The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
MORE CARS ON DEPOT LOOP
MERCHANTS so DESIRE, HUT
GRAND AVENUE PATRONS
ASK REDEMPTION
Hearing Before Council Committee
ON Streets Relative to Car Service
Roast for Building Inspector
Hans.


Hans.
The committee on streets from the
board OF alderment meeting yesterday
laid over for two weeks the resolution d.
recting the street railway company to
operaet its Grand avenue line as pro-
vided for in the ordinance.
There was much discussion before this
action was, taken. F. G. Ingersoll In
sisted that the patrons Of the Grand ave-
nue. line desired that the cars be operated
over Seventh. instead Of Eighth street, as
provided in the ordinance. Objection was
made to having the line operated around
the depot loop, on account of the time
consumed. The reason, according to Mr..
lngersoll. for the poor service was that
the company had but single track be-
tween Lexington and Smelling avenue.
The track on Ramsey street he also said,
was IN a poor condition and delayed the
operation of the cars.
Frank Waterous, acting as spokesman
for delegation from the chamber of
commerce., said that the people wanted
not only the Grand avenue cars operated
around the loop. but all others that could
be put on the depot circuit
Charles Schuneman, Of the firm of
opinion as Mr.. Waterous More cars
were needed on the depot loop. Visitors
from the country found 1t easier and
quicker to leave the railroad cars at Min
neapolis and to take the interurban to
St Paul than to get from the union de-
pot In St Paul to the retail stores The
retail merchants were in favor. Of the
Grand avenue being operated around the
depot loop.
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pot loop would not be much better from
every point Of view tha nthe present plan
OF having several lines run around the
loop.
M. D. Mum. representing the street
railway company, was called upon. 1t
would be mistake to reinstate the
Grand avenue line on the depot loop, he
said. The loop could never be operated
as now provided in the ordinance. The
Grand avenue cars, running five minutes
apart We're put on at such times of the
DAY as the travel on the streets of the
depot was most congested. This and the
single track between Smelling and Lex
1ngton avenue made it impossible to
make time, such as would have to be
made In order to keep up the five minute
service The company was, willing to put
In an Independent loop and operate cars,
starting at Robert and Third on Third
TO S1bley, on Sfbley to Fifth, on Fifth to
Robert, on Robert to Eighth on Eighth
to Wabasha, on Wabasha to Fifth, on
Fifth to Robert and on Robert to start
Ing point
Mr. Mum suggested that the matter be
referred to subcommittee with instruc-
tions to draft an ordinance allowing an
independent loop such as he had outlined
On motion Of Mr. Sanbrn the matter
was laid over two weeks.
Aid knauft informed the COMMITTEES
that Building Inspector Haas did not
know his business, and that 1t was ow-
ing to the nonsensical ideas Of the in
spector that he had been drawn into an
embarrassing position.
At the request of the building in
spector he had introduced a resolution
which allowed a resident Of the Second
ward. c. w. Davies, to erect a. barn on
North street. After the resolution had
been passed by both braehes Of the coun-
Gil he learned that it was directly op-
posed to the ordinance recently passed
relating to the building of barns. He
had the mayor veto the resolution.
The matter of the Forest street bridge
was brought up on the resolution which
authorized the city engineer to take the
br1dge out of the hands of w. A. Lee
the contractor, and finish the work. The
iron had all been Inspected when it ar
rived by the bridge engineer and pro-
nounced all right, it was represented In
Lees behalf. After the bridge had been
all finished the city engineer raised the
question as to the defects in certain parts
of the iron work.
1t was finally decided to have the iron
tested at the Great Northern shops If
it is defective the contractor will have
to replace the defective parts.
Lee has been paid $500 on a contract
calling for $S,0oO