St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-05
its regular business meeting at the Ryan to-
AGAIN THE LEVEE
Is the Main Topic Before the Cham |
her of Commerce.


railroad officials be notified and invited in
to hold conference with the city authori-
ties as to what should be done insregard to
the levee, the tracks and all matters per-
talning TO the same. He would be glad TO
have all the roads come in. 1t would be
pretty hard to get the Milwaukee TO do so.
for it had no head. 1t was all tail. No
body seemed to have any authority 10 deter
mine anything. Mr.. Delano said the way
had been heretofore to hurry these things
through the council before there was any
consultation. and then, when complaint
was made, to say it was too late to remedy
the trouble The best way is to take time
enough and consider this matter before
hand, TO give people chance TO express
their opinions and consider what is best to
do. He wanted an expression of opinion
by the chamber as to the request of the
Diamond 10 line. and said he was in favor
of allowing all the railroads to get to the
public levee freely, and without
being compelled to get the privi-
lege to get there from some other
road. lie understood that now
one railroad had the control of the leyee
and that all the other roads were compelled
TO get the permission Of that one road in
order to reach the levee. The best way, in
his opinion, was to cover the levee with
warehouses and then to allow all railroads
and steamboats, of all sizes and kinds TO
have free access to the same. Finally Mr..
Murray's motion for a conference was
adopted.
THE SIXTH WARD LRvEE.
Mr.. McClung offefed resolution 10 the
effect that whereas the council by ordinance
passed Jan. 3, 1884, gave TO the Minnesota
IL Northwestern railroad a strip of land
fifty feet wide by five and one-half miles
long for use as railroad track on certain
conditions, which have not been complied
with. that sit is the sense of this chamber
and we respectfully request that Mcconnell
repeal the ordinance"
In regard TO this matter Mr.. McClung
said that as some
DOUBTS HAVE EXISTED
as to the real scope and provisions of the
ordinance he had procured copy of it.
The title Of it indicates exactly its inten-
ton, and its other provisions agree with the
title. The title is: IAN ordinance granting
to the Minnesota IL Northwestern Railway
company the right to construct and MAIN
tain its railway tracks upon the leyee in the
| Sixth ward of ST. Paul" This railway
company has constructed its tracks in an
entirely different place, at right angles with
| the levee. and entertainS no idea of chang
ing their location. Section 1 grants this
right i'm the terms of the title, the fifty feet
to be designated by the board of public
works, with the consent of the council.
whenever requested by the railroad COM
pany. Mr.. Oppenheim stated last Monday
morning, speaking for the railroad, that the
fifty feet had never been designated, and
Mrs. McClung then said in reply that ii did
not have to be designated till the request
was made by the railroad company.
Mr.. Murray-They have made this request
Mr.. McClung-1 would like TO see written
evidence of it on file. Section 2 gives. the
conditions of the franchise, first. that the
railroad company should commence the con-
struction of the road within the Sixth ward
prior TO June l, 1854, and continue its con-
struction within the ward, so that at least
$4,000 should be expended in the construc-
! ton of the road within the ward during the
year 1884, and complete the road TO the Iowa
line within two years. The company claims
that it has expended S50.U00 within the ward,
and has a right - the fifty feet FIVE and one
half miles long. But have they expended
S5O,OOO in building the road and '1ayiDg the
track upon the levee, "as the title of the ordi-
nance indicates they must as they verbally
proposed 10 do, 10 induce the council TO grant
the franchisey They do not pretend they
have. Then they have Forfeited their frar-
chlse and the ordinance should be repealed
Can the council repeal 1t? The sixth condi-
! ton throws some light on this question. IL
reads that the privileges hereby granted
shall be enjoyed, subject 10 all ordinances
That now are or may hereafter be in force
concerning railroads I'm said city of ST. Pau"
The council may pass another ordinance Civ
| ing similar franchise TO some other COM
pany. Another condition shows the intent
| OF the ordinance. The third condition saws
that all railroad tracks shall be laid at q
grade as such grade shall be established by
the city council. This shows plainly that
there was to he $4,000 of filling done to
raise this levee to grade. Now. the Mime
| sofa 4 Northwestern road after holding the
! promise out to the public that we were TO get
| $4,000 In levee building as the price of the
valuable franchise they asked, tells us we
are fooled and duped, and we are TO pet
| nothing. Let us not allow the thing to sleep
and drag along as other levee matters have
done, untilwe become entangled in meshes
/ from which il may be difficult TO extricate
ourselves. 1t should be settled at once
whether we are to be trif1ed'with
The result was that the matter was re-
feTred to the committee
MISCELLANEOUS.
The city council was requested to grant
| toJ. L. Mcmillan all needed facilities for the
prosecution of his business of pork pack
ing not inconsistent with the public in
terest.
The communication of the Cincinnati
Graphic. asking for photographs of the ex-
terror and interior of the ice palace and a
sketch of the same, together with photo
graphs of the officers. for publication, was
referred to the committee on statistics and
correspondence.
p. III. Kelly and Capt Blakelv were ap-
pointed as delegates to the National board
OF trade at Washington. Jan. 20.
The report of the committee on silver
coinage of the New York board of trade
and transportation was referred to the mer-
camille committee.
The special committee appointed to con-
slider the matter of returning our exhibit tc
New Orleans reported adversely, and the
report was adopted
Mr.. Fairchild offered a resolution to the
effect that committee of three be appointed
by the president to systematic the adyer
Using of the city. In offering this Mr.
Fairchild said that he had had some cores
pendence with the Minneapolis Tribune
people upon the subject of advertising, anC
IN view of the treatment that paper wa.
giving st. Paul, he considered that probably
the best way was to refer it to committee
The resolution was adopted and Messrs
Fairchild, Hall and Smalley were ap
pointed.