The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-15

This new bill for an act was introduced
i'm the general assembly nearly week
ago, and proposes a change I'm the name
OF said New York Providence and Boston
and Old Colony Railroad Terminal COM
pany TO "The Providence Terminal com
pany." with a capital stock not to excesSi
So 500. 900, and authorizes said company
to locate, lay out. construct, maintain sno
operate by steam or other power q rail-
road Of one or more tracks, from a con-
nection with the tracks operated oy tne
Ssw York New Haven aver. ana noint nestbe near the
Union station in the city OF Proyidepce
easterly by tunnel and appSoaches
thereto to a point on the westerly bank
of the seekonk river. between Red bridge
and Washington bridge. thence easteriy
across said Seekonk river TO connections
| Worcester Railroad company and OF the
| Boston and Providence railroad corpor-
alton. =,
| cation not exceeding 100 feet In width
| between said points OF connection ano DO
much greater width sad at said Poin,s Pc make 81 such
! connections by proper curves ana ap,,
| proaches, and to construct. maintain ana
operate bridge OF & one or ,,t9hse m9fs unrN draW
| therein, so as not to obstruct navigation.
and TO acquire any and all lands VIII
| the tracks and other improvements there
on situated within the limits of the cities
| of Providence, Pawtucket and Centrsi
| Falls and the towns OF Cranston ann
| East Providence. belonging TO any steam
railroad company or corporation, and TO
| acquire. by condemnation: from une 70
time. such lands and such interests anu
| estates In lands an said company may
| from time to time take under the author, !,
ity OF it's charter and OF sections 3 ana '
OF said amendment, and TO issue ses Donos oS oS
to- not to exceed 1880, 900. and said act
provides srsra ,ss the Railroad NsS d0rs company
hold and guarantee said bonds
While the company Is not prepared 20 .
tunnel II is intimated that the western
portal will be by viaducts over Nortn
Main. Steeple and Canal streets anu ron
tbe tracks as they now enter the Union
messenger station. and the eastern porta
will be between the Red and WashinstoI
bridges and in the vicinity unity, OF prarer areT i Wi
be about a mile long. and the totaI lensti
will be double. that Is including ap
proaches.
FOUR TRACK TUNNEL.
President Mellen proposes four-trac'
tunnel. which win give two tracks 10
: through trains between New iork am
poston will be a paying investment.
, 4. ranresented that the four tracks be
; tween Providence and Pawtucket ar
| congested. that the tracks are so cut vi
hv crossoyers and switches that the road
bed is practically great switchinl
ward and that in consequence IL Is nee
essary either to buy land between Prov
dence and Pawtucket or to secure neS
I route for trains which do not stop a
Pawtucket The two-track location II
r Pavtucket and the impossibility of get
! ting Pawtucket interested In grade-cross
: ing abolition also are factors which In
E duced the company to look into the ad
e vantages of tunnel from % to 10 Zee
e below the surface OF the ground.
vas, of the Seekonk Il would connec
with the India Point branch to Vale
Falls. woonsocket and Worcester an