The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-03
BRISTOL.

The following order relative 10 the reg
ulation OF the speed at which cars shall
run In passing the crossings on the main
Bennett, yesterday morning from f. l..
Freeman, railroad commissioner
State OF Rhode Island. etc,
Office of railroad commissioner.
Providence. June n, 1902
To the honorable, the town council of
Bristol:--
hands OF your town clerk copy of an
ordinance adopted by the town council
OF Bristol, on the 22d OF June, A. D.,
1902. which is as follows:
Town of Bristol an ordinance regu-
lating the speed OF cars OF the Rhode
Island Suburban Railroad company at
Peppoosesquaw crossing.
II Is ordained by the town council of
the town OF Bristol as follows:
Section ]. Every person having control
OF the speed OF a street railway car
shall at all times cause said car 10 come
TO a full stop befoes crossing the road
leading from Hope street 10 Pappoose-
squaw. and shall cause said car to re-
main at standstil until the conductor
I'm charge OF said car shall have ascer-
tained BY looking down the road lead
Ing from Hope street 10 Pappoosesquaw
that there Is no danger of a collision
and the person having the control of
the speed OF said car shall have re-
ceived a signal FROM the conductor 20
proceed.
Sec 2 Every person. company or cor
poration who shall violate any OF tho
provisions os this ordinance shall pay
for each and every violation hereof
fine not exceeding 500. Adopted by the
town council OF Bristol, r. L., June 2sd.
1902
In relation to the above, Mr.. Freeman
In his letter says: The authority OF the
town council TO adopt such an ordinance
unless IL comes within the scope OF the
general powers granted TO town and
city council. In which case IL would not
need the approval OF the railroad COM
missioner is based upon section J. OF
chapter 1S7 OF the Gesneral Laws
/ do not think the ordinance as adopt
ed by the town council 10 be a reason
able rule OF regulation. and therefore.
cannot give II my approval. I will give
my approval 10 an ordinance limiting
the speed at which the cars OF the Su-
burban Street Railway company may be
run on Hope street. opposite the easter
ly end OF Pappoosesquaw road. TO four
or five miles per hour.
Respectfully yours.
e l.. FREEMAN.
Railroad commissioner.
Charles Chaffee. OF the Chaffee house.
OF Middletown. Conn, arrived in town
yesterday on a visit to his friends.
Wendall Il. Davis has been appointed
marshal OF the second division on the
Fourth I'm place OF DIR. r. r. Church.
who Is suffering from blood poisoning.
William Wilson. who is employed at
the Herreshoff Manufacturing company,
had the top OF two Of his fingers taken
on and the third one severely lacerated
by coming in contact with buck-saw
yesterday. DR. ID. J. Neylan dressed the
wounds.
The marriage intentions OF Joe Silver
and Julia vieira. have been filed at the
town clerks office.
IL would not be surprising II arrange
ments were soon consummated looking
towards the making Of necessary re-
pairs to the water front for a lire Of
steamers TO ply between here and New
York A survey has already been COM
pleted as 10 the true depth OF water. A
line OF New York boats and ferry 10
Newport. which will give rapid transit
from Newport 20 Providence. is the next
move towards making Bristol busy
town.