The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-15
NO TRANSFERS.
Bill Killed by Decisive
Vote of 33 to 6.
Appropriation Bill Passed
Without Dissent.
Total Expenditure That Is Pro vided
For Is $3,579,24l.6l.

was such live reform issue last Novem.
Der was the special order for last night,
continued from June %, in the Common
Council.
After a discussion which lasted two
hours and fifteen minutes the Council
killed the bill ty a vote OF 20 to 6 on Mr..
Trask's motion to indefinitely postpone.
The result of the roll call was as follows
on the question to indefinitely postpone:
Ayes-Councilmen Angel, Anthony,
blanchard, Burdick, Blakeley, Bullock,
Greasy, Cooke, freeman, GrinDell, Nj.
w. Gardiner, Grey, Howard, Kelley,
Kelleher, Kavanagn, Lougee, Metcalf,
Miner, O'Connell, Phillips, Perkins.
Ryan, Remlinger, Randall, sturges, Sis
son, Smith, Trssk, Truman, Whitley,
Waterman, Whipple-33.
Noes President Kendrick and Council
men Beane, Rathbone Gardner, KenaricK,
Moore and Tanners.
The debate which preceded the roll call
was opened by Mr.. Gardner, who called
the transfer bill corrupt and venally OBJ
tanned and then argued for thirty-ive
minutes in favor OF its adoption by the
city.
LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE.
Mr.. Kavanagb, in opposition. told the
members that there were three ways open
to them, either to reject or adopt the sys-
TEN outright or take the middle course
and submit the question to the people for
"yes" or "no" at the regular election
on November or at special election.
Councilman Gardner of ths Second
Ward said that considering the single
point Of the great bridge where the ma
jority Of transfers would occur, the pro-
posed system would be more satisfactory
than q system.involving the use of tick
cts at outside points.
The system is, on the other hand, OBJ
jociionable because Of the building that
must be erected over the river. Ii is
chiefly Objectionable because of the in
iquitous act Of the Legislature, which
compels the city to pay such price for
1t.
"When i think Of what the State of
Rhode Island has done i'm response to
the reasonable request of this city con-
fess that 1t is almost impossible for me
to calmly submit to even think of adopt
ing such u system.
ACT Is CORRUPT.
"Tbe act was corrupt and venally OBJ
tanned, and the authorities stultified
themselves
"In dollars and cents" Mr.. Gardner
said, and ne presented lot of figures,
"the Advantages to the citizens of Provi-
dence will exceed the cost TO the city,"
Mr.. Kavanagb, who made such an
eloquent protest against the bill at the
last discussion on June %, that he had
the unique distinction of being applaud
ed, said last night that be had not
changed his mind, but was still strongly
opposed to the adoption of the system.
He said that there was no desire on the
part of tho people for the proposed sys-
TEN, but that, n the other hand, an in
quiry among the voters would show that
tie life of the transfer question had been
crushed out by the unjust act OF the Gen
cral Assembly.
The gentleman from Ward Ten declared
that q principle Is involved and that 1t is
not merely question Of whether the in
dividual shall save q nickel or not but
whether the city of Providence has any
rights at the hands of the State OF Rhode
Island to the annual revenue of which
Providence contributes oBe-half.
In conclusion Of long argument Mr..
Kavanagh said that the time will come
when the people will assert their author
ity and own their own street railway sys-
TENS and no longer be at the mercy of
corporations.
Mr.. Tanner supported Mr.. Gardner and,
in answer to MIR. Kavanagh's assertion
that public opinion will somc time pre-
vail against the legislature and corpora
tions, said that some time the city OF
Providence wonld realize that there Is
such a thing as the state of Rhode Island.
Mr.. Burdick then read his nine pages
OF type written manuscript, an abstract of
which Is as follows:
"The company has acquired, by unoue
influence, an advantage over the city
against its protest, and now Is endeavor-
ing TO consummate the imposition by
coercing the City Council into adopting
the station transfer system and thus re-
warding the company for its own wrong.
| refer 60 the legislative act passed at
the request OF tho company, anu the
proposition now under discussion to ap-
prove said act, by agreeing with that
company upon It's own terms-a one.
sided compact to be executed by the city
under. duress. An appropriate descrip-
tion OF the transaction proposed would
tie legalized public connscation.
According.to the plan the central trans
fer stat ion ~ TO be located on the princi.
pal main thoroughiare OF the city; a GEN.
trail ONT that must always be more used
bv pedestrians than any other i'm the
city, and Will always be ind ponsa BILE as