St. Paul daily globe., 1891-11-12
KEEP The TRACKS UP.
Opposition on the East Side
TO Lowering Hills Rail-
way Grades.
Park Commissioner Ryan
Leads the Fight Against
the Scheme.
John West Will Be Allowed to
Leave the Workhouse by
Resignation.
HaZen Endorses Smiths Bar
rel Palaea--News From
the Courts.

4 mass meeting OF East side citizens
was called for last evening 10 consider
the question Of lowering the tracks Of
the Great Northern road. but. through
some mistake. notice of the meeting was
not made in the newspapers. and the at
tendance was rather small. However.
Park Commissi iOner Patrick Ryan Was
there, and kept the interest from flag
ging by filling in every little pause in
the proceedings with his little kick
against the improvement. Oh behalf OF
himself and the taxpayers.
Baldwin Brown was chosen chairman
and Perry Long secretary of the meet
ing. ana Aid. McGowan proceeded 10
state the manner in which the meeting
had been called. lie said that he had
been called upon by several Of the cti-
Zens Cf the East side who had asked
him 10 call a mass meeting. He had in
formed them that he did not think il
was his place 10 do so. They Insisted.
however. that il should be done by some
OF the aldermen OF the East side and he
had finally consented 10 put notice in
one OF tie evening papers announcing
the meeting.
Park Commissioner Ryan then took
see why this question OF lowering the
tracks had ever been raised. NObodv
seemed TO want ii. lie had asked Mr..
Hill who had asked that the tracks be
lowered. but Hlll was unable 10 tell
him. The aldermen did not know VINO
had asked for il. but yet they We're pro-
ceeding TO lower the tracks at
an expense of S301.O00. ana
the property owners along the
line OF tracks were 10 have their prop
eTty damaged and cOnfiscated. and the
taxpayers OF the East side were 10 be
called upon 10 bear an unnecessary ex-
pense Of Sl25,0 900. As far as he could
see. the tracks were as good in their
present place as though they were low
cred halfway TO China. He did not be-
itve in this ''tOmfOOleTy" on the part
OF the aldermen.
Titus Nareck then came 10 the de
tense OF the aldermen. stating than he
was one OF the citizens VINO had asked
that the meeting be called. ana that be
was heartily i'm favor OF the lowering of
the tracks. He considered that this
would be a great benefit 10 the city. and
particularly the East side. and thai il
should be done even If some had 10 suf-
fer. He believed. however. that all
property damaged would be fully paid
heartily III favor Of the measure,
but said that he thought the
tracks should be lowered even
more than had been cOnteT plated.
Here Mr.. RYAN cut III again and saiu he
could see no advantage in lowering the
tracks. In the past seventeen years
they had been Oh the surface and Yet
no one had been killed. lie was re-
minded. however, OF the killing Of
whole family within the past Two years
a. the MeTriman Il BarTOws crossing.
Aid. McGOwan explained that he was
tie first that proposed the lowering of
the tracks by tie Introduction OF an or
dinance in the council several months
ago 10 compel the Great Northern road
10 lower lis tracks. This he had done
because he knew that the railroad CON-
pany proposed 10 build TWO new
bridges, ana thought IL much better 10
have the tracks lowered al that time. Is
1t would be much harder later, and il
would eventually become necessary.
he also explained that whatever had
10 be paid by the city would be paid by
tie city in general, and not the East
side. Silas Brown said that while the
Improvement would eventually benefit
the city generally. he did not expect 10
live 10 see il benefit the East side. or 10
be worth 81 TO any OF the residents OF
the First and Ninth wards. Baldwin
Brown suggested that the council
should first ascertain the damage
10 property owners. and arrange
that they should be Temunerated.
After some further discussion, il was
decided that as the meeting had not
been fully advertised, and only q small
proportion OF those Interested were in
formed Of il. arrangements should be
made fOT another meeting. MessTs.
Mareck. Griswold. Hayes, Patterson
and SchobeT were chosen committee
10 secure a hall and make arrangements
FOR the meeting.