The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-02

by requested to take such steps as would
compel the company to change the Selby ave-
nue. cable line to an electric line
City Engineer Rundlett stated that
aside from two plans the details were
very crude and the board Of engineers
could not pass on which was the best
one. They had, however, decided that
there could be and were devices in
other cities which did the work. The
street car company had not as far as
he knew secured or had any idea as
to device which was practical.
X. M. Newport, who drew out this
last statement, said he did so in order
to correct the impression that a device
had been secured by the street car
company, but was not put in use ow-
ing to objections of Summit avenue
property owners. This, Mr.. Newport
| contended, was not true, the street car
company had never submitted or taken
any active measures to secure a device.
A blue print was shown at that time,
but the street car company never sub
mitted a model and at an adjourned
meeting did not even bring in the blue
print.
Judge Mcdonald said he was opposed
to the Bend resolution. 1t did not
amount to anything. The patrons Of
the line wanted relief. The suggestions
| contained in the report Of the engI.
neers were known at the last meeting.
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curing on the Selby avenue hill and
something should be done to prevent
| them. What the people wanted was
action, and not delay. There was no
need of passing the resolution. There
would simply be a fight between the
| council and the street car company.
! He thought the best way was to leave
! the Selby avenue hill and go up Third
! street to Nelson avenue and on Nelson
| avenue to Harrington. The adoption
! Of the Bend resolution would give no
| relief
E. G. Rogers thought it was ques-
! ton if the council could make the COM
pany go on Third street and Nelson
avenue. He suggested that if the COM
pany was required to pave between
their tracks on Fourth street it might
| have a good effect. The company did
not, in his opinion. care tC do anything.
/ If the council had a little nerve and
sand and would put in an order for the
company to pave Fourth street a de-
! vice would soon be found. He had
! been told by officers Of the company
within the last year that it was the
| intention to change into an electric line,
! but they had no money. Pass the
paving order and watch the result, was
| the suggestion.
Aid. Markham said in the fall Of 1895
he had an order put in to have the
| company pave Fourth street. This
| had been voted down by the council
! with the aid of representatives Of the
Tenth and Eleventh wards who were
! promised that in less than six months
| there would be an electric line running
tC Merriam Park. The representa-
| tives Of these two wards had made
their contract with the street car COM
pany in the fall Of 1885 Put in orders
| to build a cross town line from Grand
avenue to University and pave Fourth
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! better service on the Selby avenue
line. The company wanted the Shop
| ard ordinance passed, because it gave
| them a chance to do nothing for
| year. -
E. J. Hodgson offered a resolution
| to the effect that the representatives Of
| the Seventh ward should vote for the
! Shepard ordinance. Mr.. Wheelock
! thought the gentlemen favoring the
| Shepard ordinance were acting as a
| board Of review on the report of the
| engineers. Actual devices were in use,
according to the report Of the engi-
neers. One Of the engineers had in
formed him that it was much safer
| to go up the Selby avenue hill with
safety device than to go via Third
street and Summit avenue without one.
The most speedy way to force the
company was to adopt the suggestions
made by Mr.. Rogers and Aid Mark
ham. Order the paving Of Fourth
street from Broadway to Third street
and something would be done.
The question was raised whether the
company could be required to build
on Third street and Summit avenue.
! Mr.. Shepard read his ordinance one
! clause of which was that, in case the
! line was not built by Sept. 1, 1897, the
! rights Of the road would cease, Mr..
Rogers and Aid. Markham doubted
whether the vested rights Of the conf
pany could be taken away by any or
dinance which the council could pass
The motion to pass the Hodgson
resolution was carried. Is voting for
| and IA against.
The resolution Of Mr. Newport to
have the company pave Fourth street
was passed by nearly unanimous
! vote.
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