The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-01
FIRE BOARD JACKS
UP STREET AILWAY
Frames Ordinance Compelling
Company to Obey Rules 1t
Agreed to Observe


President Warner, of the board Of
fire commissioners, at the meeting of
the board last night, presented an or
ofnance designed to compel the street
railway company to obey regulations
that have heretofore been part of an
agreement between the fire commits
sloners and the company.
When the ordinance has been APP
proved, which it undoubtedly will be,
II VIII be introduced in the council,
ana II 1t is passed will compel the mo-
torman to obey it's provisions. under
penalty of fine of as much as s1OO
or term of thirty days in the work.
house. -:
On a large number of the down.
town streets the street railway COM
pany agreed to stop their cars on the
west side Of the street if they were
gong east, and on the east side if they
were going west, but it has required
the constant attention Of the fire au-
thorltles to bring about a decent rec
ognltion Of the rule. The idea is that
II the cars stop before crossing the
street there will be less danger of ac-
cldents, and the fire department will
be able to be certain of a clear street
Tor run to fire.
Application of Ordinance
What is wanted by the fire board
ana required by the ordinance is that
all cars going west on Fifth street
snail stop on the east side of Rosabel
Minnesota street and Cedar street and
going east on Fifth street shall stop on
the west side of the same cross streets
The Seventh street cars are expected
TO respect the same rule at Mime
sofa, Cedar and Sixth streets. There is
long list of streets where like pro-
vision is made to prevent accidents.
The proposed ordinance was discuss
ed In an informal manner and further
consideration postponed to the next
meeting. 1t was agreed, however, that
the only method by which the street
railway company can be induced to
properly respect the rights of the de-
partment is by the passage of this
measure or one of a similar character
The committee on claims reported
that 1T had interviewed the officers of
the street railway company regarding
the destruction of hose by street cars,
and that the officials had promised to
further investigate the claim of the
department. On the recommendation
of the committee, the bringing of
suit was delayed until the outcome of
committee, however, was instructed to
continue active and to insist that the
corporation attorney act if the COM
pany does not agree to the stand taken
by the fire commissioners "a
The board desires that the street
railway company put in cutoff
switches at various parts of the. DOWN
town section of the city, the object
being to prevent danger from live
wires in case of fire. At present it is
necessary to shut off the current for
an entire line, and at times the delay
is so great that work on the fire is
either delayed or the firemen unneces-
sarfly endangered. IL the present sys-
tenn of switches is installed it would
take but very few minutes to turn
off the current from any given part of
a line.
The committee on buildings reported
that the cost of increasing the height
Of the door Of Engine House No. IL
had been but SAB. The question of
making this improvement caused
lengthy discussions at several meetings
of the board, it being claimed that
firemen going out of the house on
truck would strike their heads If they
sat straight.