The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-01
CAPT. G0RMAM AND REARD0N
INDULGE IN UNFLATTERING EPI-
THETS REGARDING MATTERS
OF GREAT PUBLIC MOMENT.
THIRD STREET HILL PAVING.
Precipitates Hot Debate I'm the
Committee ON streets--T. Lowry
Must Repave.


company and the board of public works
were made yesterday afternoon before
the assembly committee or streets.
The street car company had no repre-
sentative on hand at the time, to reply
to the charges of misconduct. but the
board of public works was represented
by its president, Capt. German, who
branded the accusations leveled at
himself, as president of the board, as
false and the utterers of them as liars
pure and unadorned
The matter before the committee was
the resolution of the board Of public
works awarding to Thomas Reilly the
contract for paving the Third street
hill, from Pleasant to Summit avenue,
with sandstone, in the center and brick
strips three feet wide on each side of
the street.
The assembly had also referred to
the committee a protest from E. A.
Weller, resident of West Third street,
objecting to the city paving it's por-
ton Of Third street unless it compelled
the street railway company to repave
the portion between it's rails and
tracks covering a width of sixteen feet,
from Pleasant avenue to the turn at
the foot of Selby hill. Mr. Weller, in
his protest, called attention to what
he termed the cobble stone pavement
between the rails, and insisted that the
street railway company should be COM
PEELED to replace it with a pavement
similar to that to be laid by the city
Mr. Weller was not present, but an
other property owner, J. r. Cleveland,
who shares similar sentiments was,
and he was given the floor to express
them. And while he talked, Capt. Cor
man. of the board of public works,
who was present in a private capacity,
listened attentively.
Capt. German was the first to ad-
dress the committee. He said that he
appeared not as member of the board
of public works, but on behalf of his
daughter, who is an interested prop
erty owner. Capt. German said that
he could see no objection to having
Third street. paved outside of the
tracks. The tracks between Pleasant
and College avenues were in excellent
condition and would not be bettered
by requiring the street railway COM
pany to put in a new pavement be-
tween its tracks and rails. Moreover,
the board Of public works had let the
contract at a very reasonable figure,
and it was for the interest of all par
ties to confirm the award that the work
might begin as soon as possible. AS
for the general ordinance requiring the
street car company to pave between
its tracks with the same material as
that used by the city in paving it's por-
ton of the street, Capt. German said
that there was an exception made in
the case of the cable line. set of
Then Mr. Cleveland took his turn
His voice shaking with excitement, ldDe
denied that the tracks Off thew street
railway company from Pleasant to
College avenue. were in such excellent
condition as Capt. German said If
they were why was the street railway
company everlastingly tearing things
up? If Mr. Cleveland could have his
way, he would make the company pave
between its tracks with asphalt and
then they wouldn't be tearing it up
three or four times a day.
Mr.. Cleveland's residence is the white
house, 81 West Third street, at the
foot of Selby hill, on the north side of
the street. Proceeding with his arraign-
ment of the street railway company Mr.
Cleveland described with grim humor
the dangers and vicissitudes visited up
of the Selby hill. Said he:
Ever since the city council gave
Tom Lowry permission to put in that
500 foot toboggan slide, everything that
runs away down that hill runs into my
front door. Even the fire engines do
it,"
Mr.. Cleveland said there was no nee
essity for paving that portion Of Third
street occupied by the street car tracks.
There was no travel there and 1t
wouldn't make any difference whether
the street was paved with gold leaf or
old newspapers. Referring then to his
appearance before the board of public
works with petition signed by nu-
nerouS property owners, asking that
the street car company be required to
put its portion of the street in proper
condition, Mr.. Cleveland declared:
Capt. German said that he ran the
beard of public works and that he
wouldn't pay any attention to INV re-
quests or petition"
Capt German interrupting: I never
said ran the board of public works.
Mr.. Cleveland: You said you wouldn't
pay any attention to my request or else
my hearing is very bad"
Capt German Mr.. Cleveland your
hearing places you in a very unfortu-
nate position. All have to say to the
SOAil1L4tLCC ID Llic1I l. lCNGI IlldQG GlInoE
of the statements charged by Mr.. CIeve-
land, nor anything like them. l am
sick and tired of hearing all this talk
about the board of public works, and
essec!aiiy about myself. All these
charges are false and, turning toward
Mr.. Cleveland, the men who make them
are liarsi
Assemblyman Reardon: There are
about 1000 liars in town then.
Capt. German said that he recognized
Mr.. Reardon as one of the 10000, and
thereupon Chairman Lewis cut short
the cheerful repartee by calling upon
other property owners for their opin-
IONS All were In favor of awarding
the contract and proceeding with the
work
che committee accordingly recon-
mended that the award of the contract
be confirmed. Mr.. Lewis promised that
at the meeting of the assembly tomor-
row night that he would Introduce an
order directing the street railway COM
pany to lay new pavement between
its rails and tracks on West Third
street from Seven corners up to the
foot of Selby hill.
The proposed ordinance FORGETTING the
fra nchise of the National Subway
company was laid over until the next
meeting Of the committee, when the
parties in interest will be notified to
be present
Lost Much Blood.
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