St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-14
One Ordinance Granting Rights for Gable
Car Lines Passed the Committee
Favorably.
Two Iniunctions in the Matter of Track
laying by the Burlington & North
ern Railroad.
Saloon Mems Cases Sett1ed--An APP
peal for Aid from Marshall
County.
Exercises at Mathematician
OF Local Events ona Terribly
Hot Day.
Passed the Committee.

right to complete and operate cable lines on
Seventh street and Selby avenue were con-
sidered by the council committee OH streets
last evening. Aid. Starkey thought it
would be best for the city and railway COM
pany if the two ordinances were made one.
City Attorney Murray thought it would
be proper to so combine the
ordinances. Aid. Sanborn was i'll favor OF
making it obligatory on the company to
complete the Selby avenue line by Novem-
Der, 1877. Mr. Lowry suggested that the
ordinances, if granted singly, would permit
changes being made in the route if desired.
Aid. Starkey said both lines would have to
be completed at some time fixed
Oh or both ordinances would
be forfeited and he favored one
ordinance combining both lines After
some discussion it was decided to have one
ordinance cover both lines and as changes
were suggested by Mr.. Lowry in the pro-
posed lines as heretofore published, the first
section of the ordinance was amended as
follows:
1.-The following or first part Of said cable
line which is to be completed by Nov. l, 1887,
shall be constructed by said company within
the following limits, viz: On Fourth street
from Broadway TO Seven corners Tor
junction of Seventh and Third streets) on
Third street from Seven corners to Selby
street.
The following or second part of said cable
line, which is to be completed by Nov. l, 1887,
as far east as the sewer is completed, shall be
constructed by said company within the
following limits, viz: From the crossing
OF Broadway street and East Seventh street
easterly on East Seventh street to the east
line Of the city limits, and also either from
the crossing of East Seventh street and
Broadway street southerly on Broadway
street to Fourth street or from the crossing
of Broadway street TO Seven corners.
This change gives the company the choice
of either Seventh or Fourth street. from
broadway to Seven corners.
A DISCUSSION.
The ordinance was then taken up section
by section and discussed. Section 2 was
amended so that the company shall be as
seSsed for street Improvements on the same
notice as is given in other assessments by
the city of ST. Paul and proper officers.
That part of section relating to fares was
discussed at length, Aid. Kahn, who was
present, insisting on three-cent
fare between and a. N. and and p.
NJ. Mr.. Lowry explained that the result
of this scheme would be to do away with
the ticket system. One-third of the travel.
two-thirds of the number buy tickets.
Should the three-cent fare between the
hours mentioned be ordered, it would in
crease the receipts of the COM
pany at least 500 per day in
the end, for the ticket system would have
to be abolished and straight fare of 5
cents charged at all times, except between
the hours mentioned Aid. Starkey said
the three cent fair would practically be a
failure. Aid. Cullen had heard no grumbling
about the fare on the street Car lines, and
thought they would be satisfactory
at 5 cents, the same as now.
Aid. Kahn said in New York the elevated
roads made reduction of fare to accom-
modate workingmen and the ferries be-
tween New York and Brooklyn did the
same Mr.. Lowry interrupted by saying
that the fare on the elevated road was 10
cents and was simply reduced to cents
during all hour or SO at morning and night.
Aid. Sanborn put in word to the effect
that in no other city was the fare on surface
roads less than cents. Aid. Kahn retorted
that in mother city in the country were street
car companies granted such franchises fol
nothing as they were in ST. Paul, and he
thought it no more than proper that the
fare be reduced to cents to benefit the
workingmen. Aid. Sanborn said the major
ty of the travel on the st. Anthony
hill line was between the hours mentioned
bv Aid. Kahn, and he felt satisfied that the
residents of that part of the city would moi
insist on the fare being reduced AS to
how the people in the lower part of the city
felt he could not say. County Commits
s.oner Bell said the way the ordinance reaC
now it would cost man and his wife, wht
lived below the Seventh street fill, forty
cents to get to the
OPERA HOUSE AND BACK.
He considere this too much City At
torney Murray thought transfer tickets
should be provided. He was assured b,
Mr.. Lowry that the transfer ticket was no
al all practicable and out Of the question
Aid. Kain'S amendment was not consid
cred by the committee, he being tol(
that he could bring the matter up at tn,
council meeting. Section of thu
ordinance was amended so as to provid
that if the first part of the line shoult
not be completed and equipped by Aug. 1
1888, and the second part of the line b.
Aug. l, 1889, the rights and privileges O
the ordinance should be declared
void. Aid. Kerr introduced a pro
vso to be called section Z, providin,
that any violation of the ordinance will be
punished by a fine of not more than 500
This was explained to relate to the falur
of the company to remove snow from tn
company's tracks within forty-eight hour
after the snow falls. The ordinance
was then adopted by the committee and
special meeting of the council will be hell
this evening to pass the ordinance. A can
vasS of the aldermen present at the meetin,
was made and thirteen promised to be il
attendance at 7:30 o'clock this evening.
ONE FOR OAK STREET.
Thomas Cochran, Jr.. presented an ordin
ance providing for a cable line on Oak AM
no1-.
nues. He explained that the prOpert
owners in that section desired the line an
he asked that the committee meet this after
noon, at which time he would hav
the property owners come in and expires
their opinions. He said MI. Lowry wa
willing to build the line at once, and
would have the effect of building up tina
section wonderfully. The scheme was t
have the line connect with motor lin
which would reach Manchester and tn
Seventh ward as soon as possible
City Attorney Murray questioned as
whether it was not scheme to boom tn
property in that section. Mr.. Cochra
said it was in the interest of propert
owners and also of the Seventh ward whic
he claimed had not been treated properly b
the city since it was taken in. A specit
meeting of the committee Will be hel
this afternoon to consider the ordinance
An ordinance granting the Edison Electri
Light and Power company the right to erec
poles and string wires i'll certain streets WE
approved by the committee. Samuel ,
Cochran, representing the company. state
that plans for the building which wOul
be erected in the central part of the cit
were being drawn, and work would
commenced as soon as the ordinance wa
passed. He agreed to have station col
tanning nine hundred engine
furnishing power for 10. 600 lights, in ope
alton before Sept. l. 1887, and to put til
wires under ground when desired by tt
council. The light will be used in stor,
and buildings, and not for street pu
poses.