The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-17
THE PROPOSED BELT LINZ.
The Effect Of ths Delay In Railroad
Construction Is Serious.
BUILDING In THE SUBURBS LIVELY
Dealers Encouraged by tho Activity on
Out-ofTown Plats and Anticipating
an Increased Business Owners Walt
ing for tho Proposed Belt Line.

The citIze ms have been patiently await
ing the proposed improvement OF the
terminal facilities of the railroads enter
ing the city, consoling themselves for the
felay with the anticipation OF increased
business prosperity and permanent i'm
provement In real estate.
The Consolidated road las had ample
time In which to consider the various
plans submitted for belt railroad line
These plans. several of them perfectly
feasible, economical and promising large
returns for the investment. have been
exploded so often that to dstail any Que
or them again would be w a ste OF time
and ink.
In general, thay provide for connec-
tion with the old Stonington line north
of Roger Williams park. an extension
10 opposite Fox Point, a bridge to the
Bristol railroad and thence, by elevated
or surface tracks, u line to the proposed
new union station.
Not long ago the corporation pur-
chased, through Mr.. Metcalf, aud Gle rk
in the Office of the company, tract OF
thirty five acres, to the north or the
park, for Fl eight yard with the inten-
tion. it was said, of making up trains
there, having "A station for the receipt
the proposed bridge As the negotia-
tions for additional purchases OF real es-
tate will probably be ma 10 through third
persons, or are being made In that man
ner, il is not easy 60 slate with accuracy
just how far the company has gone III
this matter. However.
Nothing Has Apparently Been Done
for some time in he direction of the pro-
posed improvement.
Meanwhile. the growth ana develop
ment OF the city. in this mos opportun
time for attracting outside capital, Is
Murdered and delayed. Real estate along
the propos osed lines is in "a feverish ami
unsettled condition. Owners will uot
risk Improvement, nor sell, nor bay.
not knowing, in many instances now
their remaining property Will stand In
relation O the Completed improve nent.
All this delay ia causing daily Loss TO
the city OF many thousands OF dollars,
aud TO what end ? some are so un-
charitable as TO su ,-e,t that 1t is for the
purpose OF euablinS ths riilroai corpo-
ration TO acquire quietly. in the manner
before menbioned, additional property
which mignt cost more in the event OF
an announcement Of ex tctly what Is To
be done. Such WAS the impression gained
from conversation with the Utffctats of
I nc IdllFDdu III tu y City ottuEudf. ue
genial superintendent refused point
bla ik to say Anything definite as to what
the company intended TO d., but be-
trayed an unusual anxiety lest anything
should be said in tne newspapers con-
cerning the matter. The engineer in
charge OF this aivislon, Mr.. Dor.ey, was
almost as reticent, although he frankly
stated that he did rot want anything
said about the proposed line, because, he
said. "Ow nerS OF real estate
Always Advance Their Prices
when they learn that their property Is
needed by "a corporation"
Bedell who vas the agent in the pur
chase of the freight yard site. became
suddenly mute when questioned as to
whether he company was making any
more purchases OF real es ate. :" was
pledged to secrecy when the company
purchase the lani' through it's clerks
and Mr.. Metcalf," he said. 'and l iu-
form I'll the Lewspapers and Others at the
time that / knew nothing about it.
" i'll TO the same thing now"
The most Important effect OF the build
ing Of the belt line will be the con nectiou
with the Bristol station along South
Main and South Water street, aud in the
neighborhood of the prop sed station
near the bridge for the receipt and de-
livery OF freight. Hundreds of thou
sands of dollars are involved in this
uIAttpr.