Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-08
BOARD OF TRADE.

Regular Meeting-dasother Committee to
I,,restigate the HIillers-COnduct0rs Eac-
cursiom-City Establishment.
The regular monthly meeting of the board
of trade was held yesterday.
Mr.. President Washburn being absent
following Donnelly's broad trail through the
district, Vice President Chute took the
chair.
The secretary read a communication from
the association for the promotion of Amer
lean commerce at New Orleans, asking
that the board send a delegation to CON
vention to be held in that city on the third
day of December next. Laid over until
next meeting.
The regular monthly report of the secre-
tary was read and ordered placed on file. It
was filed as usual with matters of interest to
the business men of the city, combined with
safe advise and wise maxims, which demon
strate that the secretary is one of the neg
lected geniuseses of the nineteenth century.
The following resolutions we're presented,
adopted and the committee appointed:
Resozved, That in view Of the grave charges
which have been made and circulated through
out the State and publishedj in leading news
papers throughout the country against the
millers of Minneapolis, that a committee of
three be appointed by the chair to thoroughly
Investigate all the charges made and all mat
ters pertaining to the inspection, grading and
testing grain in this State, especially on the
line of the st. Paul & Pacific railroad. That
the st. Paul chamber of commerce be request
ed TO appoint a like committee to act with this
committee in this investigation; further, that
farmers and all parties interested be invited
to meet this committee at such times and
t,a haa too 1ooin 10 o,,I
furnish such evidence as they may have as to
any Irregularities that may be reported or
have come to their knowledge, and that said
committee act promptly and report to this
board.
Resolved That the boards of trades of other
points in the State be also requested to appoint
like committees and to cooperate in said inves-
tigation as proposed.
Reso1ued, That this committee have p over to
fill vacancies.
The committee appointed were VIM. Tiff
any, w. w. McNair, and Col. Hans Madison,
chairman.
RAILROAD CONDUCTORS EXCURSION.
Secretary Sturtevant stated to the board
that on Saturday next the conductors of the
many railroad lines throughout the United
States would have an excursion to this CITY,
and that it would bs desirable that the
board appoint a committee to meet them at
the depot and escort them about the CITY,
AS this committee the following named gen
tlemen were appointed: Mayor A. G. Rand,
chairman; V. G. Hush, @. G. Sturtevant, E.
II. Holbrook, Jr., Nelson Williams.
CITY ESTABLISHMENT SOCIETY.
Hon. Richard Chute offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That a committee of three be an.
pointed, of which @. M. Loring shall be chair
man, to take into consideration all questions
| relating to the formation of city embellish.
ment society; said committee to report at .thei,
| The following gentlemen were chosen tc
constitute the committees: Richard Chute, S
| G. Gale.
The board then adjourned.
| School Board.
After the settlement Of the Rosser affai7
the school board transacted the following
miscellaneous business:
Mr.. Haglin, architect of the High school
reported that Cauvet & Reid had earned
| $4,000 on their contract for heating appara
| tus in that building. A certificate to tina
effect was ordered.
| superintendent Tousley called attention t.
the necessity of establishing an ungradet
school. This board has sufficient furnitur.
on hand to put a school room in shape for ,
hundred scholars. The cost of the scboo
will be about $50 month, and Of this
amount about $15 or 500 month will b.
received in tuition from those who are Owe
81 years old.
Mr.. Gale moved that Superintendent
Tousley be instructed to make arrangement,
for opening such school in the High schoo
building. !.
/ It was adopted.
Mr., Young moved that music be dropped
from the course of the public schools for tn,
present. 1t was lost.
Mr.. Gale moved that the question be post
poned till the next meeting of the Board
1t was adopted.
Mr.. Austin moved that an appropriation o
$l2 be made for postage for the Office Of th,
superintendent. 1t was adopted.
Mr.. HUM moved that the city attorney b