The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-12
OAKLAND BEACH ROAD.
Will Be Operated by Electricity Be-
ginning Sunday Next.
Mr. Francis Appointed Chief Engineer Of
The Suburban Railway.

BY orders received from the general
manager of the Consolidated road. the
train service on the Warwick and Oak
land Beach branch will be discontinued
on and after midnight Saturday. and
the Rhode Island Suburban Railroad
company will probably commence to
operate the road by electricity on sun
day. There is still some little work 10
be done 10 complete the electric road
but whether or not everything ia ready
for the trolley by Sunday, traffic will
not be interrupted.
General Manager Potter Of the Union
Railroad company, said today that ne
expected 20 be able 10 operate the road
by Sunday. but had no doubt that II
the work could not be finished i'm time
the Consolidated would continue to run
trains until the trolley cars are ready.
In the meantime Mr. Potter has taken
steps TO give a service that will afford
every accommodation 10 the public ana
with this end in view has secured from
the Consolidated officials a statement
Of the number OF persons carried daily
from each station. that ne may deter
mine what places along the road need
the most cars. and Whether or not for
instahce. the stations at tho lower mid
nlt fill Nnutb AfAhtif an fAlld thi
morning and evening, which would not
be necessary for the stations al the end
Of the line
AGENTS WILL REMAIN.
The suburban directors have al
ready decided that the agents I'm charge
Of the stations for the Consolidated
road viii remain In charge Of the Sow
eral stations for the Suburban road.
and the ears Will stop at the present
o. -.
tions are beginning at the lower end
Of the road Buttonwoo6s. Oakland
Beach. Warwick Rocky Point. Grants,
BIyside. River View, Shawomet Beach,
Cohimicut. Coles. Hoxie. Spring Green.
Lakewood. silver Hook Bellefont From
here the road will run over the new
connecting tracks. which run along
Emwood avenue 10 the Auburn and
Elmwood line, al Hhe corner of Park
and EImwood avenues. in Auburn.
According TO the present plans. II is
hardly probable that cars will be run
oftener than once an hour at the pres
ent time. except at the busy times at
the begfnning and end OF the day. In
any event cars enough 10 accommodate
the traffic on the road will be provided.
While Il will be possible for the work
70 be finished far enough this week 10
enable cars to be run. II will be several
DAYS before all the details are reduced
to regular working order.
MR.. FRANCIS APPOINTED.
The fact that Mr.. George r. Francis
OF this city. the well-known civil engi-
neer, has been appointed as chief en-
gnieer Of the Rhode Island Suburban
Railway company means a great deal
for Mr. Francis has given ample proof
OF his abIllty as a railroad engineer.
He was in the city engineers office
under Samuel NJ Gray before making
n speciality OF railroad engineering and
eince 1887 has been engaged on ter
minal facilities in Providence and Bos-
ton.
During the trainshed controversy In
this city Mr.. Francis was empowered
60 deal with the council committee:
and in one week the Francis plan was
approved unanimously by both
branches of the city council The city
was satisfied with the proposition sub
mitted by Mr.. Francis, anu the com
pany also was pleased with the plan
adopted. The Francis trainshed was
different from anything previously
proposed either by Che city or the rail-
road company. and the unhesitating
acceptance by the city Of the decision
Of a New York -Nau- Haven and Hart
ford representative was, to say the
least, quite compliment TO his ability,