The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-17
CITY ASKED 70 VACATE
UNION DEPOT COMPANY ASKS THAT
1T SURRENDER ITS LEVER
RIGHTS
EXTENSION Is NECESSARY
Present Depot Facilities Being In
adequate to the Demands Made
Upon Them by the
Railroads.

Assemblyman Benson yesterday after
noon presented to the committee on
streets a petition for the vacation by the
city OF that part Of the Ievee between
block %, st. Paul proper; blocks and
4, of Hopkins addition to St. Paul, and
the Mississippi river, and asked that the
same be referred to the committee on
streets.
This is petition asking the city to
transfer and vacate all its rights to the
leVee. riparian and otherwise. The OBJ
1ect In asking this petition granted was
that the Union Depot company desired to
enlarge Its grounds, and one Of the direct
results would be the occupation OF th,.
IeYee front by the Milwaukee Railroad
company for its tracks, removing them
! entirely from the position they now oc-
cupy' and the putting of six or more
tracks in the place occupied by that COM
pany' besides the making of improve
nents that would involve an expenditure
by the Union Depot company of at least
$5VO'00O' The tract would extend for at
least three blocks north from SibIey, and
the river front would be filed in to a
distance of about lao feet out in the river
and be from 500 to 600 feet Wide Mr.
daoley, representing the Union DeDot
committee, contended that the citv had
no right to use said land except for Ievea
purposes. The corporation attorney con-
Lehoed that the use was not strictly con-
4ueu TO IeVee rights. Mr. Hadley asked
Whether there was any use for this levee
Ior the purposes for which 1t was dedi-
edleo. lie SAID the city could not lease
ms property for any use whatever.
PRESIDENT Scott. Of the Union Depot
company stated that he thought the St
raul council would be ready to grant such
an important Improvement. and ba show
eu mat 1t was difficult for the union de
pot TO DO business, and that the fast
trains are held from twelve to fifteen
minutes by the difficulties In getting in
and out Of the depot They had refused
the application of some other railroad
companies to get into the depot on thai
account. This question was. on motion
referred to the meeting next Monday a
p. m.' and the corporation attorney was
requested to give an opinion at that
time.
On motion of Assemblyman Dobner per
mission was granted the Norwestern
1elepnone company to use the south side
OF Garden avenue, on condition that wires
ana poles might be removed whenever
council required
On the paving of MackubIn street, a res
olution granting only the paving of the
nrst section carried. The paving of the
hrst section of Rice street, from College
to University. was ordered
Inc committee on streets decided TO re-
port faYorably the resolution granting,
permission to the Northwestern Te1e.
phone Exchange company to put in the
necessary condutts for the purpose Of
placing its telephone wires under ground
on the alleys running east and west in
the district bounded east by Dale street.
west by Victoria street and north by
Selby avenue
The ordinance regarding permission to
E. C. Warren to construct snur tracIrs
was approved
The proposed lease of the Constans
property for a market site was laid over.