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ORIGINAL TO CITY CLERK 1, 2�4�4�
CITY OF ST. PAUL FOENCIL NO
OFFICE O�F THE CITY CLERK
� OUNCIL RE OLUTIO —GENERAL FORM
� PRESENTED BY '''
COM M I551 O N E � DATF
WHEREAS, on August 8, 1967, at 9: 30 o ' clock A.M. , ,
in the Assembly Room, 11th Floor, Federal Reserve Bank,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, there will be a hearing before the
Hearing Egaminer of the Interstate Commerce Commission,
Edmund T. Fritz, on a petition of the Chicago, Rock Island �
and Pacific Railroad Company to discontinue its passenger
trains Nos . 15 and 16 between Minneapolis , Min.nesota and
Kansas City, Missouri; and .
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WHEREAS, the Council of::the City of Saint Paul, "
being duly advised in the premises, finds that it is n.ot _
in the best interests of the citizens of Saint Paul or of
the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area to have the aforesaid
, trains discontinue,d; and �
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W�REAS� the Council strongly objects to tli.e apparent .
p policy of piecemeal discontinuance of passenger train aervice
� which is becoming increasingly apparent, contrary to the obli-
� gations of our railroads to operate as public service ' co rporations,
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Now, Therefore , be it
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o m - RESOLVED, ,That the Council is unalterably opposed
to the discontinuance of these trains , and urges a moratorium
� on all passenger tr�ain discontinuances until the railroads can �
�� N prove that -all efforts have been made to render the best possible
`-° public service on such trains, including incorporation of modern
technological advances in passenger transportation and modern
advertising and promotional techniques , and until a broader
investigation is conducted of the over-all passenger train
situation; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Council �hereby authorizes .
and directs the Mayor, or his designee , to appear on �behalf
of the City of Saint Paul at the hearing aforesaid and to pre-
sent to the Hearir�g Egaminer a copy of this Resolution, and to
egpress the City' � opposition to discontinuance of Passenger
Trains 15 and 16. ;� �
` AUG 819�7
COUNCILMEN ' Adopted by the Council I9—
Yeas Nays
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Dalglish Approved � 19—
Holland
Tn Favor
Meredith �
�1 �) � Mayor
� A gainst
Tedesco •
Mr. President, Byrne PUBLISHED AUG 1� �9�1
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