The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-19

and Nebraska street The resolutions
were passed
Also resolution 10 lay out Regent ave.
nue.. Passed
Also resolution 10 hire siO0 600 FOR
! highway purposes. This is for the widen
ing Of South Main street, and the resohl-
I ton was referred to the committee on A.
/ nance.
NO HOPE FOR HACKMEN.
Mr. Leonard also presented report M
on the petition of Local I-nlon No 1Sn
| Team Drivers Union, and others. asking
Tor The layout Of Railroad Terrace as A
| puphc highway. The report recommend
eu ihat petitioners be given leave 10 with
/ ursw ana the committee believed that
| the taking of the land would cost the
| city upward OF $175.0O0, and N taken the
citizens would have no more benefits ths n
| they enjoy today. The hackmen would
perhaps be able TO stand directly I'm front
] OF me depot entrance TO solicit business
I a privilege which they do not enjoy at the
! present time. but the members OF the
| council do not believe the city would he
Justified In eNpendng so much money for
the peneht OF a score OF hackmen and eY-
pressmen.
Another phase OF this matter has been
called To the attention OF the committee
FRANCIS street IL laid out 100 feet wide
| over this highway the railroad company
has constructed, by consent of the Gener-
al Assembly and the city council a pas-
senger station and bridge 81 feet wide
HaVlng laid out Francis street very nice
question would probably be raised should
an attempt be made now 10 lay out a
highway over highway. or over what is
Francis street, although the railroad
company has built for the convenience OF
its patrons bridge over this street. Con-
sidering that the layout OF Railroad Ter
race would not be beneficial TO the nublic
comfort or convenience. and believing
that tho plan originally agreed upon when
the passenger station was built is for the
best interests Of the public, your commit
tee recommend that the petitioners be
granted leave 10 withdraw"
The recommendation of the committee
was adopted.s
Chairman Moore presented renort
from the committee on railroads relative
10 the building OF narrow-gauge road
along Allen avenue and Ernest street
from near the terminus OF the Harbor
Junction line. The building OF the road
was proposed by the commissioner of
public works TO carry supplies To the
pumping station and the precipitation
works. The committee stated in it's report
that at the present time all the coal. lime
and chemicals used at the pumping sta
tion and the precipitation works had 10
be carried Ia teams Fields iSPofrt -suTt-
the laying Of tracks would result in a saw
ing OF $50 week. The committee
recommended the commissIoner ~
public works be authorized 10 construct
this narrow-gauge road for the use of the
city Of Providence. tho road 10 be operat-
ed by electricity. An ordinance permitting
the laying of rails through the highways
named was passed.
STREET sPRINKLING.
Councilman Moore also presented a re-
port relative to the sprinkling OF streets
IN the city through which the cars OF
the Union Railroad company run. The
committee stated that the matter of wa
tering the streets by the street railway
company has been under considera ton
for some time. and inquiries have been
ma le as 20 the practice I'm other citios
Worcester. Mass, appears 10 be the only
city OF any size I'm which an adequate avs
tenn Of street sprlnkling is IN operation.
I'm other cities few OF the principal
avenues are sprinkled by watering ears
run over the street railway tracks hut
wherever this work has been done Il has
been found that the city and the sbutting
owners pay the bills The law governing
this matter In Massachusetts permits the
municipality TO assess special tax on
the abutting owners Of land on streets
that are sprinkled. According to n commu-
nication from the mayor Of Worcester the
sbutters are assessed from 90 gI5 cents
per foot. according 10 the width OF the
street sprinkled. The city also paving the
street sprinkling company. which does
work by contract with the city and the
street railway company. When this sub
ject has been under consideration hereto
fore by previous committees the PROPOSE
tion involved not only the furnishing Of
water by the city. bur also The con.
ttrtcti, ~ of suitable tank ears. a. tina
time ~ WAS found that the owners ~ the
patents for this work only permitted their
use on f"yslfy hasis. and Nrousequenfiy
mo- action was taken hv the citv council
"Confcrerces with the representatives
of the Union Railroad company hy your
committee have finally resulted ln a pro.
position. which has been agreed 90 rs
the Union Railroad company. 20 sprinkle
with water about 81 miles Of streets in
which rs rails arc laid for the nominal
charge 10 hc paid hy the city Of n cents
pr car mile. lpon consultation with the