The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-01
WHAT THEY THINK
OF LAKE ST. Line.
CITIZENS OF SEVENTH AND
EIGHTH WARDS ON RECORD.
Residents OF the Eighth Declare
Against Trolley Line on Lake Street,
While Seventh Warders Favor the
Plan-sentiment In Twelfth Ward
May Decide the Question.

Opposition to a cross-toWn trolley
line on Lake street developed at an
eighth ward meeting last evening, and
it was voted to instruct the aldermen
to work against the proposition. In
the seventh ward, on the other hand,
a meeting declared for the Lake street
route. and the ward aldermen will be
instructed to; govern themselves ac-
cordingly. Should the members Of the
council committee on railroads agree
that local sentiment should prevail in
this question, it appears that the alder
men Of the twelfth ward will cast the
deciding vote. Ia Il. -
At present the twelfth ward alder
men favor the Lake street route, but
Alderman Dennis G.. Bow says that
he intends to be, governed solely by
the wishes Of his constituents. Thus
far, according to his information, the
Lake street sentiment is by far the
largest in his ward. None of the Cit
liens has opposed this plan, tho some
ty-second street. No mass meeting has
been called, and until definite instruc-
tons are received to the contrary, Mr..
Bow is for Lake street. It is under
stood that Alderman A. S. Adams
takes the same position. %1tss
The mass meetings held in the sew
enth and eighth wards last evening
tracted large numbers of interested
citizens. At the Seventh Ward Re
publican wigwam there was some OPP
position to the Lake street plan at
first, but the scheme was afterward
Endorsed, and a delegation was named
to convey the resolutions to the city
council and the committee which has
committee consists Of Ben +. Ward
Judge d. w. Ellis, John Wunder, J.
+. Main and j. w. Tobin. In addi-
| ton to a trolley line, the seventh
warders want the cycle path taken
out and the, roadway widened four
feet on each side. They also impose
the condition that the line be an in
| terurban one. r.. .. -
General Manager Willard J. HELD
peared before the eighth ward citi.
zens at Ottawa hall, last evening, tt
| explain why the company preferred
| the Lake street route. It was q bust:
| ness street already, he said, and would
become more SO with the advent Of
a car line. The trolley line would no.
interfere with driving, he argued, an6
pointed to Hennepin avenue, which
was one Of the most travelled streets
in the city. II the company's plan.
| for belt line, including the Lake
|
realized, South Minneapolis could b.
seen to much better advantage along
Lake street than over any other cross
town line, as the street was lined BY
a better class of structures.
The arguments had no effect on thu
eighth warders, and half a score O.
speakers who followed Mr.. Hielt
spoke against the Lake street line. I
was stated that the sentiment Of thu
community was against spelling Lake
| street as a driveway. III. w. Nc
Claiche presented the protests Of 18'
members of the Chamber Of Com
merces against tie plan. A committed
1 consisting of Z C. q. aJoslyn, J.. w
Falconer, G.. e. Purdy, DR.. J. F. Force
Alex rMcCune and l.. T. Lincoln wa
appointed to attend the meetings o
the special council committee, the frs
Of which will be held next Thursday
A meeting of the Calhoun. Parl
Avenue and Portland Avenue I'm
provement associations will be hell
next Monday evening at Ottawa hal
to organize further against the LAX
street plan. .t's @