The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-28
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avenue but declares an electric up Selby hill
is impracticable without safety device The
board discusses plan for a general ordin-
ance, which would require the giving of trans
fers from this line to all others. Resolution
adopted requiring street railway company TO
remove surplus snow from between Its tracks
Jan. 21-Assembly passes the snow resolu-
ton.
JAN 25-Assembly committee on streets dis
cusses the ordinance taking Grand avenue cars
| on Sibley street. Protest made by 1obbers
against use Of Sibley street. Committee re-
ports back ordinance unfavorably.
Jan. 2s-Board of aldermen discusses change
| of Selby cable to electric but defers action.
Feb. 1.-The board Of aldermen postpones
action on the proposed selby avenue change
until March 1. :.
| Feb 1.-THE assembly passes resolution d.
recting the street railway company to clear
the snow off the business streets in the city,
in consideration of which the city will do all
| the cleaning residence streets.
| Feb. 15-The assembly committee on streets
discusses the Union depot loop, but defers
| action.
March 2-The board of aldermen postpones
! action on the ordinance for changing the Sell
by hill line until the next meeting. The city
attorney Is directed to institute proceedings
to compel the street railway company 10 pay
| for cleaning snow from between its tracks.
March EThe assembly passes the resolu-
! ton to compel the street railway company 70
| pay for cleaning snow from between us
tracks, by vote Of to I, MI; hirKe l4s aVe
Fourth and Third streets Referred to COM
mittee on streets. Ordinance directing the
| company to operate a double track on ST.
| Adams street, from Grand to University ave
| nue., referred to same committee.
March 1.-THE assembly discusses the union
! depot loop, but takes no action.
March 1.-THE assembly holds an adjourned
meeting to discuss the union depot loop put
| again the records unstained by chronicles
| of any action taken.
| ard of aldermen
depot loop ordinance over until the next
meeting.
mass meeting of citizens at Merriam Park.
who want better street railway accommoda-
tons.
April Mr.. Arosin introduces new union
depot loop ordinance, providing for double
| track on Sibley street, from Seventh street
to the depot. 1t passes by vote OF q TO Soo /;
! The assembly learns that the Broadway loop
| ordinance had not carried by sufficient
majority and will have to be voted on again;
April 5-Conference of business men. held
at the Commercial club. favors the change OF
| the Selby hill cable to an electric line on
| Third street and Summit avenue.
April 15-Assembly meets but forgets to say
! anything about the street railway
April 29-At a meeting OF assembly, MT.
Kirke introduces a new ordinance by which
the street railway company shall operate
double track electric line from corner OF
Fourth and Broadway, via Fourth, Wabasha,
Tenth and Rice streets, and on to Merriam
Park. Referred to committee on streets.
| MAY AID. Kenny brings on old ordinance
| In a new garb before the board 1t provided
that the nterurban, Hamline and Como cars
be operated on Wabasha, Fl tn, Broadway and
| Seventh streets. Referred to the committee
| ON streets but was afterwards taken up, the
Hamline cars excepted, and passed by vote
of to 2. A resolution was adopted directing
| the street railway company to run cars on
| jackson street every fifteen minutes Reso-
lutions adopted requiring the company 10
pave Fourth street. between the rails, from
| Broadway to Seventh and also Third street
| from Pleasant avenue to Seventh street. The
company was also directed to boulevard a
space twenty-five feet wide along University
| avenue from Victoria street to the city
! limits. Aid. Bigelow introduced an ordi-
nance requiring the street railway company 10
change the cable line to an electric, and oper,
| ate a safety device ON Selby hill. Re1erred
! to committee on streets.
May 6-The assembly concurred in the plan
| adopted by the council to force the street
| railway company to come TO time. The pay
! ing boulevarding and Broadway loop ordi-
nances were all passed. -..-
| Nav 18-Mayor Doran vetoes the University
boulevard resolution and the board of alder
men lacks one of the eight votes necessary
to pass it over his head. The ordinance
| changing the cable to an electric, with safe
| ty device on Selby hill, was amended 10 pro,
| vide for giving transfers to other lines, ana
| was passed by vote of nine to one, Ala.
Donahower voting against 1t.
MAY 20-At assembly meeting, Mr.. Craig
introduced ordinance, the counterpart Oh
the Shepard ordinance, providing for the
| change of the cable to an electric and the
running of the cars via Third street and Sum-
init avenue instead of up Selby hill. 1t was
| passed by vote Of seven 10 one, Preslueht
| Arosin voting nay.
May 21-In an interview President Arosin
expressed himself disguised at the delay
| of both branches of the council, in the
dilatoriness with which they have acted in
necessary street car legislation.
June 1.-The assembly ordinance for the
change of the cable line is killed by the
board of aldermen by vote of to 8.
| June 2-The assembly committee on streets
recommends the passage of the Bigelow ordl-
nance, which provides for the operation OF
| the cable line by electricity, with satety de-
vice on Selby hill
June 3-The assembly passes the BlgeloW or
| dinance unanimously.
June 16-The board Of aldermen fails TO
pass the union depot loop ordinance, although
| it is recommended by the committee on
streets committee of four was appointed
| to confer with the street railway officials to
| secure a compromise the various matters
| discussed in the past. The city attorney was
instructed to institute proceedings to compel
the street railway company to ahate the smoke
nuisance at the Selby avenue power house
| June 1.-THE assembly appoints a commit
tee to act Jointly with the aldermanic commit
| tee in the conference with the street railway
| company. -
| June 23-In meeting with the council COM
| mittees street railway officials declare they
would rather operate an electric line out west
| Third street than up the Selby hill otherwise
| thew are very non-committal. Plans are dis
| cussed for viaduct on Selby MIL.
| July 6-The committees and Manager Held
| have another meeting, but with no results.
| July 1.-THE board of aldermen evolves a
brand new ordinance designed to include
| all changes of the three vexing questions.
| 1t provides for q double track electric from
| the corner of Fourth and Broadway in a
| continuous line to University and Prior ave-
nues, to take the place of the cable, the
street railway company to make cut or
| yiaduct on Selby hill; that all interurban
| and Como cars be operated around the Broad
way loop; that the Grand avenue, Mississippi
| and West st. Paul, Hamlfne and Lafayette
| and Rondo cars be run on unon depot loop
| Also that transfers be given on all lines.
July 15-The board passes the above omni-
| bus ordinance by a unanimous vote.
| July 15-The ordinance is introduced in the
assembly and referred to the committee on
| streets. ,
July 19-Vice President Goodrich, Of the
street railway company, informs the assem-
| bly, committee on streets that the company
| cannot accept the ordinance IN its present
July 0O-The assembly holds special meet
| ing, ostensibly to pass the street railway
ordinance, but by a vote of to it is
J July 2o-The street railway company pays
the city 81 20 for cleaning the snow from
between the company's tracks the preceding
Aug 5-The assembly directs Engineer
Rundlett to report an estimate of cost of
tunnel or viaduct at Selby hill.
Aug. 12-The joint committee from both
branches of the council, and the street rail
way officials agree on an ordinance. 1t pro-
yides for changing the cable into electric
with a safety device on Selby hill. for
Broadway loop and for single track Union
that through cars may be run on the inter-
urban with a fifteen cent fare.
Aug 1.-THE ordinance is introduced in
hoard of aldermen and action deferred
Aug. 18-Meeting of citizens In chamber OF
commerce to protest against passage of the
! ordinance.