The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-12
SUSTAIN MAYOR GRAY'S VETO
SOUTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS I'M
PROVEMENT ASSOCIATION OBJ
JECTS TO THE EXPRESS
They Claim 1t Would Make That
Line Practically Railroad, and
That the Speed Would Be Dam
gerOus to Life.

last evening, at the Oak street WigWam,
to discuss the proposed through street
car service ordinance. Those present
were unanimously opposed to the ordi-
nance, and are determined to fight the
proposition to the bitter end.
The ordinance was vetoed by Mayor
Gray, but will come up Friday evening
before the council, when that body will
determine whet,Nr or not it will pass the
ordinance over the head Of the chief exec
utiVe The residents and property oSN-
ers of Southeast Minneapolis will fight
the ordinance until Friday, and endeavor
to get the council to sustain the mayor
veto. If that is impossible and the ordi-
nance is passed then they will resort to
legal measures and get a ruling OF the
court on the matter.
| Similar question have been settled by
! the supreme courts of other states
| against the street railway companies,
and it is almost certain that the same de-
| cisions would be rendered in this state.
Two of the members of the local branch
! and large number of prominent lawyers
| have stated that, In their opinion, legal
| measures would stop the running of the
| cars as proposed, and a couple of very
prominent attorneys have stated that
they would be wiling to take the case
! through the courts If their expenses were
! guaranteed. The residents of the por-
! ton of the city most immediately affect
ted have promised to supply plenty Of
money to fight the plan.
| Aid. Chatfield said: The maintenance
| of through line that is of no benefit to
the adjacent property is not in the power
| of the street railway company. Several
| lawyers and two of the judges of this
| city have given their opinion that q test
ga So would result In orr favor !"
1t was the opinion of those present last
night that the fast trains would make
| the street practically a railroad and make
it worthless for any other uses. The
abutting property could in no way be
| benefited, as the cars would not stop, but
| only, on the contrary, pass by at haz-
ardous rate of speed.
]. Dunn said: THE company, which
was the originator and the party to be
| benefited by the proposed change, has
| put the people in the position of appn-
| cants for the faster service. Through
| the ordinance now before the council they
| practically make the people offer them
| bonus for less service than they have
| been hitherto enjoying; and this in the
| face of the fact that the council can, If
| it wishes, demand the increased service.
! The council has the power to determine
| what kind of cars shall be used. how
| often they shall run and how fast they
| shall run, and could get the express cars
| If desired without compelling the people
to pay the additional so per cent The
| business men though quoted as in favor
| of the new ordinance do not care to
! have it passed, and there is no one who
| thoroughly understands the case but who
is thoroughly opposed to the proposed
| change"
Mr.. Dunn was of the opinion that
| the removal of the maximum rate
wi
that sooner or later the company would
! ask for permission to raise the price
| throughout the city.
Mr.. Purple said: There are two ele-
ments in the city council supporting the
| change. One clement is supporting it
| honestly, being ignorant of the true stu
| alton. The others are supporting it from
corrupt motives and these we can not
| reach. Our hope is to explain the situa-
| ton to the first element, and give them
| a full understanding Of the needs of the
! case. once they see 1t in the right light
there will be no danger of it being passed
over the mayors veto
Under a new ordinance the connanv
would be able to get along with one less
| car and four less men than are now be-
| ing employed; that the cost of running
cars at high rate of speed without
stops is cheaper than running them ac-
| cordlng to the new plan''
| Inc association passed a set of resolu-
lons lndorsing the action of the mavor
in vetoing the ordinance, sta+ino tba
| reason Tor the objections to a fast service
| on the city streets as follows:
whereas, the Twin City Rapid Transit
company Is DESTROYS of running its cars
through from Minneapolis to st. Paul over
me interuroan line under the following
| condltlons, with but one stop between
! Cedar avenue and Rice street In ST. PauI
the company to have authority to charge
| 10 cents fare for the trip; incidental1v r.
| appropriate the streets traversed TO n Town
use without compensation; the companv
10 size track the local trains at all CON
Vehlent points; time required for addi-
tlonal stops If any to be taken from tho
running time of the local trains; no time
limit for the fast trains; and.
whereas, an ordinance containing the
foregoing provisions has passed the CITY
council, and has subsequently been vetoed
by ms honor, James Gray, MAYOR:
whereas, newspapers of said civ have
condemned such veto and attributed II IN
dishonest motives, political designs and
cnaIacterlzlng 1t as demagoguery. and.
| whereas, we most firmly believe tbe
mayor was fully justified in such veto
ana that the same was not only right. and
on reasonable grounds, but made with a
urn oeslre 10 serve the public and save
the expenses arising from such proposed
ordinance, for which no pretense of anv
| consideration has been offered nv cid
company, now therefore
Resolved, that We most heartily fndorse
SAD veto as a wise and courageous act
designed to protect the citizens and +ax-
payers, and we earnestly protest against
the passage of said ordinance on the fol-
lowing, among other grounds:
1t will appropriate abutting propertv
to the uses of the company for railway
purposes without any benefit or consider
alton to the owners; it will deteriorate
the local service, it will require the paw
ment Of additional fare without any CON
| sheraton; 1t is not conceded that the
service is necessary, but if it were the
city council could require it without ask
ing any of the concessions as to fare.
etc, the rate of speed and number of
cars, ETC., being matters regulated by the
council, because 1t is the avowed pur-
pose of the company to run its cars from
Minneapolis to ST Paul in thirty minutes.
or at rate of twenty miles an hour,
while other city ordinances state that
faster speed that eight miles an hour is
considered dangerous for steam cars, and
the proposed speed on this line will be
more dangerous than on railroads be-
cause the cars are run on the public
streets; the ordinance absolutely fails to
limit the speed of the cars.