The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-25
CRANSTON.
Providence Wa arwick Bridge Aeitators
Anxiously Awaiting Monday.

The pressing needs OF the proposed
bridye across the Pawtuxet, near the Pet
taconset pumping station, 10 frovloehce,
are so forcible as TO make the bridge
certainty In the near future, heip or no
helm from neghboring towns.
Providence has large timber lands on
the Warwick side, which will soon be
ready for cutting. The proposed bridge
would make II very convenient 10 carry
wood across TO the pumping station, Where
i is needed.
Norwood and Lovely Lincoln Park
want water sent them. The proposed
bridge would be an excellent trestle-Work
on which to lay the water pipes across
the river. The site of the proposed bridge
Is between Lovely Lincoln Park and Provl-
dence via Cranston. This explains why
the owners of the park are Interested
The latest advices are that the owners
of Lincoln Park have purchased the olu
iron r. r. bridge below Auburn and with
a little help from Providence will move
the same TO the site OF the proposed
bridge, Cranston appropriation or no
CranstoA appropriation.
The kernel Of the argument OF the
Cranston people nearest the proposed site
Is that the increased travel from Warwick
TO Providence via Cranston would llven
the roads through the town.
If there were interests to be gained on
the Cranston side by the building OF
bridge the fact that the approaches 10
the talked-of bridge are private property
would still be a barrier TO Appropriation.
In a business-likc transaction the city
of Providence would offer to deed TO the
town a road across their lands TO be used
as an approach.
With the present arrangement the city
could do whatever IL wished when the
bridge is built, even to charging of toll
For the past few months there has been
raA Hfagaf IL inn with thp state OF
town politics. o>
A few individuals, martyr ike %
thought il was favorable opportunity 10
introduce city form OF government, but
that the people did not want.
A neutral observer. interpreting the
latest developments and bearing IN nina
the sauashing of the city project, must
say that the dissatisfied long not so much
for change OF government as for change
of companions.
This sentiment, which has smouldered
for some time, is becoming daily topic
Of conversation throughout the town, and
il has gone so far that the movers OF TIE
idea have a map drawn Of the section they
expect TO have annexed to Providence, for
such is the scheme.
The prime movers in the scheme and
those who wish for annexation are Airing
ton, Cranston, Auburn, Edgewood and
Pawtuxet. Auburn is not aiding heI
subjects, but will be forced 10 submit III
this all powerful uprising.
The owners Of the Cranston Print Works
do not want their plant included with
| the part 90 be annexed. This break would
shut out Knightsville; but these peoplt
| are willing 10 submit to some lnconvenl
ence to see their prosecuted friends safely
| landed.
Oaklawn, expecting the scheme to work
is asking the Kindness of $1,000 with which
| to keep her roads in repair the next ter
years.
Edgewood and Pawtuxet, geographic
cally set aside from the rest OF the town
and paying the largest proportional par
of the taxes, seem set for annexation.
Arlington, within reach of the city
seeing but not tasting of city advantages
is discussing strongly, annexation.
In last April's financial town meeting
the following resolution was passed
| "Will the town establish street llght'
| from the terminus of the electric lln'
southerly to "a point opposite Joseph Has
! lam's house ON Pontiac avenue"
The people of Howard and Others wht
! travel this road and who have been want
ing these lamps will be chagrined Il
| learn that this resolution is good 10
| nothing, because there Is no call III 1T 10
money with which to do the work.
This is a much travelled road and is II
sore need of light as protection TO lii'
and property.
People wishing any such improvement
bear i'm mind that unless their resolution
carries with il sum of money Will
which to execute the work, it counts al
nothing.