St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-23

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JOSHUA wA~HBrEN COMMANDING THE
MOTOR.
tiiwar' the schemes al man. who. with 4
paper IN lis pocket. cOolly tells u that the
nptor, our nuly means of transportation 10
and from thc city. which has induced Us 10
taae up our residence here. must be prlc-
tically taken from IT," He then proceeded
to>:air the business al the meeting and
explained ~ considerable length the amount
ui .uiury that Gen. Washbun's action
would inilict. He advised GOODNESS and de-
liberation in the course of procedure.
Aid. Cooley was the next speaker. He
stated that a. q representative OI the ward
ia the city council. that he should use his
every effort 10 protect its interest. lie
thought that the motor management had
made an honest attempt 10 Introduce eiec-
/ t!icity instead Of steam, and the experiment
/ has been u failure thus far. Mr.. WaShbuUn
/ is unreasonable in forcing the compliance
/ al AN agreement which it has not thus far
! been possible 90 carry out. Mr.. Cooley
/ then explained just what that agreement
\ was and further, that by next November
( the Use of steam will be prohibited below
/ Seventeenth street
! DR. Avery was next called for and laid
I the whole scheme Ia rob the people of the
Eighth ward OF rapid transit TO one man..
land perhaps another" A voice cried out
''TOm Lowry, "and this sally created great
laugh.
DIR. A. A. AMES.
/ who arrived late, was repeatedly called for
and took the platform. His first shot, that
/ lac was ''inaded for bear raised yell.
/ Proceeding. he declared that he was glad to
/ be present at the meeting, especially as il
/ was not of political nature. He then
proceeded to tell what he knew about the
motor line. How when he as mayor of the
| city in 1876. lac vetoed a resolution of the
city council to allow the motor To run be-
/ low Seventeenth street, the measure was
passed over his head:
! year by year, since the people have been
/ induced TO come out here ana settle" he
/ said. Every foot of real estate owes its
present value 10 the motor. You never could
/ have lived on Poverty flats but for the motor.
/ Take il away and your homes are broken up.
] Take my case for instance. | can 20 To my
office in few minutes 10y means of this rapid
/ transit. Ii il i removed 1 must move away.
\ The same condition exists in New York.
where elevated roads are allowed to be run i'm
! the principal thorOughfares in order that the
/ people may get QUE to the open ali from the
/ heated turmoil of the city and the crowded
! tenemcntS. Now, / don't believe that 10000
people OF the Eighth ward must submit to
/ the one-man power. II don't stand TO reason
| that a little trading of bonds between two
| men can keep the people OF an entire ward
/ from reaching their homes. Let us COM
mence the fight now and carry il into the
courts. Any member Of the council from
! this ward
REFUSING TO REPRESENT
our rights should be marked with chalk
| Mr.. Mashburn may have good deal OF
| money, but we have 4 good many heads AND
! we can make a strong fight for redress. by
/ our residence here we have obtained vested
| rights, aud no legislature can vote them away
l am certain that the courts viii sustain us il
this"
The doctor attempted TO retire, but was
called back and continued 10 speak for g
few minutes longer. AS he finished hC
took occasion to say that he had no per
sOnal feeling against Mr. WaShburn, but
thought he was doing the people of the
ward grave injustice.
Aid. Lawrence responded to a call by
| saying briefly that he would do all in his
power To carry out the wishes of the peO-
pie. lie firmly believed an outrage had
been perpetTated, the extent OF which was
not fully realized. lie thought the city
council would yet grant a permanent fran
chise. and that. the motor management
would pay $50, 900 for it if necessary.
Il. Il. Odell. the attorney. made an ener-
gctic speech which pleased the crowd i'm
menSely. He called Washbum ''strad-
der and one who
FIVE YEARE AGO
could not pay his honest debts. He would
not call him Gen. Washburn as he is not
entitled to that distinction. lie was moi
certain but what this man Washbum was
seeking To depreciate property in the Eighth
ward 80 per cent. 80 he could buy il in
cheap. The speaker also paid his respects
to r. :. COrser in very bitter way.
Ed A. Stevens. the last speaker, wanted
TO deal gently with the eTTlng, and was not
certain that &. \. PillSbury was as much 10
/ blame a Mr. WaShburn for signing the
contract that robbed the Eighth ward OF
rapid transit. As for Mr.. COrSer he once
was a warm friend Of the motor. but then
he owned property IN the Eighth ward.
Now he is booming another addition that
the motor don't reach. There is a certain
rich man i'm the city whose residence and sur
rounding grounds take up four blocks. He
could not see why the council could not
order street running each way through
these grounds. Ii so. very pleasant wall
will be thrown open to the Eighth warderS.
However, Mr.. Washburn is quite ready tC
adapt himself 10 circumstances. and may
change as rapidly on this question as he die
concerning the location of the exposition.
Mr.. Stevens sallies of dry Wit called forth
several rounds of applause.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions, prepared BY
A. L. Chestnut, Ed A Stevens and George
r. Baekus as a committee, were then read
1 and adopted with cheer:
We, the people OF the Eighth ward. in mas:
meeting assembled, to consider the matter OF
rapid transit between our homes and ths
heart of the city-a matter or vital importahcs
| 10 every resident and property owner in the
! ward-do resolve a. follows:
Whereas. The motor line was established
and has apparently become permanent sue
cess by reason OF the united favor and en-
couragement OF the city council, the public