Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-29
LATE MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
THE MOTOR MUST GO.
THE ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE
TIME FOR PR0HIBITING STEAM
LOST.
d Lively Meeting of The City Co,smctr-Ans-
mated Diseusstons-The 9Zotor- Eotr
stopped ct Thirteenth Street-Dirers COM
promise amendments Fail to Gerry.

At a special meeting of the city council
held last evening the amendment to the
ordinance on the Motor line was brought
up. Old Eichhorn moved an amendment
to the amendment prohibiting the use of
steam on the Motor line between Bridge
square and Sixth street. By
virtue of the amendment
horses would be used in hauling trains
from Sixth street to Bridge square.
Aid. Walsh stated he was motor man,
and as a suburban institution tee motor
ought TO live, but he believed it was a mis-
rake that the Inns had been permitted to
run through the heart of the city. We
have duty TO perform as members of this
council. If we do not Eake the position
to do it, For that reason he
seconded the amendment.
AID. Watt thought The amendment
would cripple the Rad, and consequently
he opposed it. The general public will
that the injury sustained by
the few will be more than
compensated. The motor should 60 10
union depot. It is popular route
necessary conveyance OF those Who live
in the suburbs along the line.
Tourists pass over it in great numbers
and when connected with the other roads
the number would be increased.
Aid. Hashow furthered the amendment.
He had been informed that the Taft Elec-
twin Nd ofra % -,
an electric motor, providing it should be
paid for.
Col. McCrory replied that he had re-
ceived a communication from that Motor
company. and he had req led
that the electric motor would work salts
factorily he would take it and ensure psy-
| ment.
Aid. Hashow wanted the motor stop
pea at Sixth stree. on April 1st, next.
urging that First avenue south, and First
| street were becoming too much of bus
| mess centre to be used for steam or any
other railway.
Pres. Pillabury took the floor to go upon
record as opposed to steam rail
| city. He would be pleased to
| oCC tGO clOR IWOtiIn SbICSEs Ii
it comes into the city damages should be
| assessed as in case of all steam railways.
He would not hitch his horse along the
line. He knew that the post Office would
never have been located on First avenue
| had the authorities not distinctly and ex-
plicitly understood that the ordinance in
vogue prohibited the use of steam after a
certain date, January 1. Although
he wished to cut off the
| steam at Twelfth street yet he
would vote for the amendment as COM
promise. He did not think it great hard
| ship to Col. McCrory to hitch horses to his
| cars at Sixth street and so conduct them
to Bridge square. Mr.. Pilisbury cited
eastern cities. He urged it would be bet
ter for Col McCrory on the ground that
accidents which SO frequently happen
| would be by this means averted. He be-
lieved it the duty of the council. He knew
| that property on First avenue south had
deprecated to very great extent
in consequence of the motor,
The council has been very liberal to Col.
McCrory in giving him valuable fran
chise.
Aid. Watt replied in point. He remem-
bered that the very men who are nov op-
posing the motor are the very men whe
came into the city council and lobbied
through the original motor grant. These
people owned suburban property along the
line, and they have sold property, reapipg
great profits. He ventured 10 say that
there had been more accidents Oh the horse
cars than on the motor. The
price of the property and the
| rents have advanced. There is no natural
reason why the property along First av-
| enue north should not be just as valuable
| as First avenue south, but it is q we'll
| known fact that the First avenue south
property is much the most valuable. The
only reason for this is the fact that the
motor line increased the valuation.
Aid. Greenleaf lived on the motor line.
He said that running steam motor in
front of mans residence is something
| terrible. Children cannot play in the
street, horses cannot be hitched
there and the smoke and noise is exceed
iDgly annoying.
Aid. johnson accorded that steam as g
| motive power was not desirable in the
streets of the city, yet no great hardship
| can result in a few months extension for
| the purpose of adopting some other and
| more practical motive power.
AK. Hashow could not Understand why
Col. McCrory cannot use horses just as
well as Thos. Lowry, and make money,
| too.
President PilIsbury continued the
discussion by explaining that
the motor was only given
right of way as an experiment, with the
understanding that it should be taken off
| at once when found undesirable. The use
of horses will not discommode any one.
The cars will be driven at the same speed.
There are parties who are DESTROYS of
| building on the avenue just SO soon as
steam is prohibited, but will not build if
| steam is continued.
Alderman Hougan was satisfied that Col.
McCrory had made every honest and earn
| est endeavor to secure an electric motor
which will do the work. Perhaps electric
| ity will not be used, but he was satisfied
| that some active motive power
| would be adopted soon. He
| saw no reason why the motor should in
any way interfere with the postofice build
| ing. He moved the extension of steam
from Sixth street to Bridge square to Jur Q
1 instead Of April. He stated that his
object in eYtapdinO TINA VOC To oiva