The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-16
HAD A LIVELY FIGHT
WARM MEETING OF THE ALDER
MANIC COMMITTEE ON STREETS
TT WAS.
INTERCITY FAST EXPRESS
AR0USES SERIOUS OPPOSITION
FROM UNIVERSITY AVENUE
PROPERTY OWNERS.
THEY ANTAGONIZE j
JOBBER
Who Wanted to Trade Their Street
for the Lower Town or Broad
way Loop.

The ordinance granting the street
railway company the right to con-
struct and operate an express or
through interurban line in considera-
ton of an extension of the Robert
street loop to Broadway, met with en-
phatic opposition before the meeting of
the committee on streets, of the board
of aldermen, yesterday afternoon. The
DIRECTORS to the ordinance are the
property owners along University av-
enue, who declare that the laying Of
four tracks on that avenue will great
ly depreciate the value of their prop
,erty. They object to giving the street
railway company so much of the
street, and assert that the operation
of an additional express line would be
attended with danger to life and limb.
After listening to protracted discus
sion, the committee laid the matter
over until a week from next WedneS-
day evening, when the University ave-
nue. property owners are invited to at
tend the meeting.
There were present at yesterdays
meeting, in addition to all the mem
bers Of the committee on streets eX-
cept Aid. Lindahl, Theo. and Edward
Schurmeier, w. p. Murray, L. T.
Chamberlain, r. A. Kirk and others
interested in the matter under dis
cussion. The Schurmeiers, Mr.. Cham
berlain and Mr.. Kirk represented the
jobbers and other property owners
who want the loop extended to Broad
way, while Mr.. Murray and Aid. Allard
represented property owners on Uni
versity avenue.
Theodore Schurmeier opened up the
discussion. Mr. Schurmeier said 1t
was unfortunate that Aid. Kenny had
originally given it out that the ordf-
nance in question was introduced at
the request of Mr.. Mum or Mr.. Low
ry. The ordinance was just as much
the proposition of the jobberS as 1t was
Mr.. Lowry's. 1t embodied merely
mutual arrangement or agreement be-
tween the jobbers and Mr. Lowry,
and as such it simply represented
their views. 1t was not submitted as
final settlement, but merely as sug-
gestion of the manner in which the
city could SECURE loop around Broad
way. The wholesale men all wanted
the loop.
In confederation of the statement
Edward Schurmeier laid before the
committee letters from considerable
numbers of jobbers favoring the extern
sion Of the loop to Broadway.
Aid Bigelow conceded that public
sentiment was in favor of Broadway
loop, but called attention to the OBJ
jections urged by the University ave-
nue. property owners to the placing
of four tracks on that avenue.
Aid. AHard, who is not a member of
the streets committee, said that on
behalf of some of the property owners
on University avenue, he wished to
state that while they entertained no
objection to the Broadway loop, they
did not want to see University ave-
nue. sacrificed and converted into
nothing but street railroad highway,
over which street cars would be per-
mitted to run at a rate Of speed for
hidden to any steam railway company
to operate it's cars within the city
limits. Aid. Allard asserted that the
property holders on University avenue
were unanimous in their opposition
to the construction of two additional
tracks on the avenue. Aid. Allard
also pointed out that the ordinance
gave to the street car company a val
liable franchise to carry express mat
ter. In conclusion the alderman pre-
sented two petitions from his constit-
uents asking the common council not
to pass the proposed ordinance.
w. F. Murray, also representing
property owners on University avenue,
protested against granting the street
railway company to lay two additional
tracks on University avenue Such a
franchise alone was worth 100000
Call it million" interjected Theo-
dore Schumacher
1T would reduce the value of prop
erty along University avenue so per
cent" continued Mr.. Murray, eff you
allowed Thomas Lowry to put down
two additional tracks and operate
through cars over them. Now these
property owners have some rights.
Why didn't you jobbers, when you
were holding so many conferences with