St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-02

would be in favor of this. as it would
tend TO build up that section. AT least,
he said that was his idea. Aid. Frank
lin said it was all right to put on cars,
as suggested, but it was noticeable that
only one section of the city was ben
Gifted. The city east of Wabasha street /
received no benefit, but was asked to
give up all street ear improvements.
The section of the city which he repre-
Sented had been complaining of
poor service for years, but no re-
lief nor attention was paid them.
MIR. Cochran said the only way to get
good service was to get the people III
The locality where it was demanded.
Mr.. Bohn said it was very necessary
that something be done to get accom-
mOdatiOnS for the harvester works. As
it was now the men employed there
were obliged to pay ten cents to reach
the works. A large number of the men
lived IL West st. Paul, and the object
was to have the ordinance passed so
that arrangements could be made with
the North st. Paul Railway company TO
get the employees to the plant with the
payment of one fare. If this was not
done the company would be required TO
put up houses to accommodate the
wOrkmen. Aid. Franklin SAID the pats
age of the ordinance
Would Not Help the Men
much, for they could walk to East
Seventh street from the West side while
they were waiting for a car. This could
easily be done. as the service was only
every half hour. There was no second
to Aid. Warren's motion to strike out
the provision regarding the interurban
transfer clause, and the gentlemen pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the second
section. Aid. Warren, with Fremont
ton that all the afternoon would be
wasted in talking the matter over, said
! it was useless to spend time in discuss
ing the ordinance if it was known
the aldermen would not vote for
the passage OF the measure. None of
the aldermen made answer to this, and
the work in hand was gone on with.
The third section. providing for the
change of the East Seventh street cable
to al electric line provoked as much
discussion as did the transfer section.
Aid. Franklin said some of the gentle
men who were interested in the passage
of the ordinance had told him the pro-
vision requiring the East and West Sew
enth street lines to run on those streets
and not around the loop would be
detrimental TO the interests of the
business men doing business in
loop district. Mr.. Bohn said the
loop business was curse to merchants.
and retailers in the outskirts of the city
Mr.. DriscOll, who is chairman of the
chamber of commerce committee on
street railway matters, made all able
effort. He said he was interested in
the harvester works, and this particu-
lar section was, to his view, the most
Ilfa
informed the gentlemen that arrange
ments could be made with the
North st. Paul Railway company
by which transfer privileges could
be obtained from the street
railway company and a reasonable serv-
ice guaranteed to and from the harvester
works. If the North st. Paul company
could not or did not give satisfactory
service. the street railway company had
agreed to step in and use the tracks. BY
the ordinance the residents of this Sec
ton of the city would get additional
service, and the greatest industry III the
city would be placed in direct and easy
communication with the city. He was
authorized to say that these arrange
ments could be brought about and
bond
Given by Both Companies
for faithful performance of the plan.
Aid. Zimmerman doubted the ability of
the North st. Paul company to give the
service of which hlr. Driscoll had
spoken. The company had not enough
cars to carry the passengers which now
travelled on the line. He was of the
opinion that the street railway company
should run out to the plant. In the
different talks ne had engaged in with
the street railway people they had given
| him to understand that should the line
| be changed to ali electric line, they
| would be in a position to run direct
to the harvester works. Mr.. Dris-
| coll said the street railway COM
pany could run on another street but
| not over the North st. Paul tracks. If
! the city had bond from the street rail-
way company and also one from the
North st. Paul company it could. if the
service was not desirable, order the
street railway com pany to go ahead and
! rdn the line. Aid. zimmerman said
the people objected to being dumped
off the cars at the power house and left
there to wait for a North st. Paul car.
The line only runs cars every half hour,
and it was not often enough. Mr..
company was willing 10 do
ANYTHING that was reason able to
assist the North st. Paul company in
carrying out the plan. The company
was composed of st. Paul men, and ST.
| Paul money was behind them. If they
would step out the street railway com
pany would take hold. Mr.. Lowry had
said, however, he would not be party to
| crush out the North St. Paul company.
Mr.. Cochran inquired if the service on
the North st. Paul tracks was every
twenty minutes, would tLat suit the