The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-21
ISSUE DODGED.
The Transfer Question Still
in Statu Quo.
No Meeting of Council Last
Night to Consider 1t.
How Members Would Have Voted
Were the Matter Taken Up.

Has anyone heard anything OF free
transfers recently? Can the man be
found who has ridden from Randall
square to Fox Point for a single fare?
According to the original plans Of four
weeks ago the Common Council would
have met last night and settled that mat
ter of transfers, and today the papers
would have been full of arguments pro
and con, the sarcasm of West end logic
of Gardner the eloquence OF kavanaah
and the noise of Burdick, with here and
there question fIom the careful Nh.
Truman.
But they didn't meet Mt all, because st
the meeting two weeks ago 1t was decided
better TO drop the matter for while,
and an adjournment was taken to sep
iember !, in spite OF the special order for
July 90.
II they had been there members would
have denounced the Legislature and the
railroad company. They would have
talk, about some one having the city
by the throat and discussed vested rights
aud contracts.
Ana it all would,bave been unnecessary,
because each member made up his mind
weeks ago and not even the argument OF
Mr.. Tanner would make them waver.
But 1HE NEWS can announce tha vote
that might have been cast last night II
tho members had not decided that they
had better do nothing.
FOR the benefit of the indignant people
and the constituents who arc supposed to
have stayed awake nights, gone without
food and waited with breathless expec-
tstion for transfers since Inauguration dEy
last January q NEW reporter has can
vassed the members, and with good re-
suits. That is. most everyone was will
ing TO talk, and tho non-committsl list is
small. Even Mr.. Truman who has re-
fused to vote on an eight dollar appro-
priation, was willing to declare himself.
THE QUESTION.
The resolution upon which President
Kendrick would have called for vote Is
as follows:
Resolved, That his Honor, the Mayor.
be and he is hereby authorized and
directed 10 execute an agreement on be-
half OF the city Of Providence with the
Union Railroad Company providing tor
the esta blish,nent of said system OF free
transfers and the erection OF central
transfer station upon the site of the
present station OF said company at Wey-
bosset bridge substantially In accordance
with the accompanying plans, and also
for the establishment, maintenance and
use of minor transfer stations on Mey-
bossst street, near Richmond street,
and at or near the Junction OF Mill ana
North Main streets or I'm the Charles street
district whenever Charles ana Mill streets
are widened; and also for the establish
ment, maintenance and use Of other and
additional minor transfer stations when
ever from time TO time such minor trans
fer stations shall be found to be necessary
for the public convenience Dy the City
Council, provided that IL IL Is found after
any one OF such minor transfer stations
so cefa,Ifahcd shalI hova teen I'm ,,se for
period 81 one year that not more than
$50 people day on the average during
said year are transferred at such minor
transfer station, then such minor trans
fer sta ions may be discontinued; snd
provided further, that In said agreement