The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-24

school bulFd1ng to urge on mayor
Magney the necessity Of the pro-
posed bridge across Chester Park,
thereby giving easy access for
street cars, teams, automobiles and
foot passengers from one side Of
the park to the other, over the
deep cash that nature implanted
on that part Of the city's face. ID.
About IS citizens were present.
D. S. Horak was chairman of the
meeting. Among those who spoke
in favor Of the Improvement were
Messrs. Mitchell, Bjorge, Dshl and
Hrutford. - LIN - ','.,.. '..',s~
Mayor Magney, who has refused
to vote for the improvement, was
present and not only given an
abundance of information on the
subject but called on for an ex-
preston as to future intentions. It
may be assumed, in fact, that the
meeting was held for mayor Mag
ney's special benefit. ~ '1,-.'' - i.
Up to the present time, mayor
Magney has opposed the improve:
ment. His public and official rea-
son has been based on the alb
normal financial situation, due to
the world war. Those who dig
deeply for motives expresses an
opinion that the mayors personal
objections may be somewhat due
to pique and resentment against a
certain real estate firm that, once
upon a time, opposed and pre-
vented certain improvements On
Woodland avenue,. agreeable to
and desired by Mr.. Magney.
Some comprehensive and earnest
speeches were made in favor of an
early consummation Of the i'm
provement and mayor Magney put
himself on record to the extent of
saying that he would vote, for the
bridge if conditions in 1919 were
no worse than at this time. =,
Mayor Magney has professed to
believe that certain citizens not
only would demand a referendum
vote by the entire city on the ex-
penditure, if ordered, but that they
would finance a campaign against
it.. Several citizens are repre-
sented as having called at the city
hall to express themselves to that
end and at least some of them have
been actuated by a desire to "get
even'' with the firm of Richardson,
Day & Cheadle, who have interests
in that section Of the city and who
represent the Norton estate, hold
ing 160 acres on the East side Of
the Chester creek gulch. 49, =.
When bonds were authorized in
the sum of 100000 to fill in the
old viaducts at West Duluth, the
Chester park bridge was included
in that bond issue. The necessity
Of the bridge hes been urged for
several years. At one time, a pc
tition with over 500 signers, in
Guiding residents in that section,
coal companies, retail and whole
sale merchants and even non-resi-
dent property owners, was pre-
sented to- the city commissioners.
Opposition to and Jealousy Of
certain real estate owners and
brokers probably has caused more
, or less opposition. Many influen-
tial men have charged II. w.
Cheadle with starting the propo-
sition for the purpose Of boosting
values Of heavy holdings In which
he and his associates are inter
ested. So. .,,1.s5.- go
Citizens who reside in that sec
ton and who have been closely
identified with the plan ever since
its serious formulation, declare
that neither Mr.. Cheadle nor his
associates had thing to do.with
with it. On the other hand, one
citizen offers very creditable evi-
dence that Mr.. Day bitterly OPP
posed the idea when it was pre-
scented to'him. When Mr.. Cheadle
backed the, idea with his argu.
ments and influence, later on, it
sis solemnly asserted that he did so
because he was urged to do so
and that urging was due to his
Legislative experience and acquain-
lance. .sRs z .b r,s..
The proposed Improvement calls
for d bridg starting about 100 tt.
below Ninth St., on the west side
Of Chester park and then over the
narrowest part of the gulch, run
ming diagonally to the end OF
Eighth St, on the east side of the
gulch. ss5 i 9ss,T tts.
This idea ORIGINATED with the