The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-18
DEVICE GOES IN ON THE HILL.
SELBY CHANGED TO ELECTRIC,
INTERURBAN TO RUN DOWN
FOURTH TO BROADWAY.
OTHER CHANGES PROVIDED FOR,
In Return the Company Is to Be
Undisturbed for the Next
Three Years.


was introduced at the board of alder
men meeting last evening. SO impor-
tant are the provisions of the measure
that it was deemed best to take an ad-
iournment until this evening and al
low the members of the board, OUTSIDE
of the special committee who assisted
in the preparation, to look the ofdl-
nance over. The measure is the JOINT
production of a special council COM
mittee and Corporation Attorney Mark
ham. 1t is understood that While the
street railway officials have not sign1-
fed directly that the ordinance will be
accepted. it has been practically agreed
that the provisions are not obJectlon-
able.
The ordinance provides for the chang
ing of the cable to an electric line, the
putting in of a device on the Selpy ave-
nue. hill and the construction OF such
device and the operation of the electrlc
line on or before Dec. Is, 1897. AS soon
as the line is changed from caole
TO an electric the interurban and como
avenue cars are to be operated on
Fourth street to Broadway, Seventh
and around Robert and Eighth streets.
cepted, is given until June, l5Oo IN
which to pave Third and Fourth streets
between it's tracks.
The special feature of the ordnance
is that through interurpan cars are TO
be operated without making any stops
between Rice street and the city limits
except at Prior avenue. The tare
charged on the through cars is to be
Is cents. although transfers will be is
sued to and from the through cars as
we'll as on the local cars. If the ordl-
nance is accepted by the company, the
right to operate lines on Lexington ave-
nue. between University avenue and
Minnehaha street is relInquished, and
the line now operated on Lexington
avenue is to be changed to Smelling
avenue. The city also valves the right
to order any new lines or the extension
of any of the present lines for a period
of four years, with the exception, how
ever, that a cross town line may be
ordered from Seventh street to Como
park after three years from the publ
cation of the ordinance Under the
ordinance transfers are issued to and
from all lines in the city
The following is a copy of the new
ordinance:
Section 1.-The st. Paul City Railway COM
pany is hereby directed authorized and en-
powered to change and substitute for its
cable line now in operation from Broadway
street on Fourth street to Third
street thence on On Third sahe street to
nue. to Milton street. in the City of ST., Paul
a double track electric line of street railway
and in making such change and substitution
che caid 1inn IN
street, from Broadway westerly to its inter-
section with West Third street; thence on
West Third street to Selby avenue; thence on
Selby avenue to Milton street: and when the
said double track electric line, as hereby au-
thorized, is substituted, built and operated,
the same shall be subject to all the powers,
rights, limitations, provisions, authority and
privileges of Ordinance No. 7O4, OF the city
of st. Paul. passed Aug. IA, 1885; except as
to motive power; and as TO the motive power
for the operation of said line, together with
the erection of poles and wires in connection
Herewith, the same shall be subject to the
terms, provisions and conditions of Ordi-
rance No. 1927, of the city of st. Paul, passed
Sept. 19, 1882
In making such change and substitution of
electric power for said cable power, said st.
Paul City Railway company, its successors or
assigns are hereby authorized and empowered
to construct, maintain and operate such suit
able device or devices, together with such
machinery, appliances and buildings as may
be necessary therefor, on or about Selby ave-
west on Selby avenue as may be necessary for
the purpose of operating the electric cars on
said line UP and down said Selby avenue hill;
provided, however, said buildings device,
machinery and appliances shall be so con-
structed and maintained as not to interfere
with obstruct travel on either Summit ave-
rue, Third street Selby avenue, west of
Summit avenue, and so that the same shall
not obstruct travel upon the sidewalks on
either side of Selby avenue, between Summit
avenue and Third street.
Said doubIe-track electric line to be sub
stituted and operated herein authorized
and directed, shall connect at Milton street
with the present so-called Merriam Park cleo
trio line, and shall be maintained and op
Grated with said Merriam Park electric line
as one continuous line without change Of
cars, from Broadway street to Merriam Park;
provided, however, that said st. Paul City
Railway company shah not be obliged to
run all the cars operated over said electric
line through to Merriam Park, but only such
number as is necessary 20 furnish reason
able service, said cars, however, to be run
at intervals of not exceeding fifteen minutes
between cars between the hours of in the
morning and o'clock in the evening; and
reasonable service thereafter; the said double
track electric line to be substituted, built
and operated as in this section provided, shall
be completed and in operation by the 18th day
of December, 1897.
Sec. PAS soon as said Fourth street cable
line, so called, is changed into an electric
line. and not later than the 18th day of De-
cember, 1897, the said st. Paul City Railway
company its successors and assigns, shall
commence to- and shall, thereafter, operate
the present Interurban line so called, as the
same is now operated from the western termi-
nus of said line to Wabasha street in said
city; thence on Wabasha street to Fourth
street; thence Fourth street TO Broadway;
thence on Broadway to Seventh street to
Eighth street to Robert street; thence on
Robert street to Eighth street; thence on
Eighth street to Wabasha street; thence On
Wabasha street to the western terminus of
said line as the same is now operated, except
as herein otherwise provided.
Sec. 3-The said ST. Paul City Railway COM
pany, its successors and assigns shall also
as soon as said Fourth street cable line is
changed into an electric line, and not later
thereafter operate the Como avenue line, so
called as the same is now operated from it's
northwestern terminus to Wabasha street.
in said city; thence Wabasha street to
Broadway; thence on Broadway to Seventh
street; thence on Seventh street to Robert
street; thence ON Robert street to Eighth
street; thence on Eighth street to Wabasha
northwestern terminus of said line, as the
same is now operated; provided, however
that said st. Paul City Railway company its
successor and assigns, shall, at its option
said Como line, so called, over the streets and
route as above mentioned, and may operate
the same on its present route and streets as
now operated, from and after such time as
said Como avenue line shall be made an
| Interurban line from the business center of
| the city of st. Paul to the business center Of
the city of Minneapolis.
Sec. 4-As soon as said Fourth street cable
line is changed from cable line to an cleo
trio line, as specified in Sec. l. of this ordi-
nance, and not later than Dec. 10, 1897 the
said st. Paul City Railway company its sue
cessors and assigns, shall commence to and
thereafter shall operate the Grand avenue
| line so called, as the same is now operated
from the westerly terminus of said line TO the
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