The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-01

law. so that passengers may use trans
fers on any car running In the direction
they wish TO go within the time limit OF
the transfer. Passengers are not obliged
to walt at any certain point to board the
transfer car.
Transfers are good on lines and cars
operated by the same company even
where tracks do not ntersect and II
transfer to more than one car IL neces-
sary to go to the furthest point in the
city or town. the passenger Is entitled TO
be carried
The perpetual feature OF the transfer
act of 1902 Is eliminated.
This act may be changed without con-
sent OF the railway companies.
IL is&amed to operate I'm Providence.
PawtuUfet Central Falls. Lincoln, Cum
berland and East Providence and can be
amended before final passage TO include
other cities and towns IL desired
The cities OF Pawtucket and Central
Falls and the towns OF Lincoln and Cum
berland are made one transfer zone so
that one fare paid I'm either OF said places
will entitle n passenger TO be carried to
any point in any other Of said places.
The act OF 1902 restricts the right OF
transfer to the then limits OF each city
and town I'm the state. excepting on the
suburban and Danlelsonville lines. upon
which more than one fare is charged with
in the same town-in same places.
TO COMPLETE BUSINESS.
Mr.. Mccarthy presented joint resolu-
ton TO continue the present session OF the
general assembly until all matters In
certain committees be disposed OF, calen-
dar
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That the general assembly
continue its session until all matters
heretofore referred and that shall be re-
ferred on or before the tenth day OF
April. 1893 to the committee on judiciary,
the committee on special legislation,
committee on corporations, committee on
finance and committee on education re-
spectively shall have been reported back
by said committee for action.
Mr.. Harris presented an act incorporat-
ing the Central Trust company: Judi
! CtTTy.
Mr.. Fitzgerald introduced an act
amending chapter Il OF the general laws
/ judiciary.
Mr.. Richmond from the finance COM
! mittee reported back an act enabling the
] committee on engrossed acts 10 engage a
clerk with recommendation or postpone
ment OF the original oct and the passage
OF Substitute A; calendar.
PAY FOR sHERIFFs.
Mr.. Rich introduced resolution 20
pay the sheriffs and deputies for attend
ance at the general assembly during the
| present session: finance.
This resolution provides for Sheriff
White and the deputies on constant duty
be paid $500.
The Miller Iron company charter came
up again and somewhat lengthy dis
! cussion took place I'm which Judge Pal
mer and MrF1tzgerald had lively Inter
change.
Mr.. Mccarthy said the people desiring
the charter had asked that the act be
recommitted To the corporations com
mittee and II would be so changed as 10
be acceptable TO the house. The speaker
moved that the vote taken yesterday be
reconsdered
I be laid upon the table: the motion To lay
on the table was lost
The act was finally ordered recon
\ mitted 90 the committee on corporations
NEWPORT POLICE COMMISSION.
/ The special order OF the day, the act
I 20 repeal chapter SOl OF tho Public Laws,
I the Newport police commission act. was
Mr.. Clarke of Newport spoke az length
upon the bill. urging that the law be re-
. pehled. and that Newport be permitted
/ 20 control its own affairs He cited the
/ shortcomings of the Newport commission
B and told of the much better conditions
that existed under The former system.
Mr. spooner followed, also advocating
the repeal ~ tho law. lie referred %
the police commission acts as monarchi-
cal and declared that ~ there was 10 bc
7 fnonsrCfTy, N UIrFfIt rs weII De abs0lutc
hr. Murphy ~ Central Falls said that
/ Interference in local self government had
proven very disastrous That tho com.
missions had done some good ne acknowl-
edged, hut claimed that conditions In
towns and cities not having commission
were better than y those having com
missions
Mr. Brown followed. declaring that con-
ditiOns were never worse than now I'm
Newport. and that alt kinds OF crime and
evil had multiplied since the appolntmen,
of the commission The entire deloea.