St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-04
THEY RAISED A HOWL.
Citizens on the Electric Line
Complain Of Inadequate
Car Service.
Resolution Recommended to
Bring Tom Lowry to
His Knees.
Aldermen Favor the Aban-
dunment of an Expen-
Sive Luxury.
Two Propositions for the
Utilization Of the Mar
ket Hall.

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The usual serenity which character
ICES the meetings of the committee on
streets was absent from the proceedings
last evening. Kicking of the most en-
phatic kind was the principal feature Of
the session, and number of citizens
who were present with grievances
kicked pretty hard, with a good result.
The kickerS were citizens who live OH
the Grand avenue electric line, and the
kicked were the managers of the
road, the committee on streets, the
common council, and the rolling stock
of the company. Supt. Scott. of the
electric road, was present, and looked
far more uncomfortable under the with
ering scorn directed to the enterprise
which he represents than if he had re-
| ceived a shock from the mysterious
| power which propels his cars. The
| grievances which the citizens presented
were many, but all related to the same
subject, which was the total useless
| ness OF the electric car line as a
means of city travel. One gentleman
in long speech said that it was usual
thing for pers 'ns living on the line to
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for car. Then for some reason or other
the journey from Ramsey street barn to
the terminus of Smith park was made
in such slo.Y time that person could
| almost walk as fast as the car travelled.
Another gentleman complained that
the company totally ignored the comfort
or health of the passengers, and ran
| open cars in wet weather, with the re-
| suit that it was impossible to sit
down on the seats, which were
drenched in rain. He accused the
| company or Tom Lowry of ignoring any
| rights the citizens might possess, and
being aware that they had the nionop-
| oily OF the car lines, did not remedy evils
| which they never would have allowed
| to exist If there were competition. Still
another complained that the road had
| put on motors which raised a fearful
| row-he used a stronger expression.
hOweyer-and that the cars jerked in
| horrible manner in standing. A bright
young lawyer made an eloquent speech,
| and compared the company to a baking
horse in team, which had to 90 when
force was used. He demanded that the
council force the company to remedy
| the
Evils Now Existing.
If not he and his Deighbors would have
| to move down town to be near their
| business.
| Judge Flandrau sympathiZed with the
| kickers, as far as the inadequate service
was concerned, for he lives on the car
| line, and for the benefit of the COM
mittee detailed his experiences, how he
| always had to walk over and take the
cable car, as his time was too valuable
to wait for the tagging electric car.
Supt. Scott answered the questions
! put to him by the members of the COM
! mittee and the kickers, and tried to pa
city them by saying that fifty new cars
| would soon be here, and that they
| would run cars to accommodate the
| traffic
This answer raised a general hubbub,
| and for time it was impossible to hear
| any ones sentiments. At last order
was restored, and Aid. Sanborn, who
had quietly written a resolution, arose,
and in his majestic manner of
| speech read the resolution, which
| will be presented to the council mex.
| Thursday evening. 1t was to the effect
that the electric car line company oper-
ating on Grand and Oakland avenues,
be instructed that in accordance with
the terms of their charter, which stipu-
| public, on Nov. or earlier they must
4 run cars on elght-minute intervals dur
| ing the business hours morning, noon
| and evening.
| This received the unanimous vote of
the committee, and will be officially
communicated to the company by the
| common council.
| 1t will certainly have a Statutory eff
| feet; for. as one member of the CON-
4 v.rlf mi
| ignores the order of the council, its
| charter will be in danger of being for
| feited. The kickers were highly jubi-
| liant. and left the committee room in
very happy frame OF mind.
| After the transaction of routine bust
| ness, q report of the subcommittee was
presented on the question of retaining
the market house, which was referred
to the committee ON streets by
! the council at its last meeting. The
subcommittee, in its report, dwelt
upon the condition of the market house,
| which was characterized as an eyeSOre.
1t has cost the city, up to 1888, sos, GOT,
of which amount $4,000 has been raised
| on bonds, which have never been paid.
| 1t has never paid the expense of main
| tanning it, and when the lease of Man
ager Scott expires, it will cost the city
$4,000 per year to maintain it. The com
| mittee reported that it finds the city
does not require market house, the
| citizens being supplied with their pro-
| visions from various stores in the city.
Two proposals were submitted by the
submitted. One proposal to build
An Auditorium
| building of iron, marble and glass. This
was from Mr.. Mott, of Boston. Mass,
who with his architects, Gilbert and
| Taylor, wishes to lease the land for
ninety-nine years, building to COM
mence at once; no rent to be paid until
| he receives 10 per cent Cd his invest
ment, the city then to receive the next
| per cent. the next per cent to be
| equally divided between himself and
the city, all over 16 to go to him: the
city to have the right to purchase the
lease at any time, apportioning the
rents and charges, paying for the lease
the total cost of the building plus per
cent compound interest on yearly rents.
| If, at the end of five years, the invest
! ment does not pay as market house 10
per cent interest, Mr.. Mott to be at lib
erty to change it into some other form.
The city to furnish water free of charge
and levy no taxes on the property for
| fifty years.
The George 81. Lains Furnishing COM
| panE oneTS TO rent the market house OF
the city for the term of ten years on the
! following terms, to wit: Said company
| to pay all expenses of keeping said
building in repair, pay all charges OF in
surance, heating and lighting: all local
assessments properly chargeable on the
real estate ON which the building stands,
and to pay rental of $1,000 per year for
each of the first five years, $1,000 per
year for the sixth and seventh years,
$1,000 for the eighth, ninth and tenth
years, and to spend upon improvements
$4,000 during the first five years.
A wrangle ensued among the COM
mittee, some of the members not wish
ing to recommend the matter to the
council without looking into it.
Aid. Sanborn explained that the
George H. Lains Furnishing company
expected definite answer to their pro-
poSal Tuesday evening next. The mat
4 fer WAS finally naSSed by the committee