The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-28
.DEEPHAVEN WARS
ON TROLLEY Line
LOCATION OF DOCK IS CAsUs
BELLUM.
Company to Cut Down aBnk in Front
of Hotel st. Louis and Hire Lawyer
to Defend Their Rights to the Last.

Deehaven village, thru it's village
council, is at outs with the Minneapo-
lis & St.. Paul Suburban aRilway com
pany over the lake terminal Of the
MISUNDERSTANDING trolley line,
and. is preparing to maintain what it
courts and by the enactment Of re-
strictive ordinances. =.
The company proposes to bring its
terminal we'll into the heart Of the vii
lage by extending it's line along the
shore for some distance and has already
undertaken operations to provide facil
tiles for turning its cars. A cut has
been made in the bank forming the
shore front Of the old Hotel st. Louis
erty owners of the village have been
torn down, it is alleged, contrary to the
orders Of the council, and work forci-
bly, undertaken. u
Hires a Lawyer.
The village council has secured legal
advice and will fight the company on
the grounds that it has no rights on
| that portion Of the old Milwaukee right
of,,way granted to the railroad by the
Gibson estate and will try to force it to
locate it's terminal at the point where
the line first reached the lake. It is
also probable that the council will as
| sert it's rights vested in it by the state
| law to establish all shore rules and
| dock rights and to prevent the landing
| of public steamers at any other than a
public dock by the enactment of an or
dinance.
The state law gives the village coun-
Gil power to establish all harbor and
dock rules affecting public steamers.
The council has been advised to enact
stringent ordinances for the shore line
Of the village and to fix public dock
site at the point where the trolley will
first touch The lake. Any attempt of
the street railway company to land its
boats or to establish docks elsewhere
will therefore be unlawful trespass.
The. trolley will be welcomed if il
establishes its terminal on the northern
arm Of Carson IS bay. It will be grant
It's dock there. Thea beautiful shore
front Of the heart Of the village will
not be damaged by the trolley and the
proposed unsightly cuts and the crowds
from the city will be kept to one side
Costly improvements.
Plans now under way contemplat,
a magnificent Improvement of the ole
hotel property. The hotel building il
10 Dc LOTn QOWn ana several r6S1deDCei
that will cost from $4,000 to $75,0O(
are contemplated. When it was an
nounced that the street railway com
pany had secured the old milwaukee
line and would operate it as trolley
steps were undertaken to have the lin
terminated at the point where it frs
reaches the lake.
But the company has continued t.
build along the lake shore, carrying it
line up to the old hotel dock and .goin
beyond 1t to construct loop or HY'
for turning. To prevent further opera
lions the owners erected fences and sta
toned a Waterman and the village cor
stable to warn the company's workme
,, away. Operations were abandoned 70
| time. Sunday morning a crew cam
on the scene, and in spite Of the prt
: tests Of the watchers tore down tn
. fences. This morning crew appeare
8 and resumed operations.
; The village council, consisting of F
3 il. Burton, president, Lucian Swift, Ho1
ace M. Hill and Arthur Dyer, have r,
tanned John Lind as counsel and wi
take the case thru the courts to preve1
the proposed action of the railway.