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

good lime. The road was deeply inter
eSted in the acceptance of propositions
made by Mr.. Lowry. He considered
them fair. AS it was now, the people in
st. Paul can go to Minneapolis cheaper
than those in Minneapolis can come
here. Thts he considered very good
thing for Minneapolis, as people could
do business there He said he never
was Twin City union man. He had in
business way done all he could for st.
Paul. Mr.. Lowry. he said, would not
change the line unless the propositions
were accepted.
Mr.. MCGOWAN. representing the Wood
Harvester company, said the making OF
an electrical liue on East Seventh street
would be an important thing to the COM
pany he represented. The connections
between the White Bear line and the
cable were not firSt-clasS and caused a
deal Of Inconvenience. Strangers visit
ing the works had to be provided with
plans and directions in order to reach
the plant.
The contrast between the factory in
Minneapolis and the factory here, as re-
CARDS street car facilities, was very
noticeable. Both plants were equally
distant from the business center, but 1t
was much more convenient to reach the
plant in Minneapolis than here. 1t was
very necessary for the benefit OF the
company that the change be made.
The service on the Fourth street cable
was inadequate and the safety device.
he thought. would remedy this. AS to
other matters. he was not familiar
enough to speak.
Mr.. Van Slyke said the best interests
of the whole city should be the one
thing considered, and he hoped those
who were holding out for some ad < an
tage in certain localities would recog-
nize this point and act accordingly.
Service and Parallels.
Mr.. Wolterstorff asked If the MissIs-
sippi short line and Lafayette line were
considered parallel lines. Mr.. Lowry
said he thought not. The only thing
the company desired was TO keep pas
sengers from doubling back on the same
line.
H. l.. Williams said there were many
details which would have to be care
fully guarded. He imagined, however,
that when the ordinance was drawn all
these things could be attended to. Mr..
WoIterstortf said the Lafayette service
was not the best nor as good as it ought
to be.
Mr. Lowry said he supposed the
service on all the lines, except the
Fourth street cable, was satisfactory.
The service in this city was as good as
in New York or Chicago. 1t would be
impossible to put cars enough at certain
hours to carry all the passengers and
give them seats. This was not done
in any of the large cities
and could not be done here.
Mr.. Reard0n wanted to say word for
Jackson street. The only places men
toned were on st. Anthony hill and
Dayton'S bluff. The service was miser-
able, cars running only every twenty
five minutes. The people were not sat-
iSfied at the service. He did not care
for himself, for as far as he was con-
cerned he could hoof it. He was in line
with Mr.. MOrton'S remarks about trans
ferS to Minneapolis. 1t would suit him
if Mr.. Lowry would fix it so it would
cost 81 to carry passenger to Minue-
apolis.
MI Lowry said he was more of a spec
tator than many thought. About Jan.
he had made a trip to New York and
LAID the propositions submitted before
committee from prominent banking
firms. He finally made arrangements
to secure the money necessary 10 carry
out the improvements. If the PROPOSE
tions submitted were not accepted
he was powerless to do any
thing. He was under obligations to
Aid. Franklin for his able legal
opinion ON transfers. but cared little
for the point raised. The reason he de-
sired the transfers on the interurban
abolished was to make the system uni
form between the two cities. He had
worked hard, he said, before the New
York committee to secure the necessary
financial aid in order to forward the
interests of st. Paul, and he did not
think any resident would object to the
propositions. If they were not accepted,
he would have to simply fold his tent
and steal away.
The remarks were made by Mr..
Lowry in very forcible way, and at
the close the motion to adopt the prop
ostions was made. The roll call showed
Messrs. DAILY and Van SIyke in favor,
and Messrs. Wolterstorif, Warren,
Franklin and Zimmerman against the
acceptance. Mr.. Van Slyke moved, an
onded by MI. Lowry. The other mem
as Mr.. Warren was on his
lAOU WIN u y ~ " 'IbSAA wv
of resolutions in his hand.
The spectators having settled back in
their seats, Mr.. Warren made few
preliminary remarks about the great
benefit a public carrier was to
the city and how anxious he was to see
settlement made. He then read the
following propositions which, he said,
had been prepared by citizens inter-
ested in seeing the city was protected.
and he thought they would be, in the
main, acceptable to the railway com
pany.
Warren's Proposition.
The city-of st. Paul and the ST. Paul
City Railway company will enter into
an agreement to carry out tine following
arrangements:
/. The company shall be permitted
to construct device Oh the Selby ave-
nue. hill for the purpose of assisting
traffic. Such devise is to reconstructed
subject to the approval of the council.
2. The company shall have the eX-
elusive privilege of letting boats for hire
on Lake Como for a period Of ten years.
3. The company shall have the right
of way for tell years through Como
park, south of the present Van Slyke
boulevard, OH such route as the park
board may designate.
4. If any sewer is constructed within
two years on Como avenue, from Front
street to the Great Northern railway, it
shall be 50 constructed as uot to inter-
fere with the operation of the street
railway.
5. Through travel on the interurban
lines shall have no transfer privileges.
This shall not affect intra-mural traffic
on cuph lines. and in the event that at
any time it should be finally determined
by court of competent jurisdiction
that this grant, if unqualified, should
affect and modify IN any respect the
present local transfer agreement. then
this grant shall be wholly avoided and
withdrawn.
6. No requirement to construct new
lines hereafter to be ordered snail be
operative or binding upon the company
before July l, 1894, thus releasing the
company from the construction of lines
until July l, 1895: except that the coun-
Gil may exercise it present right to order
tb2. follnUipp lines VIZ. a line not 6X-