St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-10

BY the committee on streets. They
didn't care about sitting down. They
were there strictly for business. and
were perfectly willing to take their
chances packed like Sardines in a box.
Alderman Sanborn smiled cOmplacent-
ly and awaited the onslaught. Alder
man Gehan yelled for the Janitor to
open the windows, and the rest OF the
committee laid low. Then the fun
began. The opposing forces had
been marshaled into compact bodies at
either end of the committee table. One
wanted the LaDgford avenue line built
as per the clause providing therefore i'll
Nj. Lowry's street railway charter.
The other favored granting the eXten
sion of year for the building of that
line, as now asked by Mr.. Lowry, pro-
vided the Raymond avenue line be con-
Structed in its stead from point on the
University avenue line to point in st.
Anthony Park. The army of the South
favored the latter, and the Northern
forces insisted Oh the fultillment OF the
contract terms regarding the latter.
Opening Shot.
Col. Taylor, auditor Of the Northern
Pacific railway, was the first speaker
on behalf of the Langtord avenue con-
tingent. He urged that the people OF
South st. Anthony Park were already
provided for as to facility for travel by
the University avenue line. Ihe lnten-
ton, when the charter was drawn up.
was to provide facilities for all resi-
dents. The people in st. Anthony
Park, north of the Manitoba tracks, were
compelled to walk mile and then
wait for a car. 1t took an hour and over
to reach st. Paul at present. They
wanted the Langford avenue line be-
cause it would run by their doors and
because from the point named III the
contract, the Murray school house, to
Min neapoliS, was only half mile and
the line would eventually he put
through on Langford avenue to Mime
apoliS. This would relieve the already
oyercrowded University avenue line
and be of more service than any other
conceivable thing in bringing about the
ultimate unity of the two cities.
I'VE are not asking anything of the street
railway company" said the colonel, but
that it be compelled to live up to the terms of
its contract Upon this we, as the people
most interested, positively insist
Then came petitions mile long.
About fifty people had signed one for
the granting of the extension asked, and
400 people, including 800 lady residents
of the Park, wanted the Langford av
enue line put through. Next came a
petition from North Hamline, signed
by every man, woman and child in the
place, asking for the Langford avenue
line.
Aid. Gehan promptly hid the docu-
mentS from sight and the war was re-
Sumed.
LOyyry,s Side.
WV. Clarke, the Minneapolis law
ger, and a large owner of property in
South st. Anthony, read twenty-page
typewriter speech in support of the
Raymond avenue line. His argument
was that Mr.. Lowry had only asked an
Langford line. By acceding to his
be secured. he would build the
Raymond line this year. and the other
at the expiration of the extension. The
st. Anthony Park company, he said,
represented in its property half the
landed interests of South st. Anthony.
The company was, from his point of view,
entitled TO just as much more conSidera-
ton than the owner of a single house,
as it owned more property than he. The
st. Anthony Park company favored the
Raymond avenue line because it would
accommodate all parties. The North
st. Anthony people could use the line to
line. Mr.. Lowry had declared that he
would not build the latter line through
to Minneapolis for five years at least. g.
II. Pratt. presidentof the Park company.
owned ninety-six houses in the town.
He was entitled to ninety-siX times as
much consideration in this matter as
the man VINO owned one house.
Here Is where the dcnunciations
came il.
The Fun Begins.
Mr.Clalke proceeded with his speech,
and told several Irish stories 10 illus
trate the points thereof.
But" he said, This is all nonsense"
by which he probably meant 10 refer to
tile position of the opposition.
They, however, concluded that the
remark covered all the gentleman's own
talk, and a roar of laughter ensued that
ratified the Minneapolis man and
brought Janitor Eagan hustling along
30 close the doors and give the assem-
blymeD in the next chamber chance 10
hear themselves vote.
Col. Taylor said that lie only Gneu-
ment before tie committee proposed no
definite point nj which the Raymond az.
enue line was to strike St. Anthony
Park. 1t proposed 10 substitute the
Raymond avenue for :he Langford ave
nue line. The Raymond avenue line
would start from point mile
below the Park towards Mime
apolls, and tie i.eople of NoI:n 81.
Anthony Park won.d se compelled ln