The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 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 Definite Shall Be Done
Other Question: Considered.

III tEere 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
mittee 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
bl ought UP some "reminiscences Of
boom days, and Thomas Cochran was
on hand to mOlltfy the property own
erS.
In 1891 Mr.. Cochran and some other
property owners in the territory con-
tiguous to Randolph street sold a lot
of property and then made an arrange
ment to have a street car line run
through 1t. 1t Is claimed by the men
Who now own the property that they
were 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 a show of
despair was an obligation signed by
himself, June o. 1891, whereby he
agreed to pay $1,000 in three separate
trstallments, if such a line should be
built and put in running order. He
paid the 81, 200. He said that others
had been induced to sign obligations
and total of 100000 had been paid by
the property owners. Rudolph Kre-
hide, who was also present yesterday
afternoon, had paid 81, 500 on the same
proposition Carr Peters had paid $500;
August Whitman had given UP $3.50
They were 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. l don't believe In
delays. Do something now"
Mr.. Cochran said that he would I'M
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
hgible speech, in which he gave it as
his opinion that delays were dangerous
and much more of the same sort. He
would not be quieted, and at last his
fellow professionals dragged him off and
he gave vent to his feelings in
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
mittee 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-
| pleted before the state fair opens. A
committee, composed of G. P. Slime,
G. F. Spinney, John Caulfield and F.
W. Bergmeier, was present from the
| Commercial club to urge the necessity
fer immediate action in the matter,
! but the committee was agreed that it
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 taxes
en- West side assessment. 1t APP
| peared that the money that had been
| paid in was distributed In such a man.
ner that it is not legally in the city
treasury. Gen. Bishop explained that
his company had been at the cost of
taking a case involving the same ques-
lions to the supreme court. and had
got decisions three times, and pointed
out the necessity for the city saving
| further costs.
the same way, and recommended that
the city comptroller pay back the sum
of $3.50 to the trust company.
ASSEMBLY SIDE OF TT.
While the aldermanic committee was
in session the assembly committee on
streets was cleaning up a lot of rout-
Inc. incidentally they took up the
Bantz resolution to raise the pay of
| the street sweepers to $1.25 per day. and
Killed 1t. The corporation attorney adj
Vlsed them that there was danger ia
the proposition, as it would interfere
Wlth contracts already made. Assem-
blymau Benson moved that an adverse
AGPot EC iiiehIe, anu MT. Craig second
! ed the motion. Mr.. Kirke thought If
might be made unanimous, and it was
! so made
j. E. O'Br1en, the contrac ror On tho
Cedar street sewer, who had left some
supporting timbers in the excavation al
the direction Of the city engineer. ask
ed the city to pay for the timber. The
committee disallowed the claim ON the
ground that the contract should have
contemplated the necessity for leaving
the timber there when he took the
| contract.
The paving Of Mackub.n and Arundel
streets will be deferred. The property
owners along the proposed improve
ment protested, the protest being sign
ed by all the owners along Mackubin
street with the exception Of 600 feet.
The resolution requiring the removal
OF the bill board ON University avenue
at Avon street went over. 1t was in
troduced by Aid. Bantz. Mr.. Benson
told the committee that he was in ia
vor of ordering the removal of the
board. and that the property owners
demanded it, but that it had been
agreed by L. N. Scott that it would
be removed on the expiration OF the
advertising contracts. With that I'M
derSt nding IT was hing I'm