The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-29
owner, the New York. New Haven and
Hartford,
Rested Equally Quietly.

owner, the New York. New Haven and
Hartford,
Rested Equally Quietly.
Nothing was done on the terminal sta
ton nor has been from that day to this.
Meanwhile also the people were be-
coming aroused at this delay. From
1891 wnea the right to condemn land ex-
pired by tlme limit until ia 1892 when
the lease of the New York, Providence
and Boston was made, absolutely moth
ing was done. The rtilroad companies
instead OF taking the matter into
their own hauds left all negotiations
for the land to the C e., whicI had
not agreed TO undertake ANY such work.
In other words, the railroads not only
shirkei the work when they could have
done il legally, but when that right ex-
coming 10 an amicabio settlement with
the New York and New England them
selves. To use the common expression
they ''laid down" on he city au horities.
They knew that the city had made no
agreement TO secure tue land west OF
Gaspee street at any ime or to deliver
it To them. President Clara in his letter
OF Nov 3, 1902. speaks Of land which 1.-The
city of ProvideRce is To convey to this
Company, when acquire by it," and in
asmuch as the city ha never agreed to
acquire that land the railroad companies
must have known thit they cou III
hold no one but themselves responsible
for the delay which the failure was al
legged To cause.
Fur .hermore when the right to con-
demn land expired the citizens were
re ,dy to do almost anything TO further
the project. There was not "A time when
the general assembly would not gladly
have renewed the right had tho railroad
companies asked for IL. Tue
Anxiety of the Whole
people or the state was so great that
mad Mr.. Ciar& urged his pre- lecessor TO
secure Iurther leglslatisn IL would have
been granted unanimously.
When Mr.. Clark assum ii active man
agement of the New York. Providence
aud Boston it is supposed that he beyan
nego iations with the NV jrk and
NsN England. for he says in his recent
letter that mo progress ha. been made.
The officials OF that roa knew tnat no
progress had been ma lie sine. Marcn,
1871, and yet 1t took the neS managers
until Nov. 3. 1897, TO inform the city that
the real cause FOR del iy was tn $ little
strip of land which the New York, New
Haven a.Id Hartford aid its predecessor
the New York, Providence add Boston
had, as was to be Inferred from the le.-
ter tried Tor three years to gee aud
failed.
AL lndb bluc uiabtCiS Nv q
stan istill, and no one was ii the least
at lault except the railroads themselves
They knew what they pretended TO want
but they preferred To think that II they
held back the city authorities would step
in and undertake the WORK which they
had failed To do. aud then the b ame Tor
delay could be foisted ontosthe ely. Why
diln't they 40 ahead and secure the
rights tney needed themselves?
The consuming anxiety or the New
York, New Haven and Hartford To get AZ
tnis work." SAID my informant, could
not have beel very great whea up TO yes
terday March 2S), just two years tiine
has been spent W IL aud its predecessor
in waiting for the city TO do something
(uamely. secure the laud of the New
York and New England west Of Gaspee
street, which tue city had hot agreed To
d., aud doing noUning itself wnen the
way was open Tor it at any time IL chose
to apply Tor relief by additional legisla-
tion."
When the other roads have taken three
years TO do nothing toward fulfilling
their agreements IL woulu seem that
President Mcleod should be allowed a
few days in which to look over the deed
" hich he is under iron-clad agreement TO
sign aud which there is every reason to
beneve he will sign very soon.