The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-14
To Use the Present Loop,
With Local Cars Going via
Third and Broadway.

city limits as follows: Beginning at
the corner of Fifth and Broadway
thence along Broadway to Seventh
street, thence along Seventh street to
Minnesota street, thence on Minnesota
street to Eighth street, thence on
Eighth street to Wabasha street.
thence on Wabasha street to Univer-
sity avenue and over the present in
terurban route. The local interurban
cars are to be operated at intervals not
exceeding ten minutes apart and shall
be service equal to that now given
on said interurban line as to time and
quality of cars, except such additional
time as Is necessary to operate said
local interurban cars from Fifth street
down to Broadway, thence around
back to Seventh and Minnesota streets
Section seven gives the company the
right to construct and maintain such
turnoutS and Sidetracks, poles and
wires on University avenue between
Dale street and the west city limits as
are necessary in order to enable 1t to
operate without making stops said
through 1nterurban cars along Unf-
Versity avenue with the local interur-
ban cars. The section also provides
that not to exceed four side tracks or
turnoutS shall be constructed upon
each side Of its double tracks between
and that such turnouts shall not ex-
ceed five hundred feet in length each.
Section eight fixes the price to be
charged each passenger on the through
1nterurban cars at 10 cents each and
provides that no transfers shall be
given to other lines and that no trans
fer from other lines shall be received
as part Of said 1O-cent fare.
Section 8 authorizes the company at
such times as it deems advisable to
operate interurban cars over the fol-
lowing streets: Beginning at the cor
ner of Fifth and Robert streets thence
along Robert street to Eighth street,
Eighth street to Wabasha street, Wa
basha street to Rice street, Rice street
, TO Como avenue, Como avenue to
Front street, Front street to Chats
worth street, Chatsworth to Van Slyke
avenue, Van SlYke avenue to Como
park, and beginning with the west
terly line Of Como park along Lang
ford avenue to the west city limits
Inc company is authorized to con-
struct and operate a single or double
track line through Como park along
such route as the park board NAV
designate. Until the interurban line
designated in this section is in opera
t1on the company shall operate it's
present Como avenue line on Fifth
street, Broadway, Seventh, Minnesota
and Eighth streets, and thence as at
present operated. AS soon as the in
terurban line, as designated in the
section, is in operation, then the Como
line is to be operated over the Robert
street loop, so-called.
Section 10 allows the company to
change the route of the Hanline line
and st. Anthony Park line so as to
operate along University avenue to Al
bert street, on Albert street to Mime
haha street, on Minnehaha street to
Smelling avenue, and on Smelling ave-
nue. to the bridge over the ST. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba tracks. The
tracks Of the company on Lexington
avenue, between University avenue
and Minnehaha street, on Minnehaha
street, between Lexington avenue and
Albert street, on Smelling avenue. be-
tween University avenue and Mime
haha street, and on Smelling avenue
north OF the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba tracks, are also to be re-
moved and the company is not to have
the right to lay any tracks on Lexing-
ton avenue, between Summit and Como
park, except such tracks as may cross
Lexington avenue.
Section IL provides that the devices.
buildings and machinery to be used
for the operation of cars on the Selby
avenue hill shall be approved within
thirty days after the passage of the or
dinance, and the erection Of the same
and the changes in the various lines
authorized by the ordinance shall be
J under the supervision of the city en-
gineer. The company is to save the
city harmless from all damages cost
and expenses arising out of the change.
construction and maintenance of said
lines. If at any time hereafter the
city shall pave any portion of said
streets, between the points herein in
dicated, the company shall not be
obliged to change the kind of paving
between It's tracks and rails on the
streets.
Section II allows the company. in
case 1t accepts the ordinance and
makes the changes provided and op-
crates the Broadway and union depot
loops, until Sept. I, 1899. to Pave. Third
and Fourth streets. The right of the
council to order the company to build
any new additional lines or to make
any extensions not mentioned in the
ordinance. is fixed at three years from
Jan. l. 1898
Section IA fixes the time of the ter
miration of the franchise to maintain
tracks on Broadway, Third, Wacouta,
Minnesota and Albert streets, Lang.
ford, Fairview, Marshall and Prior av-
erues between the points mentioned
in the ordinance, as Sept. l. 1889.
NOT REALLY so COY.