St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-11
A BROKEN CURRENT
Temporarily Impedes the
Progress Of the Electric
Elevated Railroad.
Ten Aldermen Mustered for
the Proposition on the
Final Vote.
Three Weeks Grace Given
Property Holders to Study
the Subject.
Meanwhile Active Efforts Will
Be Made to Secure Adj
ditional Votes.

clusion of that time voted down the Or
dinance. The council chamber was
crowded with persons directly or indi-
rectly interested in the matter, the ma
jOrity of them seemingly being in favor
of the passage of the charter. Before
the council proceeded to take up the
matter motion was adopted providing
that but four persons be allowed
to address the council, and for four
against the ordinance, and that each
person should limit his remarks to ten
minutes. The ordinance was then read
for the first time. In general, it is
based on the Chicago ordinance, and is
similar to that already published in the
GLOBE, with some changes in regard to
the details. A motion to suspend the
rules was carried, the council dividing
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Blom, Cullen. Hamm.
Leithauser, Minea, Pratt, Sullivan,
Weber, Yoerg, Sanborn-1O.
Nays-Messrs. Book, Fischer, Gehan,
Kavanagh, Melady and Mr.. Presi-
dent-6.
Vice President Sanborn then asked if
there were any persons who wished to
speak in favor of the ordinance.
Z. n. Bell said he had in his pocket
the original signatures of property own
ers who represented damages to the
amount of S1,O0O,0O0. The men who
sought the franchise and aided in get
ting up the ordinance, the people knew
nothing about. els the council going to
rush this through now?' he asked. lis
it possible am to be heard only for ten
minuteS?'
The Vice Presidential there are anv
persons who wish to speak in favor of
the ordinance they will now be heard.
On request of E. w. Peet. chairman
OF the committee of the chamber of com
merce, the city clerk read the resolu-
tlons passed by the chamber on the SUBJ
Ject. Thomas Cochran was the first to
ADDRESS the council in favor of the ordi-
nance. He said rapid transit was in the
ar. 1t must come for the benefit of St
raul, for the benefit of those already
here and those who are to come. He
would never favor an ordinance that
would not provide that every property
owner would be paid the full amount of
damages. But the private rights had to
give way to public veal. although the
private citizens
HAD TO BE REMUNERATED.
Ii it should damage prOpertv TO the
extent or 81 200, 900 for the property own
erS would it not do scores of millions of
dollars of good? Taking hasty glance.
he favored it first because rapid transit
was in the air; rapid transit, to be Quick.
and speedy and sufficient and efficient
must be upon OH elevated railways. and
The elevated railways were past the ex-
perimental stage. In New York the
elevated railroad had robbed Broadway
OF its business and converted Sixth aY-
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city. 1t had been benefit to the streets
on which it had been run, and if the
council wanted to do something that
would he beneficial to st. Paul they
should grant this ordinance with proper
restrictions.
Gen. Andrews spoke as private cit
lZen. He first quoted some of the
statistics Of the Manhattan railway,
showing what it did, what it was valued
at. the latter to show that an elevated
railway company company is well able
to pay damages caused to property
along the line of the road. When the
elevated road was first started
in New York everybody thought
it would injure the property. but it had
since been shown to have been benefit
to the property along the line, besides
greatly increasing the value of small,
and before that time, unknown streets.
All property owners had a guarantee
from the constitution that if their prop
erty was injured in this way they
would be paid the damages.
G. n. Bell arose and asked the council
if there was any provision in the charter
authorizing the council to grant such
franchise.
Vice President Sanborn-Is there any
other person who wishes to speak in
favor of the ordinance?
Mr.. Bell again arose and said that
was
PART OF BIS SPEECH.
He claimed that there was no provision
in the charter for the road, because this
was not steam railway, not a a horse
railway. He wanted to know if the
council had the right to pass the
ordinance. "Have you, Aid. Sanborn?"
he asked.
Aid. Sanborn-I am not making
your speech and don't propose to
make it. l will make mine when the
time comes.
Mr.. Bell claimed that all the efforts of
the council were futile. He did not
come to hinder the council, but to help
them. He thought it strange that such
an important ordinance should not have
been printed and in the hands of the
members of the council for at least two
weeks. One thing against the ordinance
was that the company wanted it rushed
through, but were given four months to
accept it. In the next place he
could not see where the men
who wanted the franchise had any
| months to speculate on it, and for that
eight months the property would stand
| there poisoned. 1t could NJ be sold
| and persons would not do any building
until they found out what they wanted.
Mr.. Bells time was here extended and
he spoke at length, pointing out what
he thought to be the objections of the
ordinance. He referred to the indi-
vidual incorporators and said that he
failed to find where any of them had
| money.
E. V. Smalley appeared at the request
| of the chamber of commerce and spoke
of the need for rapid transit. He re-
| piled to Mr.. Bells argument. So far as
| the charter was concerned, he claimed
| that on the same principle they might
| say that mules could not be used on the
street because the charter specified
| horse cars. AS to its being an expert
| ment, he claimed that the company be-
gan building in the suburbs and that
when it was built through the business
portion of the city the company would
| be able to take advantage of the changes
| found necessary
BY THE OTHER BUILDING.
He continued, there was now lull in
| real estgte and in business, and this
| came as thing to start the growth of
| the city. They were in competitive
| state, and they had seen Minneapolis
| growing by its attention to the mode of
travel. st. Paul must show enterprise
| in this particular.
Col. j. Ham Davidson said he saw
| several persons present who had made
their fortunes in this city and he was
| sorry to antagoniZe their interests, but
he was there to advocate what he be-
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