The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-09
.OMAHA'S TERMINALS
Ordinances for Extensions to Come
Up Friday Evening.
COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW
Burlington and Cedar Rapids Ordi-
nances May BE POST
pOned.

The long delayed Omaha terminal or
dinances will probably come before the
city council for definite action next Fri
day night. Chairman Chatfeld of the
railroad committee sent out notices this
morning calling a meeting of the joint
committee having the matter in charge
for Tomorrow at 8 p. m. It is under
stood that the members Of the commit
tee are ready to recommend that the
council dispose Of the matter at once. The
committee consists of the members of the
railroad and ordinances committees and
the two aldermen of the third ward as
follows: Chattleld, Ryan, S. f. Adams,
Holmes, Nels Nelson, Rand, McCune,
Leighton, Mumm.
Secretary Nye of the Commercial Club
has been informed of the meeting, and
presumably delegation from the clubs
public affairs committee will speak for
the club.
Third Ward Demands Action.
1t is understood that the suggestion
for taking the matter up comes from the
aldermen of the third ward, who are de-
s1rous OF having the ordinance passed
and the work of improving the railway
company's terminals begun at the earliest
possible moment.
The ordinance calls for the vacation of
certain streets and it will, therefore, take
l
for passing the ordinance have been care
| fully canvassed by it's friends, but they
say they are yet unable to say whether it
| can be passed in it's present form, which
| does not take into account any of the
demands made by the Commercial Club.
| There Is e. strong sentiment in the
council in favor Of dealing with the COM
pany without reference to the desires of
the club. There fs%easily "a majority of
| hn thoA - coS, 10 ~
dlnance as 1t stands and leaving the mat
ter of the running of trains and the other
| concessions to be settled between the
company and local business Interests
later.
The company, 1t is understood, will
4 concede in proper season the revised train
schedule asked for, as a good business
move on it's part, but it will not consent
to have the schedule included In the or
1 dinance. 1t is very doubtful at this time
however. whether the requisite two-thirds
vote can be lined up.
| Conditions of Ordinances.
| The Omaha ordinances were introduced
June IA Of last year and have since been
held up awaiting the issue of the nego-
tiations between the company and the
Commercial club. They call for the va
cation of the part Of Fourteenth, Fiji
teenth, sixteenth ana Nineteenth avenues
N lying between First street and the
river. In return for these and other
privileges, the company Is to be required
to pay its proportionate share Of the cost
! of improvements. on streets abutting or
it's property in Minneapolis, whether used
for railway purposes or not. It Is also
to be required to agree that Whenever
there Is not competing line from any
point from which shipment IS made tt
Minneapolis the company shall make the
shipment, at a rate not, in excess OF the
rate from the same point to st. Paul.
1t is possible that a further delay OF E
month will be agreed upon in the com
mittee pending action on the Burlington
Cedar Rapids & Northern terminal ordi
nance introduced at the last meeting o
the council. The special committee hav
ing this matter in charge is scheduled tt
meet Thursday afternoon,