The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-30
CEDAR STREET LOOP AGAIN
AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING IT'S
CONSTRUCTION is RECOMMEND
ED TO PASS
Also One Providing for Change of
Route of the HamIine Line-New
Bicycle Ordinance Has Been Pre-
pared.

The aldermanic committee on streets
recommended for passage at meeting
yesterday afternoon two street railway
ordinances. One gives the company the
right to lay a single track on Cedar
street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets, and the other changed the route
of the present Harnlipe line.
Vice President Goodrich and M D.
Num- attorney for the company, appear
ed before the committee. Mr.. Mum ex-
planned that the track on Cedar street
had been laid under a misunderstanding.
1t was supposed when the ordinance
passed the council that it would be signed
by thu mayor, and consequently orders
were given to commence work the same
night the ordinance passed the assembly.
There had also been Il mistake as to the
locating of ths track in the center Of
the street, and for this he was respon-
sible He had informed the council that
the track could be laid five feet west Of
the center line of the street and at the
time thought this could be done and the
cars operated, but he was mistaken.
Aid. Bell was Of the opinion that the
track was in the right place in the street
now, and the other crembars OF the COM
mittee expressed the same opinion. On
motion OF Mr.. Bell the ordinance was
one vote in opposition, that Of Aid. San
born.
Aid. Allard from the subcommittee ap-
pointed to draft an ordinance fixing the
route of the Hamline line so that it
would suit the residents of Hamline and
those in the Eighth ward, submitted a
new proposition embodied In an ordinance
which was recommended to pass
The line is to be in operation by Nov.
l. and the cars will be operated around
the union depot loop to Fifth street to
Wabasha street to Rice street to Como
avenue to Blair street to Grotto street to
Minnehaha street to Smelling avenue to
Capital avenue to Fairview avenue to
Minnehaha street to Prior avenue to Uni
versity avenue. Returning, the cars will
take the same route.
The tracks on Lexington avenue from
University to Minnehaha street will be
removed, and alsoAthe track on Smelling
avenue from Minnehaha street to Lang
ford avenue.
The report Of the special joint com
mittee on market sites was ordered placed
on file. George Benz explained to the
committee his plan for market on West
Third street between Franklin and Ex-
change streets.
c.. w. Horr also called the attention of
the committee to the Constans site on
Jackson and Temperance streets.
The ordinance submitted by the wheel
men regulating the use of bicycles was
returned from the legal department with
a letter from Second Assistant Corpora
ton Attorney Griggs, in which the COM
mittee was advised that the measure pre-
pared and submitted by the wheelmen re-
pealed all the ordinances now in force
and did away with all safeguards, and
was not what was needed by the general
public In place of the wheelmen's ordi-
nance Mr.. Griggs had drafted one which
embodied all the ordinances now in force
relating to prohibition of sidewalk riding
The committee decided to lay the ordi-
nance prepared by Mr.. Griggs over until
the next meeting, at which time the
wheelmen will be invited to be present
An ordinance prepared by the Northern
Pacific Railway company providing for
the vacation Of a part of Rich avenue,
where the same If extended would cross
the right of way of the company was
recommended to pass. AS compensation
for the vacation the company agreed to
bridge its tracks at Prior avenue with
steel structure that the travel on the
avenue would pass under instead of over
the tracks. 1t also agreed to grade
Wheeler avenue, and change the grade
at an expenditure to the company Of g.
000