The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-26

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the street was not travelled much. IL
Vulnerable grocery, meat and othe teams
used the street.
John =. I.osront Objected.
John b. Lecroft said that he owned
property on that street and used the street
three or four times a day. He said that the
New England ElectrClytic Copper Com
pany had done the city little good since
they came to Ce ntsal Falls. For what
good they have dome the city the company
has received ample protection. An electric
light is placed In ipediately In front Of the
works, the fire apartment Is at their SER
vice; In fact, ';hcy have more than the
ordinary taxp iyer. Continuing he said
that II this par tiot lar portion of the street
Is closed up 81 Jme arrangements ought to
be made for Il le peoples benefit. He said
that he would. Hike to sell his property to
the company.
'heRetitioners Side.
Mr.. McCo y, manager of the New Eng
land ElectrOiytic Copper Company, said
that the co mpany found themselves unable
to handle the In creased volumes of busi-
ness and it wes t o facilitate that the COM
pany desired. H., claimed that the concern
was of some bene fit to the city. The COM
pany has paid ut nearly $4,000 to tEcir
employees; 175 TO 200 men were given en-
ployment, and the weekly pay roll
amounted TO q 900, which is put into the
merchants han DIS to pay rent and so on.
Mr.. Mccoy said that the company
owned all the and on either side of Black
stone street al I'd 1t was their intention to
enlarge their plant. One of the things
| fod he ~ lo
refinery on tn opposite side Of the street,
and 1t would be inconvenient for them to
have to cross o public street. He said that
900 pound of material was handled in
day, and II the street was abandoned 1t
would result in the number Of men en-
ployed bein & increased He said that
other places were holding ont grand in
ducemeEts, md II they did not got what
they wanted 1t might result In the COM
pany seekiI ig new quarters in the near
future. In answer Mr.. Chamberlain said
that some ay the residents are expecting
bridge to be erected at that point, but
II the street. Is closed the people can bid
good-dsy the bridge.
Frank !! C. Fitxsimu.ens' strongP1ea.
The last speaker for the remonstrants
was Franlr K. Fitzsimmons, secretary Of
the Star Tanning Company. Mr.. Fitz-
simmons said that ne appeared through
friendship, for Mrs Albert Freeman,
daughter If the late Hon. George F. jerks,
and 1t gf we him much pleasure to be able
to return favors received from her and her
family in the past, by raising his voice in
offence o what she considers an uncalled
for ard unjust infringement upon her
rights as a taxpayer and one of the oldest
landed int erests In the city.
Mr.. Fitz simmons made one of the strong
est speech es of the evening, and when he
finished b e was warmly congratulated by
those in " hose interest he spoke. His re-
marks we re not radical, nor were they
abusive, ut on the contrary he went to the
very roots of the matter and in convinc-
ing and 10 gical series of reasonings pointed
out the I'M ustice of catering fer the benefit
of one or two corporations to the detri-
ment to the vast amount of other interests.
In opening his argument he thought the
proceeding, were somewhat irregular in
manner, inasmuch as there was some
where in the building, or at least ought to
be, a remonstrance signed by a large
number of influential citizens; if that pc
t tion were read, Mr.. Fitzsimmons said,
it would give some idea Of the size, weight
and influence of those who objected to
this proposed deal. At the request of
President Eastwood City Clerk Crawford
read the LIST of the names of those who OBJ
jected to the closing of this street, and it
was founc to contain surprising number
of the most prominent citizens of this CITY
and of the town of Valley Falls.
Continuing Mr.. Fitzsimmons said that
the list contained names of citizens who
are here to stay and who would not be
apt to pack up their belongings and leave [
In the middle of the night. They were
identified with the interests Of the city In |
the past and would remain so In the |
future.
He pointed cut that the street opens into |!
new High street and that in all probability [
the High street line of electrics may be |
extended to Valley Falls, when Blackstone |
street will be needed. He pointed out that |
at present it is the only street not grade [
crossing, and 1t Is largely used by teamers |
on that account and also because it affords I
a short cut from Broad street to Pleasant ]
View. /
Mr.. Fitzsimmons closed with plea for
the Board to study the matter carefully in
all its bearings. He would not deny that |
the New England Electrolytic Copper
Company was benefit to the city; on the
COuIIoIy ~ Wbo Doucut, Out Ill p8rtle6
ought to be treated with equal justice.
City Solicitor Bosworth, by request of
Mr.. Fitzsimmons, explained the law. He
said that under the new statues street not
q public highway cannot be acquired by
reason that it has been used certain num-
Der Of years, but it must be proved that 1t
is an easement, or In other words was OBJ
tained by prescriptive right.
This closed the hearing, and upon mo-
tion of Alderman McCurtney the Board
adjourned till April 2, at 8 o'clock q. m, to
canvass the voting lists.
American Curled Hair Company.
No one was present at the hearing to
state the grievances of the above corpora
ttpu, SO it cannot be determined upon
what ground they object to the street
being opened. 1t did not transpire during
the hearing that the American Curled Hair
Company was directly Interested in the
dpal Alderman Mc(artrav In =, ~ |