St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-12
People Want More Frequent
and Rapid Communication
Between the Twins.
The Opening Of Eighth Street
Through to Bradley Of Ur-
gent Importance.
Market for the Week Moder-
ately Active and Prices
Maintained.

Thursday night the city council
granted a franchise to the Enos Elec-
trio Railway company to construct an
elevated road through West st. Paul,
and across the river to Second street.
The dea of the company has been to
construct the road through this city to
Minneapolis, with view OF connecting
the two cities more closely. ard to build
up the space between the two towns.
Whether this vision OF prosperity will
be realized is for the future to demon
Strate. One thing is certain, and that
is that the people of St. Paul have rea-
son to complain of the inadequate
means of cheap and convenient trans
portation from one part of the city to
the other, and especially from one out
lying district or locality to another. 1t
conyeniences for local travel that
has brought the Enos Electric
road to lis present stage. Few in the
city have ever seen il i'll operation. and.
of course, there is considerable doubt in
the minds of many people as to whether
or not it can be made practically serv-
iceable. They are willing, however,
that it shall be tried, and if successful
will welcome it joyfully as deliverer
bic obstacle OF progress.
The conditions of the grant by the
council, however, are of such charac-
ter that there is some doubt as to
whether or not the charter will be ac-
cepted by the company. One great OBJ
lection is that it is stopped at Second
street. 1t commences in lower West
st. Paul and is TO run up to and across
,.ixy n, ! ,,
dar street, where it is compelled to
stop. The fact that it stops there
makes very short line of it, and prob
ably one that would not pay, at any rate
for some time. If built it wculd demon
strate the feasibility and advantage of
such q road. If successful thus far. the
projectors would. in considerable de-
gree, disarm prejudice and remove all
opposition TO the road being built
through to Minneapolis.
Little is known about elevated rail-
ways, and people think it would be the
ruin of all the property along the streets
through which it passes. Whether
this would he so or not no one knows.
but a good many think so. The result
is that good many want to see the mat
ter tested, but if a line is to be built
they want it on some other street than
the one on which they own property
In other words, they do not want TO
take the chance of having their prom
erty injured, but are perfectly willing
that any one else should make the ey-
pertinent.
Seventh and Eighth streets continue
to attract more attention than any other
streets in town. The proposition before
the council to practically open Eighth
street across the ravine to Bradley street
has been mentioned already in these
columns. The plan is to relieve Seventh
street of the pressure there is upon it
by moving some of it over to Eighth
street. The belief is quite prevalent
that Eighth street Is to become good
retail street, and with this view there
are many Shrewd men that are watch
ing very closely for opportunities to
pick up choice lots on that thorough
fare.
At the recent sale of the Dorsey estate.
near the corner of Seventh and Sibley
streets, Ferdinand Willius preferred to
purchase the Eighth street lot at S4O5
per front foot than the Seventh street
lot at 81, 055 per front foot. This is the
highest price paid yet for Eighth street
property. and there are a great many
people who regard it as exceedingly
cheap. When Mr.. Willius made that
purchase he knew what he was about.
and he has confidence that property on
Eighth street. in the nature of things.
must become very valuable in short
time.
Messrs. Stone & Morton have been do
ing a good thing for the city and for a
large class of the working people. as
well as for themselves. Some time ago
l,.a,- L =, l..
as Stone " MortOn'S addition. located be-
tween Payne avenue, Greenbrier street
and Maryland and Ivy streets, in the
northeast part of st. Paul, near the
Bohne Manufacturing company, the
Gribbin Lumber company and other
manufacturing establishments in East
st. Paul. They also commenced selling
lots in what is known as the Denny-Hill
addition which is north of the Stone 81
Morton tract. The terms on which
they sold were very liberal indeed.
They required a very small sum
down, and the balance in in
stallments at convenient periods
to suit the buyer. The result
is that the whole tract is being built up
by good, industrious mechanics, who
have a chance to secure Il homestead for
small monthly sum. 1t is an advan-
tage to the city of st. Paul by helping
~ M up lllc CiUN WIFI UTILITY ana
prosperous class of mechanics. In adj
ditiOn to this. through their efforts, the
street railway was extended out Payne
avenue, thus giving people in that local
1ty chance to reach town conveniently.
Street Railways.
The Rondo street line has been COM
pleted, and it is expected that it will lie
put i'll operation some time this week.
1t will run from Dale street by way of
Rice, Tenth, Wabasha and Fifth streets
to Smith park. The street car barn at
the junction of Maryland street and
Greenbrier avenue covers seven lots,
and is nearly completed. The Payne,
Lafayette and Greenbrier avenue line,
which runs from the corner of Green
brier avenue and Maryland street to the
court house by Lafayette avenue, Jack
son and Fifth streets, will be put in
operation as soon as the paving is
finished of Locust street and Lafayette
avenue. The line on University avenue
will be abandoned for the season, in
asmuch as a sewer will be constructed
on ii from Rice to Dale street. This.
together with the making of the connec-
tons, and the possible paving of the
avenue, will take all the summer and
fail. 1t will probably require year or
more to construct the cable line on East