The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-16
SUNDAY BOATS.
Fall River Has One to
Connect With This City.
Cannot Run Direct to Summer
Resorts Along Bay.
The Text of the Decision of the
Bay State Commissioners.

The Massachusetts, railroad commits
sioners have declared that the Peoples
line of steamboats, OF Fall River shall not
run Sunday boats from that city to Cres-
cent Park.
In the hearing granted on the petition
there was testimony to the effect that
bar was maintained on the Peoples line
boat which was opened Sundays as soon
as the steamer crossed the Rhode Island
line, coming from Fall River and was
kept open until that line was reached on
the return trip.
This testimony, Manager Buffum OF
the Providence, Fall River and Newport
company, thinks was the main factor con-
sidered by the authorities in making their
decision.
Furthermore, the Peoples line only
runs one boat, the King Philip and she
does not make regular trips but takes out
special parties on excursions
1t Is well known fact in the summer
steamboat business that party made up
exclusively OF the members of some
organization Is more apt TO be disorderly
than "a general crowd.
The memb bers of the organization will
take more liberty and feel that as IL Is all
one crowd there will be no one TO object.
THEIR PRIVILEGES LIMITED.
The Providence boats are not allowed
any greater privileges than the King
Philip. They may carry Sunday passen-
gers from Fail River to Providence, New
port or Block Island. but not to Rocky
Point or Crescent Park.
Fall River people who want to go to
either of those resorts on Sunday must
first come to this city and then reembark.
The substance OF the decision by which
the Providence, Fall River and Newport
Company has authority to connect with
Fall River on Sunday is as follows;
COMMISSIONS DECISION.
1t appearing to the board, after public
notice and hearing all parties desiring to
be heard, and upon consideration OF the
facts and reasons shown, that public
necessity, convenience. health and well
fare may reasonably require, within the
meaning and intent OF the statute the
running of such steamboats, under proper
regulations and restrictions-it Is
Ordered, That the board authorize, dur
ing the year 1897, the running by the
Providence, Fall River and Newport
Steamboat Company, on the Lords day.
of one steamboat in the forenoon from
Fall River to Newport, ana thence con-
tinuing TO Block Island or connecting at
Newport with another regular steamboat
run by said company from Newport to
Block Island; and also one steamboat in
the afternoon from Block Island 10 New
port and thence continuing to Fall
River or connecting at Newport with tho
first mentioned steam boat on its return
trip from Newport to Fall River; but
upon these express conditions, VIZ:
/. Said boats shall not touch or receive
or discharge passengers at any interme-
date point between Fall River and Block
Island, excepting Newport, either going
or returning.
2 Said boats shall be run during such
portions of the year only as regular week
day boats are run on tho route aforesaid.
3. The fares and ticket rates charged
or collected for transportation on said
boats shall in no case be less than the
regular week day fare and rates charged
or collected by said company for trans
portation between the same points on
said route.
4. No spirituous liquor or malt or other
intoxicating liquor shall be sold or fur
nished by said company, or shall be sold
or furnished by any person on said boats
and no gaming or unlawful sport shall
be permitted thereon.
b. No person who Is under the In
fluence of liquor, or who is noisy, disor-
derry, profane, or indecent in language or
behavior, shah be allowed TO ride on said
boats; and no offensive conduct of any
kind shall be permitted thereon.
q. The authority hereby given may be
revoked ut any time. In the discretion of
the board, without previous notice TO said
company.