The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-03
IN THE HOUSE.

The House of Representatives was
called To orG'er at ll:10 O'Clock by Mr..
Speaker Holden and there was a quor-
um present.
Mr.. Curtis OF Providence. from the
committee on corporations, reported
back an act 10 incorporate the Rogers
Screw company. with recommendation
of passage: calendar.
From the calendar was taken an act
ir amendment of section As chapter 1S7,
general laws, entitled ''Of railroad COR
porations," on which the committee on
judiciary recommend passage. The
section provides that no railroad COR
pOration shall lay out or build its road
or lay it's tracks across any railroad,
street, highway. turnpike or travelled
way at grade, and no street, highway,
turnpike or road shall be laid out or
built across any railroad track at grade
except by the consent of the railroad
commissioner. The act was passed as
recommended.
Also fro mthe calendar an act to pre-
vent encroachments upon land OF rail-
road companies on which the commit
tee ON Judiciary recommend indefinite
pOstponemcnt of the original bill and
dhe passage OF substitute A.
The act provides that no length Of
possession, use, or occupancy. of land
belonging to a railroad corporation, by
am owner OF occupier Of adjoining land
shall hereafter create any right in or to
such land of the corporation i'm such
adjoining owner or occupant or in any
person claiming under him.
MIR. Parker, Coventry, cOntended that
the scope of the bill was To enable the
railroad companies 10 close up certain
crossings I'm towns that had been en-
jOycd as rights OF way for a number
OF years. and finding that the towns
standpoint. the railroad corporations
came Ia lhe General Assembly TO secure
the authority to do SO.
Mr.. BraytOn OF Cranston cited an In
stanc@suf a man who had his house
wfthin few feet, N not actually upon
land. which belonged 10 a railroad
company, and that h had occupied the
premises undisputcd for thirty years.
MIR. Newell o. Central Falls cited an
almhst similar instance in his city and
said he did not believe in giving the
railroad company more than they nave
"a present Substitute \ was then
passed. and the original act was indch-
nitely postponed.
The speaker at this time laid before
the house an act from the senate rela-
tive 20 chapters sGi and SO. public laws
which prOVt1eg FOR the city OF prOVi-
dcnce borrowing $500 900 for the pur-
pose Of building and furnishing school
houses. and providing that nothing In
chapter so shall repesl the provisions
OF chapter S64: referred to the commit
tee on engrossed acts.
Mr.. Rathbun OF West Greenwich.
from the committee on engrossed acts.
at once reported hack the acts ls truly
and rightly engrOssed. and this action
was ordered communicated % the sem
ate forthwith.
From an act an amendment of chap
ter iSs, general laws. entitled 'of rail-
road corporations" on which the esft.--
mittee IN Judiciary recommend iuleh-
mite p3NpB1ement. This is the act
which provided that conductors should
be compelled - accent coupon tickets
when torn from the book: Indefinitely
p0stp0ufsl.
Mao from -ue cainn1lr an act in
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