The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-09
GEDNEY LEASE DIFFICULTY TO
BE TALKED OVER AT THE
HEALTH OFFICE
SOME WARM REMARKS ARE
MADE IN DISCUSSION
"The Doctor Is a Very Revengeful
Man." Says D. n. Michaud, and Paul
Martin Intimates That the Health
Commissioner Cannot Possibly Get
the Spur Tracks Removed.

There was a division of sentiment
among the members of the Sixth Ward
Improvement association who attended
the meeting of the organization last
evening. 1t appeared from the state
ments made by President Doran and
Secretary Wood that both officers of
the association had received letters
from DR.. Ohage inviting them to a
conference to be held at the health Of
flee this morning relative to the Ged-
ney lease.
President Doran said he would be so
busy that he could not possibly attend
the conference, and suggested that
some other member of the association
be delegated to attend in his place.
c. S. Schurman was of the opinion
that as Dr. Ohage had not written
either Mr.. Doran or Mr.. Wood, repre-
sentatives of the association, no at
tention should be paid to his request.
Would Demean Itself.
"The association would demean it
self by sending anyone over to confer
with him." was the way Mr.. Schurman
put it.
President Doran suggested that Paul
Mr.. Martin said it would be useless for
him to attend. ST know just what DR..
Ohage viii propose" said Mr.. Martin,
for he told me in confidence the other
day. He wants the spur track taken
up and a fence built along the rear of
the Gedney factory and another along
the railroad track. Ohage wants to
have the spur track removed and that
Sc~ oil
well try to chew up the Wabasha street
bridge as to get that track up, and 1
know what 1 am talking about. The
land on which the track is laid was
given by property owners and the city
had perfect right to allow the Omaha
road to lay track on it. Knowing as
1 do, just what Ohage will propose, 1
do not care to attend the conference.
The doctor has fooled us several times
and we will not gain anything by con-
ferring with him."
DR.. J. G. Mcnamara was the next
choice of President Doran to attend
the conference. DR. McNameA-a. was
willing to go, but didn't want to rep
resent the association if the members
objected. President Doran said his let
ter from DR.. Ohage spoke about IAN
amicable arrangement of the diff
Guilty and it was in the best interest
OF the association to have someone
present il only to hear what the prop
ositiOn was.
Two Delegates Appointed.
After considerable discussion it was
decided that DR.. Mcnamara and Sec
rotary Wood should attend the confer
ence this morning, but not as repre-
sent2tiyes Of the association. It was
hrDncNt ont Thaf ho 1oa a1e
written Judge o. B. Lewis and e. e.
Mcdonald tO-be present at the con-
ference. Judge Wood said there was not
the least possibility of Judge Lewis at
tending, and Mr.. Mcdonald was out of
the city.
Judge Wood declared the association
was a unit in having a safe approach
built from the bridge to the baths; but
he was certain the association was OPP
posed to putting any money into the
baths as a park. DIR. Ohage in at
lacking the leases on the levee is not
doing right" said Judge Wood, "and
1t is a dangerous fight for him to
tackle. If he brings this matter of
leases up he will destroy himself. and
there is 10 danger of his doing that.
II the city has abandoned the levee, as
1t is claimed it has done by selling a
couple of lots to the Omaha road, the
lease holders can pay a small sum to
the feeholders, and then the city will
be out of it. Let us concede anything
which will give the doctor a safe APP
proach to the baths, but let us not con-
cede one inch of track. We cannot
lose in this fight, and DR.. Ohage can
not attack the track or factory on the
ground that the baths are a public
park. We should regret to make a fight
with DR.. Ohage, but we can do it, and
we know all about the titles to the ISL
and and can make a good fight if we
wish to-"
D. H. Michaud declared the fight
made by DR.. Ohage was a personal one
against Mr.. Gedney, but the result was
a blow to the manufacturing estab-
hshments in the ward.
Doctor Is ReVengefuI."
THE doctor is of a very reVengeful