Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-31
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

Streets and Parks Again Before he Board
"A Little Explanat on About the St. Paul
Boom and the Obstruction of Logs in the
River.
The members of the board of d irectors
of the chamber of commerce held a reg
ular meeting yesterday.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
The secretary read the following IN re-
gard to the signal service:
WAR DEPARTMENT., 0FFIo.s OF THE CHIEF
SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON CRY, Oct. 81, 1882.
Mr.. F. A. Fogg, Secretary Chamber of
Commerce, st. Paul, Mimi:
SIR: In reply to your letter of the 18th
instant ! have the honor to inform YOU
that the subject of increasing the number
of weather reports furnished ST. Paul, will
receive early attention and further re-
ply. am respectfully your obedient SER
want, W. HAzEN.
brig. and Brevt. Maj. Gen. Chief 81 gnal
Office U. s. A. :.
RESERVATIONS.
special committee appointed to investigate
the West st. Paul bridge, and Herman
Greve was appointed to fill the vacancy.
A note from H. P. Hall, rendering his res
ignation as director of the board, was re-
ceived and sent to the committee on nom
nations.
STREETS, ROADS AND PARKS.
The report of the committee on streets,
roads and parks, presented by Mr.. Williu S
at the last meeting of the board and laid
over to this meeting, was taken up
and on motion of Mr.. Ingersoll, the report
which said that st. Paul had dirtier streets
than any other city of the same size, was
amended by striking out the offensive
statement on the ground that it was un-
true.
Mr.. Murray made motion that the re-
port be recommitted, to have the commit
tee make more particular report. The
present one was altogether too general in
its terms and really meant nothing, and
would accomplish nothing. He wanted
the chamber of commerce to designate
what streets should be paved and the ma
trial to be used. That being done the
council and board of public works would
not hesitate moment in ordering the i'm
provement. The contracts ought to be let
by the 18th of November so as to give
the contractors an opportunity to get
out the cedar blocks this winter, as they
can be got out great deal cheaper then
than they can in the spring and will save
good deal on the cost of the road.
Mr.. Willjus, who made the report re-
piled that all the chamber could do was to
make general suggestions. Of
course it could not be ex-
pected that the chamber would
undertake to designate just what kind of
stone, gravel and other materials should
be used. All these details must, in the
nature of the case, be left for the council
and the board of public works.
Capt. Rlakeley thought the best way was
for the committee to confer with the city
authorities and then make supplemental
report.
Some further unimportant talk follow ed,
when Mr.. Murray withdrew his mo ton, and
on motion of Capt. Blakeley the CO mmittee
will confer with the city authorities and
then report.
The boom and sawdust business came up
again on an inquiry made by Mr..
McClung as to what had been &C
complished by the committee in regard
to the distractions to prevent the logs
from coming over the falls.
Mr.. Driscoll stated what had been done.
He had had a number of conferences with
Mr.. Washburn aud other residents of Min
neapolis, and Mr.. Washburn had made GER
tain promises to him as to clearing away
the distinctions, and that Mr.. Washburn had
been prevented from fulfilling his promises
but that now he had commenced to attend
to the matter, and it would not be long be-
fore all distractions would be removed,
and logs in abundance would come down.
Mr.. Lee said that the gentle
man who sat at his right Conrad
Gotzian), had just remarked to him (Lee)
that the remarks of Mr.. Driscoll were very
nice, but it was rather too near an election
for them to have much weight. His little
episode caused good deal of amusement
and Mr.. Driscoll tried to explain and called
upon Mr.. McClung to help him out. Mr..
McC.ung did so, and sta ted that Mr.. Dris-
coll had not intended to make a report
at that meeting, but that he (McC lung)
wanted to know about the matter and
therefore had called for report.
FINANCES.
Mr.. Cochran offered the following, which
was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the finance committee be re-
quested to report next Monday morning the fnan-
cial condition of the chamber in detail, in
Guiding the amount of uncollected subscriptions,
membership dues and fines; the amount received
from membership dues and fines during the
present fiscal year; the amount of Indebtedness
to date; the amount necessary to pay the ex-
penses of the chamber for the unexpired portion
OF its fiscal year, and what part of the city has
not yet been canvassed for members hip dues.
THE PROPOSED NEW BRIDGE.
Mr.. McClung undertook to take up his
resolution in regard to a new wagon
and railroad bridge across
the Mississippi. As soon as this matter
was suggested Mr.. Murray stated that be-
fore the chamber took any action in re-
gard to that matter the city of st. Paul
better see to it that something was done
to secure the necessary land. Since the
steps had been taken for bridge and for
the lease the piece of land over the river
had gone up so that no ordinary sum would
touch it. The holders of property over
there we're sticking for outrageous prices.
Better see to getting the land before you
get the bridge with no where to place it,