St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
SberIdan Avenue Bridge

The railroad, will connect with the Mill
lehaha avenue line at its present ter
minus. The name of
sheridan Avenue Bridge
has been adopted simply because 1t
crosses the river where Sheridan ave-
hue runs into the bluff. The claim for
the latter route is that it is the shortest,
most conVenient,and makes direct con-
nection with the Minnehaha avenue line;
and when the change from cable to cleo
trio cars is made on East Seventh street
and Joined with the West Seventh street
line. it will make a continuous route
twenty-four miles long; while the other
route is considerably longer, and would
strike the Minnehaha avenue line far
above its terminus, making merely a
branch line, to which Lowry would
never consent 1t is also questionable
the Minneapolis delegation will
to the change. Accompany
ing this article is a map which
shows the relative locations of
both bridges and the length of each
line, also explanatory notes showing
the two routes. 1t is further stated on
good authority that If the bridge is To-
Gated at Sheridan avenue certain gen.
tlemen stand ready to build the bridge
without a cent of cost TO the taxpayers,
within the specified time, and that they
will make it a dOuble-decked bridge,
one platform to be used for the electric
lines and the other for passenger train
service of the Fifth Ward Transfer
company. Below Will be found CON-
municatiOn, which explains in detail
the proceedings taken before the senate
committee.
From a Sheridan Avenue Advocate.
To the Editor of the Globe.
Having already spoken favorably of
the Sheridan avenue bridge project,
trust you may allow me space to show
up the rascally proceeding of the men
who conspired It's defeat.
Senator Stevens, who kindly intro
duced the bill in the senate, soon found
out that there was an organized oppOsi-
ton. We called meeting of three or
four of the directors in order, IL posi-
BILE, to find the cause. The following
gentlemen appeared in the contingent:
Gen. Andrews, r. II. Dorr, w. Z. Cur
tbs, John Nevin Il Son, and Peter Bob
land. 1t soon developed that Mr.. Boh-
land. head center of the combine, in
tended TO spring a resolution to change
the location of the bridge from Sheridan
avenue to Montreal avenue produced,
being near mile northwest of the pro-
posed route.
We plainly stated the impTacticabiI-
ity of their proposal; first, because it
would make the line nearly two miles
longer, running on Cleveland north
three-QuarterS of mile; thence west on
Montreal mile and & quarter to a
street north of Minnehaha Park, the
outlet to Minnehaha avenue Whereas
the Sheridan avenue line from Cieve-
land would reach the Minnehaha tracks
in half mile. Second. we stated that
Mr.. Lowry would never agree to make
such a roundabout trip. Third, we
read the following report: in regard
to the line of Sheridan avenue
produced across the river and the
feasibility of bridging the same,
we would report as follows: The APP
proach on the east side of the high bank
of the river, which is almost precipi-
tous, the channel of the river runs close
to the foot of this bank, while some SOC
feet across is sand bank joining the
shore on the west side. With gradual
rising slope to the proper elevation, the
banks must be between 800 and 1000 fee
apart. Whereas, the banks of the river
at Montreal are from LOGO to 1,S0O fee
apart, which would about double thC
cost of construction, with an Interven
ing ravine on this side which would
have to be bridged also. [Signedl,
''SAULEZ & SAULEz Engineers"
Various Other Arguments
were offered, such as reading the Yves
Seventh Street union resolutions anC
the improbability Of the HennepIn del
egatlon sanctioning the change.
But we we're brought up short will
the elear-cut announcement by thu
pIotters that they had a einch on thu
legislative members from the Fifth ant
Eleventh wards, and that settled 1t.
1t is worthy of note that all of TIT
above-named plotters are non-residen
real estate owners, except Bohland, ant
that their several Interests lie along
Montreal avenue, and north thereof.
Why the above-named prominent anC