St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
NEEDS OF HHNLINE
DISCUSSED AT MASS MEETING
HELD IN THE TOWN
HALL.
SEVERAL THINGS WANTED.
MISS PUTNAM, PRINCIPAL OF HAN
COCK SCHOOL, SAYS MORE
ROOM IS NEEDED.
PARK FOR THE SUBURB IN SIGHT.
The Questions of Gas and Additional
Street Car Facilities Are Also
Discussed.

| A wel-attende meeting of Hamline
citizens was held at the town hall last
night, the purpose being to discuss in
formally ways and means for the i'm
provement of that suburb. 1t was the
first of series Of mass meetings,
which, it is hoped, will result in secur-
ing for Hamline better street accom-
modations and enlargement of the
Hancock school building. the improve
ment of the parks of Midway Heights,
the extension of the sewerage system,
and several other Improvements of vi
| tai interest The Hamline Citizens
union issued the call for the gathering.
and George H. Hazard, president Of
that organization, presided.
In opening the meeting he stated
that it was not expected that any for
NAL action would be taken regarding
the various questions at stake the
only object being to get the people Of
Hamline together and listen to each
others suggestions He said the time
| was well at hand when the people
should begin some systematic action
for the betterment Of their part Of the
city One great Improvement to The
Midway district, Hamline particularly,
was about to be secured. This was the
plarks Of Midway Heights. The owner
of the blocks which joins Mays park
has given his consent to exchange the
property for Tatum park. The city
park commissioners had previously de-
cided that if the trade could be made
they would improve Mays park as en-
li3rged, also Cleveland and Cato parks,
which adjoin it. This will give to
Hamline a large and beautiful park.
Miss Catherine Putnam. principal of
the Hancock school, stated that it was
now AN absolute necessity that the
school be enlarged. Every bit of avail
able room was now used, and there
were forty-one pupils who could not be
accommodated, and they had to come
after the others were dismissed in the
afternoon. During the coming spring
term there would be at least twenty
new pupils, and 1t was a question how
they could be given proper attention.
Either more room must be secured or
some Of the. departments abandoned.
William Belcfer spoke at some
length, setting forth the advantages
Of the Minnesota transfer to manu-
facturers and Of the new industries
constantly going in there. ..r..--
Prof. Innis, in speaking of Hamline
university, stated that six years ago
there were forty students in the col
lege departments; now there were $50:
beside the other departments, which
had enjoyed equal prosperity. The
people Of the Hamline and the Midway
district should stand together and
work for the interests of their part of
the city. If they did this, and worked
systematically, they could secure in
time all for which they were striving.
Aid. Montgomery spoke of the Mid
way district as "a. desirable location.
He did not believe that a high school
could be located in that part of the
city; not for some time. at any rate.
As for gas, he had talked with Mr.. Liv-
ingston about 1t and felt that the gas
company would be willing to lay mains
to Hamline as soon as enough patron
age could be obtained. The thing for
them to do would be to get out and
solicit the patrons. AS for the street
railway company, they would be will
ing to put in any new line that would
receive a paying patronage. The peo-
pie could not expect more.
Others spoke of the proposed cross
town and new interurban lines, favor
ing both