The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-19
When the Entire System Will Be
Running BY Electricity.
WORK ON POWER HOUSE BEGUN.
Erection of Trolley Poles Necessary
Real Estate VIII Boom The Progress
Of the Consolidated Belt Line-It
Cannot Build its Power House as
Proposed Its Intentions.

Real estate owners and citizens gener-
ally ought to derive much encourage
ment from the fact that the Union Rail-
road company is now fairly launched
upon the work of extending the trolley
system.
A force OF men was at work in East
Providence OH Monday, and sixty men
were busy all day yesterday. The piles
for the new power house, on the $4,000
feet on Eddy street. recently purchased
by the company from MIR. Robert b.
Lit le, were received today, and Cutting
a. Bisnop, OF Wors ester. will begiu work
OH the foundations for the building
some time this week. The specifications
are not yet finished, but Director Cor
ham p. Pomroy said yesterday
that the power house would be
completed by Oct 1. IL will hive a
capacity of 5000 horse power, sufficient
to run the lines Of the Union company
for several years Mr.. Pomroy stated
yesterday that the entire Union railway
system would be running by electricity
on Oct. l. That means quick work, but
no quicker than has been recently accom-
plisned in Brooklyn.
The construction OF something over
fifty-five miles OF additional tracks aud
the accompanying erection Of trolley
poles, wires, ETC.. ought to be easily ac-
conplished here within the time speci-
fed.
The value Of this Improvement as a
factor in the DEVELOPMENT OF real es tate
can hsrlly be over-estimated. Wheu m
vestors see the trolley wires going up
In All Directions
they will undoubtedly realize the impor-
tance OF buying at once. An active real
estate market for the next nine months
ought to be the result.
Belt Line Progress.
Alderman Little voiced the opinion Of
many when he intimated yesterday that
the d lay of the Consolidated company ia
the construction or the proposed belt
line was due To desire to first acquire
control Of the New York and New r. T.
land railroad. That would simplify
matters greatly, though placing the CITY
at the disadvantage which always
results from the absence of com
peting railroad line. For instance, since
the Old Colony system WAS absorbed,
the Consolidated mas, 1t is reported.
given up its plan Tor bridge at Fox
Point. and a connecting line from the
Bristol station TO the proposed new
depot. A fire. ght station In the vicinity
Of Point and Eddy streets is now de-
sired. The present station Is not large
enough. nor Is 1T simultaneously SIT
uated.
The Consolidated people at first tried
to buy Mr.. LiLtle's corner at Eddy anu
Point streets, out the Union railroad
managers got ahead of them, and by pur-
chasing a lot OF "a, coo ieer fronting ON
Eddy street took out of the market "A
l4rga N A nf lnI which the Cnus
dated wished to use. leaving but $1,000
feet on the corner-not enough Tor a
freight station The day after the land
was sold to the Union company, the
Consolidated represents, ives drove down
to the lot IN buggy and talked with
Mr.. Little. Since Jnen they have been
endeavoring To persuade tue Union rail-
road people To sc | that part OF their LOT
which fronts Oh Eddy street. but with
out success Director Pomroy says his
company will use tue entire lot. Lana
in that neie ehborhood, b. the way, is be-
Ing hela at ~ per foot. IL is now the
Intention of the Consolidated,
il no change occurs, TO make use of the
Phpaix Iron works aud Butts 10 S,
which it now holds, along Manchester
street, and where there is small freight
station already. The traIks on Aliens
avenue, conuectlnz win the old SION
ington line. will run into this property,
aud by the purchase Of a few old build
ings on Eddy street another track will
curve into that thorouqhfare, running
to Dyer street, aud thence across to
South Waer on the track now building,
to he proposed new station, connection
being made across the Point street bridge
with the Bristol railroad
Owners along Eddy ana Dyer streets
objscs seriously To he laying OF tracks
there, claiming thai it would seriously
interfere with business.
1t has bven suggested that the tracks
be run from tie Consolidated property
in Manchester street through the Man
chester properly, Robert IS. Litte's land,
acIos Point s.reel, through tue SIM
mons proper y, aud that of the Phoenix
Iron works 10 tue north, leaving the
electric lIgnt station on the east, across
the lot now leased by the Pomroy Coal
company, aud, cutting off portion of
the Providence Steam miii, connecting
with the New England tracAs at Dor
rance sip. This, OF course, VITA tue ex-
pectation that the New England will be
Qrabb1d by The COnsolldaJsu'