Daily globe., 1882-10-03
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The sswd.st and the bridge Questions Hs.
eeive Attention.
At the meeting Of the chamber of com.
merce yesterday the committee on manu-.
features submitted report criticising on,
citizens for lack of interest manifested In
encouraging new enterprises. The report
was Aled.
MI. McClung submitted ths following:.
The committse on the Mississippi 1iye,
report the following programme as agreed
upon with the proprietors Of the steamer
=. ". Longfellov, who kindly rendered
the free use of their beat to tho Chamber
OF Commerce Of St Paul and the Board Of
Trade OF Minneapolis TO make personal
Investigation of the efects Of sawdust and
mill refuse in obstructiug the channel of
the river. fo
The steamer will start al o'lock q, m.
from st. Paul, on Wednesday next, unless
. rainy day, in which event IL will start the
first clear day thereafter, proceed to Min
nehaha, return 70 81 Paul, making q land
ing long enough to take persons Who de-
| sire to 60 down the river. The route will
then be dswn the river as far as the inves-
tigators desire TO go, and return by dark.
Those invited to go ON the investigation
are:
First-The directors of the st. Paul
chamber Of commerce, directors of the
boards Of trade of Minneapolis and Still
water and such committees as these bodies
may appoint.
Second-All river men, all governments
engineers, and all others who can contrib
ute any information as expert witnesses
for or against the injurious effects of mill
refuse and sawdust.
Third-The members of the Mississippi
river commission appointed by the gov
ernor.
Fourth-The governor of the state. all
meubers of either house of congress, and
and all candidates for, congress OF the
United States senate. s. .,-.,..
Fifth-Representatives of the press of
this and other cities. j. w. MCCLUNG,
Chairman.
The report was adopted, and the COM
mittee was authorized to appoint such SUBJ
committees as it deemed advisable.
THE O'CoNNELL FUND.
Gen. Averil reported that the amount
necessary to purchase the home for the
widow of the murdered policeman, O'Con-
nell, had been secured, and the place prop
erly decided.
BRIDGING THR RIVER.
DR.. Day wanted to enter protest
against having low bridge built across
the river. It would ruin navigation. After
some remarks he offered the following:
Resolved, That in the Judgment of this
chamber no bridge should be erected
across the Mississippi river at st. Paul
that can in any way impair its navigation
by the largest steamboats, that ply the
waters of the upper river:
This led to quito a debate, the general
sentiment being that bridge
below Wabashaw street would be
fatal to navigation. During
the debate Capt, Blakely denounced the
throwing of sawdust and mill refuse in the
river in unmeasured terms. He declared
that if this was continued navigation
would be utterly destroyed, the river trans.
formed into a solid bed of sawdust with
only ripple of water where there should
be deep channel. Sawdust interfered
with navigation as long ago as he was on
the river and the evil had been growing
worse ever since.
Mr.. Lee argued that atprssent there was
NO need of another bridge. The travel
over tho Waboshaw street bridge was not
near as great as over the Seventh street
structure, He moved to amend the reso-
luton by declaring no bridge needed
whatever.
After further debate the matter was
postponed one week and the chamber ad-
journed.