The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-05


city of Providence In which any tracks
owned or operated by said Union Rail-
road Company or said Providence Cable
Tramway Company are or may be located
during said term. II Is, provided, how
ever, that the above exemption from the
obligation to pave and repave shall not be
held to relieve the railroad companies
from the duty 10 replace In good order
any portion Of the roadway or pavement
OF any street that has been removed or
displaced by the company for the purpose
OF laying new tracks or for the renewal or
repair OF those now laid in any street,
highway or public place In the city.
The Union Railroad Company Is re-
quired to erect the central station and
establish the system Of free transfers
provided for, within six months (weather
permitting,) after the city shall furnish
1t free of all rentals and charges a suit
able location for such central station and
shall grant permission to the company to
lay such additional tracks In such manner
and in such streets or other places as
shall be necessary TO make proper and
convenient connections with the station.
Ii Is also required from time TO time to
erect such other minor stations and
establish the system OF free transfers
therein within reasonable time, not
exceeding three months after the city
shall have agreed with the Union Rail-
road Company upon the locationH, and
shall have furnished II such locations as
provided, free Of rentals and charges.
The last clause of the first section is
permissive and provides that similar
transfer stations may established In any
city or town other than the city of Provi-
dence when ever such city or town and
any street railway company may arrive
at mutual agreement.
: The second section relates to fares and
provides that the amount now charged,
five cents, shall be fixed until June ],
1912.
The third section provides that the act
shall take effect from and after its pas
sage, whenever the Union Railroad Com
pany shall accept In writing the terms
and provisions thereof, and shall file it's
acceptance in the Office OF the secretary
OF state. Thereupon and until July.1, A.
ID. 1872, the act, and SO much OF the act
TO which 10 is IN addition as Is not modi-
fed hereby, shall be and remain without
change in full force and effect bet tween
the State OF Rhode Island and the Union
Railroad Company; and the provisions OF
chapter 152 of the Public Statutes, and
chapter III OF the General Laws, and Of
all acts in amendment or In addition to
either OF said chapters shall not apply
thereto.
THE DISCUSSION.
Mr.. Barstow moved that the bill be
made the special order for tomorrow and
this motion was.seconded by Mr.. Lippitt.
MIR. Blodgett objected 10 the postpone
ment snd.sa!d that the House was all ready
to.consider the bill
Mr.. Kimball said that it would be
unfair TO the mem bers from the city OF
Providence.to consider such compllcst-
ed measure ana to take final action on the
day OF Its presentation.
Mr.. Rounds raised the point Of order
and claimed that undersrule 80 the bill
must Law over for % hours
Mr.. Blodgett stated that rule 80 did
not apply.as IL was not q new matter and
that the bill presented was substitute.
The speaker ruled against Mr.. Rounds.
Mr.. Littlefield said that the bill should
be recommitted and an opportunity given
TO the city Of Providence for a public
hearing on the substitute bill.
At the request of Mr.. Rounds a roll call
vote was then taken on the motion to
postpone until tomorrow and the motion
was lost by vote OF 81 TO n as follows:
Ayes-Representative Barstow, Buffum,
Comstock, Dillon, Garvin, GreenhaIgh,
Helm, Holden, Hull, Kimball, Lippitt,
Littlefield, Moffitt, Potter, Remlinger,
Root, Hounds, Scott, Sheffield, Smith,
Noes Representatives Bachelor. Bat
tey, Blodgett, Boucher, George Brown,
Isaac Brown, Bullock Burgess, Cong
don, Cottrell, Coyell, Crumb. Dulude,
Fish, Fournier, Hanaford, Harrington,
Heydep, Higbee, Hoxsie, Lemunyou,
Monroe, Perrin. Ray, Rogers, Rose,
sSlocum, Stanley, Stanton, Edward
Thayer, Philo Z. Thayer, Vose, Whit
Mr.. Blodgett said that II was hard for
him to have patience with those people
of the city of Providence who came to the
State House and whined that they had
been deceived.
He scored the trainers OF the original
oulyn fNr and hAK.
passage of the substitute.
Mr.. Studley said that he was sorry 10
be the means of divided judiciary COM
mittee and he opposed the substitute,
The vote OF the committee, however, to
recommend the indefinite postponement
OF thelorigipal bill was unanimous.
Mr.. Studley first referred to The threat
that may be read between the lines of the
original bill and then pointed out how
inadequate il was SO far as the interests
OF the people are concerned. Ii hos
general directionn clause which means
nothing and would not let passenger
have free transfer from the Olneyville
TO the Cranston line, and this particular
fault is only one of several similar ones.
The dissenting member OF the judiciary
committee then went on the discussion
of the substitute. He opposed ii prin-
cipally on the ground that II discrimi-
mates against the city OF Providence by
minor stations without charge or rentals.
while in the case OF other towns aud
cities IL says that they may enter into
contracts With any railway company for
the establishment OF such stations.
Mr.. Sheffield, the Newport member Of
the judiciary COMMITTEES also dissented
and while he approved the indefinite post
ponement Of the first bill he warned the
members against the passage OF the Sec
ond, calling IL an unwise piece OF legisia-
tion which would be sure to cause regret.
Mr.. Sheffield objected to that condition
OF the substitute bill fixing the fare at
tive cents and said that while in other
cities and towns IL may be made less than
that the Union Railroad Company could
not lower its price IL II so desired.
Mr.. kimball asked that the bill he con-
sicereu by sections anh the first section,
which contains 20 lines, was taken up.
Mr.. Kimbal then moved TO amend by
providing that cars shall run by, instead
of through, the stations. This amend
meDi, MIR. lodgett said, would defea,
the purpose OF the bill which is to secure
transfers without the danger OF fraud.