The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-16
HUNT WAS AFTER CRAIG
WARM sET-To IN ASSEMBLY COM
MITTEE ON STREETS
LAST NIGHT
OVER MERRIAM PARK SERVICE
Committee Finally Voted Against
Order Requiring More Frequent
Service, Although Necessity
for 1t Was Shown.


81 think your record, as far as street
car matters are concerned, would lead
You to take that course" said Aid Hunt
There is the record, and I am per-
fectly willing to stand by it at any time"
retorted AsseInblyman Craig.
DO you assume to represent the peo-
pie Of Merriam Park in combating the
reasonable street car service they de-
| sire?" continued Mr.. Hunt.
They have got a reasonable, service
now, and it is all they ask for. L don't
see the use of passing a resolution we
can't enforce rejoined Mr.. Craig.
Thus Aid. Hunt went after Assembly
| man Craig, and for a moment it looked
as if he was going to carry out his threat
to show up some Of the members of the
assembly in their true colors.''
The whole matter was caused by the
discussion in the assembly committee on
streets Of the order requiring the street
railway company to give more frequent
service on the Merriam Park extension
of the Selby line.
Aid. Hunt has been the foster father
of the bill aimee he first introduced
it into the board of aldermen, and he has
been carefully watching it through each
committee. As the bill was approved by
the board of alderman, the minute
| service was to be given for two hours in
the morning, two hours about noon, and
three hours at night. when the commit.
tee on streets of the assembly got it
the time was cut down to two hours in
the evening, and it was recommended to
pass.
AS the vote was about to be taken on
the bill in the assembly, shortly there
after, Mr.. Craig protested that he had been
! absent from the committee meeting when
it was considered and asked that it be
sent back again. 1t was, according to
I .sxrI1k
consider it.
The result last night was vote of
4 to l to return an adverse report to the
assembly. The vote was: Ayes, Craig,
Denny, Warner and Benson; nays, Haas.
Dow Smith, of the street railway COM
pany, took the trouble to come before
the committee, and said that the traffic
would not warrant an increased service,
and that, while a few might have to
stand up as far as, possibly, Western
avenue, when some of the passengers to
the hill district would vacate seats, the
cars could not be run every ten minutes
without putting a double track on Pr or
avenue. In reply to a statement by AID
Hunt, that people often had to wait until
several Merriam Park cars had passed,
about supper time, before they could
board enc, on account of the crowd, Supt.
Smith said that he admitted that it was
SO in bad weather, but that the company
was doing the best that it could under
the circumstances.
Assemblyman Craig said that they had
been four years trying to get the present
Merriam Park service. and that he would
not vote for the order until he saw
petition signed by great many Merriam
| Park people.
The bill requiring that all work for the
| city be done with st. Paul labor and St.
Paul materials, as far as possible, was
killed, as the corporation attorney gave
| the opinion that under those terms the
assessments would not be valid. If it
! could be proven that the labor or mate
rial could be got at cheaper prices else
/ where Assemblynnan Haas alone voted
| for a favorable report, with the words
/ 'tas far as possible inserted
| MAY UNITE LOOKUP AND JAIL. ~.
| An opinion was received from the cor
poraticn attorney stating that the coun-
ell might cooperate in building mu-
nicipaI court and central police static
with the county Jail. He stated that the
| charter places no limit upon the amount
which the council may appropriate TO
/ equip and maintain the municipal court,
and that, with the consent OF the ponce
| commission, they may spend any part OF
the $1S5,00O annual appropriation for the
| support of the police department toward
! building a central police station.
! The mayors communication, suggest
| ing that the council take some action
| looking toward cooperation with the
/ county in the erection Of a jail building,
was laid over, to be considered at meet
/ ing of the streets COMMITTEES next Mon
! day evening to which the streets COM
| mIttee of the board OF aldermen will be
| invited and also the police commission
| The recedifcation of the bicycle ord
nances, as approved by the league of
! wheelInen, was sent to the assembly with
| a favorable report. DR.. Whitcomb' $
| amendment, prohibiting the carrying OF
| infants ON the handle bars, was not at
| taehed.
A bill fixing the annual licenses Of ped
| dlers was adopted. as follows: Foot ped
dlers, S.; with cart, $40; with wagon, SO;
extra man, $50.