Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-20
say we could not have remedy in the

courts
Mr.. McClung would not 60 into personal
controversy. He was more interested in
striving to gain what we had lost in twenty
years by lying idle. The report was simply
an effort to be courteous to Maj. Allen. He
was ready to join in treating Maj. Allen
courteously, but was opposed to remanding
this matter back to Individuals who have
no power in the matter. Mr.. Driscoll
bad declared that his statements were false,
that Minneapolis had promised to build
sluiceway. He accordingly read the follow
ing from Major Aliens report:
There will be, after this season. no possible
excuse for not running the logs through the
sluice provided; and the Minneapolis mill COM
| pany viii, as their agent gave assurance
last June. provide Cor the passage of logs
| through their sluice. :"
That, he said, is sufficient answer to the
charge that he had made false statements
| If we had attended to this matter fifteen years
ago, Charley Johnson, with all his ], 400 men
of Langdon Il Sheperd's, couldn't have
counted us out. We allowed them to eend
man to Congress who prevents our passing
bill to keep the refuse out of the river.
We have let the Mississippi river 60 until it
has become muddy creek. He would be
courteous to Msj. Allen. We want
him to aid in building up
this city just as Mr.. Ban
| ming wants him to aid in developing Duluth,
but he would not lie idle as We had done.
Mr.. Driscoll said others were equally loyal
to st. Paul with Mr.. McClung. He had
stated that it was mistatement that the ap-
preparation had been used for other pur-
poses than the sluiceway, and the report
made this morning shows that he was cor
rect. Every dollar had gone into the sluice-
way so far as the appropriation had been
expended. It was our own citizens
who caused st. Paul to lose her
prestige by driving the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul roadlto Minneapolis, where four
blocks of land were given them, while we
would not let them have property at $1,000
per acre.
| The discussion was emporarily suspended,
and was then resumed by Mr.. Banning, who,
| repeating his opinion that the courts afford
the right remedy for obstructing rivers,
asked Mr.. Smith to explain what he had
said to the contrary.
MIR. Smith explained that he considered it
a proper case for the government
to interfere. 1t was the duty
of the government TO maintain the
free navigation of the river, and its mandate
in this matter would be obeyed without
question or delay.
MIR. McClung offered the following:
| Resolved That the secretary of war is re-
! spectfully requested to examine the govern
| ment works at the Falls of st. Anthony, which
have been constructed at an expense Of over
100000, ostensibly for the purpose of i'm
proving the navigation of the Mississippi
river, and ascertain why it is that said works
have so far failed in the object for which they
| were constructed, that the United States attor-
ney has forbidden the use of the river for the
passage of logs and lumber, and virtually
| ordered blockade of this great national
! highway.
An effort was made to refer the resolutions
and report to a special committee, but the
| final vote was to defer further action until
| Monday next.
CAPT. CUTTERS CLAIM.
| communication was received from
Capt. Ammi Cutter, setting forth his claim
that the chamber is indebted to him $3.50 on
account of the bonus proposed to be given
him. The matter was briefly discussed as
heretofore, it being held on one side that
the chambers pledge had been more than
fulfilled and on the other that it had made q
promise for itself and not for the city at
large, which it was bound to fulfill. Mr..
Banning urged that the matter had once
been finally disposed of by the chamber and
moved to lay the communication on the
table, which motion was carried, on division,
16 to IL.
| SEWER BRICK.
| MIR. Starkey offered the following, which
was referred to the committee on manu-
| features:
WHEREAS, The city of st. Paul has, since
| 1873, in compliance with the general public de-
mand for permanent sewerage system, con-
structed large and costly sewers, and is at the
| present time constructing others of q like
character and impoI lance, designed to estab
| lish and maintain thereby such a sanitary sys-
tenn as will best contribute to the good health
OF and protection to the property of the citi-
zens. And,
| WHEREAS, 1t is of the greatest importance
| that all bricks and other material used in the
| permanent construction of city sewers should
be as far possible of uniform quality and
imperishable, purchaseable at reasonable
prices. Therefore be it
| Resolved That this chamber. in view of the
fact that inferior bricks have been, and are be-
| ing unavoidably used in sewer construction in
| st. Paul, the city engineer is respectfully
| requested to inform the chamber
| whether better and less costly brick may not
be obtained by the city purchasing direct from
the manufacturers, in such quantities az to
| meet the demands of the city, and prevent the
demand of exorbitant prices for brick, to-
| gether with any other information or sugges-
| tions he may deem pertinent to the subject
| matter of this preamble and resolution.