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Editorial
October 18, 1901
The Providence News
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Editorial demands free street railway ticket transfers in the city, opposes central stations and land gifts to the Union company, and urges electing officials who will withhold privileges until transfers are provided. Lists aldermen and councilmen for, against, and doubtful on the issue.
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THE DEMANDS OF THE
PEOPLE THROUGH THE NEWS.
Free transfers by ticket over the street railway routes within the city limits.
No central or sub-stations to serve as detention houses for passengers and as obstacles to regular and legitimate traffic in the public thoroughfares.
No gift of land belonging to the city on which the Union company may erect a central transfer station and by occupying it for its own offices and by the sale of privileges make large profits at the expense of the taxpayers.
The selection of candidates for the city government next November, who from mayor down will pledge themselves, if elected, to refuse all further privileges to the Union company until that corporation consents to grant a reasonable system of ticket transfers.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS
HOW CITY COUNCILMEN STAND:
FOR TICKET TRANSFERS.
ALDERMEN. COUNCILMEN. COUNCILMEN.
Second Ward. First Ward. Sixth Ward.
GRAY. BALCH. HIGGINS.
PARSONS. MILLER.
Third Ward. Second Ward. Sixth Ward.
PARKS. TRASK. SAN SOUCI.
MCARTHY. PETERSON. Seventh Ward.
Fourth Ward. Third Ward. Eighth Ward.
SISSON. ROOT. BIXBY.
WINSHIP. Eighth Ward.
Fifth Ward. Fourth Ward. Ninth Ward.
DEVLIN. REYNOLDS. BLANCHARD.
CRAWFORD. LOVETT. PERKINS.
JOHNSON. DARLING. Seventh Ward.
Sixth Ward. Ninth Ward. Tenth Ward.
MOLLOY. FREEMAN. RAWSON.
Fourth Ward. Fifth Ward. BIRMINGHAM.
Ninth Ward. Eighth Ward. LEONARD.
Tenth Ward. SMITH. GRADY.
DAVIS. PARKER. WINN.
LAKE. HALL.
AGAINST TICKET TRANSFERS.
First Ward. Fourth Ward.
VINCENT. CUSHING.
Tenth Ward. Fifth Ward.
COVELL. MOORE.
DOUBTFUL.
ALDERMEN—Ninth Ward, WINSOR.
COUNCILMEN.
First Ward. Fourth Ward. Ninth Ward.
COOKE. GARDNER. KENDRICK.
Second Ward. Seventh Ward.
M'GUINNESS. FLETCHER. MASSIE.
WHELDEN. PIERCE. SPINK.
PRESBRY.
PEOPLE THROUGH THE NEWS.
Free transfers by ticket over the street railway routes within the city limits.
No central or sub-stations to serve as detention houses for passengers and as obstacles to regular and legitimate traffic in the public thoroughfares.
No gift of land belonging to the city on which the Union company may erect a central transfer station and by occupying it for its own offices and by the sale of privileges make large profits at the expense of the taxpayers.
The selection of candidates for the city government next November, who from mayor down will pledge themselves, if elected, to refuse all further privileges to the Union company until that corporation consents to grant a reasonable system of ticket transfers.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS
HOW CITY COUNCILMEN STAND:
FOR TICKET TRANSFERS.
ALDERMEN. COUNCILMEN. COUNCILMEN.
Second Ward. First Ward. Sixth Ward.
GRAY. BALCH. HIGGINS.
PARSONS. MILLER.
Third Ward. Second Ward. Sixth Ward.
PARKS. TRASK. SAN SOUCI.
MCARTHY. PETERSON. Seventh Ward.
Fourth Ward. Third Ward. Eighth Ward.
SISSON. ROOT. BIXBY.
WINSHIP. Eighth Ward.
Fifth Ward. Fourth Ward. Ninth Ward.
DEVLIN. REYNOLDS. BLANCHARD.
CRAWFORD. LOVETT. PERKINS.
JOHNSON. DARLING. Seventh Ward.
Sixth Ward. Ninth Ward. Tenth Ward.
MOLLOY. FREEMAN. RAWSON.
Fourth Ward. Fifth Ward. BIRMINGHAM.
Ninth Ward. Eighth Ward. LEONARD.
Tenth Ward. SMITH. GRADY.
DAVIS. PARKER. WINN.
LAKE. HALL.
AGAINST TICKET TRANSFERS.
First Ward. Fourth Ward.
VINCENT. CUSHING.
Tenth Ward. Fifth Ward.
COVELL. MOORE.
DOUBTFUL.
ALDERMEN—Ninth Ward, WINSOR.
COUNCILMEN.
First Ward. Fourth Ward. Ninth Ward.
COOKE. GARDNER. KENDRICK.
Second Ward. Seventh Ward.
M'GUINNESS. FLETCHER. MASSIE.
WHELDEN. PIERCE. SPINK.
PRESBRY.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Street Railway Transfers
Union Company
City Council Stances
Ticket Transfers
Public Thoroughfares
What entities or persons were involved?
Union Company
City Councilmen
Mayor
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Demands For Street Railway Ticket Transfers And Council Stances
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Free Transfers And Against Union Company Privileges
Key Figures
Union Company
City Councilmen
Mayor
Key Arguments
Free Transfers By Ticket Over Street Railway Routes Within City Limits
No Central Or Sub Stations As Detention Houses Or Obstacles To Traffic
No Gift Of City Land For Union Company Central Transfer Station
Select Candidates For City Government Who Pledge To Refuse Further Privileges To Union Company Until Reasonable Ticket Transfers Are Granted