The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-22

The patience OF the Providence public
IN regard to terminal facilities has been
triei SO long In the past by the terminal
company that the recent slight delays
of the New York and New England have
not caused great Thxiey.
The fact that the agreements had been
signed and passed by the New York and
New England and the city was noted in
these columns early last month. Since
that time the interested parties have
been diligently at work arranging the
details and drawing specifications of the
lands to be transferred by both parties
The engineers OF the city and OF the New
York aud New England have completed
their plans and the deeds have been
drawn.
The land in question is the land west
Of Gaspee street now occupied by the
New York aud New England and the
Providence and Springfield which the
road has agreed TO transfer to
the ci Y and the land nortberly of
transfer to the railroad. The terms Of
this agreement have already been noted,
and that agreement wa siyned by
Charles Parsons, president, +. H. Prince,
attorney, and Charles Parsons, Jr., vice
president. That agreement is
On both
The deeds dra Sn in accordance with
it were submitted in person by w. Il.
Vaughan and Commissioner Smith at
New York TO the New York and New
England on March IL, three days before
Mr.. Parsons resigned his position as
president. The committee on part Of the
city were assured that the deeds were
probably all correct and it was under
stood that they would be signed by the
New York aud New England officials at
once
On Monday the 18th following, Com
missioner Smith received letter from
Charles Parsons, Jr.. stating that ths
deeds and maps had been forwarded 10
the company's offices in Boston.
Pending the Election
of new officers on the following day
March Ia Sincs that time nothing
further has been heard from the matter,
but there is every reason TO believe that
action will be taken upon them at an
early day.
AS to the grant OF the right of way to
run dummy engines through Gaspee,
Cove aud Dorrance streets, IL will be re-
membered that paragraph in the agree
ment made provision for that right, and
the city council has already granted the
right. But there is nothing in the re-
port that this grant by the city council
Is nremature.
The New York and New England has
now the right TO use its present tracks
and run over the streets named until no.
tice is given by the city TO cease. 1t Is
practically a perpetual right.
Under the new hve-year grant to use
the same reefs, the company cannot
act until the other terms of the
present agreement entered into be-
tween the city and the rail
road are fulfilled. To take advantage
Of that grant the New York aud New
England will first have to change it's ter
minals from their present location to the
new land TO be ceded by the city. IL can
not reach new Gaspee street until its TRACES
are located in their new position, and the
Terminal ra1lroaus eievdted Dy he New
York, New Haven AID H." ford 80 as TO
run over the biiJ ge h Sc abutm nts have
a,rrady been Constructed over Gaspee
street. The construction and use OF the
new road by the New York aud New
u glrud viii be one OF the last steps
taken by the terminal company.
kl4 IA, h,r tue BtanJ was made ny the
city and IL can b. rescinded at any time
il sees fit. Commissioner Smith was
seen this morning AMI said that under
the agreement no reasonable man could
refuse 10 sign the deeds. But IL
Mr.. Mcleod should refuse TO sign il
within the next Two weeks, says Mr.
Smith, application should he at once
made o the general assembly for right
10 condemn the land which the compn my
has agreed TO ,ede TO the city.