The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-21
HAMMERED IT HARD
CITIZENS ATTACK THE VARIOUS
PROVISIONS OF THE STREET
RAILWAY ORDINANCE
AT YESTERDAYS MEETING.
AID. SANBORN AND ASSEMBLYMAN
THOMPSON PUT Up A FIGHT
FOR IT.
BUT SENTIMENT WAS so STRONG
That No Effort Was Made to Approve
Amy Part of the Christmas
Present.

An audience of representative bust
ness men and property owners, num-
bering nearly 200 gathered at the coun-
Gil chamber yesterday afternoon, to
protest against the passage of the
street railway ordinance recently in
troduced in the council. The measure,
although brought to the attention of
the public for the first time Tuesday
night, has been stamped already with
the seal Of disapproval by the public,
and the discussion at the meeting yes
terday particularly emphasized this,
and especially the two features of the
ordinance which were touched upon.
The ordinance, it was announced, was
the production of the joint special COM
mittee from the council, the corporation
attorney and the street railway officials
and attorneys. Those who expressed
themselves at. the meeting yesterday,
or rather those Of the citizens who had
anything to say on the subject, in
chned to. the opinion that while the
council committee no doubt had a
hand in the drafting of the measure
it's provisions were such that had the
entire ordinance been dictated by the
street railway company it could not
have been made any more favorable
for the corporation.
The discussion, or rather the argu-
ments advanced as to why the ordi-
nance should be buried, were mostly
against the sections giving over Uni
versity avenue to the company, the in
creased rate of fare and the running
Of hot
Cities. The Broadway loop was Incl
dentally discussed, but the most of the
arguments were in opposition to the
sections relating to the fast interurban
trains and the fifteen-cent fare to be
charged on the express trains. For two
hours those who had the opportunity
presented arguments practically I'M
answered against the turning over of
University avenue to the street rail-
way company Several of the members
Of the council who, as members of the
committee on streets, were the jury in
the case, were criticised for their SEEM
ing or apparent advocacy of the ordi-
nance, and Assemblyman THOMPSON.
VINO, at the close of the meeting, ex-
planned the absence of those who
favored it's passage by saying that
those who favored it staid at home.
was called down promptly, and some
of the audience went so far as to hiss
the statement.
Assemblyman Albrecht endeavored to
disarm the talk which was openly made
around the council chamber that the
members of the committee were in
favor of the ordinance being passed
To do this Mr.. Albrecht was forced to
make an explanation to the effect that
1t was only by apparently favoring the
ordinance that the committee were able
to bring out the opposition to it and
obtain an expression Of the wishes of
the citizens.
After the one sided discussion ended
Aid. Ka1dunski moved that the sections
relating to the changes in the inter-
urban line and the increased fare for
through trains be stricken from the
ordinance. His motion was seconded
by Assemblyman Kirke. The other
members of the committee, while
agreeing that there would be no chance
to ever pass this portion of the ordi-
nance, favored delay, and the result
was that the committee adjourned to
meet again Wednesday night at 1880
o'clock
When the committee was called to
order c. N. Bell suggested those in
favor of the ordinance should be heard
hrst. If there were any such persons
present. 1t would save, considera BILE
Tune In this case, he thought. The i'm
preston was that there were few If
any, who favored the ordinance.
Mr.. Butler said at the meeting We'd
nesday, he had stated his obiections
TO the ordinance, particularly as to the
use of University avenue. He suggest :
ed that those favoring the ordinance
be heard, and then, if it was considered
necessary, he would like to be heard
for a few moments.
Louis Nash said that he had can
vassed the business houses and resi-
dences on University avenue from Rice
to Dale street, and had found them all
opposed to the ordinance The petition
signed by f1fty-four property owners
and business men, which he had cir
culated was read. 1t requested the
council not to pass the ordinance and
urged it's representatives, Aid. Kald-
unsh and Assemblyman Johnson, to
use their influence and votes against
the passage of the ordinance. The par
ticular objections, Mr.. Nash said, was
that the people would either have to
pay an extraa5- cent fare or take slow
going trains. The residents of the
Eighth ward Were,in favor of the pres