The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-24
No WORK DONE N|..
All the Demands Of President Clark
Practically Complied With.
TERMINAL STATION NOT BEGUN.
Needless Delay of This Important Work
-Citizens Indignant at the subteriuges
of the N. ". N. ~. g. B.-No Relief Tor
Copgestcd Traffic Yet In Sight.
What Of terminal facilities ?


Time Is rapidly passing and still the
freight aud the citizens In general are
asking, when results will BEGIN to ap-
pear, and how long the present monop-
oily viii continue to try 10 satisfy the
city's demands with promises only.
The city authorities have been Informed
officially ana the business men were also
informed at banquet held bv the Corn :
mercial club that tue New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad was ready
and waiting and very anxious to begin
on the terminal statioo. The people had
waited 81 long that the protestations OF
President Clark at that time were re-
fr.shing and encouraging. They we're
taken for the full weiget OF truth. The
burden OF tn delay was shifted from the
shoulders OF the New York, New Haven
aud Hartf' rd To the New England, and
great anticipations We're entertained by
those present that at least the end ~as AZ
hand. Only the deed of the New Eng
land was needed and then the city was
TO see the dirt fly and the terminal sta
tion begin TO rear its head
There were a few skeptcal men at that
banquet who doubted the sincerity OF
those professions and the number OF the
doubters has not lessened since that
time.
President Clark's Wishes Complied With.
Some months passed. The deed WAS
drawn by the city and placed in the
hands of the officials of the New York
and New Il igland road on April 10
Another n:outh passed. On May 3 thr
deed was signed by President Mcleod.
The committee Oh terminal facilities
were notified that fact and the officials
OF the New York. New Haven aud Hart
ford railroad were likewise officially nc
Iified 80
This was what Mr.. Clark had asked
for. His wish WAS simply that the city
should have clear Tile TO the land
needed for the terminal approaches. The
city mas II. The city mas the necessary
guarantees. The trustees under the
mortgage of the New York and New
England have agreed 10 sign the neces-
sary papers. They ure all men as honor
aule as Mr.. Clark himself There is not
the sligntest doubt that the necessary
papers will be signed. There uas not for
over "a month been the slightest doubt
10 rnat then all the necessary papers would
be signed or that the titles 10 the lana
are ali correct. YET nothing is donel
Why This Delay?
Nothing has been done, and il the ex.
preston of public opinion may be accept
ed as correct, there is no intention OF
doing anything uatil the road is forced
luio activity.
The officials are now sheltering them
selves bebind the claim that the tlus-
tees under une mortgage have not yet
signed the necessary papers. That is
true; Lut their signature Is pledged "a
soon q, their attorneys shall have ex-
ainined the titles OF the land which Jhe
city il O deed To tue New York aud New
England. he question eau tnervf re be
limited To that sole sue
4 he laLds be.oa2 largely to the city.
It's title Is perfect uana can hot be dis
puteI. Tue re,naining portion of the
iaud has been In the Possession Of its
present owners for generaJI ms It's ii, le
has been .Xamin, d again ana al.ain, and
The ciai "A tuaJ III IS necessary TO await
tie further ,xtlninatlon OF those titles is
as groundless as wCuli De the title OF
land taken under the right OF eminent
dJnatiou.
All his has been known to President
Clark for more than u month, but 1t "A
sheyel ul Of dirt has been lifted, not
pile driven and not days work uas yet
been doie o. tue terminal station