St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-03
FOR A COMPROMISE.
Mr.. Hickman DESTROYS of Finding
a Middle Ground.

Mr.. Hickman DESTROYS of Finding
Middle Ground.
Aid. Hickman thought the council
ought to be ready to yield something.
Some kind of a compromise should be
reached. Compromises were never
reached by calling attention to past
wrongs. His objections to the ordinance
were the discrimination between per-
sons who rode on cars in ST. Paul and
Minneapolis. The railway company
was common carrier, and should per-
form like services for all persons for the
same price.
The proposed ordinance in both
forms, original and substitute, amends
section IA of the OLD ordinance, which, if
the new ordinance was adopted, would
be wiped out. AS soon as the question
came before the courts, 1t would be de-
cided that the ordinance was void on
account of unjust discrimination as to
transfers on the interurban line. This
would leave the city without any trans
fer rights, and it probably could not
pass any ordinance of such a nature.
In his judgment the best plan was to
leave that part Of the ordinance relating
to transfers as it was in the ordinance
of 1889.
The vote on the substitute for sec
ton l, introduced by Mr.. Lightner, was
not taken. Aid. Franklin moving that
the other sections be considered first.
Aid. Franklin wanted all reference to
the Maria and Stryker avenue lines "
be stricken from the proposed ordinance.
AsSemblyman johnson wanted the
company to say whether this would be
acceptable.
N w DOtv nraSaDtad oDA rood a raoo
luton which protested against the pass
age of any ordinance which did not pro-
vide for through service on the Selby
avenue line to Merriam Park and the
continuance OF transfers Oh interurban
cars. The resolution had been passed by
a committee Of citizens last week. The
service Oh the bOD-tail extension now
used beyond Milton street was simply
awful. Over $4,000 had been paid by
taxpayers for the erection of a bridge
on Selby avenue. and the money was
paid without much OF kick. For this
reason the residents wanted a through
service Instead OF the present irregular
extension plan.
Mr.. Cochran said he represented a
committee from the chamber of COM
MERGE, 1t would be unfortunate to have
the discussion go farther. Not
of commerce committee had anything
to DO with the street car company. He
represented the interest of the city of
st. Paul. There was a difference of
opinion among the members of the COM
mlttee regarding the transfer question.
The committee were Of the opinion that
the ordinance was tor the best interests
OF the city. The ordinance passed in
1889 was good one, and the street rail-
way company was owed debt of graft
tude by the city for the pluck, grit ami
spirit which it had exhibited in putting
Ill the present excellent system. Como
park and the harvester works needed
lines runs to them. The transfer uues-
ton was another bone of contention.
The adjustment of transfers on the i'll
terurban cars was not so much of a mat
ter of vital Importance to the city as
some members of the council imagined.
a vast business enterprise had been es-
tabllShed in the eastern part of the city,
and there was practically no way OF
reaching it. The parks were also not
attended or visited, owing to there being
no lines running to them.
Before the ordinance was killed he
advised careful consideration, and
suggested a compromise be made. A
corporation that would spend half a
million dollars should be allowed to do
so. Not going into details, he would
say he was DESTROYS, as were also other
business men, that some settlement be
arrived at.