The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-29
COMO HARRIET SERVICE
Council Committee Hears Protest Of
Patrons and Orders Service
Improved.

In response to the demand Of large
delegation OF indignant residents Of the
Shadyside, Sunnyside and Lake Harriet
districts, the council railroads committee
yesterday unanimously voted to recon-
mend that the service on the Como-Har-
rfet line be quickened by f1ve-minute
service from Washington avenue to Lake
Harriet from 1880 a m. to 9 a. m. and
from 5 to Z p. M, with ten minute serv-
Ice for the rest Of the day.
This resolution, which was introduced
by Alderman Fred Powers of the eighth
! ward, was adopted in the face Of the
emphatic declaration Of General Manager
w. ]. Held, of the street railway COM
pany, that the company was powerless to
grant the request. lie informed the irate
suburbanites that it would be impossible
to quicken the service on any lines until
the completion Of the new power house.
| The delegation was unusually represen-
tative and the disposition Of all to speak
their minds indicated how deeply they
felt on the subject Among those who
protested against the present service were
Judge F.. c. Harvey Of the probate court,
j.: E.. Jocelyn, J. F. Meyers, Henry Hahn
and J. B. Tabour. All declared that the
present service on the Como Harriet line
was totally inadequate, that they were
forced to wait at least half an hour be-
fore, they could even get a foothold on a
car during the rush hours, and that 1t
| had become frequent practice for them
/ to walk home and down town rather than
waste time waiting for a car which could
carry them. The fact that other car lines
might be equally bad off was an argument
which had no weight with the protesting
citizens. They demanded redress in their
I particular case, and were of the opinion
! that patrons Of other lines would do like
wise if the conditions warranted it.
A point which had weight with the com
naittee was that the Hennepin avenue
line had no close paralleling lines to heir
relieve congestion as was the case with
many other routes in the city. While
| the Como Harriet line was intended tc
accommodate a rapidly growing district
| it was nearly a mile from the Lyndale
line at the greatest point of divergence. !.
| Alderman SchOonmaker Of the thir.
teenth ward called attention. to the fac,
| that while the Lake Harriet service haG
been satisfactory enough when there were
| a few hundred people in that district i
had not been shortened to accommodate
the several thousand people who now livt
in that section
Alderman Lane was in favor Of TASK
ing the street railway company to Sc,
| what it could do If it had the power,
but he was promptly howled down. TIL.
citizens explained that they had beer
asking the company for better service TO
two years, and 1t was high time that tn,
council made a demand upon the corpora
ton. The sallies and generally forcibl
language Of the SPEAKERS were greeted
with significant applause.
Mr.. HELD said that it would take a
least four more cars to give the Como
4 Harriet people the desired five minut
service, and that other lines would hav
to suffer. From the attitude Of the diff
ferent aldermen it will not be surprisin,
if residents of other sections will max
:: equally vigorous demands for bette
service
Il The present schedule on the Como Har
riet lines calls for a 7h-minute servic
during the busy hours and for fifteen
minute service during the rest of the day