The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-12
TRANSFER
EXTENSION
WANTED.

A public hearing was given on the Paw
tucket. Central Falls, Lincoln and Cum
berland transfer question by the senate
judiciary committee yesterday upon the
rising OF the senate. Colonel Gaskin and
a number OF others appeared and ad-
dressed the committee in behalf of the
act
Governor Garvin explained the transfer
form as applied 10 the town OF Cum
berland saying that Central Falls should
be given by law what 1t now has by oon~
cession OF the Rhode Island company and
that the privilege should be extended to
Lincoln and Cumberland. He spoke or the
number OF people residing in Lonsdaie
who had TO pay two fares 10 get 10 thelr
work in Pawtucket. and claimed II woulo
increase rather than decrease the receipts
OF the company.
Representative Colwen also spoke Drlery
In favor OF the measure.
Dennis III. Shea OF Valley Falls mention
ed the abuses which the people In MS
town suffered from the present transpor-
tation system. Representative Murphy OF
Valley Falls, Representative Gay or cum
berland also spoke in favor OF the meas
ure, saying that the service was very poor
and that adequate consideration was not
extended 20 the patrons.
Representative Veitch OF Lincoln ana
number OF others spoke in favor OF the
measure.
For the railroad company Attorney An
gell spoke. saying that he never saw .
better organized hearing and that the
case OF the petitioners had been handled
I'm straightforward and conservative
manner. .
He said much OF the dissatisfaction IN
| the Cumberland road was at the present
| time a "bob-tailed affair owing to the
| fact that the two lines. referring TO the
| Cumberland and the Pawtucket street
| railway companies were under separate
| nanagement and that one was g narrow
gauge road while the other was not and
| that the two roads were not connected
with each other.
Senator McKenna asked II the en-
| ployes of the Rhode Island company did
| not go through and work on the Cumber'
! land railway.
MIR. Angel replied that they did. but
! that they were paid by the companies fo'
which they were working. strict expense
account being kept between the two com
panies.
He said that the transfers between
| Pawtucket and Central Falls had been
given without any obligations TO do 50 be-
| cause the two citys were obviously prac-
tically one and the rides were very short
/ on any line in the business section OF
| either city.
He claimed the Rhode Island company
was doing more than they were required
| by law and he said that there was a SOL
emn agreement between the town govern
ments OF the several towns and the com
! pany and thought any act such as the one
/ asked for would be breach of faith.
| The company. he said. was always ready
! 10 meet the people in any business propo-
| sition and give II fair consideration
through its proper officers.
Mr.. Banigan and Mr.. Champlin OF ths
| committee and Lieutenant Governor UT
| ter and Senator McKenna asked Mr.. An
eell number of questions relative q
transfers given under the existing con
tract and number OF those who had ap
peared in behalf OF the measure also ask
ed him a number OF questions, afte
which the hearing was adjourned.