The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
WHAT HANLIpE HSKS
CITIZENS UNION TALK OVER THEIR
LACK OF STREET CAR FACII-
TILES.
PASS SOME RESOLUTIONS.
WANT ANY CHANGES TO INCLUDE
A LINE ON MINNEHAHA TO
COMO AVENUE,
ALSO a WESTERLY EXTENSION
Double Service-LittIe Sentiment
In Favor of Sewerage.

IL was a breezy meeting, that held by
the Citizens Union Of Hamlne last
evening. for the purpose of discussing
the proposed change in the street car
line and to talk over the affairs of their
municipality. The meeting was held in
the engine house, there being a good
number of representative residents of
the suburb present, and the interchanga
of ideas, as touching the welfare OF
Hamline, resulted in their opinion being
voiced in resolutions as to the street
car service most desirable and accept
able to all parts of Hamline.
1t was reported that the street car
company wanted to take up the tracks
on Minnehaha and Lexington avenues,
and run plug" line from University
and Smelling to Langford, and do the
right thing by giving the citizens of
Hamline nice little fifteen minute ser
vice, which they had long been petition
ing for, but the street car company were
not so good after all, because they
would, in establishing this plug line,
be cutting off the direct line to Hamline
The Citizens union doesn't propose to
let the street car company isolate that
IhII VI Tie CITY from the rest OIL the
social community of which they are
part, by cutting across the country
and connecting this plug line with the
interUrban at Smelling and University,
and extending it to Langford where it
is understood some day, they don't know
just when, there is to be what will be
called fast interurban line running
from Minneapolis down through st. An
thony Park, and thence through Como
park to st. Paul. The street car company
Will be doing something very nice for
themselves, but the Citizens union pro-
poses to at least register a kick at the
proposed change, and have clothed their
ideas on the matter in a resolution
which is given below. 1t is also under
stood that the Twin City Rapid Transit
company will make some radical chang
eS in the street car service next spring.
The rumor, which was about last even
ing, to the effect that the street rail-
way people are thinking of cutting off
the direct line to Hamline, sprung from
several conferences which the citizens
Of Hanlline have held with Vice Presi-
dent Goodrich, of the railway company.
The Hamlfne people are to propose that
the line be torn UP on Lexington and
run direct down Minnehaha to Como
avenue or Rice street. If there was a
line through this district the revenue
of the Hamline line, so-called, would be
greatly increased and insure them a
permanent line.
The resolution passed calls for the
extension on Minnehaha street east
ward and westward from the center of
Smelling and Wesley to Prior avenue,
and down Prior to University, thus
giving the people of the territory sit
uated west of Smelling, between Uni !
versity and Wesley, good street car
accommodations which, in the past,
they have never had. Every other car
would run out to Prior and University,
by the way of Wesley avenue and the
alternate car would go as far as the
Great Northern bridge, which would
make fifteen minute service on the
main line, and half-hOur service on
the Prior avenue branch.
There was considerable discussion be-
fore the resolution was adopted One
citizen thought that the people of the
Midway district were entitled to some
recognition and thought the proviso
of the resolution calling for the Wesley
Prior line was only just. Councilman
Allard was present at the meeting, and
his views were expressed upon the sub
ject. 1t was understood that Mr. AL |
lard was pledged to support the propo-
sition for a new interurban line by the !
way of ST. Anthony Park and Como.
but he said there was nothing in the |
way of his supporting the maintenance
of the direct street car service with |
Hamline, which, it was understood, was /
contemplated cutting off, and, under |
the new arrangement, they would have |
to transfer every time they went to
town, unless they walked. The resolu- |
ton, which was adopted, is as follows:
Resolved, That in any change made in the
Hamline lire, that it be extended eastward
on Minnehaha to Como avenue and thence
direct to Smith park and westward on Wes
ley avenue to Prior and Prior to University
and also that the present line on Smelling to |
Langford be retained, and that half hourly
service be retained on each of said lines thus
giving fifteen minute service from Wesley
avenue to Smith park.
After the city railway matter was
disposed of, the matter of sewerage for
Hamline was again brought out and |
aired. 1t was reported that the actual |
cost for the work of laying sewerage
In Hamline. if sewerage for the entire