St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-09
WABASHA STREET WILL BE
PAVED WITH ASPHALT THIS
YEAR.
w. P. MURRAY CALLED DOWN
OF CERTAIN ASSEMBLY,
MEN.
Long Session of the Assembly
Last Night-Bids for Como
Avenue Bridge Opened.

Wabasha street will be paved this
year. And it will be paved with
asphalt from curb to curb from
Third street to College avenue. This
momentous question was settled last
night, when the assembly, by vote
of to 2, passed the final order for
the same. Assemblymen Van Slyke
! and Robb cast the two negative
votes. The order did not go through
without discussion, and acrimonious
| discussion some of it was, owing to a
little speech on the side by William
p. Murray.
The matter came before the assem-
bly, almost at the beginning of a
weary session lasting until Ills p.
M, when the assembly adjourned,
leaving considerable business still
unfinished. AS soon as the clerk
had read the final order, Mr. Van
Slyke arose and stated briefly his
objection to asphalt as q pavement
for business streets, and his reasons
for preferring brick. He favored an
all-brick pavement, but that was a
hopeless desire on his part. He
urged an amendment to the final or
der which would permit of a brick
pavement between the rails and
tracks of the street railway COM
pany.
While Mr.. Van Slyke was speak
ing Mr.. Murray interjected one Or
two remarks which moved Mr.. Robb
to eXclaim:
81 object to Mr.. Murray's outside
interference without his appealing
to the chair for permission to speak"
MIR. Van Slyke concluded his
speech by predicting that two years
hence the members who voted for
asphalt pavements between the
tracks on Seventh street, as we'll as
Wabasha, would be blamed for so
doing.
LAS for myself" added Mr. Van
Slyke, II shall vote against the final
order"
Mr.. Johnson then took the oppor-
tunity to declare his position. Mr..
Johnson said that he regarded the
situation as identical with that on
Seventh street. He did not favor
asphalt on business streets, but he
had said nothing, because he was
not an expert.
But in Difference to the wishes Of
a large majority of the property
owners on Wabasha street." con-
tinued Mr.. Johnson, 81 will vote for
n n +
! is practicable. Provided a majority
of this body and of the board of al
dermen are going to vote for asphalt
from curb to curb, [ will vote for it.
1 will not be one of a minority to
block any movement"
Attorney Mum, of the street rail
! way company, who had thus far
manifested no desire to speak, was
/ asked if he wished to be heard on
| the question. In response, Mr.. Mum
| stepped forward and made the fol-
! lowing terse statement:
'All L have to say is that the city
| railway company seriously protests
against the passage Of a final order Of
! this kind
| Mr.. Van Slyke thereupon moved that
/
! ing that the space between the rails
! and tracks be paved with brick.
! Then William Pitt Murray was al
| lowed to speak, and he spoke.
After dwelling upon the fact that a
large majority Of the property owners
| on Wabasha street wanted asphalt,
and nothing but asphalt, on the street,
! Mr.. Murray charged the street railway
! company and Assemblynan Van Slyke
with purposely seeking to delay the
! paving of Wabasha street until next
| year.
That's not true interrupted Mr..
| Van Slyke.
Nevertheless, 1 charge it boldly
retorted Mr.. Murray.
This was too much for Mr.. Johnson
who was on his feet in an instant with
the rebulse:
Il object to this. A gentleman given
the privilege of the floor is out OF or
der to impugn the motives of any mem
Der of this body"
VERY we'll, L withdraw" was the
somewhat ambiguous response of Mr..
Murray, who continued with his speech
Instead of smoothing the ruff1ed feel
ings of the asseuiblymen, Mr. Murray
| proceeded to disturb them still more
by inquiring, with his gaze fixed on Mr.
Van Slyke,