St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-09
HILL KNOCKED OUT.
The Broadway Bridge In
dorsed by an Assembly
Committee,
Despite the Protest OF Presi-
dent Hill. Of the Great Z
Northern.
The Railroad Magnate Places
a Low Estimate on the
Bridge.
ASsemblymen Temporarily
Shelve the Needed City
Ambulance.

The cid fight over the Broadway
the assembly committee GA streets. The
members of the committee present were
MeSsrs. BanholZer, Etmquist. Hare, the
new aSSemblyman, and Van Slyke,
chairman. a delegation of citizens of
lower town were on hand to
urge the building of the bridge,
while President j. J. Hill and
Attorney NJ. D. Grover, of the Great
Northern road, were present to oppose
it. The fray was started with the read
ing of the final order to the board of
public works to proceed with the nee
essary steps for changing the grade of
Broadway from Prince street TO the
river, required for the building Of the
new bridge.
Attorney Grover pointed out the legal
objections the Great Northern had to
the building of the bridge, which led to
the Injunction proceedings to restrain
the city. These objections were that
the plans of the bridge did not conform
to the rules laid down by the govern
ment regarding river bridges, and that
the property Broadway from Third
street toward the river belonged to the
railroad company and not to the city.
President Hill also addressed the coun-
Gil. The only real access the Great
Northern had to its two large freight
houses was from Broadway, and if this
bridge were built it would seriously in
Jure the business of the company. Mr..
Hill did not make any objections as to
the legal aspect of the case, but dwelt
upon the necessity for proper terminals
and freight facilities for the railroad of
which he was president. This was the
second time he had ever come before the
council to request anything. Mr.. Hill
stated that he had built the general
offices of his road in st. Paul at a big
expense, and naturally they desired
every facility to accommodate the ex
tension of business. He continued:
No one can ssy that l am not st. Paul
man, but when you do anything to hamper
us i'll our interests. we must look elsewhere
for the facilities we desire.
Mr.. Hill gave short history of the
railroad lie controls, the work it had
done IN the Northwest, and quoted from
statistics TO show the railroad facilities
in other cities. He was anxious to do
everything III his power to benefit ST.
Paul, but he must look to the interests
of his company. and if those interests
were flampered. he would be obliged to
find in other places the facilities he
could not secure here. Mr.. Hill main
tanned that, even if the bridge should be
built, 1t would not benefit the peo-
pie of lower town who demanded it to
the extent of $500 year.
A general discussion followed, in
which suggestions were made to So alter
the plans of the. brdga that if built it
would not interfere with the extension
OF the freight houses of the Great
Northern road, but Mr.. Hill expressed
time and time again as being opposed
to the building of the bridge at ALL
The committee decided by a nnani-
nous vote, after hearing the lower
town citizens, to recommend the final
order for the change of grade to the
common council, to whom the city at
torney,will report upon the legal situa-
ton. Mr.. LAWYER stated 1t was Deces-
sary to order the change OF grade in
order to properly contest the suit in the
courts.
The resolution from the assembly as
to the necessity for an ambulance was
referred to the special committee on
ambulance.
The ordinance requiring the city
railroad company to remove at once all
distinctions it had placed on Spring
street, between Ontario and Market
streets, and on Ontario, between Wash
Ington and Spring streets, was referred
to the city engineer and the city attor-
ney. A similaa resolution, requiring
the st. Paul Elevator company to re-
move track on Spring street, between
Ontario and Market streets, WITS like
wise referred