Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-11
SEVENTH STREET BRIDGE.

The Injury Caused to business by Its De-
structiou-AIore Inyerviews with Bust
ness Men,
The tearing down of the Seventh street
and injury to trade, are matters that have
sunk deeply into the minds of people on
lower Seventh street, and is causing them
to express their feelings very freely. Sew
eral days ago the GLOBE published large
number of interviews with parties inter
ssted in this improvement, and now it gives
few more of the same kind:
| A. Sterile experiences decided falling
off in business, and thinks that if tempo
rary communication for foot and wagon
purposes could be established between
Kittson and Hoffman avenues, on Sixth
street, within three months, it would fur
nish the most desirable relief.
Charles A. Lambert, halter and clothier,
| thinks the loss of farmers trade about ten
dollars per day. A temporary wagon
bridge to the bluff, in his opinion, is sug-
gested by him as a mode of relief.
E. H. Milham is seriously affected to the
amount, SO far, of several hundred dollars.
He favors putting up Howe truss
to cover the span of the old bridge, torn
down, and the renewal Of travel on this
bridge. This would not interfere with the
work.
Tharles B. Hess, grocer, cannot tell the
precise amount that he is injured. He is
sure, however, that his trade has fallen off
fifty per cent. Evening trade is almost
totally suspended. Farmers are driven
away almost entirely. He thinks the best
thing that can be done is to repair the
Seventh street bridge and keep it open till
the fill is finished. A foot bridge would
help some, but would not be sufficient for
the farmers.
A. q. Bunde, florist, is very much
injured in his business. He thinks
about cue-third of his trade is
gone in consequence. The Fourth street
tunnel is dangerous. The only relief is to
be found III a temporary bridge across
Seventh street.
| E. Geltch, pharmacist, says his business
is very seriously injured. The tearing
down of the bridge has reduced his bust
ness so that he can hardly make his ex-
penses. Nothing but temporary bridge
can afford relief.
j. F. Beals, drayman and expressH1an,
says the damage is very great to him in
| the wear and tear of harnesses and wag
ons in driving up and down the steep
grades OF the street, while the passage
through the railway tunnel on Fourth
street is dangerous.
Frank E. White says his business has
fallen off one-third since the removal of
the bridge and that he favors any safe
| communication across the railroads.
w. W. Lorimer's business has fallen off
very much, and any safe communication
across the creek will be joyfulIy accepted.
| d. D. Merrill who resides Oh Dsyton's
Bluff, is greatly incommoded by the re-
moVal of the bridge and favors the putting
of the Fourth street viaduct IN good con-
dition and hurry n the work on the Sew
euth street improvement so that the work
can be done in six months. A twelve-foot
bridge on Sixth street, from Kittson to
Hoffman avenue, would also be of great
| advantage.
B. Simon, liquor dealer, says his trade
has fallen of considerably SINCE the re-
moval of the bridge. He favors a tenn
porary bridge.
Globe Tea company, has suffered and
now suffers great loss in business in con-
sequence of the difficulty of delivering
goods to the people on the bluff.
A. Holyheimer has lost great deal and
travel is almost totally suspended, while
he experiences a loss not less than
500 per week. He favors replacing the
old bridge in such shape and condition
that travel may go on in its usual way, or
construct from the material of the old
bridge temporary bridge on Sixth street.
| foo ar
seriously affected by the tearing away of
the bridge and consequent diversion of
travel. Don't tear down one bridge till
the other was completed.
Burton, Patterson & Co., Pittsburg
lamp and glass store, have suffered good
deal by losing the retail trade from people
who now take Third and Fourth streets for
the same goods we handle. They always
used Seventh street bridge about twice
day before it was closed, and since it was
closed have not had one purchase to deliver
across the railroads. They favor repairing
Seventh street bridge SO that teams and
foot passengers can cross, and at the same
time hurry up the fill.
| John Pfster, jeweler, has learned to his
sorrow that his business is suffering in
consequence of tearing away the bridge.
1t is impossible to tell how much he has
suffered.
Smith & Lewis, wood dealers, have sui
fered a great deal on account of the long
detour to deliver wood and coal. The cost
of delivering on the Bluff is at least one
+, third more.
William King, florist, has lost good
deal on account of the difficulty in deliver
ing goods, and by reason of the danger of
the Fourth street viaduct. He faYors
temporary bridge.
+. W. Northrop resides on the bluff,
end Is greatly incommoded by the tearing
down of the bridge. He can get to his
business only by going round about way
| and lodging railroad trains and tramps.
He favors a foot bridge from Hoffman
avenue to Kittson street, on The line of
Sixth.
Regelsberger & Blum, grocers, have suf-
fered good deal and have lost twenty per
cent. of our trade. They favor bridge.
Articles of Incorporation.
Articles of incorporation were filed yes
| terday with the secretary of state of Union