St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-15
STREET CAR EXTENSION.
Col. Lowry Before the Board of Public
Works with a Proposition for
26.8OO Feet More Rail Track.


Works with a Proposition for
26,8OO Feet More Rail Track.
A joint meeting of the Board of Public
Works and the special committee on streets
met yesterday afternoon in the Board of
Works office, city hall, with the following
members present:
Board of Works-Messrs. Harrington, Bar
rett, Koch, Peters and Terry.
Committee on streets-Phesson, Cornish,
Smith, Starkey, Otis, Johnston, st. Peter and
Fisher.
The business before the meeting was to
hear Col. Lowry, president of the Street Car
company, in reference to an extension of the
street car service in the city. Mr.. Horne ap-
peared as attorney for the company, to watch
the case. Mr.. Runway, attorney for the city,
with City Engineer Somers, were also pres
ent.
Col. Lowry was asked to asked to present
the changes he desired to the board, which
he did in very clear manner. The follow
ing are the changes and additions:
Starting from the union depot the cars will
proceed on Sibley to Fourth street, and on
arriving at Jackson, it is designed to double
track that street to Thirteenth street. The
same double track will remain on Fourth
street as at present to Wabashaw.
The next change is proposed at Fourth and
Wabashaw streets, and it is desired to double
track Fourth street from that point to Seven
corners, and to tear up the present Third
street track, as that street is to be paved.
From Seven corners to Pleasant avenue on
Third street single track will be laid on
which the Lafayette avenue cars will run.
1t is intended to double track Seventh
street from Seven corners to Brady street,
thence along Brady rtreet to North street.
A double track will be laid on Thirteenth
street, from jackson to Mississippi streets,
and the track on Pearl street will be taken
up.
The Lafayette avenue line is to be ex-
tended from Westminster street to Barr.
1t is intended to build double track from
the corner of Rice and Martin streets to st.
Peter and Iglehart, thence to Tenth and
Wabashaw.
tits intended to take up the track on st.
Peter, from Fifth to Tenth, which has not
been used for some time.
The company also intend to pave the
tracks, when the streets are already paved
with the same material as now used on the
streets, but wherever they lay a track in adj
vance of the city paving the street, they wish
under directions of the city engineer. They
have found the granite cobble paving for the
tracks the best that can be used, and giving
the most satisfaction to the public. There
will be laid altogether 26 800 feet of new
track which will require an expenditure of
$500, 900. We intend to make this
the best tracks in the country, and on
of which any city may be proud. In addi-
ton to the new cars lately got, we are now
having manufactured for the ST. Paul Street
railway twenty-five new ones, which will be
put on the service, and the old ones will be
put in the shops here and thoroughly re-
paired, and put on the other lines as they are
opened out in the city. There will be thirty
seven new cars on the lines, besides the old
ones.
Col. Lowry had map before the board
which showed the changes desired, and it
was closely examined by the members.
A long discussion ensued
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
the different extensions, and all were in ia
vor of the work being done. The only streets
that appeared to cause any opposition were
the double tracking of jackson and Thir-
teenth streets, the former on account of its
business interests and.the latter on account
of its width. The property owners on Sew
enth street who were present considered, as
far as their property was concerned, it would
be great improvement, and the time taken
in laying the tracks there, on account
of the street being paved would
be very short, and even when the
tracklaying was going on this street, except
in the center would be understood. Several
of the committee approved the Improvements
in toto, and were even willing to aid in ex-
tending the Lafayette and Seventh street
lines further than contemplated. From the
feeling of the board and the committee it is
safe to say. that work on these improvements
will be begun at an early day and early in
the season the whole will be completed.