St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-16

it, the park board had sole
charge of the parks. After the propo-
SitlonS made by HIM had been accepted
and an ordinance drawn he would be
willing and glad to talk to the park
board about Como attractions He was
anxious to give orders for material and
supplies needed for the proposed i'm
provements now, so that there would be
no delay. He also wanted it under
stood that if st. Paul suffered from the
refusal to accept the propositions made
hy the company he wanted the respon-
Sibllity placed where it belonged.
Thomas Cochran was on his feet in an
instant, and made a forcble talk in ia
Vor of the company'S propositions being
accepted. AS a representative of the
chamber of commerce committee, he had
earlier in the evening requested the
adoption of the company's offer. Now
he desired to make plea. Negotiations
could accomplish more that compulSion.
10 put the Interpretation of a court on a
contract was not as well as to submit it
to party of practical business men.
What was wanted was to get what
could be gotten now. The city was
at its
Most Critical Pcint.
The thing to do was to confer, not
legislate. If the company could be per-
Suaded to spend half million dollars
it would be wise and one more element
i'll the advance and progress Of the city
to allow the work to be done. The work
of pushing forward business enter
prises such as the harvester works
should not be stopped by public bodies,
and If it was necessary public
sentiment could be aroused to
change the views. Ii the proposition
was fair one, it should be approved.
The whole city was interested i'll the
matter. The citizens at Manchester col
lege and Manchester Park had car serv-
ice not as good as was desired. but the
people had decided to stand it ia ther
than have the city suffer. Delay should
could take the risk of all delay.
The matter had been discussed for two
weeks past, and the propositions sub
mitted tonight had been lying in som e
ones pocket for that time. d. d. Mer-
rill followed in The same strain, and
wanted the thing settled at once. Mr.
Lowry said the company had
a long way the best of the
franchise business if it ever came
to legal fight. All the company asked
was a calling off OF transfers on the in
terurban line, and no lines to be ordered
in two years. As far as "a crOSS-toWn
line was concerned, there was no more
use for such line than there was for
Gabriel to have sixteen trumpets. He
would be glad to go into the pavilion
business at Como, but he had been in
formed by the city attorney that the
park board had control of the parks,
and the council had no more to do with
the parks than the council in Mime
apoliS.
The remarks of Mr.. Lowry were so
pointed that when he concluded there
was a general rush for the members of
the committee who were opposed to the
adoption of this proposition.
Mr.. Wheelocll explained a section Of
the company's proposition to Mr.. Zim-
that gentleman he was in error in his
views. Mr.. Lowry took Mr.. Warren to
one side. and after whispered
conversation the Eighth ward alder
men moved that the vote be
reconsidered. A roll call was had,
and all but Messrs. Franklin and Zim
norman voted in favor of reconSidera
ton. More buttonh0ling followed, and
after deal of mild argument used by
those interested, Mr. Warren moved the
propositions submitted by the railway
company be adopted. and the matter re-
ferred to the city attorney and the rail-
way attorney to draft an ordinance.
MIR. Franklin objected to This. Mr..
Zimmerman made no audible objection,
but he and Franklin voted nay aud the
other four yea. The ordinance to be