Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-30
THE BOARD OF TRADE.

Proceedings Of the WeeIsIy Meeting Yester
dan Morning. NimOck's ResOIutionS--A
Busy SessioI,--4 Public PGrk Commits
Sioa--GOing For Our Legislators.
The weekly meeting of the board
of trade held yesterday was
an exceptionally busy session.
The following members were present
A. J. Boa rdman, Richard Chute, A. G.
Haugan, Robert Hale, John DeLaittre, An
thony Kelly, W. S. King, J. H. Kerrick, s.
C. Gale, o. G.. Merriman, H. g. o. Morri-
son, P. D. Mcmillan, G. A. Nimocks, A. H.
Nettleton, Geo. A. Pillsbury, o. A. Pray, S.
P. Snider, Mr.. President.
Absent and excused D. Blakely, Geo.
A. Bracket, A. B. Barton, I. B. Casey,
Geo. A. Camp, E. S. Corser, L. Fletcher,
M. W. Glenn, G. M. Loring,
B. F. Nelson, 7. B. Walker, j. G. Whitney,
W. D. Washburn.
Isaac Atwater, R. S. Jones and E. j.
Phelps were also absent, but not excused,
and consequently were each fined 81.
JoBBING TRADE.
Anthony Kelly, the chairman of the
committee on jobbing trade, submitted
detailed verbal report of the trade of Min
neapolis the past week, which was referred
to the president and secretary with power
to act.
PUBLIC PARKS.
Respecting our proposed parks, c. A.
Nimocks offered the foll owing resolution,
which after spirited discussion was
adopted:
Resolved, That the rapid growth of our
city which has been already extended to
some of the most natural and desirable To-
cations for park purposes, warns US that
the time has come when, if ever, steps
should be taken to secure the necessary
land for such grand system of parks and
boulevards as the natural situation offers,
and which if now secured, will give to
Minneapolis not only the finest and most
beautiful system of public parks and
boulevards of any city in America, but
which, when secured and located as they
now can be, at comparatively small ex-
pense, will in the near future add many
millions to the real es tate value of our
city.
RESOLVED, AS the sense of this board of
trade that to secure the most speedy and
efficient action in the direction indicated,
our members of the legislature be and are
hereby requested to secure the passage of
an act creating and establishing a park
commission for the city of Minneapolis, to
consist of not less than thirteen persons,to
be selected from among the most compe
tent and conservative of our citizens, con-
ferring upon such commission all neces-
necessary powers and authority to carry
out the purposes herein indicated under
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they may deem necessary.
RESOLVED, That the committee of this
board on public parks be and they are
hereby requested to at once confer with
like committees of the city council and
chamber of commerce, and to request the
aid of those bodies in carrying out this
important matter.
BRIDGING THE MINNESOTA.
Mr.. D. Morrison introduced the following
resolution, which looks to the bridging of
the Minnesota river at Fort Smelling at an
early day:
RESOLVED, That the executive committee
measures to enable the citizens of Dakota
county to get to this city conveniently at
all seasons of the year.
The resolution was adopted.
ADDITIONS TO THE COMMITTEE.
Upon the motion of Mr.. Pillsbury,
Messrs. W. w. McNair, R. G. Benton and
G. A. Nimocks were added to the commit
tee on public parks, and upon the motion
of Mr.. Morrison the committee was in
structed to act at once.
The motion of John De Laittre that the
chamber of commerce and the city council
be officially notified of the action of the
board of trade was adopted.
A CALL.
Mr.. Gale at this juncture gave notice
that the committee on public parks would
meet at the rooms of the board of trade
at o'clock this morning. This committee
consists of Messrs. S. G. Gale, G. NJ. Lor-
ing, D. Morrison, A. B. Nettleton, Robert
Hale, John DeLaittre, Capt. Merriman,
A. B. Barton, D. Bassett, W. w. McNair, r.