The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-27
They Want TO
BUILD PIERS.
Property Owners on West Side
Of River Hold Meeting.
CHARTER WILL Be ASKED FOR.
Plan is 10 Construct Big Piers and EIeYa-
tors South Of Henderson ST.
CITY WORKING ALONG SAME LINE.
Committee on Harhor 10 Make Report This Even
Ing 10 Common Council Cibs Right 10
Take The Property is Disputed.
Plan Is 10 Construct Big Piers and EIeYa-
tors South Of Henderson ST.
CITY WORKING ALONG SAME LINE.

meeting was called for this after
noon at o'clock of land owners along
the water front i'm the vicinity of AL
lens avenue, who are back of the move
ment TO pocure a charter for a COM
pany TO be organized for the purpose
OF building piers and elevators on the
west side OF the river. below the city
yard. These property owners have al
ready had several confeences on the
matter. The proceedings of the meeing
are along the line that Will be taken
at the meeting of the city council this
evening, when the committee on har-
Dor Will report, as announced in an
other column. on the proposed resolu-
tion petitioning the State Legislature to
authorize the city Of Providence to
condemn certain lands on the water
front in the vicinity Of Harbor June
ton, thus enabling the city TO issue
bonds for the purpose of building piers
for the accommodation of merchant
A.narine.
one of the propety owners already re-
ferred TO, told a News reporter that this
action on the part of the city commit
tee is 10 forestall the effots OF the prop
erty owners themselves TO establish
wharVes and elevators in that section.
The land namedsin the resolution has
been the object of contention for sever
nj years and the lond owners feel that
their right of possession will be serious
ly violated If the city is given the priv
ilege OF condemning the property.
The News informant reviewed the
history OF matters a little. In 1890. he
4 a. Il.
Boston Railroad company laid steam
car rails one night between what is
now know as the city yard and Har-
Dor Jun, IN, without legal authority
of the city, of of the property owners.
The property owners commenced suit
for damages against the railroad COM
pany. but the corporation claimed that
il had not injured the property
While the suit was pending in the
Supreme Court. continued the gentle
men referred to, the railroad officials
secured from the legislature an act OF
easement, equal 10 an ownership, OF
tract 400 feet I'm width on Aliens ave-
nue.. which act of easement covered the
land upon which the railroad company
had laid it's rails. The Supreme Court
decided that the land owners had been
damaged by the laying Of the rails on
a portion of Aliens avenue. and APP
pointed commission of three upon the
matter. This commission has been
holding sessions for several months
back hearing complaints by the land
owners. Some of the land owners have
been represented by attorney and somo
have presented their own claims.
The charter of the railroad company
compels that corporation 10 fence all
land over which it's trains run. and If
they fence i'm the portion OF Aliens ave-
nue., and the city lays its customary IL
foot sidewalk II would leave but feet
OF gangway for teamng on the avenue
This, concludes the News informant
is 20 the disadvantage of the property
owners, and they have taken the steps
toward procuring a charter solely 10
protect what they consider to be their
legal right.