The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-21
SECOND EDITION.
4 O'clock.
STATUS OF THE BELTU|NE.
Chairman Vaughan Of The Railroad
Facilities Committee
PEAKS OF THE. PROGRESS MADE.
There VIII Re No Crossing mt Point
street-A uctions show Good Demand
for Real Estate--Ihe Addition to Col
Goddard's Residence to Cost $4,000.


william p. Waugh IN threw consider
able light on the status of the proposed
Consolidated B.lt line Yesterday, al
tLongh modestly disclai mag any exclu
siye o;
Compete Knowledge Of the Matter.
Mr. Vaughan, who is chairman of the
joint committee OF the city council on
railroad facilities il decidedly in favor
OF the Fox Point bridge. the building OF
which, he thinks viii be of great benefit
TO the city. Although legislative per-
mission has be granted, the railroad
.,vvp.e have not vet applied to the city
for its sanction OF the plan.
The sugne ested crussing at the Point
ST. eet bridge. Mr.. Vaughan declares to
he impossible. He is in favor of building
tracks from Allen street along Eddy and
Dyer streets and letting them remain
there indefinitely
For the Accomm odation OF Merchants.
In that way. instead of crossing Market
square and Westminster street, the
freight now hauled through the city will
be drawn TO the south. to the big freight
distributing yard which Is to be built on
the thirty acres recently purchased north
Of Roger Williams park
The New England tracks on Dorrance
street n. uSt be taken up In less than five
years. aud he tracks on South Market
and South Water streets, north of Craw-
ford street. also the single track bridge
Just built, cannst remain more than
three years Virtually. all that is now
lacking
To Complete Belt Line
of a temporary sort. is a connection
across TO the Bristol raj lroad at Fox
Point. which the city officials favor. This
would throw all through fire. ght outside
the city, relieving the tracks through the
new station OF all but passenger traffic.
which Is daily increasing. That the
above mentioned changes and improve
ments will he carried out within two or
three years there is no reason TO doubt.
So far there is apparently no alternative.
AS to the proposed elevated siruc ure
-alene South Water street. Mr.. Vauuhun
thinks it desirable rproveme It for the
city as we'll as profitable one for the
railroad company. the rapid transit to
Fall River aud Newporf, TO say no hing
OF Intervening towns. would, he thinks,
give an impetus to the retail trade of the
city, and the opportunity TO build up a
suburban passenger traffic along the line
of the belt road, which would reach
many points not now accommodal ed b.
street cars, woldr not. he thinks, be lost
By the railroad managers.
As to the interference OF a Fox Point
bridge with tie passage or shlpp ny up
thinks that one OF the best results.of tho
building Of the bridge would b, the
building OF additional wharves along the
shore below ir. where. he thinks. most
of the wharfage iof the city will In the
future be located. The bridge which, in
ter,
Appears Reasonably Certain
in the near future will be a tremendous
factcr in the development Of real estate
to the south.
There Is no clearer indication of values
than n public auction SALE which, IL
well advertised aud consequently we'll
attended. reflects puulic appreciation OF
property investment as nearly as can be.
During the week auctions have not been
numerous, but have been we'll atten ded.
and fair prices have prevailed. Mr.. Burn
ham sold a house OF twenty rooms, an
corner lot of 5000 feet, at 80 Dexter street,
on Wednesday,, for 80, 500, considered q
fair price. The bidding was lively, and
AbS 0ttOuudnCc koou. ne SaI1t auC-
tioneer sold yesterday for the ASST gnees,
cottage and large lot at Cowesett, for
$500, good price In rainy weather. On
saturday, he sold the houses at AIS aud
400 Benent street. at $3.50 for the first,
and 81 5l4 for the second.
Work was begun on the new Wheeler
avenue in Edgewood on Wednesday, "A
large force of men being set to work.
Mr.. Farrington's site for his new house
Is to DC at the corner of Wentworth and
Broad street, instead of at Wheeler
avenue, as previously stated
he uddftiUn to the residence OF Colonel
Goddard. now being butt by Norcro>s
Bros, will cost at least $50, 600
In the larger addition, which is 2s
by 63 feet, will be music
room finished In white paneling IL.
will be the finest room of the kiud la the,
state. This addition. which will be of
two stories with pavement, is to be con-
structed Of brick with brow u stone trim.
mings. terra Gotta brick floors, IRON
beams--In fact will be perfectly freproof.
The other addition will be As by 30 Ia
Urea, OF the same number Of stories.
0LNEYVILLE.