The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-30
To Railroad Eminent
Domain Bills.
Counsel for the Petitioning
Companies Propose
Vital Changes.

may be known to said company. Said
certificate shall be accompanied by a
plat showing the location of such lands,
and shall contain notice that said
company will give such security as the
court may require for the payment OF
all such costs and damages as may be
finally awarded TO any person interest
ed in the lands. or the interests or es-
tates i'm lands, taken in the proceedings
commenced by the filing OF such GER
tificate.
Mr.. Angel spoke briefly and said he
believed that the railroad commission
er was the proper person TO whom the
questions at issue should be referred.
ORDERED TO OPPOSE THEM.
city Solicitor ColwelI remarked that
no matter how plausible the amend
ments offered might appear the fact
remained that he had been sent mere 10
oppose the bills, and until he received
instruct ions TO the contrary he could
not do otherwise.
o. r. Sarle of Warwick once more
opposed the peution Of the suburban
company on account of the branch
road To run into Rocky Point grounds,
and repeated substantially what he had
said on Saturday.
Senator Freeman OF the committee
said that while he had no desire 10
have these proposed extra duties inn
sioDer, he would say that IL this course
was adopted every case brought To his
attention would receive the most care
full hearing and attention before he
gave decision.
In answer to a question from Chair
man Blodgett of the committee. James
Tillinghast Esq, said that In his opin-
ion the decision of the railroad commits
sioner should be subject to an appeal TO
the supreme court, II an appeal was de
sired. before the land fs actually taken.
Mr.. Tillinghast said that there was not
the same objection to the Suburban
road petition as there was to the Con-
solidated road petition, but even in this
case this great power should not be del
egated without proper and safe re-
strictions.
He suggested that the last FIVE lines
of section I, of the Suburban act be
stricken out. These read. For Its
corporate purposes, or for the cor
porate purposes OF any railroad cor
poration whose property. rights. privi-
leges or franchises have been. or may
hereafter be. acquired by said Rhode
Island Suburban Railroad company
under the authority granted by It's
charter or any amendmenr thereof"
Mr.. Tillinghast said that while the
Suburban company was home cor
poration. the Consolidated road was
certainly foreign corporation.
CHARTERED IN RHODE ISLAND.
Senator Freeman OF the committee
corrected Mr.. Tillinghast and informed
him that the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad company had
received charter in Rhode Island at
the January session. 1899.
Mr.. Tilinghast laid stress upon the
point that in case land or build ngs.
or both, are taken under the acts, there
should be more compensation than the
mere market value of the property. but
also consequential damages sustained
by the owners, and he suggested that
tna act should be amended TO meet L
proposition. and that IL should apply
to property not actually taken. but
which is held by the corporation for
some time and subsequently, aban-
doned.
Chairman Blodgett stated that the
committee would take the matter un-
der consideration, and the hearing was
adjourned.