Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-20
CITY OFFICIALS ARRAIGNED.

n esidents of the seventh Ward
Claim That the Standard Oil Conn
pany and the Consolidated Railroad |
Can Buy Up the Court of Common |
Comedian Interesting Hearing |
Before the COMMITTEE on Licenses
Last Evening-vehement Language
Used by the Remonstrants.
The meeting of the committee on licen-
ses last evening was unusually breezy
and interesting, and before the meeting
had adjourned the aldermen representing
the Seventh ward in the court of common
council, Fire Marshal Hubbard and num-
Der of other city officials were subjected
to severe raking over the GOALS at the
hands of several indignant residents of the
east side.
The meeting was called to consider the
application of the Standard OIL company
for permission to erect large oil tank and
distributing station, to extend from the
Consolidated railroad, at the corner of
Myrtle and East streets, to Mill river. All
the members of the committee were pres
emit and SO were goodly number of the
residents and property owners of the
Seventh ward to protest against the grant
ing of the application. Among the latter
were Park Inspector Terrence B. Kelly,
John Logan, John Doyle and Patrick j.
Casey, while the interests of the Standard
OIL company were ably looked after by Its
agent, E. M. Brown of Providence and
Attorney W. S. Pardee.
After the meeting had been called to
order Mr.. Brown explained that the COM
pany desired to use the site for a distribut-
ing station only, and not for refining or
manufacturing purposes. He also stated
that there would be no odor arising there
from nor any increased danger from fire,
fined oil of the Standard Oil company
would only burn. The filling of the bar
rels would take place in the cellar where
| there was cement floor, and that the flow
of the fluid to the river and the railroad
cars would bs through iron pipes under
the streets. He also said that the entire
plant would be confined within high walls
so that there would be 40 danger of any
one getting inside and accidentally or pur-
posely setting the place afre.
Chairman Morgan then asked If anyone
was opposed to the petition, and immedi-
/ ately almost everyone In the room arose.
John Logan, however, succeeded in getting
the floor first and the fun began.
81 seriously object to the application"
| he said. 1.-TWO years ago the same appli-
/ cation was rejected when the company de-
| sired to establish the plant In the Fourth
ward. The Seventh ward ia just as worthy
| of consideration as the other, and what Ia
| not good for the Fourth is certainly not
| good enough for the Seventh. own prop
erty $50 feet from the proposed site, and
if that tank should explode, and kerosene
certainly will explode, in that populous dis
/ 4-so xbo IA lr3%
| enough to control the fire. It SCENE to me
peculiar that the aldermen from the Sew
enth did not oppose the application when
it was before that body, but they had evil
IDENTIFY been seen beforehand and allowed
the important matter to be railroaded
through by unanimous consent. The prop
erty owners, however, protest against its
establishment as menace to property and
life.
John Doyle claimed that the establish.
meat of the plant would inevitably in
crease the rate Of insurance, and was OF
the opinion that Aldermen Beecher and
Moore were very slack in their duty Of
looking after the interests of their con
ton when it was before the board. "The
fire marshall, too, approves OF it," he con
tinued. cts about time We had q new
| fire marshall if business is to be conducted
as 1t is at present.
Patrick J. Casey objected on the GROUND
of the disagreeable odors which would
arise and become a general nuisance
"What, however, is the use of talking" h
said, ''The Standard Oil company and tn
| Consolidated railroad will probably buy
up our aldermen, this very license com
mittee and the whole court of common
council
Park inspector Kelly at first objected t.
the plant, but when it was explained t.
him that there was to be no refinery O.
manufacturing, withdrew his objection.
Fire Marshal Hubbard stated that in hi
| opinion If the plant was constructed a
/ planned there would be no increased dan
ger from fire.
The committee then went into executiv
session and considered the application, bu
did not make public the results of thei
/ deliberations.