St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-10
THE HEAD OF THE LAKE.
Paving Superior Street.-The
street Car Lines-General Du-
luth HaDpeningS.


NJ. B. Harrison will not say who the
projectors OF the proposed car works for
the West end are. He says that the car
works will be built, and that the East
ern men interested will be in Duluth as
early as May L, to select a site.
The question of paving Superior
street is likely to get some attention
from the common council tonight. 1t
will be remembered that the street car
company bought its cars originally from
st. Paul, and they had been used on a
narrow gauge track. The track in Du-
luth has consequently been narrow
gauge, and it actually ruins the four
miles of Superior street for pleasure
driving. 1.-The city council should,"
said a prominent man to a GLOBE
reporter this morning, compel
the company to widen its
tracks to standard gauge before
the street is paved. so carriages
and wagons can travel in them. un
derstand that the company's cars are
fixed so they can change them to run on
a wider gauge track without much eX-
ira expense. Ii this matter be not at
tended to before Superior street is
paved,we may wait years for the change
and probably never get it,
OUR COAL RECEIPTS.
Last year over 100000 tons of coal,
in round numbers, came to Duluth, and
now coal is coming in freight cars to
supply the demand at this point. 1t is
expected that this year will see at least
100000 tons of coal shipped to Duluth
via the Great Lakes.
NOTES HERE AND THERE.
At the common council meeting to-
night Lewis Ratty's appointment on the
police force, to succeed Joseph Stewart,
was read. Plans for building OH city
lots. East Superior, were submitted, and
G. w. Vaudeville was chosen clerk of
the board of public works. The board
of public works recommend the grading
of Nineteenth avenue west. Superior
blocks being favored. Chief Hathaway,
of the fire department, was put on full
pay permanently. All members of the
fire department were made full pay,
dropping the old volunteer fire depart
ment.
The Nelson family, of Lower Cloquet,
has been about wiped out. -Four
months ago Mr.. Nelson died, the
next month his brother followed him,
then Miss Nelson, and last week
Mrs. Nelson died, all in four months.
1t is reported that witnesses against
Anderson. the West End saloon keeper,
accused of debauching Mrs. Davis, in
Guiding Mrs. Davis herself, have left
the state, and Anderson will escape in
consequence.
The Lake Superior Transit COM
panp's line will consist of passenger
steamers Winslow, Nyack, China,
Japan, Badger State, India, and
Fountain City.
Louis Rocheleau and James Ross,
with three assistants, will start tO-mCr-
row for the Canadian boundary at
BassWOOd lake, thence to Port Arthur,
Oh mineral prospecting tour.
The Duluth Elevator company made
the important test to-day sending wheat
1900 feet from the elevator three to one
without accident.
By the death of his superior officer,
Capt. James B. Quinn, United States
engineer, st toned here, becomes Maj.
Quinn.
Col. G. II. Graves returned yesterday
afternoon from his Southern trip. Mrs.
Graves is still in the South.
j. T. Hoffman and G. A. Palmer are
said to be Boston capitalists looking
for wooden mill site.
Persons with money to invest will do,well
to turn their attention to Duluth and Super
ior. NJ b. II arrsion, 602 Duluth National
bank building, Duluth, has a large list of
property in bothp laces for sale.