The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-01
MN Trolley PROBABLE.
Town Of CranitOn Declares NarraSan-
Sett Avenue a Public Highway.
PLANS OF UNION RAILROAD co.
= Connectysn 18th Narragansett Park
How IL win Eject state Fair-vaiu-
able improvements to he Made aud
GEO, 900 Additional Expended.

The town council OF Cr rinston at its
meeting today took a step that will have
= very important effect, not only upon
She citizens of Knightsville, but upon
the Rhode Island State fair.
The council unanimously decided that
Narragansett avenue, for seven years
dignihed with the p-.yileges OF public
highway by law. but not so acknowl-
edged by rhe people, should hereafter be
deemed by them a public road and as
such used and designated.
The history OF Narragansett avenue in
fits endeavors to become one of the streets
OF the city is n history OF trials and tribu-
lations- For many years, prior 10
1856, it was looked upon AS
private thoroughfare and all efforts o
elevate IL TO a higher place In the
economy of the town were fruitless. Ia
1856 the supreme court, in passing its
decision upon cass involving the iden-
tity Of the avenue. decided that IL
Was n Public Highway
and all citizens were entitled to use it.
The decision OF tho court had
little effect upon the sentiment OF
the people, for they persstently ignored
the new dignity OF the avenue, ana IL
KtmAlutu ~ uoEttVAOho AesAo SSs~r< s<s<&
q private gangway.
II Is understood from the State fair
authorities that a short time ago the
Union Railroad company, yielding
TO the pressure OF the citizens OF Knights
Vile and the State Fair association,
promised that IL the town OF Cranston
would acknowledge Narragansett avenue
20 be a highway It would build a new
trolley line to Knightsville. Such line
would make direct connections with the
fair grounds and the effect would be to
render probable vast increase In the
attendance.
The State Fair association, with full
understanding OF this fact, Will maze
some very extensive outlays upon the
grounds anu buildings, and will distri-
butte thousand Of dollars In prizes that
would not be possible without the rail-
road connection which now seems
assured.
improvements at the Park.
Fully so, 600 will be Invested in dis
plays unlike anything ever seen in Rhode
Island before. Eighteen thousand feet
If roof space will be added to the present
facilities aud will be directly connected
with the main hall by passageways
partment 10 the other without difficulty.
The halls will be brilliantly illuminated
by electric lights, and every possible
convenieLc, for the masses will be ar
ranged.
The dog show will be one of the central
attractions. A commodious hail. $50 by
16J feet. will be erected for the conven-
iente or the dogs. Narragansett park
will see such a mobilizaiiOn OF cahines
as never took place IN Rhode Island be-
fore. Two Thousand five hundred dollars
will b, awarded in premiums. An ad-
mission fes Of s. for each dog will DO
charged.
A close second to the dog show will be
the display of poultry. 1t will be the
largest and mosS complete ever seen In
the state. Two thousand dollars will be
Spent in Premiums
and no fee will be charged TO enter the
birds, so every one can compete.
A very large space will be reserved for
the merchants display. It will be in
effect q mechanics fair. similar TO that at
the Worlds fair. This display will un-
doubtedly transcend anything of its kind
ever seen in New England. The mana
gers will spare no expense upon this de-
par. ment.
A cooking school and domestic science
department. will constitute one OF the
features OF the fair under the manage
ment Of Mrs. Marion A. Mcbride, the
well-known domestic writer