The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-20
TURNED A DEAF EAR
RAILWAY COMPANY's ORDI-
NANCE A READING.
REFERRED To- A COMMITTEE.
COMMUNICATION FROM VICE PRES
IDENT GOODRICH RECEIVES
THE SAME TREATMENT.
PAVING ORDERED DONE AT ONCE.

P4NlNU OfaDEREfD DONE Al ONCE.
AIbreci,fs Ordinance Passed on Top
of Another One-Afd. LindahFs
Eyes Open.
The board of aldermen went after the
street railway company last evening
hammer and tongs. The letter of Vice
President Goodrich and the new ordi-
nance drafted and submitted by the
company accompanying it were both
sent to committee without reading.
On the heels of this the board adopted
the resolution of Aid. Sanborn direct
ing the company within ten days after
the passage and service of the resolu-
ton to pave between it's tracks on
Fourth and Third streets with asphalt.
Fearful that. there might be some dill
ly-dalIy1ng, in case the assembly
should fail to concur in the Sanborn
resolution, the aldermen, by vote of
to 2, also concurred in the resolu-
lions OF Assemblyman Albrecht, pass
ed by that body, which directed the
company to pave Third and Fourth
streets with asphalt and also proV1d-
ed that. II this was not done. the cor
poration attorney should take legal
steps to compel the company to do so
or forfeit its franchise.
The board made short work of the
ordinance submitted by the street rail-
way company. The clerk started to
read letter from Vice President Good
rich which accompanied the ordinance
Aid. Larsen moved that the letter and
ordinance be referred to the committee
on streets without reading. Aid. Lin
dahl said he had no desire to hear
either the letter or ordinance read, but
thought, if it was not worth reading,
there was no need to refer the matter
to committee. 1t might, he said, be
well to kill it at once. Aid Kaldunski
moved the letter and Ordinance be re-
ferred to the committee on streets
without reading. This was seconded
by Aid. Sanborn, and the reference
made by a unanimous vote.
The letter from Vice President Good
rich is under date of Oct. Is, and is as
follows:
Herewith find copy of ordinance proposed
by the company, which, we think, covers
all the requirements for the changing Of the
Selby avenue cable line to an electric line
and its maintenance and operation as such.
II this ordinance is passed by your honorable
body the company will accept it within the
time provided and will fully carry out the
same on or before the day fixed In said
ordinance.
One of the previous ordinances relating
to this change, which your honorable body
prepared by your committee, extended the
time for paving between the tracks ON Third
and Fourth streets to three years from the
date of the ordinance. This ordinance limits
it to two years, which, understand Is in
accordance with the wishes of some of your
citizens.
We wish to take the occasion to say that
during the coming season the st. Paul City
Railway company will construct union
depot loop, as already ordered by your honor
able body, or such other one as may be de-
cided upon by your body, which will more
completely accommodate the people desiring
to go to and from; the union depot; as the
company feels that a, more suitable and
convenient union depot loop can be made than
the one embraced in the ordinance passed
by your body.
We also wish to say that while the COM
pany has in the past had great deal of
doubt about the successful operation of a
device for the Selby avenue line, it has OBJ
tanned the opinion of competent engineers in
cities where devices maintained, to the
effect that device can be successfully main
tanned on the Selby avenue hill If this con-
clusion should prove incorrect, and it is
proved that device cannot be successfully
maintained, the company will be willing to
tunnel on such terms as will be equitable
and Just to both parties
The inclosed ordinance puts the super
vision of the construction of the device, In
the hands of your city engineer, so that
the cty's interests will be fully protected In
the construction of the same.
We hope that your honorable body Will
see it's way clear to forthwith pass this ordi-
nance, so that the company can proceed
to make it's arrangements for carrying out
the same at the earliest date possible In
the spring.
G. Goodrich. V. P.
The ordinance submitted by the
street railway company is given here
with in full:
The common council or the city or 81.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section l. The st. Paul City Railway COM
pany is hereby directed, authorized and en-
powered to change and substitute for It's
cable line, now in operation from Broadway
street on Fourth street to Third street, thence
on Third street to Selby avenue, thence on
Seby avenue to Milton street, in the city of
st, Paul double track electric line Of street
railway together with all necessary poles.
wires and appliances in connection Herewith,
necessary for the operation of said electric
line; and in making such change and sub
stitution said company shall run sad line
on Fourth street from Broadway westerly to
it's intersection with West Third street, thence
on West Third street to Selby avenue thence
on Seby avenue to Milton street, and when
said double track electric line as hereby
authorized, is substituted, built and operated,
the same shall be subject to all the powers,
rights authority limitations and privileges
set forth in ordinance number 704 of the city
of st. Paul passed Aug. f. 1896, except as to
the motive power; and as to the motive power
for the operation of said line, together with
the erection of poles, wires in connection
Herewith the same shall be subject to the
terms provisions and conditions of ordinance
number 1927 OF the city of st. Paul, passed
Sept. 49, 1889.
In making such change and substitution of
electric power for said cable power said
st, Paul City Railway company, it's successors
or assigns, are hereby authorized and en-
powered to construct maintain and operate
such device or devices, together with such
machinery appliances and buildings as may
be necessary therefore, ON or about Selby ave-
nue. HILL so called, from Third street, as far
for the purpose Of operating electric cars
on said line up and down said Selby ave-
nue. hill; provided however, that said build
ings, devices, machinery and appliances shall
be so constructed and maintained as not
Summit avenue. Third street or Selby avenue
west Of Summit avenue, and SO that the same
shall not obstruet travel upon the sidewalks
on either side Of said Selby avenue, between
Summit avenue and Third street; said double
track electric line to be substituted and oper-
ated as herein authorized and directed, shall
connect at Milton street with the present
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