The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-09
TO REVOKE
FRANCHISES.
Continued from Page I.
THE INFORMATION

The paper died by the attorney general
is quite lengthy one. It first calls at
tention To tie fact that after 20 years OF
controversy and negotiation between the
city of Providence and the citizens there
of on the one side and the railroad
corporations entering said city with
their lines on tho other, with ref.
erence to the necessity of improved rail
ROAD facilities and terminals In said
city. on June IL. ElSS9, the New York.
Providence and Boston Railroad Com
pany the Old Colony Railroad Company
and the Providence and Springfeld
Railroad Company presented To the City
Council of said city communication
with reference TO improved railroad facil.
tiles and terminals in said Providence
with an accompanying plan Tor i'm
proved railroad terminals and new
union station in said Providence.
That said plan presented and thereon
was represented as a constituent mart
of said station and the buildings COM
prising the same train shed of about
1000 feet in length and covering as shown
on said plan five stub tracks on each side
Of tho concnurse represented on said plan
and four through tracks and said plan pro-
vded for an ample train shed and shelter
for the public and passengers using said
station and entering and leaving the
railroad trains against rain, snow. Ice
anu the inclCment weather Of % changing
climate. rs heretofore provided and en-
ioycd at the old railroad station then in
use In said Providence.
POWER TO CONSTRUCT STATION.
That on March %. 1890, the General
Assembly passed an act providing that
THE Old Colony Railroad Company and
the New York. Providence q Boston Rail
way ara hereby authorized and empow-
cred to construct suitable passenger
station and the approaches thereto in
the city of Providence. in accordance
with the above plans presented to the city
council
The several acts of tho General AS bly,
in regard TO tho consolidation ard lease
OF itferent roads by the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad company are
ci ted anu tho direction to the latter COM
papy To build the new station at once.
RIGHT STRICTLY GUARDED.
That certain changes were made in tho
regular plans but that none of thess
modi 1catons effected said train shed pro-
videi for ny said plans, but that the City
Council has ever zeulously guarded its
right under said acts OF the General
Assembly to have said train sheds erect
ed rs n part OF the improved terminal
facilities in s,id city. BY resolution No.
1864, approved March. 20. 1894. entitled Res
olution submitted by the Joint Special
Facilities" tho city council provided
'that In addition to the structure shown
On said plans there shall be constructed
aud completed coipcidently with said
structure "A suitable train house OF n
width sufficient TO cover oil OF the pas
senger tracks and platforms and OF such
chbrartsr and according TO such plans ns
shall bo approved ty the city couucil OF
the city Of Providence F" anu said resolu.
ton further provided 'thRt the accept
cane herein contained Is conditioned that
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company snail on or before the
irst day of MAY. 1894. flo with tho city
ol ,rk Of the city of Providence its written
assent to tho provisions contained i'm this
resolution. and shall also on or before the
first day of October following present fer
tho approval Of the citv council pla ms for
said train housa. Nothing herein con.
tainsi shall prevent the immediate prose-
cutiun of work upon the passenger station
bul ding nb owe referred TO +"
AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.
Next attention is called to the fact that
the City Council on MAY 4. 1894 passed
resolution providing that the railroad
company. having failed To flo with tie
ely clerk an acceptance In substance OF
tIc terms and conditions 81 the accept
apCc by the City Council Of the plan sub
mitted 90 it By the railroad. T-s latter
resolution was passed 10 SGT certain yexa-
tious public questions at rest
That snid railroad company Of said
protest Of said City Council has not com
ul'cd with said conditions of acceptance
contained in said City Council resolution
No lG4 and said new station ard ter
minal facilities therefore. In consequence
uf said reflect Of said railroad company
and It's failure tn comply VITA said condi.
tioDs. nave never been accepted Oy said
CITY Countl and. not being in accord.
Bnco with said plan sanctioned by tho
General Assembly and which said rail.
rOad COMPANY was by said acts directed
% carry out are entirely Unauthorized
aud illegal.
And that said railroad company not
having complied with the directions Of
the General Assembly contained In said
acts has violated and usurpud and still
violates aud usuTps the liberties privi.
legtS powers authorities ana franchises
specified In said acts, against the form 81
toe statute In such casa made and pro.
vided and against said state and tie
people thereof % their great DAMAGE and
prejudice. ana against the rcAce and
dignity Of tho state and tbareby has for
feited said liberties, privileges. powers
authoritios aud franchises contained In
said acts