The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-21
That lhayer Street Extension Letter
Under Discussion.
COL. OLNEY NOT RESPONSIBLE.
Taxpayers Objected and Compelled
Abandonment of tho Scheme--What
One OF the Directors Says Eegistra-
tion Ali cad OF Last Year.

subject OF a good deal OF discussion at the
city hall this morning and there was very
little OF it favorable TO him or his
method OF making campaign thunder.
His charge that Col. Olney was
respo' sible for the failure TO extend
Thayer street through to Traverse street
was laughed at, because there are
yet Ia the city hall n number OF men who
remember very distinctly the movement TO
have the extension made and who know
Colonel Olnev was In no way concerned.
II 1885 resolution was adopted directing
the city solicitor TO apply To the supreme
court for commission of estimate
and assessment to make this ex-
tension. When the commission male It's
report there was very lively scurrying
among the property owners in that vicin-
ity TO prevent the adoption OF the report.
Public hearings were given and a very
large majority OF the abutting propri-
etors appeared either in person
or by counsel to object As result when
he order for the layout aud extension
reached the common council 1t was nom
concurred in.
An Objector Found.
A city official, who resides on Thayer
street, where he owns residence, said this
morning that he remembered the matter
very distinctly.
"As TO Colonel Olney being in any way
responsible / will say right az the
outset he is not. The agitation began
and was ended long before lie
became member of the board OF
aldermen. / remsmber very we'll
the whole matter A commission
was app linted TO lay out aud extend
Thayer street and when the report was
made the property owners found hey
were TO he assessed for 1T and they OBJ
jected very strongly.
Finally the matter was referred 20 the
commi tee on highways which ave a hear
ing There were present or represented
every property owner on Ihayer
street from Transit street TO Power
street, and with one ex-
ception, all OF them demonstrated
against the making of the proposed ex-
tension. Mr.. Bailey, the druggist, was
the only one present who fav red the
scheme. II tho matter care up in the
same way again 1 have not tn Sigh est
doubt that the opposition would be
equally strong"
Over 1hres Thousand Ahead.
There are now on the reg istry books
In the city clerks Office 4535 names--a
larger number than evsy appeared on
them at the corresponding time in any
previous year. IL is = gain OF 3ll9 over
last year as at the corresponding
date. but 1916 citizens had REGISTERED. Re
Gently the daily registration las been
more than 100. and yesterd " it ran up TO
III, while at the rate names were recorded
this morning today is likely 10 make even
n higher record.
On Decem Der s h the city clerkwill begin
his tour of tho wards for the pur-
pose of facilitating registration.
Ward ] Will be the first visited
and the others will be taken in regular
order until all have had an oppor unity
to qualify as voters without going 20 the
city hall.
The wisdom OF these peregrinaticns has
been and sill is doubted by many ciri-
yens. 1t is argued that the registry
books NAV be lost mu,ilsted
or even destroy d daring these tours, al
occurrence which might involve the dis-
frauchisement of those whose names were
already upon them. On the other hand
il rs argued that there Is no
danger whatever. while by visiting
the wards the city clerk affords
many citizens who would not OF erwise
be able to do 20 an opportunity toqualify
as voters Even with these
ward visits no falling OF in
the number who viii apply
for registration during the closing days
OF the year is looked for. There is always
y co siderable per ceniage of registry
voters who will under any circumstances
postpone the performance OF this lmpJrt-
ant duty until the eleventh hour.
Notes About tho Hall.
The annual Dexter donation town
meeting will b. held ia the council
chamner next Thursday at 10 O'CLOCK
noon.
Noue Of the city council committees viii
meet today.
The water tower was carefully ex-
amined by every one in the city hall who
could spare the time 10 look At the new
apparatus.
The absence of severe weather permits
the public works department 10 keep It's
full force at work