St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-22
An, Ordinance Providing for,
a Street Car Line Across
the Hill nj
Meets With So Much Oppose
ton That 1t Is Put on.f sIs:
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| problems last evening. After passing
upon number of minor matters, the
committee took up the ordinance pro-
yiding for proposed lateral line in the
st. Anthony hill district. The ordi-
nance, ii should be related. has been
amended so that the city railway COM
pany. in the event OF the passage of the
measure, will be directed to construct a
line as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of West
Seventh and st. Clair streets, running
thence west on st. Clair and st. Al5ans'
streets to lglehart street, and thence Oh.
lgeiart to Fisk, to Fuller and thence to
Grott0.
When Mr.. johnson had read this pro-
vision. Mr.. Vans iyke sought little in
formation concerning the animus of the
improvement. hF
SIS this another coercion ordnance"
| he quered drily 81 do not favor eX-
traordinary measures just because Tom
Lowry hasn't done exactly right"
II do not think it is" replied Mr..
johnson. .'I've made pretty diligent
inquiry. and have come to the conelu
sion that it will be a very desirable
line"
Then Mr.. johnson explained at some
| length that the street railway company
| does not issue transfer tickets from the
Selby avenue line to electric lines, and.
| moreover, people on the hill have to 90
a long way around and pay two fares ii
they wish to go to the district that will
bereached by the linein question.
Mr.. Van Slyke thought it rather a
queer route, inaSmuch as 1t goes up
lglehalt street to Fisk street, and
thence to Fuller, and thence back again
to Grotto 1t is going a long way to
reach the point, and he suggested that
it would be much better to run straight
out Grotto.
Mr.. Lightner expiained that no sew
ers have been laid in Gf0tto street, and
Mr.. johnson reiterated his claim that
the measure should be passed to relieve
the people from paying double fares.
IF YOU were the street railway mo-
the council was about to take
such summary action. would you
not think it right that you
be consulted in the matter? | have III
terests in the city. All | own is here
and feel as patriotic as any one, and u
have Ito particular sympathy for l'Om
Lowry; but / must confess that he has
done a great deal TO help build up the
city, and dou't believe in the councils
course in trying. TO coerce him into do
ing certain things. i feel that the pol,
icy of the council wiftultmately greatly
injure the city, 7,,t...
Are You in accord with Tom Low
RVS course?' quizzed Mr.. Doran.
mo. sir; Pm not,.' was. the unheSitat-
ing reply.
HE took ,upa club, and we took up
club in Self-protecti0n," eXpOStulated
Mr.. .Doran, with emphasis. - sas ~
. >'But we have already passed that
ordinance, persisted Mr.. Van Slykesesg
Il have tried to have MIR. Lowry meet,
with us time and again." exclaimed MIR.
Johnson, "bnt have failed. l don't
believe ingollig too far, and in jumping
upon Lowry" he qualified ''But as to
this ordinance, l want to say that | have
given the matter a, good deal of atten-
ton, and I've heard some good argu-
ments in favor oft. I'm certain that
the gentleman who introduced it be-
lieyes it necessity"
Mr.. LightDer agreed with Mr.. Van
Slyke in the position that the best in
terests of the city should first be con-
served. But he differed With regard to
Mr., Lowry's course. He felt that Low ;
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provisions in the charter grant that the
company cannot be compelled to con-
struct line of street railway where
sewers are pot built, and for this reason
he uses the Como avenue extension as
club, The asSemblyman stated that he
lives in the territory interested and there
is no cross line on the hill. Ii he want
ed to 90 to Minneapolis he has to walk
nearly mile to University avenue.
True, the ordinance provides a circu-
itous course, but Mr.. Lowry cannot be
compelled to build on straight
line, but the streets are not severed. If
he is willing to go out straight OF par
tcular street, well and good.
Mr.. Van Slyke favored lateral line,
but he insisted that Mr.. Lowry should
be consulted in the premises, and Mr..
johnson suggested that the ordinance
can be amended, with the proviso that
the street railway company may be
given the right to build the line out
straight.
Mr.. Van Slyke explained that Mr..
Lowry is now in New York, with the
purpose OF raising money for street
railway improvements, and he should be
consulted, and therefore he moved that
the ordinance be laid over until the next
meeting.
Mr.. Lightner did not feel ready to
vote until he was better satisfied that
the proposed line is demanded by the
citizens of the Seventh ward.
The cable does not cross the electric
lines, and PIN Reardon thought Mr..
: Lowry should be forced to give trans
fers, so that passengers may walk from
the cable line to the electric cars and
secure a continuous ride on the
transfer.
Mr.. Van Sykes motion was carried.
The committee had up the herding
ordinance. and decided to recommend
its passage. IjiRs
The old matter OF the opening of inal
kota avenue was presented by Mr.
Lightner, who recited the history of the
method of making awards for lands,
taken for the purpose, and Mr.. Prescott.
one OF the owners of the property taken
and condemned for the street openings
was present, and he also explained the
case. He said that the board of public
works not only undertook to take ghis
land and pay nothing for it, but they
attempted an assessment of S2,70O for
the street grading. He brought ansiil-
junction and won the suit in courts
Subsequently, and while the case
was IN court he sold several strips of
otiS "Hu lHlOIOSts dllO dlt6WdruS D9l
offered to settle for S3.225 for the prep
erty he owned. There was a question
whether or not the board of public
works knew that Mr.. Prescott was not
the owner of the entire tract of land.
Later, however, it appears that the
board became aware of the sale of the
land. The matter was laid over until
next week.
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Doran directing the removal of the
''Floating Bethel, Yin order that the
ferty-eight feet space now occupied by
it may be used for public travel to the,
ice. The resolution was adopted.
Indian Mound Park. -
The board of public works yesterday
outlined district for assessments in
the matter of Indian Mound park. The