The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-24

ing of bridges which would only bene-
fit private property.
The city was paying $25,OOO per year
for the Smith avenue bridge.
The traffic that passed over the
bridge did not equal this amount IN
year.
The time to build bridges was when
they were needed.
There never was any need for more
than the Wabasha street bridge. Inc
effect of the building of the Robert
street bridge may have built up Rob
ert street. but it certainly deprecated
the value of Third and Wabasha street
property. The bridge on Robert street
cost 5000, 900, and it was not really nee
essary.
The city of London had but four
bridges across the Thames in the pusl-
ness district and in Paris there were
the same number in the business dis
trict In Pittsburg there were put
four bridges, and almost the entire
traffic passed over one bridge.
If there was any argument In the
action of other cities, St. Paul should
take warning. Bridges should not De
built until traffic needed them, ana II
was a perversion of the public money
TO construct structures until they were
needed The Broadway bridge will not
be needed in twenty-five years. The
objections of the Great Northern COM
pany to the bridge were that it would
spoil the second story of the company S
offices. as Well as the building owned
by Farwen Ozmun & Kirk. 1t would
also prevent the buildings contemplate
ed by the company at Broadway and
Third streets.
The citizens would also be required
to pay a heavy assessment for the
change of grade on Broadway.
The city issued bonds in the sum of
100000 for the st. Paul & Duluth road.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road for running through the city also
secured 100000.
The Northern Pacific asked for ten
acres of land, and this was given the
company.
The Chicago & Sioux City Railway
company wanted place for shops, and
forty was given this company.
The Chicago Great Western company
desired to have freight facilities, and to
this may be ascribed the building Of
the Robert street bridge.
All the railroad companies have been
given something by the city, and Goth
ing has been done for the Great North
ern road. which. aside from the North
ern Pacific road, was much more to
the city than all the others
In concluding, Mr.. Dean advised the
ri PUN u JOllll w liO,
with the city attorney. could visit the
legal department of the Great North
ern road, see Mr.. Grover and fix up and
adjust the differences between the city
and the road.
1t would not take long, Mr.. Dean
said. for the city and the Great North
ern road to reach an agreement. If the
matter was not adjusted the city would
go back instead of forward, and soon
be the third instead of the first CITY in
the state.
Mr.. Dean paid higf. compliment to
President Hill, of the Great Northern,
for his work in building up one of the
transcOntirental lines
He was the most distinguished citi-
zen of the Northwest, aside from the
position he occupied as a railroad mag
nate. He was known all over the coun-
try and in Europe, and was he a resi-
cent of New York would meet with
much more consideration than he did
at the hands of citizens of st. Paul.
Assemblyman Thompson suggested
that it would be much better and more
dignifled to have Mr.. Grover, of the
Great Northern, come to the council
rather than have the council go to the
Great Northern officials Mr. Dean
thought the dignity of the council
would not be injured by going down to
the Great Northern offices and endeav-
orlng TO Awe fhops with pay roll of
Sl,5OOOOO year built here.
Aid. Murphy said he was ready to go
anywhere and do anything which
woull result in the shops being located
here.
Henry Hinkens, foreman of the
Great Northern blacksmith shop, said
he had WORKED for the company for n
score OF years. At one time the nav
roll was only $1,000 month. Now it
was $4,000 a month
The result of the failure to yacate
Park avenue when it was asked for
By the company caused the shops to
be built at ST. Cloud, and four hundred
men were employed there. The Great
Northern paid more men than any
other three industries in the city. The
citizeEs were talking all the time about
manufacturing industries and yet when
there was chance to secure one of the
largest enterprises in the Northwest
there was a discussion of the matter
Edward SChurmeier was of the opin-
ion that now was the time to benefit
the city by granting the concessions
asked for or needed by the Great
Northern road.
John Caulfield, representing the Com
mercial club, went into the railroad
history of the city, particularly as it
related to the Great Northern, and
urged the granting of the concessions