The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-19
OVER A MILLION MUST RIDE
BEFORE THE NEW SAFETY
ELECTRIC LINE PAYS A CENT
Mr.. Lowry's Experts, However. Do
Not Doubt That They Can Get
That Many During the FOrty-One
Years the Frasachfse Covers, So
They Spend thee Money Freely, If
Not RecklesMy!b

| 1t is estimated by the street rail-
way officials that ole fare will have to
be received from 100000 passengers
before the amount to De expended in
making the Improvements on the
| Fourth street cable line is paid back
into the treasury Of the company.
OF course, it Is expected that during
the forty-one years for which the coun-
Gil granted the company the franchise
for the line this sum will be duly col
lected from the passengers, but as one
OF the officials said yesterday after
noon, we are spending a whole lot of
money just nova" II
Work on the CONSTRUCTION of the new
line is progressing rapidly. The old
rails have been removed from Broad
way to Wabasha street. and such part
OF the yokes and conduits as was neces-
safy to allow the track space to. be
constructed and paved were cleared out.
Commencing tomorrow morning a
force OF seventy-fiNe men will COM
imence at Broadway the work of con-
GREETING and preparing for the asphalt
pavement between Broadway and
Waoasha streetssssThe men who have
been tearing out the old rails and gran
ana picks to thesportion Of the street
between Wabasha street and the Seven
corners.
The asphalt paving along the sixteen
foot strip from Broadway to the Seven
corners will be laid by the Warren
Scharf company The cost of the paw
ing is estimated at $40. 000 to which
will have to be added the expense Of
the new rails.
1t is at the selby avenue hill that
the greatest expense will be incurred.
While the officials Of the company do
not give any figures, it is estimated
that 1t will cost In the neighborhood Of
$4,000 to put in the device, this sum,
of course, including the machinery
used and the labor Of tearing out exist
Ing tracks and putting in the device.
A force of 200 men, including day
and night crews, Is at work on the
Selby hill. The work is not being done
by contractors, the company deciding
that it could complete the Job much
cheaper
Engineer Brundson, the patentee of
the counterweightT. device which is to
be put In, is in the city and furnishes
such advice as to- the work as Is
necessary.
The south track from Pleasant ave-
nue. to the top of the hill has been ex-
cavated for the new machinery, and
yesterday afterneen@the work of put
ing in the iron yokes was commenced.
But little work has been done on the
north track, and one OF the superln-
tendents stated yesterday that the
new south track would be completed
first, in order that 1t could be used
for hauling the machinery to the spot,
instead of using teams. =
Supt. Curtin, who has charge Of the
construction work for the company.
said yesterday that inside of FIVE days
the rails on the new interurban line,
via Como park, Wot1ld all be in place,
end 1T was expected that by July / the
line would be operation.
The rails, Supt Curtin said, were all
laid, with the exception of two gaps
of about 100 feet each in the vicinity
of Langford avenue and the old coun-
ty road, There was also about fifty
feet Of switches, and frogs to be. put
in at the loop at Como park, and when
these spots were finished, which would
be the coming week, the fine, so far as
trackage was Concerned, would be
completed. 92s2'i. = e IN
Poles are up a part Of the way, and
the number is being added to daily.
The bridge in Como park near Ham
line avenue is expected to be completed
so as to allow travel over 1t by the
last of the coming week. All the tracks
through the park are down and ready
for the cars.
An additional force of men who have
been working on the Como interurban
line will be put to work on the Selby
avenue line tomorrow morning.