The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-28

Extensive improvements to the st.
Paul street railway system are prom
ised by the Twin City Rapid Transit
company for next year.
If they all materialize, over $1,000
900 will have been invested by the
street railway company.
Work on most of them will be COM
menced in the spring. The improve
ments include two new interurban
lines, two local extensions, one Of them
a new cross-teWn line, and additional
traekage to and changes Of locations
in other lines.
All this Information was cleaned by
the two council committees on streets
yesterday afternoon and was the re-
suit of a trip made to select ioca-
ton for the proposed new cross-town
line which the company promised the
council some weeks ago.
The inspection was made in hacks
furnished the members by City Clefk
Redington, and accompanying the
members were Vice President Good
rich, General Manager Held and Supt.
Burdick, all of the street railway COM
pany.
VIII Rebuild Randolph Line.
Randolph street, on which Aid. Rob-
land and the residents of the Fifth
ward generally want the old Ireland
Cochran electric line established
was first visited. Here the scheme is
to extend the Seventh street line along
Randolph street to Pascal avenue, a
distance Of several miles. AS far as
Pleasant avenue, Randolph street was
found to be fairly well built up, but
beyond that and out as far as the
Catholic orphan asylum, the proposed
terminus, little but corn fields and
pastures were seen.
Vice President Goodrich said the
company was willing to build to Pleas
ant avenue, but objected to further
extension, as it would be practically
profitless. The members agreed with
him as to the revenue feature, but in
sisted that as the property owners
had gone to a heavy expense in the
way of grading the street and building
costly sewer, the line should be con-
structed the entire distance.
Mr.. Goodrich finally agreed to con-
slider a proposition to serve the local
ity with single track and make it
line. He admitted that probably this
would be done; at least the company
would consider it.
Cross Town. Line Route.
The proposed new cross-town line
engaged attention of the members to
the extent that Smelling avenue, Victoria
and Dale streets were visited, but no
positive location was decided upon.
Victoria was favored by the ma
jority of members, but when 1t was
found that the grounds and buildings
of the House of the Good Shepherd
blocked the way, near Lafond street,
attention was transferred to Dale
street. Dale street residents, the
committee was told, would protest
vigorously against the location of the
line on that street, and this left Smell
ling as the only feasible route. The
street car officials favored Smelling
avenue, but announced that the COM
pany was willing to take any other
street if a suitable one could be found.
Smelling in all probability will be
selected as the location, though a
strong effort will be made by number
OF the members to use Dale street, de-
spite the protests of the property own
ers Victoria street the company does
not want because of the fact that it has
heavy grade and the line would have
to be built around the House of the
Good Shepherd. Lexington avenue the
park board controls and Hamline ave-
nue. is too far out. There are other
streets running north and south in
close proximity to these streets named,