The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03

its leVee property was limited to uSues
connected with the river traffic and that
it had no right to lease or use the prop
erty for any purpose except those con-
nected with transportation by way CT
the river
PROPERTY NEVER USED.
The fact is that the city has not used
this property that is sought to be vacated
for 1eVee purposes for more than thirty
years and that at the time when the
traffic of the river was at its greatest
the levee below SibIey street was used
very little in comparison with the levee
above Sibley street. The levee above
Sibley street will be considerably impIov-
ed and it is acknowledged that it is more
than sufficient to accommodate all the
river traffic at the present time and it
will be sufficient to accommodate the
traff1c even II it increases many fold It
is also urged even if in the distant fu-
ture there should be demand for more
Ievee property for public use the city is
amply provided with such property, as
1t owns leVee more than mile in
length above the Wabasha street bridge
on this side of the river, which is avail
able for that purpose whenever it shall
be required. 1t is thus apparent that the
city IS surrendering rights which are Of
no market value, rights for which it
now has no use and has not used for
thirty years last past, and it is entirely
improbable that it will have any use
for such rights in the future AS a COM
pensation for these rights, what is the
city getting? In the first place, it gets
the union depot greatly improved and
enlarged which is a matter of public i'm
portance to every person in the city Of
st. Paul. If the Union Depot company
makes the improvements which are con-
ia nj a fxarl 1lv-
that 1t will expend within a very short
period at least the sum of S4C0OOO in
making the necessary changes and i'm
proNementS in the union depot and prop
erty adjoining, and when these improve
ments are made it insures for some time
to come of there being within the city
OF ST Paul a union depot open to al
railroads. who enter the city for the use
or tier passenger trains; for the Union
Depot company, under its charter, is
bound to grant equal privileges to all
companies entering the city of St Paul
who desire to use its depot
IMPORTANT TO ST. PAUL.
st. Paul, having one union station, viii
continue to be the transfer point for
passengers coming from the east and
south and bound further to the north
west Which is of great importance to
transfer track across the Union Depot
company property greatly increases it's
Iacllltles for transferring freight from
one railroad to another, making them at
least tour times as great as thew are at
the present time. This Improvement will
De Of great benefit to the St Paul stock
yards, which is an-important industry
IN the city of St Paul, for it will greatly
facilitate the prompt delivery or stock
from the railroads running from ST
PauI IL northwesterIy direction through
the city to the stock yards at South ST
raul In addition to this the city will
nave an open square in front of the
union depot, which will be $50 feet long
by ITO feet wide, furnishing ample SPACE
Tor hacks and carriages to stand while
waiting for trains at the union depot,
and removing the congestion, which is
now very annoying, Immediately in front
OF the union depot. 1t will give to
strangers arriving at the union depot a
nuch better impression of the city to
nave this open square in front of the
depot rather than the narrow contested
street as 1t exists at the present time.
Inc property necessary to make this
square is to be bought and turned over
10 the city, graded and paved ready for
use without one cents expense to the
CITY, and If at any time in the future il
shall be considered advisable for the
city to Widen Sibley street through to
Third. the Union Depot company agrees
to pay its part for such widening, which
VIII tighten the burden which such i'm
proVelnent will make necessary. This
statement of the advantages which the
city is to derive from the passage of this
ordnance would seem to be sufficient to
persuade all men who have the interest
OF the city at heart that it is to tie
great advantage of the city that the
ordinance should be passed and that it
will be great misfortune to the city If
it fails to take advantage of this op-
portunity to secure these improvements
which will materially tend &c increase its
prosperity and growth