The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-05
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l. L. MAY & CO., "a East Sixth ST., St. Paul

ly assumed to grant away and in the face
OF an adverse decision of the court do
not believe 1t can be considered a diSad-
vantageouS settlement to the city.
So thoroughly am 1 convinced of this
that freely assume all responsibility in
| the matter and am willing to bear the full
burden of any legitimate criticism that
! may be made.
| In answer to the second question, Mr..
! Michael said:
Several members of the council were
| going to leave the city, and 1t was consid-
cred better to have a full attendance at
the time the compromise resolution was
considered.
The street railway people were anxious
TO have the resolution passed as soon
as possible so that they could order the
structural iron work for the Marshall ave-
nue. bridge, and also make preparations for
getting started on track laying.
Huber's Explanation
In answer to the first question, Aid
Huber, president of the board of alder
men, said:
think it was very good measure. We
were guided and governed by the corpora
tion attorney and am very much pleased
with the results.
don't care to make any statement to
T h e Clio be at all as to the specific
instances where the city gained.
In answer to the second question,
Mr.. Huber said:
We passed the compromise resolution at
once so that the press would not have
chance to tell us where we got off, and
we acted right.
Lynch Is Disappointed
In answer to question No. 1, Aid.
Lynch said:
AS matter Of principle did not think
the case should have been compromised.
l think that the questions involved were
OF such magnitude that 1t was better for
the legal rights of both parties to be de-
termined by the supreme court. st. Paul
does not want anything that belongs to
the street railway company, and the street
railway company should not want any
thing that belongs to st. Paul
AS a compromise measure l think that
Mr.. Michael probably got the best settle
ment which it was possible to get for the
city from the company. The provision
for council control of the streets is the
most important point that the city gained
in the compromise.
In answer to question No. 2, Mr..
Lynch said:
While l thought 1t was best to lay the
matter over until the next meeting of the
board OF aldermen, yet it is possible that
had that action been taken the various
districts OF the city which did not get
some of the things which they Thought
able to have formed a combination strong
enough to have blocked the compromise
Corning Wanted Delay.
In answer to the first question, Aid
Corning said:
All the improvements to be made by the
company are of immense advantage to
the city. The principal advantage gained
by the city was the concession of the
company relinquishing their right to build
for permission to the council. Judge
Lochren's decision gave them absolute
control of the streets. What if it does
give them an exclusive franchise. think
1t would be big nuisance to have two
companies operating street cars in this
city.
In answer to the second question, Mr.
Corning said:
couldn't tell. 1 was in favor of hold
ing ii over. / think the settlement was
all right, but 1t ought to have been post
poned, although / was perfectly satisfied
with the resolution. don't know now
but on the whole l think immediate &C
ton was all right. because this man and
that man might want to change something
which would reopen the whole proposition.
Brennan Not Satisfied
In answer to the first question, Aid
Brennan said:
The improvements which the COMPANY
are going 10 make seem to me the most
important advantage gained by the city,
and the company was as anxious to make
these as the city.
1 announced publicly when Mr.. Michael
was fighting for the per cent gross earn
ings tax that 1 would stand by him. When
this resolution was introduced / had not
previously seen ii or understood the terms
of compromise In finally voting for its
acceptance i did so through my confidence
in Mr.. MichaePs Judgment and in the
belief that the city would gain in the flu
ture. think we should have been advised
| OF this resolution before we were so that
| we could have had time for consideration.
Mr.. Michael believes that the compromise
was the best thing for the city. but l be-
lieve that an exclusive franchise to the
streets of the city should be well paid for.