St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-15
PRACTICALLY KILLED.
The Lateral Street Railway Line
Is Not All to Be De-
sired.
No Sewer in st. Adams, and OBJ
jectiOns to a Detour to
Milton.

Although upwards Of an hour was
consumed yesterday afternoon by the
aldermanlc committee on streets wrest-
ling with the so-called cross-town street
railway ordinance, all this labor came to
naught. There is formidable opposi-
ton to the project. furthered by the in
fluence of the street railway company,
and aided by quite number of influ-
entail citizens. Should this recalci-
trant contingent continue as obStreper-
Gus as during the past few weeks, the
probability of securing any relief that
may be afforded by the proposed lateral
line is in serious doubt.
Aid. Warren, as in the past, still con-
tinues the most enthusiastic advocate of
the enterprise. He was on hand
promptly at the designated hour yester-
day for the meeting, and he took promi-
nent part in the proceedings. Although
it was intimated by other members,
Aid. lngers0ll in particular, that the
line III contemplation really affects
the Seventh ward more than Aid.
Warren'S constituents, the latter
argued at length that the ben
efitS that would accrue would be more
to the district that he represents than to
any other in the entire city. He made
this point upon the hypothesis that the
average Seventh Warder OWNS his own
carriage, and under ordinary crcum-
stances, cares mighty little whether
there is any street car accommodations
OF not. Besides this fact he went on to
declare that Seventh ward citizens al
ready have three lines of road, while
Mr.. Warren's district only has one.
There were five st. Anthony hill resi-
dents present TO protest against the Oc-
cupancy of st. Adams street for the
proposed line. They claimed that this
thoroughfare is unadapted to the needs
of the district, and, moreover, that a
line there will work hardShips to the
property owners along the street. They
asked that the line be designated on
Milton street instead of st. Adams. The
old petition, hitherto mentioned in
these columns. was read, and then Aid.
Warren introduced lengthy petition,
largely signed. asking that the ordi-
nance as originally drafted be passed.
Mr.. Warren stated that he had investi-
gated the proposed change to Milton
street, and he had discovered that there
is gap where there is no sewer laid.
According to the franchise grant held
by Mr.. Lowry, the street railway COM
pany cannot be compelled to build a
line of road on street that has not been
provided with sewers. Mr.. lngerSOll,
i'll reply, suggested that the short gap
can be ordered laid by the council, and
then Aid. Warren retorted that an ordi-
nance passed previous to the laying of
the sewer might be invalid, and TO Obvi-
ate this Aid. ingersoll urged post
ponement of further action until the
sewer question can be settled.
ASsemblyman Pike made lengthy
argument IN favor of the ordinance. He
is the author of the measure, and nat.
uralIy feels pardonable pride in advo-
eating its passage. lie admitted that it
may be possible that the proposed Mil
ton street det0ur may be desirable. but
the delay it would occasion would work
a hardship. There was no doubt in his
mind that it is the policy of the street
railway company to avoid the construc-
ton of lateral line on ST.
Anthony hill, although the popular
sentiment Of the people of the city
favors the enterprise. The delay pro-
posed by the opponents 10 the st. AL
bans street project is dangerous to the
cOnsummation Of the policy of the
council to secure from the street rail-
way company what the citizens of ST..
Paul want. Should the ordinance be
held in allegiance until sewers can be
built means to wait until year from
next summer, when the administration
may have been changed, and when ma
terial changes will certainly have been
made in the membership of the council.
After a protracted debate, the 0rdi-
nance was laid over for two weeks.