St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-17
They Want to Continue d.
rect Communication
With the City
And Will Fight Lowry's
Transfer System TO the
Bitter End.
City Council Will Be Swooped
Down Upon This Even
ing.

The Midway district has even natures
aid in protesting against the actions OF
Mr.. Lowry in regard to the street rail
way service. Their Indignation meet
ingS are usually prefaced by heavy
showers, but it doesn't clear the aic OF
the birthstone odOrS which arise from
the fiery anger against the city rail-
way autocrat. The account OF Mr.
Lowry's intended action i'll building
a line ON Smelling avenue, to COLI
next with the Interurban through
transfer system, and cease operation on
the Lexington avenue line, exploded
like bomb before the Midway citi-
zens, who chad been dwelling in
peaceful Seclusion since the middle of
December, when they supposed the
matter of Midway traffic had been set
tied. The outrage which the city rail-
way company attempted to perpetrate
Oh the Midway district last winter i'll
establishing a transfer at Lexington
avenue and running the Hamline car
as a suburban extension received
vigorous kick, which etfec-
tually put stop 10 the
attempt. But Masonic hall at Hamline
was again crowded last evening with
indignant, fiery-eyed MidwaylteS, who
propose to take final measures with Mr..
Lowry. The expressed sentiment OF the
meeting was Let US make as big kick
as possible" The indignation and
wrath were at white heat, and explod-
ed with torpedo frequency before the
| meeting was formed, when the dynamic
force of the gunpOwder trail which had
been fired by the president of the city
railway company reached the Midway
section, and the heat from the explosion
Is mingling itself this morning with the
aroma of Mr.. LoWry'S finely favored
Java.
Buell. Takes the Lead.
c. J. Buell., of st. Anthony Park, fired
the first gun. He said: THE street
railway company is trying to get the
people of this community by the throat.
The city council can only give license.
Such has been decided by the highest
courts i'll the land. So Mr.. Lowry went
to the legislature of Minnesota and Sc
ured franchise. He became arrogant.
He was able to say with Vanderbilt, The
people of these two cities be ID
and he did say it. He has an authority
greater than that of the council. He
now has license again. lie knows one
city council is going out and another
coming in, and he knew it was the
best time to perpetrate this outrage
upon the people of this community. See
that every man who stands for the leg
islature is pledged TO vote against giving
Mr.. Lowry franchise"
j. K. Moore followed. He had come
to kick, and told story of Minnesota
congressman, very pious and devout,
who did hot himself swear, but when
some measure was going contrary to his
wishes, said to the nations great kick
er. who was making the political atmOS-
phere blue with his sulphuric protests,
$50 on, Brother Holman, Pm with
you.' j. b. ROSSman, George Ii. Haz-
card. A. f. Drew. w. L. Rich, Aid. l..
j. DObner and Alderman-elect T. Mont
gomery were called upon to express
their views, and re-echoed the Holman
sentence.
C. n. Akers had evidently come load
ed, for he took the floor with type
written paper and presented these
formulated resolutions, which, after be-
ing referred to committee, were
adopted by the whole body:
They Resolve.
Resolved, That the common council of the
city of st. Paul be requested to prohibit the
street railway company from laying tracks or
Smelling avenue, between University and
Minnehaha avenues, for the reason that it in
terferes with driving on the Smelling avenue
boulevard from the city to the fair grounds
and Como Park.
Resolved, Thai The common council of the
city of st. Paul are hereby earnestly requested
to insist on the city railway company retain
ing its present through cars from st. Anthony
Park and H0mline to the business Part of the
city.
Resolved, That copy of the above reso-
lutions be attached to the citizens petition
and presented to the city council
Resolved. That we extend our apprecia-
ton to the city press for its aid in editorials
and news in our controversies with the street
car company. ~
We appreciate its loyalty TO the interests of
The people, and ask that IT'S efforts may be
continued in our behalf.
And Petition.
The following petition was also form
ulated and signed:
To the Common Conncl of the City Of st.
Paul:
We, the undersigned loyal citizens of the
city of ST. Paul and residents of st. Anthony
Park and Hamline, by this and our commit
Tee, earnestly protest against the proposed
change in the city railway service from st.
Anthony Park, Hamline and the business part
of ST. Paul, and insist that the present
CdI SCIfiCC NC
We further petition that such steps be
taken as will settle this matter permanently,
so our rights may not be continually inter
fered with.
We protest against the numerous and radi-
cal changes the street car company are con-
stantly threatening US with as unjust and I'M
called for 1t is affecting our business inter
ests our social relations, and greatly retard-
ing the growth and development of this
suburb.
We further state that If our rights cannot
be safely and speedily adjusted under the
laws and restrictions of the city in relation
to the street railway company by
the common council, that we will
make such efforts at the coming state cleo
ton, and i'll the legislature, to assemble next
January as will force the city railway COM
pany to treat us with the business and fair
ness due.
We call upon all fair-ninded people of the