The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-18
ASSEMBLY APPROVES ORDI-
NANCE, BUT ExACTS ADD.
TIONAL CONCESSIONS
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
EXPECTED TO ENDORSE
Ordinance Is Revised So as to Give
Council Absolute Control of Situa-
Representatives of the Road
Protest-City's Interests Safeguard

With some slight notifications the
assembly last night gave it's approval
to the ordinance granting to the Rock
Island route permission to cross with
its tracks q number of streets on the
West side. All that now remains is
the official sanction of the board of al
dermen, which, it is expected, will be
forthcoming at its next meeting.
The grant is to the st. Paul Termi-
nal and Transfer company and compli-
ance with the conditions imposed by
the city is to be guaranteed by the Chi
cagO, Rock Island e. Pacific Railway
company, of which the local company
is a party. These conditions are that
the company shall pay all local assess
ments accruing from all city improve
ments made in the vicinity of it's term
inals, comprising some seven blocks,
which extend as far east as Wyandotte
street; lower or raise it's tracks as con-
ditions may require, be restricted to
two tracks, from Alabama street east
to the city limits, and bridge, or safe
guard all streets over which it's tracks
pass whenever the council in its judg-
ment deems its necessary and orders
it done. The council, in this matter,
is 10 be the sole judge.
Ordinance Is Revised.
The revision Of the ordinance maxi
ing the grant was done at the meeting
of the committee on streets of the as
sembly in the afternoon and was pro-
life in discussion, the council cham
Der being well filled with West side
property owners and representatives
Of other companies, whose interests
are affected by the coming o. the new
road.
OF those outside the committee, D.
. w. LAWYER was most in evidence.
speaking at length on the necessity of
3 safeguarding the citys interests in
every detail concerning the grant. He
said his clients had property which
would be affected by the coming of
this road and he desired that their
interests be Safeguarded as we'll as
the city's. He insisted that provision
relative to the building of bridges, the
grading of streets and other matters
pertaining to the future be imposed.
Such existed in the grant made to the
Great Western, he said, and they con-
sututed weapon that the city should
not be backward in arming itself with
in giving grants to other companies.
The fact that the right of way was
asked for by the St. Paul Terminal
and Transfer company gave the whole
thing paper effect, in Mr.. LAWYERS
mind, and he wanted the corporations
official backing, whether the Rock ISL
and or the Burlington company, stat
ed plainly. The latter point, however,
Mr.. Seymour, the local legal repre-
sentative of the tterminal company re-
fused to concede. except to say that
the name had been. decided upon for
convenience sake! Compliance with all
conditions imposed, he said, would be
guaranteed h the Rock Island route.
la the imposition of local assess
ments on the company's terminals,
Assembly Arnold wanted this proViS-
ion to apply to the entire right of
way within the city limits, but he
could not obtain a second to his mo-
ton. The fact that this company will
pay local assessments on some seven
blocks was shown to be more than
any other railroad company in st. Paul
has agreed to do, and the other mem
bers would have nothing to do with it.
1t was shown that the company could
condemn its right of way through the
courts and then nothing would be real
lied.
Object to Last Clause.
Mr.. Seymour and the representatives
of the terminal company were agree
able to all the changes suggested and
made, with the exception of placing in
power to compel the company to erect
bridges and install watchmen at cross
ings whenever it wanted to. Mr.. Sey-
mOur wanted the words whenever
public necessity demands it" inserted
thus giving the company a chance to
appeal to the courts whenever il
thought the provision was being abus-
ed, but the council refused the con-
cession. This matter was debated al
length and ended with the representa-
tives giving it as their opinion that
the ordinance would be refused by the
company if such was insisted on.
Outside of Mr.. Lawler, who made
various suggestions, little was said by
the others present. Those asked to give
their views generally favored the
grant and hoped that the council
would impose no more restrictions
than was necessary to recomponse the
city and safeguard it's interests.