St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-01
FOR IMPROVED FACILITIES.
Wanted to Connect Fort Smelling With
st. Paul.
RAPID TRANSIT URGED
Laboring Men Will Build Many Houses
on the Proposed Line in
Year.

A meeting of citizens interested in
the extension of the Seventh street car
line was held last evening at the hall
corner of West Seventh street and
Western avenue. Alderman Book, ap-
pointed to wait on Col. Barr regarding
the extension of the West Seventh
street railway to Fort Smelling, said the
gentleman had stated that it would
be impossible to build the proposed
line this season, as the company
would be fully occupied with the East
Seventh street cable line. Mr.. Book
further stated that Mr.. Lowry was going
to Palmyra, WIS.,, next Monday, to be
present at the trial of the Prosser loco
tive, and it successful it would supplant
horses on the West Seventh street line,
and next season this road would be con-
tinued to Fort Smelling.
After general discussion. commit
tee consisting of Aid. Book, DR.. T. L.
Mann, Beriah Magoffin, G. A. Moore,
L. +. Birmingham, c. w. Youngman
and E. E. Mcdonald, was appointed to
ascertain the rights OF the st. Paul City
Railway company on the streets of st.
Paul and report the feasibility of grant
ing franchise to another company.
The following preamble and resolutions
were presented by Mr.. Mageffin and
adopted:
street district heartily desire an extension of
the street car line; and whereas, congress has
appropriated u large sum for
BUILDING ADDITIONAL BARRACKS.
ana the government has Indicated its policy to
abandon many of the frontier posts and
concentrate the soldiers at Fort Smelling,
which will become a largo military establish
ment, and in view of the work of the com
mon council and park commissioners in lay
ing out and improving the Mississippi river
boulevard and Hiawatha park, the soldiers
home and the developments about Mime
haha,
Resolved, By the West Seventh Street Dis
trlct union, That the time is ripe for the eX-
tension of the st. Paul CITY railway system to
Fort Smelling; that it is for the business in
terests OF this growing city to extend the rail-
ways to that objective point.
Resolved, That if the present city railway
company will not extend the system, this
union will render encouragement to some
other company and will aid the same with
moral and financial support.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this meet
ing that horse cars are played out, and that a
long line like West Seventh street should
have quick, rapid transit, and that we will
labor until the objects of these resolutions
are accomplished.
been addressed to the joint committee
OF the chamber of commerce and COM
mon council of st. Paul, signed by Will
lam Dawson, MesSrs. Magoffin, Moore
and other well-known citizens:
1--WE the subscribers ask the extension
of the present West Seventh line of
horse railway at least to Smelling ave-
hue, which is one of the main avenues
running north and south in the city:
really. for the most good to the city of
st. Paul, it should be extended to
Cleveland avenue, which is to be boule-
varded to run past the new Hiawatha
park. This will give our city direct
connection with Fort Smelling bridge,
and the benefits of trade from the fort
which. next year, is to be doubled in ca
pacity as
A LARGE MILITARY POST.
"4o ou will notice map and a reSolu-
ton passed by the common council Aug.
30, 1887, where the railroad company
was instructed within six months to eX-
tend said horse railroad out on West
Seventh street one mile, and this would
be nearly to Smelling avenue; but it is
of great Importance that this line of
horse railroad should run to the bridge
and secure the great increasing
travel to and from the fort, and
by giving them convenient transit to
the city of st. Paul. 1t is our belief
that if this line was extended to the
bridge, over 100 houses would be built
within year. Many laboring men now
own lots along this line who have
bought and paid for the same on
monthly savings, and are now anxious
to build homes as soon as they can
get transportation back and forth
TO their work in the city,
The union then discussed the subject of
valuations on property in the vicinity of
West Seventh street. Mr.. Youngman
presented the following resolution,
whice was adopted:
Resolved, That, owing to the fact that no
public improvements have been made in the
Fifth and Tenth wards i'll the vicinity of
West Seventh street during the past two
years, it is the sense of this union that the
valuation should remain the same as assessed
in 1886, except in special instances.