The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-21
Another Batch Of Interesting
Interviews.
What 0IneyviIIe Citizens Think About
Annexation.
OF Eighty-F Four Interviews, ,Thirty-One
Are Strongly for annexation.
THE NEWS BUREAU, oLsRyvILLE,
No. s. Hartford Avenue. \

No. 5. Hartford Avenue.i
with the following interviews THE
NEWS completes the record OF the
opinions of SO citizens OF the Olneyvilie
district on the question OF annexation TO
the CITY of Providence. These views may
be said to represent nearly all classes oil
business interests, and they naturally ex-
press a variety OF opinions.
OF the S5 gentlemen who have thus ex-
. pressed themselves.
81 favor annexation.
20 nre satisfied with present conditions.
16 favor fire district.
III are in doubt.
6want to see the town divided; and
1suggests an improvement district.
DIR. TwitchcIps Views.
Frank A. Twitchell-TLe problem for
solution seems to be how can we obtain
the greatest number of improvements at
the least possible cost TO the taxpayers.
II we can secure adequate frs protection,
sewers, free letter delivery and other
needs of the town at a less cost by the
formation OF a fire distrist than by annex
alton to the city of Providence, then fire
district might be preferable. There
seems 10 be grave doubts in'regard to our
being able to get what we want other
than by annexation. BY becoming part
of the city we can secure the following
advantages:
/. A more efficient fire department than
can possibly be obtained even under fire
district.
2. A sewage system which probably
can be secured in no other way.
3. Free letter delivery.
Roducfior, In, M ra m rates mer-
cantile property to the city standard. aL&
8. In the matter Of police protection
offenders against the laws could not es-
cape arrest by fleeing over the city line as
ct present.
6. An appreciation In real estate value
accruing from an influx of home seekers
which would naturally result, and also
from the use of Neutakonkanut Hill for
public park, which would make this Sec
tion the most desirable residential suburb
IN Rhode Island.
Annexation opens up to US the greatest
possibilities, and with the most pictures
que spot in the State converted into O
grand public park, a generation would
see the center of population of Providence
nearer to Olneyville Square than it is
todny to Cathedral Square.
Fire District Preferred.
Henry Fredericks--If we can have fro
dietrict, favor remaining as we are. IL
not, let as become part OF the city.
Try>a Division, First.
William 4. Martin-First separate and
bring our valuation down on par with
the city. Try town government OF the
Olneyville section, il that Is a success and
can be run cheaply with needed improve
ments, all right. II that does not work,
then annex.
III our valuation was as low as in the
city OF Providence should favor annexa-
ton at once.
City property pays a better income to
the owner than in Johnston. Our valua-
tion is SO high that with a smaller tax rate
we actually pay as much as our city neigh
bors.
Lot US make ready in the next few years
and then become part of the city.
Electric lights and paved streets are
used by the country people as well as
ss those in this vicinity. A house and
lot with fifty feet on the street is taxed
as much as the average farm with a half
mile frontage. ! have no horse and do
not use paved street but am willing to
help pay for it.
A Fire District Advocate.
Irving walch-A fire district would ac-
complish all that is required. Don't see
but that we are well enough off as we
are. Might have sewer for the lower end
of Plainfeld street, pair of horses and
few men under pay at the engine house
and that would not make a very great
outlay.
We enjoy many privileges that we could
not II we were part OF Providence.
An Annexationist.
Nelson Tyring-Think 1t would be for
he best to go into the city.
Wants Fire District.
william f. watorman-Don't think we
= can better ourselves by annexation. Let
us try q fire district and those who are
benefited pay the bills.
Fears the Taxes.
well as we could do. Itshould be remem-
bsred that everything in the City of
Providence Is not perfect; many streets
In the city are no better than some OF
ours and their tax rate will be increased
II 1t changes at all.
Satisfied.
David O'Donnell-Remain es we are.
Prefers n Fire District.
Hugo q, Marks-If il is possible to OBJ
tain sewer as town, remain as we arc
with fire district.
II we cannot get q sewer go into the
city.
Annexation would oblige US TO pay
more taxes; that Is about what IL would
accomplish.