The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-22
HOT WORDS PISSED
LIVELY SESSION OF THE COMMIT
TEE ON STREETS OVER THE
LOOP.
RoBB CALLED 1T ROBBERY.
TO CAPTURE THE MAR
KET.
JoBBERs RESENT THE SAYING
And Call the Indignant Ex-Assem.
blyman to Account for His
Spirited Passage.

The committee on streets Of the
board of aldermen met yesterday
afternoon to further consider the
Broadway loop ordinance. There were
several interested parties present, in
Guiding not only member Of the job
bers and manufacturers who are in
favor of extending the loop to Broad
way, but also half a dozen or more
Robert street business men, who pro-
tested against any change i'll the pres
ent loop. The latter contingent also
presented a written protest against
the extension Of the loop, signed by
some twenty-five retail merchants and
property owners on Robert street and
vicinity
But the remaining party In interest,
the street railway company, was not
represented, and consequently the
committee took no action whatever ex-
cept to lay the entire matter over I'M
til tomorrow at 4:SO, when the street
railway company will be expected to
have representative on hand.
The committee was DESTROYS, how
ever, OF securing expressions of opin-
ion from both sides, especially from
the Robert street business men, who
are opposing the change. AS a conse-
gued over again and again, as it was
last May before the old council. The
Robert street men contended that it =
would prove a great detriment to the
retail business houses between Fifth
and Seventh streets to remove the
various cars, especially the interur-
ban cars, around it.
Ex-Assemblyman Robb, on behalf
Of the Chicago Great Western railroad,
objected to the extension Of the loop
to Broadway. Mr.. Robb was disposed
to treat the proposition as joke He
remarked that the committee had too
much sense to consider the thing Sc
riously.
Its just q clique Of those jobbers
down there trying to steal the loop,
like those other fellows who are try
ing to steal Aid. Shepard's Third
street market and move it down to
Broadway" added Mr.. Robb
A. HI. Lindeke took exception to Mr.
Robb's jocose observations. He said
that heretofore the question had been
heard in a dignified manner, and that
there was no use in making a sideshoW
of such an important matter. Mr..
Lindeke was surprised at Mr. Robb'S
remarks. He had no right to make
fun of such a question before the COM
mittee. Mr. Lindeke then dwelt upon
the advantages that, in his opinion,
would result from an extension Of
the loop to Broadway. It would not
only afford a much needed accOmmo-
dation to the wholesale district, but
would also bring the interurban and
other cars within two blocks and
half Of the Union depot. Mr.. Lindeke
did not blame the business men on
Robert street for opposing the change,
but he did think that even they were
taking a narrow view Of the sitla-
tion The business houses In the VI
entity of Robert and Sixth streets
would be only one block distant from
Fifth street. In conclusion, Mr.. Lin
deke declared that the entire jobbing
interests wanted the Broadway loop,
and that President Lowry had him
self conceded that the loop would
eventually have to be extended to
Broadway.
Edward Schurmeier and George w.
Freeman advanced like arguments in
favor of Broadway loop.
On the other side, James O'Brien,
l.. S. Gushing and other Robert street
business men argued that there was
no necessity for nor justice In ex-
tending the loop to Broadway. Broad
way had no more rights than any
other street, and 1t would be unfair
to deprive the Robert street business
houses Of the advantages derived from
the loop. Mr. O'Brien insisted that
there was no sense in extending the
loop to Broadway, as. after 8 or 8
O'Clock in the evening, the district
east Of Robert street was dead.
why, it's so dead down there"
is growing between the street car
tracks on lower Fourth street"
After more informal talk the COM
mittee adjourned agreeing to hold
a final hearing on the ordinance at
4:30 p. III. tomorrow.