The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-17
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 levee between
block %, ST Paul proper; blocks and
T. of Hopkins addition to ST. Paul, and
the Mississippi river. and asked that the
same be referred to the committee on
streets.
Ihls Is a petition asking the city to
transfer and Yacate all its rights to th,
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 the
leVee front by the Milwaukee Railroad
company for It's 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
ments that would involve an expenditure
by the Union Depot company of at least
$SoO,OoO The tract would extend for at
least three blocks north from sibley, and
the river front would be filled In to a
distance OF about lao feet out in the river
and be from 500 to 500 feet wide Mr.
Hadley, representing the Union Deno+
committee, commended that the civ had
no right to use said land except for Ievea.
purposes. The corporation attorney con-
Lehoed that the use was not strictly CON
uned to Ievee rights. Mr.. HadIev asked
"hether there was any use for this Ieyee
LOT the purposes for which 1t was dedt
Gated Gated lie said the city could not lease
TINS property for any use whatever
PRESIDENT Scott, OF the Union Danot
company, stated that he thought the St
raul council would be ready to grant such
an important Improvement and he show
ed that 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
ana out OF the depot They had refused
the application Of some other railroad
companies TO get into the depot on that
account. This question was on motion
referred to the meeting next Monday at
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 Mackubfn street, a res
olution granting only the paving of thu
1rst 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 favorably the RESOLUTION granting
permission to the Northwestern TeIe.
phone Exchange company to put in the
necessary conduits for the purpose of
placing It's 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 bv
Selby avenue.
The ordinance regarding permission to
E. C. Warren to construct sn,r tracks
was approved
The proposed lease of the Constans
property for a market site was laid over