St. Paul daily globe., 1895-04-18
Highest of all Leavening U. S. Govt Report
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ABSOLUTELY EoUEsE
street property owners had ex-
perienced
OnANrCE on snDINION
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street property owners had ex-
perienced
CHANGE OF OPINION
regarding asphalt between the
tracks, and that many of them had
come to the conclusion that granite
or brick would serve better. Conse-
quently the resolution was intro
duced and justiffably referred to the
committee on Streets for a, hearing.
A hearing was the sole object of the
assembly, for if the alleged change
or sentiment among the property
owners had taken place, as repre-.
sented, they were certainly entitled
to hearing.
Subsequent events proved that
there was not only no change Of
sentiment, but that; the property
owners were just as pronounced as.
ever in favor of asphalt from curb!
to curb. In fact, they were abso-.
lutely uncomp1onising asphalt or.
nothing" was their cry. Conse-9
quently the whole matter will be.
dropped. ff' 80 .ts'
The board of aldermen has al.
ready killed the Robb resolution
instructing the board Of public.
works to defer the work. and that.
resolution, they claimed, did not de-.
serve the censure heaped upon, it.
1t was reasonable under the cir
cumstances. What more natural
than that the assembly, after re-
ferring to the committee ON streets
the resolution calling for a granite
tracks, should ask the board of pub
lie works to defer the work until
the existing sentiment of the prop
erty owners could be heard? This
sentiment has been heard and the
resolution killed. -
Perhaps the most convincing proof
that both bodies of the common
council are acting, and have acted,
sincerely in this matter IS the fact
that out of the twenty members Of
the council, at least fifteen are hon
esfy convinced that asphalt be-
tween the rails and tracks is inn
practicable under the present
TRACK SYSTEM
used by the street railway company.
Yet, as the board of aldermen killed
the Robb resolution Friday night.
so will the assembly tonight dispose
in like manner of the Strouse reso-
luton
Ine Seventh street property own
ers can, moreover, be positively as
sured that Hennessey & Cox. the
paving contractors, will begin " ork
on Seventh street today if The frost
is out of the ground. This was de-
clded upon by the board of pubic
works at conference held late yes-
terday afternoon with the contrac
tors, their attorney, Chris O'Rrien.
and City Attorney Darragh. 1t was
the opinion of Mr.. DarragIh and Mr.
" Brlen that the street car company
mad waived its right TO do he pay-
ing between its tracks and rails
and the board accordingly instruct
~ - eNStOio ~ dl once D1 o.
ceed with the work Of paving Sev-
enth street from, Brook street to
seven corners with asphalt from
curp to curb, using granite toothjng
along the outside rails, as provided
oy the contract. If the frost is out
or the ground this morning. tie
work will begin at once.
It's generally believed that the street
car company will fight the Seventh
street paving contest to the last ex.
IRENE. 1t is reported that rather than
submit to asphalt between it's rails and
tracks, 1t will tear them up and RIM
It's line down Fifth street from sever
CORNERS TO broadway. The Fifth street
pioperty owners, SO it is said. have Of
Iered to allow the street railway com.
pany to lay granite, brick or anv naya.
ment 1t wishes between it's rails. ~ II
Will transfer its line to that street This
may operate as an easy and peaceab1e
solution of the Seventh street contro-
Versy. There are many property own
ers on Seventh street who would
not object to the removal of the
street car tracks from that tboronoho
fare.