The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-26

retail interests were assessed at a
higher figure and they paid taxes. on
higher proportional valuation than
the railway company. The council
should consider the comparative as
sessment of the retail interests and
that of the property of the street rail-
way company Before granting the lat
ter any more Concessions.
Mr.. Howell, of Merriam Park, spoke
In behalf of the Midway district, and
also in favor of a iunion depot loop
MI Howell Remarked that Mr.
O'Briens statement Showed that there
was no truth i4othe5 assertion that the
street railway company was too poor
10 anord to make the desired changes.
he thought thdIcouncil should reserve
the right to approve any safety device
that the company might propose to
put In on the Selby hill. Mr.. Howell
ADDED that even if9,a through service
TO Merriam Park -9Were obtained he
would strenuously object to 1t If the
ordinance contafnedaa provision releas-
ing the street airailWay company for
TOUR years, or any period from building
OF extending any lipe.
L. y. Meyers didn't see why the city
should grant the street railway COM
pany concessions for doing what it was
10 their advantage to do, namely, to
change the cable to an electric line.
MI Nash called attention to the fact
that the Minneapolis city council had
not, so far as it was known, granted
permission to the street car company
to run express cars within the limits
OF that city. That being the case, the
citizens of ST. Paul didn't care to be
made cats paw to pull the chestnuts
out of the fire for the street railway
company.
Jared How said that he understood
that the street railway company was
operating very imperfect cable sys-
tenn as far as the. power house, and
covering a hiatus between the cable
and the electric line with very old
man and a Very, fat horse, and then
continuing an extremely hazardous
course to Merriam Park. Mr.. How 8
judgment was that if the city council
would assume hostile attitude toward
the street railway company, instead of
eternaily making concessions to 1t, the
council would not have to wait year
to see whether the company proposed
to pay any attention. to the orders Of
the council. (Applause) There had
been no time, Mr.. How declared, when
the cable line had given good service.
Mr.. How believed that the city railway
company would never allow the ques-
ton whether their charter could be
forfeited for insufficient service to be
tested. They couldn't afford the scan
DIAL.
Mr.. Hows suggestion was greeted
with hearty applause.
Mr.. HowelF-sIq am thoroughly in
accord with Mr.. How. Let us, in Gods
name, find out where we're at.
Here Aid. Lindahl made this inquiry:
Il would like to know whether this
committee is going to vote on the ordi-
nance tonight?"
AS Chairman Thompson was about to
respond to the question, Aid. Sanborn
who sat next to him, whispered to Mr.
Thompson: Don't say anything about
caucus" 81 won't" replied Mr..
Thompson, and then he answered Aid
Lindahl's question in this fashion:
I think it would be advisable for the
committee not to take vote at this
time Owing to the presence of so
many and the arguments we have
heard, the members of the committee
might be influenced to vote all on one
side without due deliberation, or per-
haps they might strongly oppose the
wishes of those present. The commit
tee will give the people all the time at
its disposal tonight, if they wished to
be heard any further"
Nobody wanted to be heard any fur
Their, and there was general exodus
from the chamber. whereupon MIR.
Thompson declared the committee adj
jcurned, subject to the call of the
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