St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-04
APoNDEROUs COMMITTEE

Talks Viciously on the Street Car
Question and Prepares for More
Talk.
There was a long pOw-wow at the
chamber of commerce yesterday morn
ing, pursuant to a resolution of that
body, appointing large committee to
meet a committee of the council and
Thomas Lowry. to discuss the street
railway question. For several hours
views were interchanged and opinions
expressed, but the meeting resulted IN
very little. when Simmered down. Mr..
Lowry had written a long letter, which
enclosed the long letter he had previ-
ously addressed to the council
and after Secretary Talmadge had
smoothly read them both, the
discussion began. Mr.. Lowry made one
of his blandest speeches, in which he
assured the assembled talent he meant
only the best for st. Paul and had the
interests of the city at heart. 1t was the
unanimous sentiment that the city 5
suit against the Lowry company should
be pressed, if only FOR final settle
ment of the VeXed question; and 1t was
the almost equally unanimous sentl-
ment that no city in the United States,
of the same size, has as poor horse car
facilities as st. Paul. .,
Mr.. Oppenheim thought the city rail-
way company, barring its grasp on
Sixth street, was all right. Mr. stevens
animadverted on the fact that railway
facilities in st. Paul were poor, com
pared with those of other cities. Z. W..
Peet believed in the good intentions OF
the company, but was opposed TO the
occunancy of Sixth street. E. @. Rogers
got off a speech, roasting the Lowry
company, as always. Mr.. Lindeke was
not exactly pleased with the franchise
he had Just received, and believed the
Lowry franchise ever a GoleOnda OF
wealth, but Thomas Cochran Jr. came
out equally for the Lowry company, ana
proved its sole champion.
The following resolutions offered by
Mr.. Smalley were objected to by Mr..
Lowry and were not passed:
Resolved. That this conference committee
earnestly refuses to indorse the claim put
| forth by the city railway company that 1t has
| a right TO occupy any and all streets OF st.
| Paul for its tracks without the permission OF
the council with the exception OF Summit
| avenue and Third street and that no other
| CORPORATION can be lawfully chartered TO pro-
vide street transportation facilities IN this
| city.
Resolved. That we recognize the value of
the lines ALREADY established by the city rail
wav company. and desire that this company
| be given all the privileges it may ask to build
| new lines on streets which can be occupied
bv tracks without detriment TO public inter
| ests. and to use improved motive power on
! both new and old lines.
| Resolved That the construction of lines to
! Fort Smelling, Como Park and 10 the Fair
/ grounds, to Minnesota transfer and to the
district south of DaytOn'S Bluff, and extern
! sion in West st. Paul is urgently demanded
| for the growth of the city and the con-
/ yeuienee of thousands of citizens, and that,
| in case the city railway company IS not Will
! ing to build such lines at an early day, other
| companies should be encouraged and au-
thoriZed to build them.
The following, by Mr.. Suydam, was
adopted:
| That a committee of seven from this meet
! ing, with an equal number of the common
| council. be appointed TO prepare franchise
| covering transportation in such streets and
| with such methods as in their Judgment is
! necessary This action shall not IN any way
interfere with the suit now III progress when nc,
| is TO determine the rights of the ST Paul City
| Railway company.
The following by Mr.. Stone was
passed unanimously:
| Resolved, That it is the opinion of this
| committee that pending negotiations be-
| tween the city and the St. Paul hallway
| company. the acting mayor shall return to
| the common council, without his approval,
ali ordinances not already approved by him
| granting franchises for street cars on the
| streets of this city.
On motion OF Mr.. Peet, the st. Paul
City Railway, or the city council, or
| both, were requested to remove, or
| have removed the tracks from sixth
street and have the street restored to
| its former condition.
The committee of seven, in accord
ance with the resolution, were named
as follows: Fred Driseoll. chairman;
| William Lindeke. Thomas Cochran Jr.,
H. F. Stevens, Charles NicOls, E. G.
Bogers and A. NJ. Lawton.
The body then adjourned, subject to
| the call of this committee.