The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-08
BETHEL BOAT MOVES
HISTORIC LANDMARK AGAIN AT
THE FOOT OF JACKSON
STREET
PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECT
AIR. Morgan Says Boat Will Stay I'm
til Spring, When He Hopes
to Move 1t Up
Town.
PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECT

The tempest-tossed Bethel boat shifted
it's position in the landscape again yes
terday morning and is now safely moored
at the foot of Jackson street, where, MT.
Morgan says. it will remain until spring.
when its future will be finally decided
upon.
Much opposition has been manifested to
moering the boat at the foot of Jackson
street, and protests have been freely Cir
culated among the houses adjacent to the
landing, pointing out that the boat is not
only an eye-sore to the public and an IN
convenience to the river people. but as
we'll menace to the security of adjoin-
ing property cit is time something deli
mite was done about this Bethel boat,
said one prominent business man IN the
vicinity yesterday 'TThe city council
should take son.e action that will settle,
it's location. And it should be located
where it will be less dangerous than it is
row. Were it to catch fire the loss of
the boat would be by all odds the slight
est loss that would result"
Mr. Morgan has been aware of the OPP
position to his boat, but he says he is
unmoved by it. Every movement We
have. ever made has been for the accom-
mediation of Others" said Mr.. Morgan
yesterday. I'VE moved to this location
this morning in Difference to the wishes
of the union depot people. who thought
cur location at the foot of Sibley street
just at present would hamper the work
on the levee. We are in no ones road,
and we propose to remain where We are
through this winter. OF course, when
navigation opens up, we do not expect to
stay where we would be in the way of
traffic. However, the greatly increased
levee frontage which the present i'm
proyements will give, will undoubtedly
az 10 far hon vxy..
decide to stay in the river. At any rate,
the work of the Bethel boat is per-
manent work, and we will not be de-
TERED by any opposition. Any danger
from our present position is a danger to
ourselves and to no others. We have to
guard carefully against fire from sparks
of passing engines Every precaution is
taken, and there is little danger of fire.
There is no reasonable objection to our
being where we are, and those who OBJ,
ject must do SO for reasons other than
those stated"
Mr.. Morgan says he will go to New
York next week to attend a conference
of superintendent of work akin to his.
and will investigate the subject of new
quarters at that time, and upon his re-
turn will, in all likelihood, begin the agi-
tation of a proposition to give up the
Bethel boat, and continue the work in an
uptown building. more centrally located.
He thinks this ought to be done, and he
is perfectly willing to give in to the OBJ
jectfons urged against the boat if a way
is opened up for him to quit the Bethel
and remove up town. The objections to
the present location of the boat seem to
be more general than heretofore, and it
is quite likely that the protests being
signed will cause act.an on the part of
the council in the near future, which will
settle the status of the historic eye-sore
in accordance with the wishes of those
protesting.