The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-08
Non-Concurrence In the Council in
the Trolley Matter.
THE GAS COMPANY'S FRANCHISE
Transfer Tickets Wanted - No Baseball
on Dexter Training Ground - Moro
Land for Hayward Park Ordinance
Creating Board of Fire Commissioner.

| d. Randall. A number of persons were
ordered to abate nuisances. The citations
to Francis McMurray, Ellen O'Reilly and
the next meeting The Board Of Health
then adjourned till Aug. 4.
In Regular Session.
The following are the majority and
minority reports Of the joint special COM
| mittee on transfer tickets relative to
| granting permission to the Union Rail
road to use the trolley on the Pawtucket
route:
The joint special committee relative to trans
Ter tickets, 10 whom on the 10Th day or June,
ls9s, was referred an ordinance permitting the
Union Railroad Company to operate its cars
on the Pawtucket route. so called, by elcc-
tpcity, respectfully report That they have
and s have e s held several % conferences With the
petitioners relative thereto. and recommend
concurrence with the Common Council In the
JonN L. KENpRrcK. Chairman.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
OF the city Of Prorfdence:
The undersigned, minority of the joint
special committee on transfer s6 tickets, to
A. ID. 1872. an ordinance permitting the Union
Railroad Company 10 operate the trolley IN
pawtuckst ss,a avenue In this city, resRectiuily
the majority Of said committee
The directors of the company met your
matter of transfers. @ They refuse ' to give a "a
park ticket that will enable the people To get
TO Roger Williams park for five cents They
refuse to issue transfer tickets to working
people between the hours of and in the
morning and evening. They refuse To issue
park tickets on Sundays that would enable
the working people TO get to the park on that
day for five cents. They unjustly discriminate
against certain sections OF the city. They
agree, however, to build n belt HE from
It.n .at. Iasr. t.I.
person might get to the park for eight cents,
the real effect of which, however; would be TO
give to the company the exclusive use of the
streets for twenty years, and 70 prevent any
competing company from building a cross
town line. We believe the time for obtaining
transfer tickets is at hand before the pending
ordinance for the trolley is granted We
therefore recommend non-concurrence with
the Common Council In the passage of the
ordinance permitting the Union Railroad
Company to operate its cars on the Pawtucket
route, so-called, by electricity: Respectfully
submitted, A. WEST,
WIN. MILLEN.
Alderman McGuinness said that he
agreed with the minority report and
thought the Union Railroad ought not
to BIZ granted this privilege until the i'm
provements in Mill and Charles streets
were settled upon.
Alderman West s,id the company was
not willing to give transfers, claiming
that they could not afford to do so. They
Sunday and they ought not TO be granted
any more favors till they were ready to do
something in return.
Alderman Winship also spoke against
concurrence.
A vote being taken resulted as fol-
lows:
Ayes--Aldermen Burrows, Fuller, Har-
ris, Little, Olney.
Nays-Aldermen Ballou, McGuinness,
West. Winship. Rounds.
The vote was tie aud the board non
concurred with the council.
No Baseball on the Training Ground.
The opinion of the CRY solicitor regard
ing the interference OF the police with
boys who play ball on Dexter Training
Ground was presented and was TO this
effect that as ball playing would not inter-
fere with the use OF the ground as u
training ground he saw nothing in the
will of Mr. Dexter to forbid IL.
Alderman Winship called up the reso-
luton directing the police not TO i..terfere
with the boys who wish to play ball on
the Dexter Training Ground.
Alderman Harris said that the princi-
pal objection was the use OF indecent and
profane language by the boys.
Alderman Winship said that as vile
language was used at lawn tennis as at
baseball.
Alderman Harris spoke of persons be-
ing hit by the balls while passing the
grounds.
Alderman Burrows moved the continu-
alton of the matter till the next meeting.
The vote resulted as follows:
Ayes-Ballou, Burrows, Harris, Little,
Olney.
Nays Fuller, McGuinness, Rounds.
Winship, West.
Mayor Potter voted no and the resolu-
tion was then put on its passage This re-
suited in another tie vote eacn alderman
voting the same as before regarding toe
main question and Mayor Potter again
voting no, the resolution was defeated
Gas Company Franchise.
The resolution concurring with the
City Council In authorizing the execution
DENcE and the PROVIDENCE Gas Company
was called from the table and adopted
without debate.
Fire Commissioners.
The ordinance creating a board OF fire
commissioners and defining the duties of
the ot6cers of the fire depart ment was
laid on the table and ordered printed.
Resolutions Passed.
The following resolutions were passed
A resolution authorizing the Joint
special committee on manufacturers
waste to spend $500 in their work. A
resolution ordering sewers in Putnam
aud Appleton streets. A resolution
granting permission To Moses Frank and
Henry IA. Hall to raise buildings A reso-
luton directing the purchase Of land ad-
joining Hayward Park, for park pur-
poses. and appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose. A resolution directing the pay
ment OF SO. "a weekly To Orrin ). Mowry
in consideration OF such services AS the
mayor may direct till further provided.
An ordinance authorizing the city
solicitor 10 procure assistance iuexamin-
ing certain deeds and titles 10 land taken
for parks.
Accounts.
The following accounts were allowed:
Bridge department., 81, AIS. al: poor depart
ment, al, iy2 IS; A. X. Bennett, e.; ID. III.
Whittemore, $50; Arthur u. Sumner,
So 30; Duggan * Son, s245 20: Morlock g.
Bayer, s45s; Providence Wall Paper
House, $2i.S2
Petitions Referred.
The following were referred: Petitions
Of Eli Aylsworth aud Robert Moore TO
raise buildings; TO the Inspector of Build
ings OF the Old Colony Railroad, to
cause portion OF Oregon street to be
abaudoned, TO the committee on high
ways