Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-09
CHAMBER or COMMERCE.

CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
The State Fair-Opposing a New Court
House and Favoring Fire Proof Vault
There was tolerably fair attendance at
the regular meeting of the chamber of COM
merce yesterday morning. Gen. sibley pre-
siding.
DAKOTA COUNTY ROADS.
Mr. j. w. McClung, from the committee
on roads, submitted petition praying for
an appropriation for proposed highway
from Black Dog to the town of Lakeville,
Dakota county. The petition was sent to
the common council with recommendation
in conformity with the prayer of its sign
ers.
CONCERNING THE STATE FAIR.
Mr.. d. w. Ingersoll made statement
concerning the merchants building on the
State fair grounds, and said that the record
Of the parties who had contributed to it's
erection-and were consequently entitled to
space therein-had been lost. There
were so many applications for space
pouring in that it was imperatively necessary
to know who of the stockholders in the
structure named did or did not intend to
exhibit SO that all vacant space could be at
one allotted. Concluding with the remark
that the next State fair promised Astounding
success, Mr.. Ingersoll offered the following
preamble and resolutions: which were unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS application is now being made for
space in the Merchants building for the
n KIT State fair; therefore
Resolved, That all persons or firms having
claims for space in said building be earnestly
requested to file with the secretary of this
chamber statement of their claims and the
space they will occupy at the next State fair;
Resolved, That the best interests of the next
State fair, require from all persons firms
who contributed to the erection of said Mer-
chants building, in case they do not intend to
occupy such space, that they at once notify the
| secretary of the chamber, that such space may
be used for exhibition for others.
THE PROPOSED NEW COUNTY BUILDING.
Mr.. F. Driscoll drew the attention of the
chamber to the fact that the board of coun-
| ty commissioners intended to take action
this week relative to the proposed new court
house, and thought that the negative resolu-
ton of the chamber last week in indefinite
ly postponing the matter, should be amend
ed by more positive expression of disap-
proval of the scheme.
Mr.. w L. Banning believed the action of
the chamber of commerce last week in shut
ting off all discussion of the measure had
stimulated the board of county commission
ers to its present movement.
Mr.. G. D. Strong moved reconsideration
of the motion to indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. James Smith, Jr., was of the opinion
that, if the motion to reconsider prevailed
without some affirmative action, it would be
used as an incentive by the county commits
sioners as pretext to proceed with the new
bailaing.
Mr.. j. w. McClung moved to amend by
resolution endorsing the idea of building
merely a 1ire-proof vault, but the chair
ruled the amendment out of order, as the
matter could not come before the chamber
until the motion to reconsider was disposed
of.
matter quite closely, and declared there was
county auditor, but that fre-proof vault
should be constructed for the safety of the
records.
The motion to reconsider, being then put,
was lost by decided majority.
Mr.. j. w. McClung renewed his motion,
and said the fre-proof vault would not ex-
coed $4,000 in cost.
Capt. Berkey proposed that the treasurer
and Auditors offices should be- moved into
the old court house, the board of control
and assessor changing quarters with them.
There would be plenty of room in the vault
of that building for the records of treasurer,
auditor, and judge of probate, and the new
vault would be unnecessary.
Mr.. VIM. Lee said there could be no cues
ton fire might consume the records in the
auditors Office at any time, and they were
worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. It
would be economy to construct the proposed
new vault, and he believed the county board
would be unit on that measure, if present
ed to them in the proper light. With this
vault, the present accommodations would be
ample for ten years to come.
Mayor Dawson endorsed the sentiments of
Mr.. Lee. but dissented from Capt. Berkey's
proposal. He (the mayor objected to having
the records OF the probate court, which are
mesurably private, with others of more gen
eral reference by the public at large The
proposed vault could be constructed without
destroying any of the present rooms, and its
cost would only be about $4,000.
Mr.. D. w. Ingersoll favored the vault
scheme, and disfavored the new court house.
MIR. W. L. Banning averred that Ramsey
! county was alone in its court house desola-
ton. Every county in the State but this
had decent and substantial court house.
What a spectacle St. Paul presented to the
outside world! It had neither court house
worthy of the name nor high school build
ing! He was not SO certain of the economy
of the measure in building vault merely.
new court house could be more ecouoni-
cally built now than perhaps at any future
period, and the imperative need thereof
would be felt sooner Or later. There we're
two sides to this question, and, without ac-
cepting. or endorsing either, he thought the
chamber had at least acted indiscreetly in
indefinitely postponing the discussion last
week andIthis. He objected to the gagging
business.
Mr.. McClung's motion was then put and
carried, and the chamber adjourned.
The Base Ball Championship.
The play of the six league ball clubs the
past week gives the Bostons good lead for
the championship, the Cincinnatis second
and the Chicagos good third. Indianapo-
lis, Providence and Milwaukee follow in the
order named, the latter being badly in the
rear. The Chicagos are playing very stead
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