The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-04

Fields Point. This petition was backed
by 5000 petitioners. and by remonstrants
| from property owners on Plain street,
Baker street and Eddy street.
The committee had aske for the opin-
ion of the city solicitor in regard TO the
right OF the city 10 graz Z the petition so
far as IL relates TO Exchange place, inas-
much as the Union Rairnai company
had already obtained exclusive rights TO
| all streets wherein its rails wers laid and
it's rails had alre adyibeen laid In Ex-
| cnange place. The city solicitor had
| given 10 as his opinion that the Union
Railroad company had the exclusive
| rights TO that street or square. The
committee therefore recommended that
the petit ion be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Barney asked Mr.. Vose whether
| the city solicitor had been asked a. Co
whether the Interstate railroad would
| have the right TO cross the ira ks Of the
Unio n railroad in Exchange place the
same az in any other rect.
Mr.. Vose called for the reading OF the
committees letter to the city solicitor,
and he said the committee thought those
| questions covered the entire right to lay
| rails and maintain poles aud wires la Ex-
| change place, and the city solicitor had sand
that tho Interstate had no such right.
The committee believed that on most
streets the Interstate had the right to
| cross the rails of the Union Railroad COM
pany at right angles. But in Exchan 20
place the COMMITTEES thought that the In-
Ierstate would necessarily not only cross
the rails OF tue Union Railroad company
but must also parallel them for some
considerable distance. They nad there
fore sought the opinion OF the city sollci-
tor
Mr.. Barney said that the city solicitor
did not think that he had been asked to
consider the question Of a simple crossing
OF the tracks or the Union Railroad COM
mn nm M
tion. Mr.. Barney thereupon moved that
the petition be referred back to the COM
mittee on railroads.
Mr.. Parkhurst said that the law al it
now stands must prohibit any other
road building n parallel line TO the Union
Railroad company In the same street as
the latter. The only difference between
tue place in question was that Exchange
place is "a bro der street than others, aud
the law explicitly covered that street.
Mr.. Vaughan said that the law as
drawn explicitly gave other roads
the right 10 build across the tracks Of
the Union Railroad company. and the
committee or council had the right 60
grant such petitions without reference
TO the city solicitor. There was no need
for the committee to apply to the city
solicitor for an opinion on questions of
crossing the Uniol Railroad company's
tracks at any angle. The question To be
asked was about the paralieling of the
Uuion Railroad company's tracks, and
that settled the matter.
The resolution was recommended to
the committee on railroads.
The petition of the Union Railroad
company to lay trolley lines i'm Brown
street. Dyer street TO Eddy street. Eddy
street to Thurbers avenue, to Broad
street. Friendship street to Richmond
street.
The COMMITTEES recommended the pas
sage OF the first petition. The petition
as TO Dyer street was amended so AS to
read Dyer street to Friendship street,
and Friendship street to Richmond
street. there connecting with the present
route to Eddy street.
Mr.. Barney asked whether the petition
covering Eddy street from Thurber's
avenue to Broad street did not cover the
asked for by the Interstate road.
Mr.. Vose said it did.
Mr.. Barney moved that the petition be
stricken from the list of the ordinances
recommended by the committee. Mr.,
Barney's motion was carried and the
rest OF the recommendation OF the con-
mittee were adopted
The committee on lamps recommended
the pass age of an ordinance granting the
Narragansett Electric Lighting company
TO put up poles aud maintain wires la
about thirty streets. Passed.
Mr.. Vose called from the table
the resolutions which called for the
building OF concrete walks across Dexter
training field, and to clean up the field
at cost not to exceed So 500, to bs
charged To the appropriation for contin-
gencies.
Mr.. Vaughan said there was no money
In the appropriation for contin sencies.
Ia fact that the fund was about 100000
behind.
MIR. Vose hoped that the resolution
would pass and that the money would be
taken when there was money in the con-
tingent fund. The1 Eighth ward called
tor. this Improvement for the convenience
OF the citizens who lived near the ground
and were obliged TO cross IL every day.
Mr. Barstow opposed the resolution,
and hoped 1t would be referred to the
committee on finance
Mr.. Angel thought that II the high
way committee put the rubbish on the
ground the exp,use OF removal
mittee. He thought that the finance
committee could ascertain wneth er
the Dexter Donation commission should
atteul To tue matter.
The resolutions and the petition were
referr ed to The committee on finance.
-t...'. Concurrent business.
The invitutiun to the city council to at
tend the festival in aid OF ST. Joseph's
hospital, April 10. 1893, was accepted.
An ordinance in amendment of chapter |
XXXlV Of the ordinances entitled ''Of-
ficers of the city aud their duties" aud |
OF chapter XLVIiI OF the ordinances en- |
titled Salaries" was referred to the |
committee on finance
An ordinance in amendment of chapter |
LII of tine ordinances entitled "Swill |
aud house offdl " was referred to the |
committee on ordinances
The following were passed in concur
rence Resolution appointing Joint |
special committee to examine and report |
upon bill for an ordinance regulating |
the drainage and plumbing OF buildings: |
r, solution adding the sum OF $4,000 to |
the appropriation for building and fur
tne Manual Training School |
building on Fond street resolution order |
ing "A telephone for the office of the IN |
spector OF buildings
Report ON Advance Club Statements. |
Mr.. Covell presented the report of |
Commissioners Smith relative to the
statements made By the Advance club |
in response to resolution re- |
guessing such report. The report is as
follows: