St. Paul daily globe., 1893-07-27
ARE STILL ''CHAWING."
SEL6Y AYEVU= SAFETY DEVICE A
Y PUZZLE TO cOUFcILMEK
THE COMPANY is DEAD SET
That 1t Shall Remain If Pnt In
City Fathers Want the Option
of Ordering. 1t Out in Sik
Months An Ordinance d
Change the Route to Como.


come before the assembly at the meet-
ing this evening. The Selby avenue
safety device was discussed in an id
formal wav, Mr. Lightner bringing THE
matter up by asking Mr.. Mum if he
had seen the amendments which had
been added to the ordinance by the COM
mittee.
Mr. Lightner said the residents of ST.
Anthony hill were opposed to the de
wise, because it was liable to become,a
nuisance. He explained to Mr.. Mum
the amendments, all of which were said
to be acceptable to the company, except
the one which provided in case the
device was nuisance it could be Or
dered removed by the council by giving
six months notice.
This. Mr.. Mum said, would not be
acceptable, as the putting in of the de-
vice would cost in the neighborhood of
$1,000, and the company would not
desire to eXpend this amount of money
and then, at the objection or petition of
one or two property owners, have to
take the device out. The company
would also have to run their cars on a
different schedule, and this would dis
arrange things if the device was ordered
out after it had been put in.
Not So Many Trains.
Mr.. Lightner also called attention to
another amendment which provided for
cars to be run after the device was put
in on the same time schedule as now in
operation.
This, Mr.. Mum said, would be i'm
possible, as when the device was in OPP
Grafton four cars would be run on each
train instead Of two. as now operated.
The trains could not be run as fire.
quently by minute when the device
was operated, as it required more time
to switch the cars at the east and west
terminus of The line.
Mr.. Llghtner also objected to the'or
dinance for the reason that il would
make one additional slot across Summit
avenue, and that only about nine inches
from the one now in use on the south
track. This he thought would make it
more dangerous for persons driving
teams on the avenue. Mr. Mum ad-
mitted that if one slot was dangerous
two would be more so. and an addi-
tional one would increase the danger if
there was any.
Some Of the committee were in favor
of doing nothing with the ordinance
owing to MIR. Mum saying the company
would not accept it with the clause
allowing The council to order the device
removed on six months notice.
Mr.. Lightner, however, was in favor
OF passing the ordinance and then put
ting the blame for its non-acceptanee
on the company. +s. SO
The ordinance and plans having been
referred 10 the city engineer at the last
meeting of the committee and not re-
turned, no definite action was taken. ~
During the discussion Mr.. Mum was
asked the reason for the putting in of
the device. He said il was the desire
of the company to put the device in for
the interest of the public. This caused
Mr.. Reardon to remark: Its a HI OF q
OF the company cares for the public"
The Road to Como.
An ordinance submitted by NJ. d,
Mum, allowing the street railway COM
pany to run the Como park line via the
Western Avenue bridge, Western ave-
nue. ami Atwater street instead of along
Como avenue and over the Como avenue
bridge, was read, and will be recon-
mended to pass. AT the time the
recent street railway ordinance was
passed it was eXDected the companp
would operate its. line over the Como
avenue bridge This had been fOund to
be impracticable, owing to the weak
condition of the Como avenue bridge.
I he company. at its own expense, had
built around Western avenue and At
water street, and the supplemental or
dinance presented by MIR. Mum was to
allow it TO use this route until new
bridge is constructed on Como avenue
Mr.. Lightner thought the ordinance
ought to be amended so as to read
until a new bridge is built or the pres
ent one strengthened so as to permit
travel. 1t might he four years, he said,
before new bridge was built. and in
the meantime the old bridge could be
repaired at a nominal cost. Mr. Mum
| said he was perfectly willing to have
the amendment proposed by Mr.. Light
ner put in, and for this reason probably
it was not Inserted. but recommended
| to pass as presented.
A LeVee ImbrogIio.
The communication of George HAYES.
master or steamboat running on the
| Mississippi and St. CrOiX rivers. reial
| tive to the condition of the levee, was.
| after some discussion, referred to the
| city attorney. with instructions to report
at the next meeting OF the committee.
w. p. Murray. who appeared for the
| petitioner, explained that 200 feet of the
| levee between jackson and Slbley
| streets was occupied by the st. Louis.
st. Paul Il Minneapolis Packet compa !:
ny, and the other 100 feet by the Dia-
mond Joe company. The st. Louis com
| pany had been granted the space they
| used on the levee for the purpose of
erecting a warehouse; but this ware
| house was now used as storage
| building, and not for the storing or
| handling OF freight. The only space
now left, Mr.. Murray said, for the land
ing of boats was fifty-siX feet at the
| foot of Jackson street What his client
wanted was either that the warehouse
of the st. Louis company be restored to
| its former condition or torn down.
There was proposition made by
| Chairman Johnson that the matter Law
over two weeks. which Mr.. Doran
amended by having the matter referred
to the city attorney to report as to the
| legal aspects of the case. This was
agreed to with the understanding that
! in the meantime the committee wouTd
either as body or individually visit the
! levee and inspect the condition of af-
| fairs for themselves. Is
| Inc committee VIII report IN favor
| of preliminary orders being passed for
filing of lots III block 2, Stone d Nor
| tons addition, the grading of an alley
in block 2 Rogers dG COleman'S subdi,
vision of block % Stinson. Brown q
Ramsey's addition, and the filling or LOT
II in the same block. These improve.
ments were asked for by the health
| commissioner for sanitary reasons.
The matter of filing stagnant pools
of water at Dayton and Smelling ave-
nues and on Fry street between Mar
shall and Selby avenues, which were
! asked TO be filled for the same reasons,
was recommended to be indefinitelf
| postponed. =