Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-26
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

OuhMDLh VI OVMMGhOIs
appointment of the Standing Committees
The Relief Work for New Ulm-The
Railroad Tunnel Under Fourth Street
Investigation of Tax Law Ordered.
When the chamber of commerce assembled
yesterday morning, President Sanborn an
nounced the following standing committees
for the ensuing year:
Executive Committee.William Lee, Gen.
h. 81. Sibley, Frederick Driscoll, G. H. Bige-
low, c. D. Gilfllan, Edmund Rice, John L.
Merriam, William Dawson, P. Il. Kelly, Con-
rad Gotzian, Maurice Auerbach, ThOs. COch
ran, Jr., D. r. Noyes, 81. P. Hall, Peter Ber-
key.
Statistics and Correspondence P. Hall,
Frederick Driscoll and D. Day.
Fipance-H. P. Upman, w. r. Merriam and
G. Fl. Bigelow. 2lf 93s
Mercantile Committee-D. R. Noyes, D. W.
Ingersoll, VIM. Lee, A. Fl. Winslow and w.
B. Dean.
Manufacturers. j. Barney, E. NJ. Deane
and 81. L. Pilkington.
Transportation-R Blakeley, W. R. Mar
shall and John T. Averill.
Mississippi River. W. McClung, R.
Blakeley, j. H. Reaney, Chas McIlrath, Chas.
E. Flandrau, W. Dawson, James Smith, Jr.,
VIM Lindeke, w. A. Somers and A. s. Elfslt.
Streets, Roads and Parks-F. Willius, j. w.
McClung, VIM. Llndeke, L. w. Rundlett and
John Matthews.
Health and Sanitary-Chas. E. Flandrau, E.
J. Hodgson and R. w johnson.
Buildings and Fire Department-E.F. Drake,
Wm Dawson and G. Gotzian.
Taxes, County and City Officials-Peter Ber
key, VIM. Lee and Frederick Driscon.
General Improvement-C. D. Strong, W. A.
Culbertson and G. B. Thurston.
Legls!ative-James Smith, Jr., Chas. E.
Flandrau and W. Murray.
Auditing Committee. ]. McCardy and A.
Oppenheim.
Nominations-C. 81. Bigelow, H. P. Hall,
D. W. Ingersoll, j. T. Averill and j. W. Nc
Chung.
NEW ULM RELIEF.
Ulm relief, reported that the city had given
s., 900, the committee had collected 81 ,57S,
and Mr.. Lieneau had secured $1.776.75. The
report concludes:
among others, @. H. Lieneau, of the
VoLkSzeitung, aided by Mr. n Meyerding, is
entitled to special credit for his zeal and per-
sonal efforts, which have thus far resulted in
the collection of $l,77675 for the relief of the
sufferers.
From. Gov. Pillsbury, after his return from
| the scene of the calamity, and from other eye
witnesses, we learn that the damages and the
sufferipgs of the people most afflicted, are
much more serious than at first anticipated,
and while we fully appreciate the prompt and
| liberal response by the common council and
our citizens, to the first call for aid from
our afflicted neighbors, we deem
| it but proper to say that much more is fieeded
| before the means are supplied to remove their
| immediate sufferings, not to speak of restor-
| ing any of the numerous comforts of life of
which they have been deprived by the terrible
calamity.
We therefore call upon all who have not yet
aided in this object of charity to send their
contributions, be they large or small, either
/ to the chairman of this committee, or directly
| to the executive committee at New Ulm, of
which Hon. VIM. Pf@nder is chairman and
Rev. Father Berghold secretary"
The report was adopted and the committee
continued.
THE FOURTH STREET TUNNEL.
Mr.. Willius also submitted the following
report, which was adopted:
ST. PAUL, July 18th, 1881.
70 the President and board Of directors of the St.
| Paul CT amber Of commerce:
| GENTLEMEN:-Atth the last meeting Of your board
rtain and report the cau-es Of the unreasonable
delay in the completion of the work upon the tunnel
OF railroad crossings on lower Fourth street, at ana
uear Indexes mill
| Uuon enquiry We find that besides the city here
ire fopr ra lroad com anies interested and engaged
in the construction of the work. namely the St. Paul
4 Duluth, the st. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitobs,
the Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha and the Northern
| Pacific
At the Offices of the first named two companies we
learn that their portions of the tunnel virua y
of I'D af foy oal1n fno
passage of team after the removal of few minor
distractions which can BIS removed at any time.
Capt. Merritt, the engineer in charge of the work
OF the Northern Pacific railroad, assured us of his
own anxiety to have it completed possible
| nd that he will u.e means within his power to
prevent any further unnecessary delay He says
he met with many difficulties in providing the nee
e.sary material aud thst the unfavorable condition
If the ground is hkely to neces-itste the removal
9 reconstruction of portion Of the stone abut-
ments already built. He Is busiy engaged upon the
work now and has no doubt but that it will all be
completed inside Of two months. He also assured
US that the character Of the work when finished will
| be such as to meet the approval Of the city.
The chief engineer of the Chicago, st. Paul l.
| Omaha rail- ems to treat the subject with
more indifference. He complains that the city is be-
hind with it's own work In providing the necessary
excavat on and masonry for the proposed new chan
| nel of the creek, and bridging the same He finds
the character Of the ground such to require pill
ing for their stone abutments, etc. he pie driv-
| ers of the company are all employed upon their
lines in construction work and cannot be spared
BE has for some time tried to secure pile drive
here, and has promises from Mr. Sherwood for this
| work. He says the contract for the st work has
been lst Will do the best he can, but judging from
past experience oan give no as urances if the work
can be completed in one month or in six He
thiDks, however, that he may he able to finish 1t in
| about two months. Respectfully submitted,
WLLIUs, Chairman
THE TAX LAW.
Mr.. McClung offered the following: