St. Paul daily globe., 1892-10-14
FIFTH WARD RAILWAY
Privilege to Build This Line
Granted by the Council
Last Evening.
It Will Eventually Develop
Into a New Line Enter
ing St. Paul.
A Long-Neglected Portion OF
the City Finally Given
Recognition.
Manufacturing and Business
Will Flourish With the
New Venture.
The Fifth ward is now assured rail-.

The Fifth ward is now assured rail-
road.
This section Of territory, which. by
the way, is the oldest settled portion of
the city, has at last been recognized and
received its just dues, and not only will
the Fifth ward receive the benefits. but
the Eleventh will come in for its share,
and the entire city will, to large de.
gree, feel the stimulus that will be CIV
en- to business resulting from this enter.
prise.
The meeting of the assembly last night
was we'll attended by residents and
owners of property in that section, and
by their united efforts, aided by the as
semblyman from that ward, the ordi-
nance was carried to successful issue.
The passage Of this ordinance does not
simply mean railroad for the Fifth,
but it means new line into the city
and the employment of hundreds of
men in its construction. What new road
it is that will receive the ultimate bene-
fits of this move, is still a matter of con-
lecture, and its publicity would un-
doubtedly interfere with any plans that
may have been formed. But, be this as
it may. it means new line into the
city, and it also means prosperity for
the Fifth and Eleventh wards. which
have been so long neglected at the
hands OF the city fathers. The
Origin of This Enterprise
can be traced back in reality to the late
harvester works agitation by the Fifth
Ward Citizens union and the PROPOSE
tion which was made to the Walter A.
Wood company to locate on the Crosby
farm, which was rejected at that time,
and which the GLOBE placed before the
public in many ways with regard to the
advantages which would ensue. After
losing tile harvester works the
Fifth Ward Citizens union determined
that the work they had done should
not be lost, land the officers, aided by
several of the interested members,
worked hard and long, and last night
their efforts were crowned with success.
The members present who were inter-
ested and aided in its passage were
Messrs. r. B. Galusha, William
Davern, c. W. Youngman, Martin De-
laney. G; L. znm6ardo. W. Horr.
Fuller, Col. Stees, Fl. Won der Weyer,
William Koch, F. Jansen, G. j. Dorni-
den, Il. H. Birmingham, c. Petsch and
many others who either live in OF own
property in the ward.
When the assembly was called to Or
der the matter was taken up and the
ordinance read by Clerk Giltenan. After
the reading was finished ASSemblyman
Doran Immediately offered an amend
ment that that portion of the right Of
way to be granted starting from the
Wabasha bridge and running to Chest
nut street, should also be granted to all
other roads entering the city or to enter
the city with an equal privilege of
using by paying their proportion
of the construction and maintenance
expenses. This amendment would have
made the franchise practically value
less or would have defeated it when it
went back to the board of aldermen,
and this was undoubtedly the object.
Assemblymen Daily Immediately
moved to lay the amendment ON the
table. and made an earnest plea in favor
of the passage of the ordinance. He
stated that he was in favor of any move
that would benefit the city, and as this
road would give
Employment to Hundreds of Men
that reason alone was sufficient to make
him vote for it. He further cited the
case Of the Milwaukee railroad, which
had always been an enemy to st. Paul
when they placed their shops IN Mime
apoliS and Disseminated against st.
Paul. He also questioned the good
policy of the West side asSemblyman
in opposing the first privilege that had
been asked by that section of the city
which he represented. when 1t was
known that he Ooran) and the portion Of
the city that he represented had been
granted almost every privilege that bad
been asked of the assembly. He asked
every member to vote for it on the
ground of fairness to the Fifth ward,
and the entire city, as we'll.
ASSemblyman johnson then intro
duced a resolution that any one inter-
ested who was present in the council
chamber be allowed to speak and pre-
sent their views. This was passed. and
William Davern took the floor and ex-
planned the positien of the
at leugth. He told how for the past
three years he had worked in favor of
this project and that he might really be
considered the originator of the plan.
When the harvester question came up
he joined the Fifth ward union, and
with its cooperation had himself per-
sonally secured the right of way
for nearly seven miles of the road,
and he had yet to find single person
on the line of road who OBJ
Jected to its being built. 1t is
true that one OF two persons objected to
giving the right of way, but they did so
on personal grounds. and not that they
to the building of the road. It
was also true, he stated, that there were
some things that could not now be told
about the road, but it did not concern
st. Paul, and related to matters outside
the city.
Assem- blyman Daily then called for
vote on the passage of the ordinance,
and when MIR. Pixies name was called
he arose
10 Explain His Vote,
stating that he simply voted for the
best interests of the city, and that since
he had come into the council chamber
he had been given information that he
deemed sufficient, and that he did not
think necessary to make public, to cause
him to vote for the ordinance. After
this explanation the roll call was pro-
ceeded with. and when the clerk had
it stood seven for and one
againSt-the negative vote being AS
Doran.
The Fifth ward railroad ordinance
was passed, and, after applauding the
for its action, the friends of
the road and the members of the Fifth
Ward Citizens union left we'll satisfied
with their work.
The Privileges Granted
hu the ordinance as nassed allow the