St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-19
tives of the company except Mr.. Lowry
took Dar in the discussion

tiftS OF lne company except MI. Lowry
took part in the discussion.
Mr. Van Slyke, as a member of the
special committee, started the discus
sion by saying the committee had prac-
ticaily settled ali matters referred to il
with the exception of the Como ques-
tion. Instead of sending the last COM
munication of Mr.. Lowry back. his idea,
had he been advised of the letter, would
have been to have the committee first
submit a report to the council. The re-
suits brought about by the efforts of the
committee were as follows:
On the Fort Smelling line through cars ev-
cry forty minutes running around the loop.
On the Jackson street line cars every ff-
teen minutes to Acker street and hourly trips
to Jessimene street
On the Stale street line an adjustment to
fifteen minute service was being made.
As to the Stryker and Maria avenue lines
the committee had decided or agreed to eX-
tend the time for construction to July. 1893
The only question at issue was the
Como park matter. Mr.. Lowry, he un-
derstood, was willing to build a double
track to the park. put up pavilion and
electric lights, and also put feet OF
boats Oh the lake. The committee had
also decided to grant Mr.. Lowry a right
of way through the park. In his opinion
the attractions at the park could not be
made to pay for more than three
months. No one, under the circum-
stances, would, he said, do as much in
this direction Or as we'll as Mr.. Lowry
would.
Aid. Zimmerman said Mr.. Van Slyke
had stated the work of the committee
correctly, but Mr.. Lowry had declined
| the proposition submitted. He thought
| it would be best to talk the matter over
| and get expressions from other members
| of the council.
Mr. Lowry Talks.
Mr.. Lowry, being called on, said he
| was glad to be present. No one could
| have been more surprised than he was
| when he read the letter sent to him in
| reply. He intended 10 personal reflec-
| ton on any member of the committee
when he alluded to burdens being put
| on the company to subserve private
| ends. The explanation made by ST.
Paul paper had explained his views as
well as he could himself. The extern
| sions of many. and he might say nearly
| all, of the street railway lines had been
| made to subserve private ends. In this
connection he mentioned lines con-
| structed to subserve the private inter-
ests of Rev. John Ireland, Thomas
Cochran Jr., P. L. Kavanagh. William
Dawson and others. The language
used was not intended to apply
| to the members of the committee. Mr..
Warren, one of the committee, had, on
account Of owning property In the
| Como district, been misunderstood,
| but he would frankly say Mr.. Warren
had acted against his own interests in
the committee in order to agree with
| the other members. The gentlemen
xvlto hod oil of il, 1off
| hoped would accept his apology. The
| street railway company were always
| willing to make concessions, and the in
| tention was to give their patrons in St.
| Paul the best possible service. lie was
| ready and willing to answer all queS-
| tionS put to him, and hoped for an
amicable adjustment OF all matters.
Mr.. Ingersoil said, as maker of the
| motion asking to have the letter re-
| turned, he was glad to hear the expla-
| nation. The letter was written to the
council, and the members did not repre-
| sent-any Individual. but the city. The
construction of the letter, according to
| Mr.. Lowry's explanation, was the same
as he had anticipated. He had not been
| present at the meetings and his absence
from the city prevented him reading
the papers. He thought this meeting
would be Of great good. He hoped some
thing would be accomplished.
Mr.. Zimmerman said he was willing
to accept Mr.. Lowry's statement. He
had no private interest to subserve, and
lie thought Mr.. Lowry had put the
proper construction on it. MIR. Van
SlyKe wanted to hear an expression
from the other members regarding
Como, SO the Ct mmittee could know
what to do.
Aid. Franlzlin,s Usual Kick.
There was pause of fully five min
utes, during which Mr.. Lightner, chair
nan of the meeting, took occasion to
say several times there was nothing be-
fore the house.
Aid. Franklin said he could not see
Wheres as Mr.. Van Slyke had stated. the
committee had arrives at any results.
About the only thing he could see as a
RESULT was decrease OF the number Of