The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-03
rlAYOR IS OPPOSED
TO STATION PLAN.
Believes Transfer Tickets Can Be
Given as i'm Other Cities--Railroad
Committee Does Nothing.

AS already announced. the committee
on railroads OF the city council held
meeting yesterday afternoon. mainly for
the purpose of discussing the matter OF
free transfer tickets over the fines of the
Union Railroad company. i'm this city.
In addition to the members of the com
mittee. j. William Moore, chairman, and
Councimen Sphinx. Rawson. Gardiner.
Mayor Granger and Commissioner of
Public Works Smith were present.Alder-
man Vincent of the committee was out
OF town.
As was generally anticipated by those
who had followed the matter carefully,
the meeting concluded nothing. and
Chairman Moore said that nothing more
would he done until Mr. Marsden j. Perry
OF the Union Railroad company made
some further proposition TO the commit
tee
As matters stood only two members OF
the committee were found TO favor the
central transfer station plan, and one OF
these was not very emphatic in his en-
dorsement
MIR. RAWSON'S OPPOSITION.
The one member who came out strongly
In favor OF the central transfer station
plan. as against the giving of tickets by
conductors on the cars. as practiced in so
many of tho leading cities. was Council
man Rawson of the Fourth ward.
Mr.. Rawson claimed that under the
transfer ticket system In use in many
cities fraud is practiced. He said he un-
derstood that the Union Railroad COM
pany was ready 10 provide as many sta
tions as the accommodate OF the public
required locating them at such important
points rs the city Council might direct.
He said that he did not agree with the
members of the council who took the
position that cit must he transfer tick
cts, or nothing" He said he would prefer
the ticket system If one could be devised
that would be practical and equitable,
but If no agreement could be reached on
that basis he maintained that weli-de-
vised station system would be much bet
ter than inaction and the consequent
passing of transfers for term OF years.
Councilman Sphinx of the Ninth ward,
said that he was IN favor OF a system OF
transfers hut he was not n favor OF n
system that would enable people, 10 easily
defraud the company. He doubted
whether there was sufficient space at
some of the points considered 10 admit OF
the erection OF suitable stations.
He believed space could be provided for
central transfer station, and such a
station might be erected as an expert
ment. and II IL worked satisfactorily the
system might be extended. station OF
this kind would be Of value as q waiting
station for women aud children,
Commissioner of Public Works Smith
emphatically stated hts opposition TO any
transfer station, central or otherwise. Mr..
Smith declared that the city had spent
considerable money IN recent years in
the widening OF streets. and transfer
stations would block up the streets. He
said no transfers az all would be better
than system under the transfer station
plan.
The other members of the committee
had nothing To say either for or against
the transfer stations. neither was any
suggestion made which could be submit
ted TO the Union Railroad company for
its consideration.
AS a matter OF fact this is what was
expected of the committee. as Mr.. Perry
had asked the members of the COMMITTEES
20 propose any plan that they deemed ad-
visabie. Just why nothing Of this sort
was done does not appear clear. and the
situa ton remains very much the same as
II was before.
The commit ss-ldiourned subject 10 the
call OF tho chair but as MIR. Moore will
be compelled 90 leave town FOR about
week or ten days. there will be no meet
ing until his return io tho ctty.
MAYOR GRANGER TALKS.
Mayor Granger yesterday afternoon. sf-
ter the meeting had adjourned. expressed
his views on the transfer ticket dues-
tion very clearly He said in substance:
As q result OF an extended core
snordence. 7 learn that out ~ about N
cities in this country only three reported
that they had Transfer stations. and IN
two of those Instances tho Use or tho
transfer station is not obligatory IN order
to obtain q transfer. have Yet to hear
WHY y simple system ~ transfers adopted
~ so many other cities cannot he an
piled 10 Providence
II am Of the opinion that n would re-
suit In increased receipts foy the Union
Railroad company Undoubtedly it f.
possible under a transfer system lks