St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-18
and STILL NO ACTION
The Numerous Transit Fran
ehises Still Hang Before
the Council.
LoWry's Attorney Will Lay
Down the Law on To-Mop-
row Week.
Two New Ordinances Added
to the Number Already
Known.
The Lindeke and Thomson
Houston on the Footing
With the Lowry.

With the Lowry.
The common council met in special
session last night to consider the street
railway franchises. The early proceed
ings of the session seemed to eYince an
inclination on the part of certain alder
men to faYOrably consider the Lowry
and Lindeke ordinances, to the exclu-
sion of other companies before the coun-
ell on an equal footing, and entitled to
the same consideration. The Thomson
Houston ordinance came up first in the
regular order of business for a second
reading. Aid. Sanborn kicked on the
printed copy of the document that had
been placed on his desk, claiming that
it did not conform to the type
writer copy read by the clerk. 1t was
stated that the printed copy had been
made to conform to the changes made
in the Lowry and Lindeke ordinances
after the typewriter copy had been pre-
pared. Aid. Kavanagh then moved to
refer the Thomson-HOustOn ordinance
heated discussion the motion was lost
on tie vote, as follows:
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Kayanagh, Pratt,
Sanborn, Sullivan, Weber, Yoerg-7.
Nays--Ald. Blom, Book, Cullen,
Fisher, Leithauser, Minea, Milady-7.
On motion of Aid. Leithauser print,
ed copy of the ordinance was substituted
for the document in the hands of the
clerk. In spite of the treatment Aid.
avanagh's motion had previously re-
ceived, Aid. Gehan moved to refer the
ordinance back to the committee on
streets. Aid. Cullen objected to such
procedure. He wanted to
SEE FAIR PLAY,
and would agree to refer the ordinance
back only on condition that all other
ordinances before the council were so
disposed of. Aid. Sanborn did not be-
lieve in referring all the ordinances
back, as such action would result in
practically annulling all action that had
been previously taken. The ordinances
before the council on their third read
ing, he thought, should be acted upon
as early as possible. Provided the other
ordinances were made to conform to
them, the only point to be decided by
the council, in his opinion. was the re-
sponsibility of the grantees. Aid. Ge-
hams motion to refer to the committee
on streets was lost by all overwhelming
vote. The ordinance was then read the
second and third times, placing it in
order for final passage, and laid upon
the table.
On motion of Aid. Cullen, the ordi-
and Thomas 0. Swlney, the Davenport
nif0liCtS fobnn II This
ordinance was read twice, after which
it was laid upon the table on motion of
Aid. Gehan. No explanation was
offered for not giving it third reading,
placing it upon an equal footing with
the ordinances that preceded it. The
route named in this ordinance begins
on SiDley at the union depot, to Sixth, to
| st. Peter, to Iglehart, to Victoria, to
Marshall avenue, to the city limits:
also from their line at the intersection
of Marshall and Smelling avenues along
Smelling avenue to Langford ave.
An ordinance was next read granting
privileges to the Acme Electric COM
pany, trading as the Union Railway
company, corporation to be organized
under the laws of Minnesota" Presi-
dent Yoerg relinquished the chair to
Aid. Weber and
OFFERED AN OBJECTION
to further consideration of the ordl-
nance, stating that he did not believe in
granting franchises to unknown par
ties, or to companies to be organized in
the future. He asked for the corpora
ton attorneys opinion as to the legality
of franchise so granted. Mr.. Holman
did not believe franchise could be
granted to company not existing. Aid.
Yoerg even objected to a representative
of the ordinance being heard until it
was found advisable to inquire whether
the Acme company has a legal exist
ence n,Minnesota, Mr.. Lawrence. rep
resenting the company, stated that the
Acme Electric company was organized
under the state laws April 10, 1889; that
Charles F. Deither is president Irwin
j. Beaumont, vice president and Joseph
|. Beaumont, seeretary-treasurer; also
that the company is composed of we'll
known st. Paul business men and per-
fectly reliable. The ordinance received
its first reading on motion of Aid, CGl-
len. On motion of Aid. Fischer the
name of the "Union Railway company"
was then stricken from the ordinance.
THE PROPOSED ROUTES
named are as follows: From Broadway
and Fourth streets, on Broadway to
Valley, to Jackson, to Como avenue, to
Thomas, to Lexington avenue, to Min
nehaha, to territorial road, to ,Hersey
avenue, to Hampden avenue, toTVane,
across the Manitoba bridge, to Raymond
avenue, then by such practicable route
as the council may sanction to. the
county road, to the westerly city limits;
also from Broadway and Fourth
streets to East Thirtfeth street,
to Hoffman avenue, to Plum,
to Hastings avenue, to some
point defining the city limits; also from
Broadway and Third streets, as soon as
across the bridge, by such route as the
council may direct to the southerfy
| city limits; also from East Third street
and Hoffman avenue on Third street to
Arcade, to the city limits. Aid. Gehan
objected to the route running
through the Ninth ward. He did
not want line running east
and west through his district and con-
Meeting with Broadway street, claiming
that it would prevent their getting a
line of rapid transit through that sec
ton with Jackson or Wabasha street
connections. Aid. Weber held the same
| objections. On motion of Aid. Kavan-
| agh, the ordinance was referred to the
! committee on streets. Aid. Gehan then
moved toplace the Lowry ordinance on
| its final passage, but before the motion
| was put Aid. Sanborn suggested that
MIR. LowRY'S ATTORNEY
was present, and moved to amend by in
viting him to be heard. Attorney Horn,
representing Mr.. Lowry, stated that he
desired an opportunity to address the
council at length upon the questions at
issue, going into detail on the
law points involved. He was
not pre- ared last night, and,
| furthermore, did not have the chance to
make such an argument as he desired
to bring forth. He hoped that no &C.
ton would be taken, and that he would
be given an opportunity to state Mr..
Lowry's views before the council at a
Gehan accordingly moved to postpone
ton on all ordinances until a special
meeting of the council, to be held one
week from tomorrow morning at 1t
O'Clock, at which time all parties inter
| ested in the street railway franchises