The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-18

and by again placlng my name before me
| electors of the city for mayor Accep'
| tho nominal tiOn without hesitation. I re-
| foice thar tho people of Providence are
10 have au opportunity ~ passing iuds'
mcut ou ny administration. which, now
ever much ID may hnve fallen snort "i
my own ideal yet ! am not AFRAID 70 say
docs stanu for certain prncipes which ,
believe 90 be dear to the citizens 81
Providence. on fhe occasion OF my hrst
nomination 10 this office | pledged my
self 10 stand firmly Tor the peoples in-
terests aud rights and FOR q progressive
but economical administration oi TIE
city's affairs. / believe that have done
this 30 far as la.d wiihin my power. The
mayor can recommend but- cannon inill-
ate icgisla ton, and the city councii dur
Ing the past yeur hns been smeJitriy
barren of projects of Importance.
"1'he most important matter mat has
come before them Tor action, tue report
OF Che committee on railroads submit-
ting a resolution providing FOR a central
transfer ,statiou. although presented 10
the city c0lucil july Z, l"l has been
permitted 90 iie ON the table without even
an oppportuniW fol dcbatr
PUBLIC RECORD
"AIy own position upon his question is
/ "a matter of plblic record Tn my inaug-
urll address ! said
'No argument has been presented
I against trausfcrS iu the city which would
not apply equally we'll 90 every other
city The Injustice and inequality Of the
present sNstcn does non need 20 b. again
stated
I My predecessors u office have repeat
/ cdiy referred 10 u. urge that it be not
/ lost sight of bg sou and that ga all tu-
, uire gOtiatobs with the luion Rail-
I road cDmuany tho claims 90 the city IN
3 this m1ttor be- Insisted upon before tdr-
! ther rcnresS.uus a'a made
some rrttrcp,, to the positions taken
bl previous mayors upon this question
may not De- "u. Dt place "a. this time. La
/, The aret Inaugural address of Mayor Me-
/ Guinness The iced w free transfer tick
+. ets s Insisted up0u. tho injustice of the
/ present system Is pointed ONT and relief
{ r. d"ma uded ln s second inaugural
! Mayor s,cGuuBcsS sets forth at length
; the appeal of thc city 40 the General As
sembIy for aH act compelling tho Union
, Railroad company 10 issue tr;msier tick
B cts. and condemns wlrhoui stint the ac-
ton oi tho body in passing an act pro-
T Nidlng for what p terms au incbnNe-
ncni and unealled-for system.
Mayor Baker iu his first inaugural re-
/ f"rs To the inQuitous act in regard to
! transfer stations which be- states the
, l'nion Railroad company WAS instru-
mental in lobbying through our General
. Assembly. the conditions Of which he is
I opposed to accepting 10 must be con-
/ cedod. then that the question at issue
/ Is not q new one, nor is ii one on which
/ the citizens Of our city have had no op-
! portunity Of expressing themselves. Two
i former mayors OF this city have spoken
with no uncertain sound upon IT,, and the
/ people have manifested their approval
! by re-electiug them TO office b. large
majorities.
TICKET TRANSFERS,
at cannot be denied that the ticket
! system Of transfer is az use In the great
/ majority OF American cities Out OF 90
| OF the largest cities OF the country re-
! plying 20 4 letter OF inquiry sent out
| from my .ofiice during the last year IS re-
\ ported ticket system of transfers In
| successful operation. The burden OF
! proof therefore lies upon the company 10
whom the General Assembly, has given
4 the exclusive franchise for this city 20
show cause why such a system should
not be provided for Providence.
! In a communication from the Union
I Railroad company 90 the committee on
! rnilroads OF the city council under date
| of june q. 1901. the company bases tho
| opposition upon two grounds. First-That
| the ticket transfer system is IN their
| opinion not the best io secure the safety.
/ comfort and convenience OF its patrons.
| The public H. perhaps as well fitted as
| the officials OF the road 30 Judge 20 its
/ comfort and convenience. Many hum
/ drods of passengers are today transferred
! by such system from ole car 10 another
! in this CitN. tbo difference being that Al
| tho present time two fares must be paid
! even though the distance " short. while
under thC system lu use 30 other cities
! such transfers would be made on the pay
/ m"ut ~ a single fare. A passenger TO-
! day coming 10 tho centre OF the city on
Governor street car. let us say. wishes
! 20 transfer 90 an Elmwood car. he leaves
( tho former at the bridge or al Turks Head
I and takes the latter. Tile transfer is at
/ tcudcd With the same safety. comfort and
/ convenience that would attend such a
! transfer under a system of ticket trans
fcrs no more. no less
- am not aware that there ~ any dan
ger peculiar 20 such transfers but let us
! look for n moment az the proposed SUBJ
I sttutc A station built over the river be-
! tweer the burnside and Exchange brides,
! fronting on Exchange place and Canal
! street into this station some Of the cars
OF he company not all. are tn run. "
you are fortunate ga have taken a sta
tion or transfer car going east and wish
4 10 be transferred 80 one going west. YOU
! leave the car tn the station walk ,lp ~
! steps. across \ platform eight feet wide,
down another fight OF 50 steps and there
wait for the ear on which YOU are 20 be
/ transferred Remember that through this
passage eight feet Wide crowds surgirg
1 IN opposite directions are 10 pass each
other Perhaps. Just as your car was about
( 90 enter the station. YOU saw ear about
( 90 start Cor you own destination, but not
! a station or transfer ear, tor remember,
/ an cars are not TO pass into the transfer
! station you cannot take n under this
/ convenient and comfortable system. but
/ must enter the station. and there. after
J climbing up and down 90 steps await
| another car do not think that anyone
I Who has Witnessed the rush and jam IN
4 The PARK street subway station az Bos-
! ton when 'he cars come in sight or who
I h0s climbed up the steep steps OF the
! elevated roads either in Boston or New
york viii he impressed by the improve-
/ mrnt u safety and comfort Of the rail-
I road eoupanys proposed station, over
/ simply walking ON q level from one ear
! 90 another.
COMPANY'S OBJECTION
"Secoad-Tho second reason why the
Union Railroad company IS stir unal-
Z terably opposed io "a ticket system OF
transfers is th' opportunity for abuses
( and frauds ou che part of the public and
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