The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-19

superior accommodations on the people. AS
for the Selby hill arrangements, l presume
that its own protection will impel the COM
pany to make it perfectly safe, II any change
at all is made.
the ordinance will help them, in giving
quicker service to and from town, but the
provision that no further changes In the sys-
tenn shall be made for term OF years. L
think, will meet with serious objection. The
Merriam Park people want through con-
nection with Minneapolis, and they want I'm,
mediately better service on the extension OF
the present Selby line l do not believe
the ordinance will meet with favor in the
Midway district.
George A. Flinn-Its a good ordinance. for
the company no doubt. l do not believe
myself, in running express trains through
the streets. The o es stand, this morn
ing, was a wise one. / think
d. l.. Kingsbury-I do not see how they can
run these trains. on University aveGue with
out four tracks. believe the ordinance. if
passed, will prove to be much better for the
company than it is for the city.
MAKE 1T A FREIGHT LINE.
]. c. Michael-"The G o b hit the nail
on the head this morning. when 1t said that
the council might as we'll turn over the whole
city to the street railway company as to pass
the proposed ordinance. The sections pro-
viding for the operation of through passenger
cars to Minneapolis are designed to enable
the city railway company to establish a
freight as we'll as a passenger line between
the two cities But if the ordinance ever be-
comes effective, you will see lot of in
junction suits instituted by the property own
ers along University avenue
Edward ]. Darragh-In looking over the
ordinance, | failed to notice any concessions
to the city in return for such valuable privi-
leges. 1t looks as though the street railway
company had a soft thing with this council.
PRESENT OF THE STREET.
G. T. Schurmeier-I am opposed to that sec
tion of the ordinance providing for through
express on the interurban line, for the reason
that the owners of the abutting property
on University avenue are entitled to all
the privileges that the street railway company
is granting on all other lines. Moreover, their
side-tracks required to operate an express
line would simply kill the avenue, which is
today the only business street between the
Twin Cities
T. A. Schuze-The owners of University
avenue property ought to have the benefit
of all the street cars operated that line,
and | am therefore opposed to the running of
express cars. The fast line would require
additional tracks, which would practically
give the street over to the street railway
company to the detriment not only to the
property owners. but to the public at large.
HAMLINE OPPOSES IT.
Justice Joseph R. Blackwell, 1856 West Min
nehaha Street.-The section of the ordinance
removing the present Lexington avenue and
the cars along University to Smelling avenue,
simply deprives hundred or more families on
M1nnehaha street of street railway facilities,
and in consequence it would greatly depreciate
in that vicinity.
Reed Johnson, 1927 West Minnehaha Street
I am decidedly opposed to any change in
the Lexington avenue line, unless we can
get something equally good. If this line
is removed the property in its vicinity will
become useless.
w. T. Rich 1897 Hewitt Avenue-Am abso-
lutely opposed to any change in the present
Minnehaha line except it be continued along
M1nnehaha street further into town, say to
Como avenue, so that we may have an inde-
pendent line
S. Lee Davis-The Minnehaha street car line
should not be removed. Money has been in
vested and houses built there and it would
pc great injustice to destroy the value of
the property.
MINNEAPOLIS MOVE
G: ]. Sudheimer, 1870 Ireland street.-The
ordinance as far as the removal of the Lex
ngton in. avenue line is concerned is in the
favorable to ST. Paul. If any change is
made, the line ought to run through the
Eighth ward on Minnehaha street as far east
as Como avenue.
A. Adams 1888 Capital avenue-I am op
poseo ro 10 any ordnance that contemplates the
removal Fel1lo al OF the Minnehaha line. I am in
favor of operating the line as far in as Como
avenue, for we want and need an independ-
ent line | am also decidedly opposed to al
lowing any increase of fare on University
avenue. between the two cities. and even if
the fare were not increased l don't believe
in surrendering the entire avenue to the
street car company.
A. u. Drew, 1647 Hewitt avenue-I am de-
cidediy opposed to abandoning the line on
Minnehaha avenue. The property has been
purchased and the, homes have been built in 1
good faith in reference, to this line and the
citizens of that section have a right to exGi
pect that the city which granted the fran
ch1se to the street railway company will not
now permit the company to abandon this line. !
GOODRICH HELD OUT A SOP. q 4...
]. B. Rossman, of 500 Simpson avenue. Vice
President of the Hamline Citizens Union-A
committee appointed by the Citizens
union to confer with Mr. Goodrich with re-
gard to more frequent service on the Min
nehaha line. Mr.. Goodrich asked us WHY
we were not willing to abandon this line and
use the stub line on Snelling stating that
hS would give us a ten-minute service If we
would do so. The union decided it would be
manifest injustice to the citizens of HAM
line to do so and consequently declined to
accept the proposition.
TAKES THE CITY'S ONLY RIGHT.
DR.. A. ]. Stone-I am opposed to the ordi
nance for the reason that it takes away the
only right the city has over the railway COM
pany, and puts off the building of any new
or extension Of any present line for four
years. l can see nothing that the people
would gain. and much that would benefit the
street car company at the public expense
the mayor will veto it.
T: D. Scannel-From brief and hurried ex-
animation of the ordinance as published in
the l o e, 1 do not think it should pass
in its present form.
E. H. Judson-This city should have a
union depot loop. 1t would be much better
to have cars run to the union depot than to
have the Broadway loop. The Is cent
through car provision will practically result
in raising the fare between this city and
car which is to be side-tracked. l hope the
council will not pass the ordinance