St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-05

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kicked her in the stomach. At present
Mrs. Schneider is employed in a cigar man
ufactOry in the city and is earning about
S12 per week.
WORK OF Committees.
Vacating Sfreets--StilI More Sewers
.-Those Railroad Bridges--NO Car
Tracks ON NicoIlet Avenue.
Yesterday afternoon the council commit
tee on roads and bridges listened to state
ments from number of property-owners
in regard to the proposed vacation of
Twenty nine-and-one-half street, beween
Bloomington and Cedar avenues,
so as to conform with other
streets in that locality. In case the
vacation is ordered by the council, the
prOperty-ownerS agree to donate ground
for these additional streets between Bloom
ington and Cedar avenues and Lake and
Twenty-siXth streets. The committee de-
ferred action until the property-owners can
rearrange their plats, but will then
recommend the vacation of Twenty-nine-
and-one-half street in accordance with
the prayers of the petitioners. The report
of the commissioners on the opening of
Lyndale Avenue from Superior and Henne-
pen Avenues was also considered by the
committee and its adopted recommended.
no objection having been offered. The re-
port of the commissioners on the matter of
opening Twenty-ffth street from Morrison
& Lovejoy's addition to Stewards Avenue
was also considered by the committee and
its adoption recommended.
MORE SEWERS ORDERED.
The committee on sewers held pro-
froo 10 hoor no nh1iuotinpc Of
property owners of the Seventh ward to the
legality of sewer which is intended to
benefit the lower portion of the city, es-
picially the Eighth ward. The objections
came principally from two blocks, and the
reasons given were that the Improvement is
not needed at the present time. and that
people are not able to bear the additional
tax. This main sewer is in Fourteenth
avenue south TO TwentY-siXth street, and
up Twenty-siXth to Fifth avenue south, and
the committee, after listening to the argu-
ments brought against it, decided to recon-
mend the improvement, believing it to be a
public necessity. New sewers were also
ordered on the following streets:
Harrison street, from Division to Spring
streets; Sixth street southeast, from Thir-
teenth to Fifteenth avenues; Ninth avenue
south, from Fifteenth street to Franklin av-
enue; Fourteenth avenue south, from Eighth
to Franklin; Cedar avenue, from Washington
avenue to Second street; in an alley back of
7770, Gray's drug store on Hennepin avenue.
1t was further decided to rescnd the
resolution on ordering sewer in Fourth
avenue south, from Sixth to Seventh
streets. ~
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
An executive session of the committee on
railroads was also held to further consider
the proposed bridging of the railroad tracks
on Washington avenue north, Third, Fourth
and Fifth streets. Vice-President Trues-
dale and Attorney Springer of the Mime
apoliS IL st. Louis road were the only rail-
way officials present. 1t is understood that
several propositions were made by Messrs.
Truesdale and Springer, but no action was
taken by the committee.
NIcoLLET AVENUE STREET RAILWAY.
The committee then repaired to the
council chamber, where number of Nicol-
let avenue property owners had previously
assembled to protest against the laying of a
street railway track Oh Nicollet avenue.
from Washington avenue to bridge. as
petitioned for by Thomas Lowry at the last
meeting of the council. Chairman Haugan
read the petition submitted by Mr. Lowry
and remarked that he presumed the gentle
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to the plans. II. g. 0. Morrison, in be-
half of G. II. Benton, attorney for the pro-
testing owners, read y an earnest
remonstrance, claiming that the por-
ton of Nicollet avenue men
toned in Mr.. Lowry's petition was
imperatively needed for the use of other
vehicles than street cars. 1t was the only
available avenue for that class of travel,
and street car track thereon would prove
most serious detrlment. The remon-
STRANGE was signed by nearly every business
man and property owner on that portion of
the avenue. Mr.. Morrison said it was a
fact patent to every one that it was the
only avenue for drive from the East side.
He could not believe that the Exposition
directors would desire to interfere with the
public facilities for travel Mr.. Benton
submitted another remOnstrance, saying
that public travel to and from the East side
and other portions of the city to the I'M
ion depot would be impeded by
street car tracks. He SAID the
remonstrance was not signed by Tom, Dick
and Harry, but by responsible citizens.
The only way East side people can reach
the West side is by this short stretch of un.
used thoroughfare. 1t is not the custom
anywhere to surrender all streets to street
railway companies, and the remOnstrants.
while not desiring to cause unnecessary
trouble to visitors at the Exposition, think
the public generally can be accommodated
without pre-empting Nicollet avenue. The
interests of the entire city are against the
granting of Mr.. Lowry's petition. Capt.
o. C. Merriman, as an East-sider, and one
of the unfOrtunateS compelled to make
daily crossings of the suspension bridge, had
found it almost impossible to get through
from suspension bridge to Washington ave-
nue., with the car line on Hennepin avenue.
| Upon reaching the west end of the suspen-
| sion bridge, the East side people invariably
| turn to the left. and it is intended to stop
all travel by carriage between the two sides.
| The best way is to give Mr.. Lowry the
| right to lay this extra track. The East
side people will not stand it if they can
avoid it.
MR.. LowRY's RESPONSE.
Mr. Lowry said the only interest he had
in the matter was to accommodate the pub
lie during the Exposition, and he did not
desire to do anything contrary to the wishes
of property owners. He hoped, however.
that the committee would give him the
right to lay tracks on University avenue to
First avenue, southeast and thence
on Eighteenth avenue south
east. to Fourth street. He was
was prepared to put the trucks at any
point designated by the directors, but it
was necessary to have son.s piaDs to hold
his cars. Mr.. Lowry then retired. after
stating that he believed s.4at the Nicellet