The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-30
OPPOSED TO TIKI SITE
NINTH WARD REPUBLICANS Do NOT
WANT. MARKET ON EAGLE
STREET
RESOLUTION SENT TO COUNCIL
Location Not Favored by the Market
Gardeners as 1t Is Too Far From
the Center of the City-Assem-
bIyman Benson and Aid. Murphy
Scored by Chairman DAILY for
Lack of Interest.

A meeting was held at Horman'S hall,
Rice street and University avenue last
night of the Republican committeeman of
the Ninth ward, at which a vigorous pro-
test was made against the selection of
the so-called Eagle street market house
site.
George Daily acted as chairman, and
the meeting was first addressed by A. E.
Refine, who opposed the selection of the
site, on the grounds that 1t is not ac-
cessible to the general public, that the
price is excessive and the grades of the
approaches are too steep.
OPPOSE THE SITE.
o. S. Deringer spoke on the same lines,
saying that if the Eagle street site is
selected it would inf1ict a great imposition
and hardship on the residents of the
Ninth ward and the market gardeners.
He also dwelt upon the odium that at
tached to the neighborhood.
Aaron Won Casterbout spoke in behalf
of the market gardeners He said that
while the latter had been characterized
by Mr.. Fairchild as the one-sixth class
of people in the community they were
the producers, and that If the city of
st. Paul would not furnish adequate ia
cilities they would be compelled to go to
Minneapolis He opposed the Eagle street
site on account of its Objectionable sur
roundings, saying that during the early
part of the summer the wives and daugh-
ters of the farmers were compelled TO
drive to the city alone, and he did not
think the moral atmosphere of the leca-
ton was good or wholesome for young
girls or women
SCORES THE ALDERMAN
Chairman Daily also opposed the site,
and, incidentally, he took occasion to
score Assemblyman Benson and Aid.
Murphy, of the ward, for the lack of in
terest taken In matters appertaining to
the district. He also spoke of the ne
cessity of better street car service on the
Jackson and Rice street lines, and
urged that a committee be appointed to
bring the matter before the council
RESOLUTIONS TO COUNCIL.
The following resolution was then
adopted:
:, To the Common Council of the City of
Resolved, That we emphatically and
without equivocation urge your honorable
body to reject the propositions presented
to you for the location of a market on
what is called the Eagle street site
Resolved, That said site is entirely I'M
fitted for what it is proposed, by reason
of its inaccessibility, it being too far from
the central portion of the city to be avail
able or convenient for the average mar
ket customers A market site to be made
Pi olitdDio lOI TIE CITY ana LnOSe VINO
make use of its facilities should be so
located as to furnish ready and easy ac-
cess to the whole population. Gardeners
cannot sell their produce unless there
are customers to buy, and customers will
not travel from one side of the city to
the other. for the purpose of purchasing
supplies, but will rather depend upon the
peddl1ng wagons. We therefore favor
centrally located market
On motion the following committee was
appointed to present the resolution to
the council:
A. H. Refine, o. s. Deringer, P D.
Youngman, j. w. Smith, w. B. Webster
and ]. w. Downey. The committee was
instructed to bring the matter of better
street car service before the council.
E. P. Babcock read lengthy commu-
nication, in which he maintained that the
transfer of the. Market house to the IL
brary board was the result of conSpir-
acy. and that the building and grounds