The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-16
Interstate Officials Have Re-
fused to Sign the High
Street Agreement.
The Claim is Made that the
Second Agreement is not
the Original One.
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE DELAYED.
Baseball Wager Withdrawn Police Officials
Moving Into New Quarters Undertaking
Many Guests-Acted SusplclousIy.

The City Solicitor or some one else, Mt
the instigation of the joint standing Com
mittee on Highways, drew up a contract
or agreement between the city OF Central
Falls and the Interstate Railroad Co.
which, 1t 10 said, the company refuses to
sign.
For number OF months the citizens and
taxpayers have been agitating the question
of repairing High street. All those who
are conversant with the condition OF that
thoroughfare agree that there ought to be
no delay In the commencement OF the
work, % ct any moment an accident Is
liable to occur which might cause raid
upon the city treasury amounting to many
hundreds of dollars.
In repairing the street the Board OF
Public Works deemed 1t advisable to
macadamixe the street to the rails, thus
abolishing the 49, inch width OF pavements
outside of the tracks. When this matter
was explained In the Board of Aldermen
Alderman Mccartney said 1t would be
much better to have 1t that way because
much better job could be done.
II the macadam were brought flush up
to the tracks there would then be no
broken edges and less liability OF 1t break
ing of and forming ruts. On the con-
trary, the Alderman said, II the pavements
were allowed to remain 1t would be impos-
sible to make neat and economical job;
the edges would be constantly breaking
and in need of weekly repairs.
The terms OF the agreement sanctioned
by the city allowed the latter to remove
the pavements and become the owner OF
the blocks, and compelled the railway
company to repave at its own expense at
any time the city should order them to do
so. There is q hitch, however, in the pro-
gram, as the railway officials refuse to sign
the agreement. The point of their con-
tention is that the terms of the agreement
are not such as were agreed upon by them
and the Board of Public Works; and In
this declinstion to attach their signature
to the agreement they are supported by
certain city officials, who state that the
company is right.
From the arguments produced by the
railway people it is claimed that whoever
drew up the agreement made 1t entirely
different from the original agreement.
Under the agreement prepared by the City
Council the city becomes the owner OF the
pavements removed from the street; and
If, at any time, the city desired new pave
ments placed near the rails the railway
company would be obliged, at cost of
nearly $1,000, to do as ordered. The Inter-
state people characterize the proposed
agreement 40 unfair and decidedly refuse
to agree to it. This Misunderstanding, or
desire on somebody's part to be smart, will
cause another halt in the Improvement of
this street, which will not be relished by
those directly and indirectly interested
Id 1t.
The Rescue Temple.
An important meeting of the Rescue
Temple will be held this evening. Three
candidates will be initiated into the Tenn
pie. After the meeting Of the Temple the
Dramatic Club will hold rehearsal as the
books for the drama have arrived.
Entertained Guests.
Mrs. s. j. Durfee of Broad street Is en-
tertaining number Of guests at her pa
latial cottage at Narragansett Terrace this
year. Among those who partook of her
hospitality last week were Misses Edith
Holway and Margaret McRay, f. ID.
Paine, w. i. Welmarth, j. w. Lund, all of
this city; Miss Wrightman, Josiah Brin-
ton, Clinton Wilbur of Pawtucket; Mrs. j.
Mitchell and Miss Minnie Mitchell of
Providence.
Acted Suspiclously.
A young man, formerly of Valley Falls,
was arrested last evening on jerks street
by Officer Bloomfield. The officer first
noticed the young man on Hawes street
acting in suspicious manner, and con-
cluded to await developments. He followed
him to jerks street where he placed him
under arrest and escorted him to the sta
tion. Later in the evening Sergt. Louks
discovered that he was suffering from an
over dose OF liquor. The proper remedies
were administered. This morning he was
fined 81 and costs in the District Court.
or For Nova Scotia.
The following party left for Culloden,
Nova Scotia, today, to be gone ten DAYS.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goslin and daughter
Bertha, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Packard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles III. Hood and son,
DIR. G.. A. Sweet and wife, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Lent.
Withdrew the Money.
The Holy Trinity &. ID. y. baseball team
and club organized on Broad street
played match game OF ball Saturday for
purse of s1O. The game was played on
the &. !. AS grounds In Valley Falls. The
game ended in n wrangle. Two umpires
were officiating at the commencement OF
the game, but before many innings were
played everybody on the field assumed the
role, which caused grand mix-up. The
dispute arose over decision OF one OF the
umpIres. The other umpire objected to
the decision, and this led TO a general row.
The money was In the hands OF Druggist