St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-22
both sides slopes down to the gutter, SO that

both sides slopes down to the gutter, so that
anyone driving along there is lopsided.
Put in two tracks and people going one way
will follow one track while those going the
other wav will follow the other track, and
there will be no trouble.
Aid. Dowlany confirmed the above state
ment. He had seen the same in Buffalo and
other cities in the east, where they have
double tracks.
Mr.. Oppenheim declared that a double
track always increased the value of property.
The double track on Wabashaw street had in
creased the value of property 100 per cent.
DR.. Murphy complained OF the cobble
stones, and declared if they could show him
that double track would thus increase the
value of the property, he would withdraw his
objections.
Col. Allen wanted to know if we are goin g
to have city or a small country town.
Other cities have double tracks. Take Wa
bash avenue in Chicago. After they put a
double track on it, it became great thor
oughfare. He continued to argue at consid-
cradle length in favor of the double track.
Mr.. Lowry gave statement of what the
street car company was doing to perfect the
road. He proposed to put the road in still
better condition. The last cars the road has
put on were very superior, and still further
Improvements will be made, till we have in
st. Paul as good street car service as there
is in the world.
| DR.. Murphy declared that he did not desire
to oppose the street railway, but he still OPP
posed the double track, Notwithstanding all
that had been said in its favor.
Capt. Blakeley's son said his father was
out of town, and he entered in his father S
name protest against the double track. He
recapitulated all the objections to
the double track, and dwelt
upon the inconvenience to travel
caused by the snow being piled up on each
side of the street. He had seen great many
teams stalled there in the winter Just in
front of his house there was a double track,
that is switch, it is true, and he had had a
good opportunity to observe the effect on
travel.
Aid. Cornish thought there was great
deal of difference between paved street and
an improved street, in regard to the con-
venience arising from the street car tracks
Mr. Oppenheim said that the street car
company was assessed by the city for paving
between the streets. This was objected to
and the matter was taken into the courts,
and the latter decided in favor of the
oIlCCp Val 1hoe 40 W o"Ji eiAN
company cannot be assessed for
paving. Now Mr.. Lowry agrees to do the
paving, though he is not compelled to do it.
Aid. Cornish criticised the old ordinance
in regard to the Street Car company, and Mr..
Horn explained it. He (Horn) drew up the
ordinance and had no doubt it should be re-
vised.
At this point the discussion or talk was
substantially concluded and most of the out
siders left. The committees after consulting
for few minutes agreed to refer the whole
matter to the city attorney, the attorney for
the street railway and Aid. Otis and Cornish,
for the purpose of having them draw up an
ordinance to cover the whole matter of paw
ing and laying double tracks, with the under
standing that they should report to the coun-
ell tonight at 80, after which the commit
tee adjourned.