St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-19
THE TREND OF SENTIMENT
For and Against the Proposed
Ctraat e a;Iwav COmnrOmiSe


1t seemed the consensus of opinion
yesterday that the council will tonight
pass the street car compromise ordls
nance and end the present transit diff
cultieS. The opinion prevailed because
those people are in the majority who
want the improved transit facilities
without caring for the means by which
they are obtained. But it is highly
probable that the ordinance will not pass
without contest. There are many
who believe that no good can come out
of Nazareth. and who distrust any plan
which meets the approval of Mr.. Lowry,
on the ground that he is too sharp for
the people, and will only agree to a
plan in which he is getting the lions
share. There are various other grounds
of objection, but none of them suffi-T
GENTLY strong. it is thought, to.
prevent the passage of the ordl-
nance. Mr.. Lowry has many
warm supporters, the number including
those who are always to be found On the
side of success, as well as those who
are personal friends and admirers of
the enterprise and energy OF the mill
the passage of the ordinance, joined by
the equally large number who believe
that Lowry alone has the means to put
in the large system desired.
The opponents of the scheme take
varied grounds. as follows:
1t is giving Lowry position that will
hereafter be impregnable, virtually
conceding all that he has ever claimed
in the way of exclusive rights.
1t is shutting off all competition for
fifty years, and possibly forever, and
surrendering the city to one man and
his methods.
1t is the device of a party of men self
constituted into committee, who as
sumo to run the city, dictate its policy,
usurp the duties of council and virtually
declare the aldermen incompetent.
1t will end the litigation now pend
ing, and leave open the vital questions
sought to be solved in the injunction
proceedings.
1t is unfair to the companies recently
granted franchises. and will render in
operative the recently made laws.
These objections are being talked up
i'm every direction, but it is reasonably
sure that the preponderance OF public
sentiment is easily in favor of the COM
promise, and then the rigid enforce
ment of its provisions. Property own
ers in the suburbs in every direction
seem to have unlimited confidence in
Lowry's ability to more quickly provide
trans portation facilities than all these
combined, and their voice positively
given outweighs all negatively ex-
pressed objections. Much of the objec-
ton to the compromise is to the source
of the plan, and if it had originated in
IN Jlvra inf np
constituted body, half of the opposition
would never have been heard.
The new ordinance will be ready for
council tonight. The terms and re-
strictions have already been given, and
the new system will embrace the fol-
lowing new lines and extensions:
FIrst--On Como avenue TO Front street at
its junction with Dale. to be completed by
Nov. L. 1890. This line will be extended to
Como Park when the streets are severed, or
the lake in the park restored, but not sooner
than Jan. l, 1891. Thence from the park
the line will be carried TO ST. Anthony Park
during the year 1891. provided the streets
are all severed prior to Jan. l, 1891. 20
Second-On Maria avenue, from Seventh
to Plum; Plum to Hastings avenue, and
thence to Earl street, to be built in 1890. In
1891 the line will be carried to Indian Mound
Park
Third-On Fifth street, beginning at the
corner of Wacouta, to Broadway, to Missis-
sippi to York, to Westminster, to Case, to
Arkwrigbt, to Maryland street, all to be built
in $50.
Fourth-Jackson street line to be extended
via Jackson and Fairview streeIs across the
railroad tracks TO Cortland, and on Cortland
to Maryland avenue, to be completed before
September, 1891. Cortland street has not
been graded, and that work will be done
next year.
Fifih-The University avenue line to beS
extended to the west city limits in 1890.
This is to be through rapid transit line be-.
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis, and is to be-
completed in three months.
Slxth-On West Seventh street to Fort
Swelling bridge. This extension is to be
built under an arrangement with the prop
will pay the operating expenses of the line
during term of five years and in return
take the gross earnings.
Seyenth-Three lines in West st. Paul, all
to be built in 1890. First an extension of
the Concord street line to the Concord street
railway station: second, a line from the cor
ner of Concord and State streets 10 South
Robert to Annapolis street: third, an extern
sion of the Winifred street line on Ohio to
George street. to Smith avenue, to Annapolis
street.
Eighth-From Winifred street in West ST.
Paul, on Stryker avenue to Annapolis
street, TO be built in 1891. Preparatory to
the construction of this line, much heavy
grading will have to be done next year.
In addition to building all these lines, Mr.
Lowry will also build the Cochran-Ireland
electric motor lines. one on Grand avenue to
the Mississippi river. the othe other from the
junction OF Randolph and Seventh streets TO
the Mississippi In all, therefore there will
be four rapid transit lines across the city TO
the Mississippi. r.
The following streets are also be Gx-
empted from car service, with the