10 order and said: "Wc
are now ready o hear a v one WAC b IS
anything to say for the Interstate Com
pany."
Walter RI. Barney said Il have come
here again in the interest OF the IIter-
state Company aud III opposition To the
granting Of The Union Railroad Com
pany's twenty-year franchise or any o.htr
franchise. Weask for nothing more han
we asked for before We ask for no tive ty
year franchise, nor DO we want aty fran
chise at all. All we want is right % lay
our rails in youf streets There nave
been some changes in the new proposition
of the Union Railroad Company. A
proposition is made that they snail build,
equip and operate a road on ans street
that the counoit shall direct inside Of one
year from date ot notice. II said COM
paoy fail or refuse to build said road the
town shall apply 10 the Supreme Court to
determine whether the road shall be
built or not.
''The serious part Of the matter is the
going TO the Supreme Court. Ii seems
TO me that the council ought 70 be able
to manage thtir own affairs. They also
agree to cArry passengers from any other
road that may connect with them at Une
town line, but they do not say anythias
about transferring OF the cars tor any
other company over their rails They
ought TO be Obliged TO carry the cars of
any other company over their r.til-
Again. lhings that wo,lla he all right
for one or two years might not he all
right in years TO come, There ar. some
great changes in twenty years. II does
not see To ire that as there are roads
that will come into your town without u
franchis and a. one OF Ihese companies $
will have "A tt4r nf thnii. Es in
the town 1t Will be OF greater Vantage
10 it than tie ~ per ceut wEica tie
Union Comp ny offer"
The question was asked. "Would you
be willing To bind youre!ves 10 carry
passengers from Riverside to Market
Square for scent fsrey'
Mr.. Dagget said, 1t viii no. be posi-
BILE ut present for we d. not know what
kind OF "A contract He eau make with the
Union Co. There Nil also be two fares
from Pawtucket To Crescent PARK"
Mr.. Barney said the town would he
better served with two com paaieS tha
with one for there would theu be ,ompe-
tition. I'VE are, he continued, g in bel
ter shane now than We wers two years
ago. We have eight miles of road that
we can get bonds on. The East Attic
boro ana the Cumberland roads are near
ly completed. alsJ.n
Councilman Anthony said :.
I'VE have waited one year and a half,
and have not got auy ros,i, aud Lhcre is
not much prospect OF IL FRO ~ the Iuter-
State as L can see"
Mr.. Barney-The road TO Attleboro Is
in as good condition as any new roa;l can
be. We should not use tue power from
any other power station, but would build
one in East Providence. IL regard t.
taxation we put ourselves In YOU hands,
but We think we should not be v Hing %
pay tax at hrst, but would as sool ms
We set some prod. iEom tie road.
g. n White said lie hoped the council
vS-l6 not press the matter tOa vote to-
Gay, as SOME things might co ne up that
will nlateTialiy cha ge thiGgs. / believe
the IEter-S, ate will % better for us, he
cause we would have connec ions with
sthe. towns We arc already connected
Dith PROVIDENCE by two lines The
Union Company make it practically i'm
possible TO get cara aud passengers from
Pawtucket ald that direction. We
want the Inter-Stat.; 10 will give us bet
ter service han the Union.
The Inter S;ae say they will give bonds
20 have the road an running or..er ant
running next season.. No@ tue bonds
may no5 be good Tor anything But ii
shey will d,p1sit $4,000 Ia the bank whic
shall be forfeited a. they do not fultil their
contract IT. would lvok as IL they ment
business.
Mr. Armington--We ave very anxious
90 have the cars OF one company or the
other. We want 20 get TO the city. We
don't care SO mus h about getting to Paw
tucket and Attleboru. We want ths road
that will give Us tue best servicr. Ia the
event OF either roud's coming there are
some places where the road bed is narrow
and Will have to he widened. Now will
che compauies building the road be To
that expense or will the town have IL to
dof
There was considerable discussion
about tie price OF the fares IN town.
President Wilson said the Union Co i,-
pany had repeatedly told him that the
fare would lie cent fare anywhere in
town, but as there VAS nothing IL the
proposition of the Univn Company to