St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-02
From the Crystals to But 'erffy.
AN EASTER TRANSITION

/ alderman from the Second ward? MIR.
Driseoll said there was no doubtful that
could lie secured and bond given for
the faithful performance OF this part of
the contract.
Aid. Warren objected to the clause in
the second section, which provides that
after the Como line was constructed no
sewers shall be built on any of the
streets Tor
A Period of Five Years.
There was one street. he said, which
was only tifty-five feet wide, and IL
might become necessary owing to an
epidemic to lay sewer on this street.
For this reason he wanted the time
made only three years. Mr.. Mum said
the company could not afford to put
down the tracks and then take them up
again in three years, as 1T would neces-
state the shutting up of the line
during the season. The sewer could
not be constructed in the winter, and
to shut down the line in the summer
would be heavy loss TO the company.
/ He said if this was changed the c0mpa-
! ny would not accept the ordinance. Aid.
Franklin, with some feeling, said it was
about time the aldermen had something
to say regarding compromise. The
! motion to make the time three instead
| of five years was carried. The section
providing that the Merriam park extern
| sion of the Selby avenue line be Oper-
! ated along Prior avenue to the lnterSec-
ton of University avenue called out the
statement from Aid. Hickman that the
| company were obliged to so operate
now. He saw no reason for having the
] section in the ordinance. as it would
probably not be enforced any more than
| it was now.
The section relating to the payment
of licenses on cars operated by the com
pany was amended by inSertinga clause
that $40 be paid in January of each year
! for every car used, and list of the cars,
with the numbers, be filed when the
money was paid. The section was also
changed so as to make 1t obligatory on
the company to run open cars OH all It's
/ lines between April and November.
When the section providing for the
boulevarding of University avenue was
read, Aid. Copeland remarked the whole
| section was a farce. The moment he
said an attempt was made to close up
any one of the streets, any property
owner could 90 into the courts and Sc.
cure an injunction to prevent the put
ting down of the boulevard. The courts,
he said, would. without doubt. sustain
the Injunction, and the work would
have TO stop. There was some question
raised TO these statements, but Aid
Copeland said he had heard property
owner say that was the course TO bt
taken. Aid. Zimmerman stated with
An Air of Conviction
that the boulevard would never be
built, and what was more he didn't be-
lieve the company was anxious TO build
! il. Aid Montgomery announced that
he was willing to release the company
from this and hold on to the transfer
clause as at present in force. MIR. Mum
inquired if the opinion of the corpora
ton attorney had been asked on this
point. Aid. Copeland said the thing
was so plain that an opinion was not
needed. MIR. Mum said the street was
widened for the purpose of boulevard
ing it. There was no question, he
said. about the right of the coun-
! Gil to order the boulevard built. Aid.
Hickman doubted II the boulevard could
be ordered, except after the street had
been vacated Mr.. Mum held that the
council after widening the street fifty
feet on each side could use that part for
| the street and boulevard the center.
| Aid. Hickman said he would be glad to
| see the work done, but he held to the
| point that the street would first have to
be vacated. Mr.. Cochran said his opn-
ion was that the most valuable property
on the street would be that on the cor
ners of the streets which we're closed by
the boulevard. The right was only for five
years, and it was certain that the street
could not become business property in
that time. Mr.. Mum explained that
none OF the cross streets now open
were closed by the boulevard. 1t was
those which were only opened on the
maps that were obStructed,i If it could be
called so. Aid. Copeland thought, il
the boulevard was constructed, granite
curbing should be used. Mr.. Tallmadge,
who up to this time had taken but little
interest in the discussion, said there
was better stone than granite for such
purpose. Mr.. Mum said the company
had no objection to granite being used,
and made the section read stone because
| some st. Paul parties had wanted tC
furnish something beside granite. Aid
| Montgomery said he did't take much
stock lin the boulevard scheme. Mr.
Cochran remarked that it would be 6
beautiful thing when completed, anc
cited the boulevard on Summit avenue
as a similar piece of work. He wanted
to see the street paved, and prophesieo
that in less than five years the citizen:
would be riding on electric carriages
between here and Minneapolis. Aid
Franklin wanted all reference to the
completion of the Stryker avenue line
striker from the ordinance. The
company, he said, was obliged
by the present ordinance tt
build the line by July. 1893. anC
there was no need to extend the time t
1895. Mr.. Mum suggested the matter
be laid over until next week, and he in