The Saint Paul globe., 1898-08-16
Mr.. COCHRAN WANTS TIME
NO EXPLANATION OF THE RAN
DOLPH STREET CONTRACT
Matter Up Again, but Puts 1t Over
MIR. Cochran Promises to See
Mr.. Lowry, and Also That Some
thing Deflnite Shall BE Done
Other Questions Considered.

Other Questions Considered.
"If tkene is more delay will lose my
twenty acres of land" exclaimed
Moritz Schmidt, In a rather dramatic
manner, throwing down a document
before the members Of the aldermanic
committee ON streets yesterday after
neon. Schmidt Is an old man, Ger
man, and there were tears in his eyes
as he made the declaration. The COM
mdttee was considering the proposition
to direct the street railway company
to resume the operation Of the Ran
dolph street extension of the Seventh
street car line At present the cars
only run on the extension to Hamline
avenue. Schmidt and some other prop
erty owners beyond the present ter
minus are anxious to have the road
operated to the river. The hearing
brought UP some "reminiscences Of
boom days, and Thomas Cochran was
on hand to mollify the property own
ers.
In 1891 Mr.. Cochran and some other
property owners in the territory con-
tiguous to Randolph street sold lot
Of property and then made an arrange
ment to have a street car line run
through 1t. 1t is claimed by the men
We're induced to pay large bonuses to
the street car company to bring about
the institution of the line. The dOcu-
ment that old man Schmidt put before
the committee with such show Of
despair was an obligation signed by
himself, June %. 1891, whereby he
agreed to pay $1,000 in three separate
irstallments, If such a line should be
built and put in running order. He
paid the $1,000. He said that others
had been induced to sign obligations
and total of $50, 900 had been paid by
the property owners. Rudolph Kre
hide, who was also present Yesterday
afternoon, had paid $4 500 on the same
proposition; Carl Peters had paid $500;
August Whitman had given up $3.50.
They We're all present at the session
of yesterday, and they wanted some
thing done to compel the railway COM
pany to act at once.
TT is always delay, delay, delay"
said Schmidt in his broken English,
you want us to wait and all the while
our land is no good. 1 don't believe in
delays. Do something now"
Mr.. Cochran said that he would un-
dertake that if there was a postpone
ment of the matter for two weeks, Mr..
Lowry would be advised Of what was
required and something definite would
be done.
While Mr.. Cochran was pledging
himself August Hinkel got the floor
and made an impassioned but unintel-
hgible speech, in which he gave 1t as
his opinion that delays were dangerous
and much more of the same sort He
would not be quieted, and at last his
fellow protestants dragged him off and
he gave vent to his feelings in a
long speech addressed to them in the
council chamber.
Attorney Howells. acting for the
property owners, finally Modified them
by agreeing that the matter would be
taken up and passed ON by the COM
mfttee at the next meeting.
The question of what sort of pave
ment should be used between the
tracks in the new depot loop will be
| decided definitely tonight, as it Is de-
sired that the Improvement be COM
| pleted before the state fair opens. A
| committee, composed Of G. P. Stine
G. F. Spinney, John Caulfeld and F
w. Bergnleier, was present from the
Commercial club to urge the necessity
| for immediate action in the matter
but the committee was agreed that il
would be pushed along. City Engineer
Rundlett recommended that the same
pavement be used as is now laid on the
streets involved, except on Third street
There brick will be used. The order
will be passed tonight and work begun
at once, it being understood that the
loop will be completed before the
opening of the state fair.
Gen. Bishop, ON behalf Of the st
Paul Trust company, asked the com
mittee to recommend a rebate of take.
| en- West side assessment It ap
peared that the money that had beer
paid in was distributed in such a man
ner that it is not legally in the city
treasury. Gen. Bishop explained tha-
his company had been at the cost o.
taking case involving the same CUES
tioe1s to the supreme court, and haG
got decisions three times, and pointed
out the necessity for the city savins
further costs.
The committee looked at the matter
the same way, and recommended tha,
the city comptroller pay back the sun
OF Sl,2S0 to the trust company.
ASSEMBLY SIDE OF 1T.
While the aldermanic committee wa,
I'm session the assembly committee or
streets was cleaning up lot of rout
Inc. incidentally they took up tht
Bantz resolution to raise the paw O.
the street sweepers to $1.25 per day ant
Killed 1t. The corporation attorney ad
Vlsed them that there was danger il
| - PAOUOoie1oiiJ IL WOulu INTERFERE
with contracts already made. Assem-
blymau Benson moved that an advers,
report be made, and Mr.. Craig second.
ed the motion. Mr.. Kirke Thought i
might be made unanimous and If wa,
so made.
j. b. O'Brien, the contractor on til.
Cedar street sewer, who had left somt
supporting timbers In the excavation a,
the direction of the city engineer, ask
ed the city to pay for the timber. Tht
committee disallowed the claim en- thu
ground that the contractor should hsy,
contemplated the necessity for leayina
the timber there when he took thu
contract.
The paving Of Mackub,n and Arunde
streets will be deferred The propert,
owners along the proposed improve
ment protested, the protest being sign
ed by all the owners along Mackubi1
street with the exception of 600 feet.
The resolution requiring the remova
of the bill board ON University avenu,
at Avon street went over. It was In
troduced by Aid. Bantz Mr.. Benson
told the committee that he was in ia
vor of ordering the removal of thu
board. and that the property owner,
demanded it, but that 1t had bee,
agreed by L. N. Scott that 1t woult
be removed on the expiration of tht
advertising contracts With that nm