New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-05
A QUESTION FOR THE NEW CITY GOVERNMENT
OF PROVIDENCE.

A QUESTION FOR THE NEW CITY GOVERNMENT
or PRovIDENCE
Providence r. L. Jan 4 (speciaD.-The new city
government Will be inau gurated az noon next Mon
day There is considerable interest as 10 the IN
augural message Of the incoming mayor. Edward
H. McGuinness. The issue in the election OF Nc
Guinness and a Board Of Aldermen that is in sym
pathy with him that Of transfer tickets on the
street railways. II has been said by eminent law
vers who declared themselves personally favorable
10 compelling the street railway company TO Issue
such transfers. that the terms OF the trdnchlse
GRANTED tae company precluded the obtaining OF
transfers by such means. Mr.. McGunness is HIM
self a lawyer Of considerable ability, am the peo-
pie are anxious to know how ne would 20 10 "orA
TO procure for them the desired transfers
Manufacturing enterprises OF all kinds seem to be
unusually busy FOR the season OF the year. and
there exists a confidence In the future OF business
maj has not been apparent since the election OF
Grover Cleveland in lSs2. Bank elearings; Tor 1875
exceed those OF any year since l&- Bu!ldihg en-
terpr.ses have also been more extensive than IN
any previous year. 49, -, , $780,.
great surprise to all but few people. Those who
we're on the inside however. were aware that Nj;
his entire business and that shepard & GO had
made bid for the staolishment which ha1 neen
was prevented by the fact nat A. swan Brown' OF
the famous scotch syndGa5e soea anss hda ls
II Mr. shepard could have obtained the lease. he
would have thus been enabled Psr1manen'ly to , ex
be on the opposite corner from his greatest rival
the Calender McAuslan Troup Company IL
is understood that Mr.. Browns option on the
lease of the I.add Building is In the interest OF
the Calender McAusan * Troup Company The
assets Of the II. W. Ladd Company are paced
AZ considerably larger figures than the la.
billtles and il is said that the assignment
was caused by the refusal OF the trustees OK
the late caleb c. Burrows. father-in-!aw OF Gov
ernor Ladd, TO renew notes Endorsed by ue lale
Mr. Burrows to the extent OF 5000 MucA sympa-
Inv Is EXPRESSED for Governor Ladd.
The trustees OF the Providence Public Library
have bought land bounded by Washington, Greene
and Fountain SITS as site for the new library
builIng and Il Is expected that the long-delayed
and mush-needed ediice will soon become "A tam
bic fact -. ..,
Fred erick r. Anthony. OF this city. who escaped
from his keeper in Boston and for whose recovery
a reward of $500 offered has been FOUND IN
Boston and the reward has been paid
Registration throughout the state which con-
cded with the last day OF the year, is reported %
have been large In Providence. however, II ga
not come up to the figures OF last year or or 1871;
In 1895 "a persons were naturalzed IN the niied
States courts here 10 being natlralzed In Deem
Der l.,
The Warren Manufacturing Company is re-
huildng the mill destroyed by fire on october g.
The new mill will have total length OF 93i feet;
The weave shed VIII be 100 feet long. and the mill
nropsr ~ feet The building will be OF brick with
granite trimmings and Will be equipped win 100
looms and 1900 spindes The new plant VII. COST
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