Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-12
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.,


Fire Ordinance.
The board of directors of the chamber
of commerce held regular meeting yes
terday morning.
GEN. HAzEN's LETTER.
The following letter from Gen. Hazen,
chief signal officer of the United States,
was read and placed on file:
WAR DEPARTMENT, Office of the Chief
Signal Officer, Washington City, Dec. 5,
1SS2.-Mr. F. A. Fogg, Secretary Chamber
of Commerce, st. Paul, Minn-Sir: I
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your communication of the 29th ult.,
enclosing copy of the report of the COM
mittee on transportation of the chamber
| of commerce, of ST. Paul, and to say that
it will receive early attention and further
reply. am, very respectfully, your ODE
dent servant, W. B. HAzEN,
Brig. and Bvt. Maj. Gen., Chief Signal
Officer q. S. A.
| CHESTNUT STREET DEPOT.
Mayor Rice from the special committee
reported that the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul road would Immediately erect q
depot on Chestnut street.
| THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
| Mr.. McClung called attention to the
fact that good deal of complaint had
been made about the way the fire depart
ment worked and the way it was managed
at the Nicols & Dean fire, and moved that
the committee on fire department of the
chamber of commerce be enlarged by
the addition of Capt. Berkey.
Mr.. William Lindeke said the work at
the fire was very bad.
Mr.. Pilkington said the department. was
| too long getting to the fire. It was twenty
minutes before the first steamer got there,
and fifteen minutes more before the Sec
ond one reached the fire. He thought the
| matter should be inquired into.
Mr.. Noyes stated that Mr.. Dean told him
that at any time for the first twenty min
utes after the fire commenced, it could
have been put out with one stream. He
said that he had been informed that five or
six weeks ago the fire alarm was
out of order and that it had been so all the
time since up to the Nicols d Dean fire,
that the fact of its being out of repair had
been called to the attention of the mayor,
and that he had ordered it to be repaired
Immediately, but that the repairs had not
been made. He would favor sweeping
removal of all those who were responsible
for this neglect, and called upon Mayor
Rice to make statement.
The mayor stated in substance that what
Mr.. Noyes had said was true.
Capt. Berkey thought it would be good
idea to have a registry kept at the city hall
of all alarms and to have the boxes tested
daily.
Mr.. Pilkington said that when the fire
broke out at Nicols & Deans, on Wednes-
day. an employe of that firm went to the
nearest box and pulled it, supposing as a
matter of course that the alarm went in
and that the steamer would soon be there
but as it did not come for SONS time after he
went to the engine house and gave notice. He
thought it would be good idea to have
notice put on such boxes as are out of Or
der.
Mr.. William, Lee was of the opinion that
a few more fires, and the destruction of
few more blocks in st. Paul, would finally
teach our people something. In his opin-
ion the members of the fire department
were not paid enough; that we ought to
pay more and get men with more in
tellect and capacity. Besides we ought to
take lessons from older communities and
not be so self-conceited as to think
we know it all. He favored rails
ing the salary of the chief engineer to
tent man of experience. The assistant en-
gineer should be well paid and competent.
He did not believe there was competent
man for engineer in the city of st. Paul,
and strongly condemned the attempt to
bring the st. Anthony hill steamer down
town.
Mr.. Murray wanted the committee en-
larged and that it be instructed to examine
all the facts in regard to the fire referred
to and report next Monday morning. He
then argued that the reason of the small
salary paid was because the chamber of
commerce fought against bigger salary.
It was finally concluded to enlarge the
committee by adding four new men, and
the chair appointed Messrs. Berkey, Noyes,
Noon and Hodgson.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Capt. Berkey wanted to know how it
was that in many cases when important
bills pertaining to the city were pending
in the legislature, the chamber of COM
MERGE did not know anything about them.
Mr.. Lindeke wanted to know why the
chamber had not been notified of the
change of date from 1884 to 1882, in the
bill submitting the bonds to popular vote.
Mr.. Murray explained by stating that
it was caused by mistake in changing
the bill.
Mr.. c. D. Strong asked what became of
the late building ordinance.
Mr.. Murray replied that long time ago
it was sent to the committee where it now
| is.
On motion of Mr.. William Lee it was
decided that the mayor call the attention
of the council to the ordinance.
Immediately after the board adjourned.
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Circular to School Officers.
Prof. Kiehle, superintendent of public