St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-29
In Which Wires Must BE Buried
Final Action Deferred.

In Which Wires Must BE Buried
Final Action Deferred.
The special committee appointed by
the council to consider the adyisability
of having all telephone and other wires
placed underground in the business
district of the city held its first meeting
yesterday afternoon in thej council
chambey, Assembyman Van Slyke
presided, and there were present
Messrs. Sanborn, Oppenheim and Nc
Nance. City Attorney Lawler was also
present, the st. Pau! Gas Light COM
pany being represented by B. +.
Ellison, the Northwestern Telephone
company by Superintendent Wainman,
and the police alarm system by Super
intendent L. B. Birge. Mr.. Ellison re-
Quested that the meeting be adjourned
for week, as Crowford Livingston. of
the gas light company, desired to lay
his views before the committee. but
would not be in st. Paul for few days.
The committee decided to take no def
mite steps In the matter of removing
wires and poles until all interested par
ties had been heard by the committee.
The committee then took up the uues-
ton of defining the district in which it
was advisable to have the wires and
poles taken down, and adopted the fol-
lowing list Of streets as the boundary
lines:
Commencing OIL Third street at Broadway,
to Sixth street to kiltson street, to Eighth
street, 10 WaEashG street, TO Seventh street,
to Sixth street. 10 Fort street, to Third street,
and thence to Broadway.
Supt. Wainman, of the Northwestern
Telephone company, stated that the
pipes Of the company were being rap
idly placed under ground, and by the
spring of next year all wires would be
buried in the district defined by the CON-
mittee. City Engineer Rundlett re-
ported that conduits were laid on the
following streets;
National Subway Company Conduits-East
side jackson street from Third to Seventh;
north side Seventh street. from Wabasha to
broadway; north side Fourth street. from
Wabasha to Broadway: north SIDE Fifth
street from Wahasha to Broadway; east side
Wabasha street, from Third to Seventh; east
side Cedar street. from Third to Eighth.
Northwestern Telephone Exchange-East
side Robert street. from Third to Seventh
west side Minnesota, from Fifth to Sixth;
west side Cedar street. from Second to Sew
enth: east SIDE Broadway. from Third to
Seventh: south size Fifth street. from Cedar
to Broadway; west side Sibley street, from
Third to Seventh.
st. Paul City Railway Compahy-West side,
Chestnut street, from Seventh to Washing
ton; South side, Washington, from Chestnut
to Hill: South side, Hill street, from Wash
IIngton to Third; south side, Third street,
from Hill to Wabasha; East side. Wabasha,
from Third to Rice; North side, University,
from Rice to Wheeler; North side, fifth
street. from Wabasha TO Broadway; West
side, Broadway. FROM Fifth to Tenth; East
side, Broadway, from Tenth TO Grove; center
Of Tenth street. from Broadway to Grove
northwest of Lafayette. from Grove to Col
Inns; north of Collins, from Otsego to Burr;
west of Wabasha street, from Third to Delos.
The committee then adjourned until
Wednesday evening, Oct. Z, at 7:30,
when the companies interested will be
represented, and the best means of lay
ing wires underground discussed.