St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-15
ASKING FOR FAvORS.
Capitalists Who Yearn to
Spend Their Surplus in
Building Railways.
Fishing For Franchises That
Are Worth a Good Deal
Of Money.
Corporations That Would
Connect the Twin Cities
By "L" Roads.
Some Property Owners Who
WOuId SnuHIoh tho Sow ~
Some Property Owners Who
Would Squelch the Sew
erai Projects.

| iiS SoliciuCLullUll vi NdIlUuS
nances to grant franchises for elevated
and street railways, which has been de-
iayed for so long, was taken up in ear
nest at special meeting of the council
| committee on streets, called for the pur-
| pose, last night. The council cham
bers were filled with representatives
OF the various companies who
are seeking privileges and delegations
of property owners along the proposed
lines of the elevated roads, who came to
protest. Aid. Hamm, Weber, Bryant,
Petsch, Cullen, Long, Conley and San
born, of the committee, were present.
The ordinances were taken up in the
order of their priority, and all parties
were given a full hearing. The eX-
pressi0ns of opinion as to the benefits
and damages which would result from
an elevated road differed widely. 1t
was generally conceded that such an
enterprise would be a great benefit to
the city, but would be damaging to
owners of property fronting on streets
along which line would run.
First consideration was given to the
ordinance of the st. Paul q Minneapolis
Rapid Transit company, incorporated
by L. K. l.. Hardenbergh, William Lin
deke and others. The ordinance is to
grant the company the right to build an
elevated railway from a point near the
center of the city to the western bound
airy. The route over which it will run
| is not named in the bill, but P. r. L.
Hardenbergh, addressing the committee,
said the company would accept either
| of the following:
| First-Beginning at Seventh and Wa
basha streets; thence on Wabasha to
University avenue, or some parallel
street within four blocks Oh either side,
to the west city limits.
Second-Beginning at the corner of
Seventh and st. Peter streets: thence
Oh st. Peter to Tenth; thence to Rice;
| thence to st. Anthony avenue.
| and along st. Anthony avenue, or any
parallel street within eight blocks to the
north of st. Anthony avenue, to the
west city limits.
Third-Beginning at the bluff on Sec
| Ond and Minnesota streets; thence on
Minnesota to Sixth, to st. Peter, to
Tenth, to Rice: thence to Como avenue,
| and along Como avenue around the
sOutherly shore of Lake Como: thence
on Van Slyke avenue to the east line of
| Como Park.
A HELP TO THE POOR.
Speaking of the laSt-named route, Mr..
Hardenberg said: This would bring
direct communication with Como Park
| and the fair grounds, and would afford
the poor people chance to get out there
for recreation and enjoyment. If this
route is selected, the company will pur-
chase the right of way through private
! property beyond Como"
| By the terms of the ordinance not
more than Is cents for single trip or
/ % cents for a round trip between the
| cities can be charged. 1t provides that
the cars shall be operated by steam or
any other approved motive power, Mr..
| Hardenberg said: ELECTRICITY will I'M
doubleday be the motive power of the
| future, but steam is the most practical
at present. We propose to run trains
| every half hour to and from Mime
| apOliS and to make the trip in fifteen
minutes, eXacting half the fare which is
at present charged on the short lines"
| Aid. Sanborn inquired if the company
had investigated the new steam motor
which runs without steam or smoke.
! Col. j. H. Davidson, who is Interested in
| the invention, explained that it was now
on exhibition in Chicago and had proved
| perfect success. The system is not
| and the form of the machinery. 1t is a
combination of the low pressure and
high pressure boiler. Col. Davidson.
asserted that the moter is per-
feet smoke burner and wholly
nOiSeleSS, except for the rattle of the
wheels. The manufacturing company
already has orders from Milwaukee,
San Francisco and other cities, and
| practical demonstration of its success
will soon be had.
A SINGLE SUPPORT PROJECT.
The ordinance granting like privi-
| leges to the EnoS Electric Railway COM
| pany was then taken up. This company
| is the same as the South St. Paul Rapid
! Transit company, which already has in
operation mile of elevated road with
electricity for the motive power at South
Park. 1t is proposed ultimately to
connect the line from South Park with
line to run through West ST. Paul,
cross the river and extend to Mime
apolis. The ordinance also grants the
| company the right to bridge the river,
from Starkey street to Cedar street.
The route is defined as follows: Begin
| ming at the south city limits on South
| Robert street. to State street, to Green
wood avenue, to Isabel street, to Starkey
| street, to Cedar street, to Central ave
nue., to Martin, to Arundel, to Como
| avenue. to Union street. to ChatSWorth
| avenue, to Cross avenue, to Lexington
! avenue. to Morse avenue, to the west
| city limits.
MAY Vi Lawrence, Ol oOutn OJ. raul,
| addressed the committee in behalf of this
line, claiming that it would benefit any
| street upon which it is placed 1--WE
have made a thorough trial of the Enos
system" he said. land know just what
we can do. 1t is the only system which
will carry double track ON single sup
ports. We have spent $500 in South
Park in demonstrating the fact
that the system is success.
when we enter the city it will be solid
will be twenty-five feet above the sur
! face of the street and we guarantee
that the cars will clear it by fourteen or
sixteen feet. The width of the track
will be twelve feet. On the South st.
Paul line we have carried thirty people
in a car up grade of $40 feet to the
mile, stopping and starting at pleasure.
and we have fully demonstrated
that we have power which will
carry car at our will and not az the
will of the element we use. The faster
it runs the less power it takes. | am
willing to engraft in the ordinance a
guarantee to make speed of a mile a
minute OH through trains if you gentle
men care TO place il there. / am backed
by the ThomsOn-Houston company. of
Boston. the strongest electric company
in the United States, and we have the
money ready to put into the enterprise
the minute the charter is granted. The
line can be built for one-fourth the
cost of any other system of elevated
railway ever invented, and if the travel
is anything like it ought to be. we VIII
guarantee to carry passengers back and
forth between the cities for 10 cents
Mr.. Gilman, representing the Thomp-
son-HouStOn company, added: I'VE
can make car go 100 miles an hour, if
it was safe. We will build that road.
! and put LID 5000 900 in cash with the