St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-13
WANTS A NEW BRIDGE.
The Chamber of Commerce on
Record for Repairing the Waba-
sha Street Bridge.

The Chamber Of Commerce on
Record for Repairing the Waba-
sha Street Bridge.
At the meeting Of the chamber of COM
merce yesterday morning the chairman
of the mercantile committee reported
the receipt of a letter from EraStuS
Wiman, through John j. Corcoran, an
n6uncing that the former was willing
to address the chamber and citizens of
st. Paul ON Commercial Union With
Canada Tuesday, March %. phe mat
ter was referred to the reception COM
mittee. In reply to- an inquiry OF the
chamber. Col Barr sent in a commune
cation saying that their cars are already
equipped with the automatic shoe
brake, which can be applied either from
the grip car OF from the platform OF
the passenger coach. In addition the
COMPANY has put on the grip-car what is
known as the tack brake, which is
under the control of the gripman, and
when applied throws the whole weight
of the grip car on the track. In addl-
ton to this the wedge brake Is now APP
piled on the passenger coaches, but 1t is
for use only i'll an. emergency. Col.
Barr. also advises, thatsa policeman be
instead of q flagman. Thomas Cochran
ANNOUNCED that the next meeting of the
Twin Cities union committee would
take place at the West hotel, in'Mlnne-
OpoliS, Monday, March 10, at 3 p. m.
~ .,-.-. THE SVABASIIA BRIDGE.
Il The committee: appointed. by the
fehamberto report On thelquestiOii of re-
building the WabaSha street bridge re-
siorted through Thomas. Cochran, III. :.
In favor of rebuilding, by recommend
Ing the adoption 0f the following reso-
,Tltion, and the report was adopted,
Resolved That the city council be re-
=6ueSted to erect at the earliest possible
date the long span, and such other por-
itiOnS of the WabaSha street bridge as
bare shown in Plan No. 2 of the city engi-
neer, and in accordance with his re-
commentator submitted herewith.
The recommendation referred to. is
contained in the letter to the city c0un-
ell on the subject already given to the
public. The committee says that no
one will dispute that the time has come
for rebuilding the long span of the
bridge. 1t has been pronounced unsafe
by the city engineer, who has advised
its immediate rebuilding. TO rebuild
it at its present width will cost $4,000.
To rebuild it and the other necessary
portions adjoining will cost $4,000, if
the width is made fifty-SiX feet, while to
rebuild hereafter the remainder of the
bridge to the same width, when the
necessity for it shall arise. will cost
about 100000. The committee believes
that the property owners on both
sides of the river desire that the
bridge when rebuilt shall be widened
A population Of $4,000 to 10000 people
oIr Nv raciJac IN tba Giyth yuovd Tho
report then reeiteS that there are large
and valuable manufactures and eX-
pensiYe residences over there, and also
the most pOpulOuS farming district con-
tiguous to the city, which has always
contributed largely to the trade of this
side, and says that all these interests
depend upon the bridge for cOmmuni-
cation with our merchants. The two
streets-Wabasha and Dakota avenue
are two of the best and most important
thoroughfares in the city and depend
upon the bridge under consideration for
the speedy advance i'll values in the
property abutting upon them and ada
cent to them. The laying of tracks upon
the bridge for the passage of street cars
. is only. a matter of time, as that means
of transportation is already demanded
and justified by the population already
y
point to all increase of population, de-
pendent upon the bridge, which de-
mands the largest and best accommoda-
ton that liberal foresight can provide
for it. No public improvement in the
city has been made too quickly or too
large to meet the demands upon it when
finally completed. The increased value
of property in tile neighborhOod of the
Robert street bridge more than justifies
the additional expenditure made upon
it above that which this chamber, when
the measure was under discussion, in
sisted should be the limit. The report
closes as follows: Your committee
firmly believes that it is the part of
wisdom to profit by experience, and to
rebuild the WabaSha street bridge, at
least as wide as that which spans the
river at less populOus portion of the
Sixth ward and which has already been
found none too spacious for the accom-
modation of the rapidly accommodating
business"