Daily globe., 1883-08-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The Site for the New Building Selected
The Ele in Sufferers-The School of For
estry-Street Improvements-The Open
ing of ithe Northern Pacific.
The meeting of the board of directors of
the chamber of commerce was held yester-
day morning.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING.
The special committee appointed to rec
ommend lot to be purchased for the new
chamber of commerce building, made the
following report, and which was
adopted and the committee was authorized
to complete the purchase:
The special committee appointed to Sc
lect a lot for the Chamber of Commerce
building respectfully report that they have
had that subject under consideration, and
recommend the northerly so feet of lots 1,
3 and 8, of block 10, of st. Paul proper,
for S25,OO0, the same being the southwest
corner of Sixth and Robert streets-50 feet
on Robert by $50 on Sixth street.
Respectfully,
T. DRIsCoLL,
j. II. DAVIDSON,
W. LINDEKE,
J. I. AvERILI,
Committee.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 3, 1888.
To the Committee of theChamber of Com
merce of the city of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: | herewith offer to sell for
the purpose of site for the Chamber of
Commerce building the lot on the south
west corner of Robert and Sixth streets,
being fifty feet on Robert street, by $50
feet OF Sixth street, exclusive of the build
ings on same, for twenty-five thousand dol
lars (S25,OOO.) This offer to stand good
for only one week from this date.
w. D. CORNISH.
THE ELG1N SUFFERERS.
General Sanborn reported that Gov
ernor Hubbard had informed him that the
suferipgs of the people at EIgin had been
very great and that at least $4,000
would be needed for their re-
lief, and on motion the special committee
consisting of Averill, Lee and Somers
was authorized to proceed with the work
of collecting funds.
SCHOOL OF FORESTRY.
Mr.. Noyes and Mr.. McClung referred
to the matter of the school
of forestry and favored the
establishment of another school. The sub
iect was finally submitted to the commit
tee on forestry, with the understanding
that the matter should be brought to the
attention of the forestry congress at its
forthcoming session in st. Paul.
SIDEWALKS AND PAYMENTS.
The following, offered by Mr.. Wilhus
was adopted:
ReSoIUed, That the executive committee
be requested to ascertain and report the
best and most feasible plan, to be recon-
mended to the city government for its
adoption, for the further improvement of
the streets in the center portion of this
city, with special reference to permanent
pavements and sidewalks.
NORTHERN PACIFIC ROAD.
The following, offered by Gen. Averill
were adopted:
ReSolued, That it is the sense of this
chamber that the city council make pro-
visions for public reception and enter
tainment on the occasion of the opening
of the Northern Pacific railroad to the Pa
cific ocean upon a scale commensurate with
the magnitude of the event.
ReSoEred, That a special committee of
seven ~ be appointed to confer with the
mayor and city authorities upon this en-
tertainment, and aid in any proper man
ner in said preparations.
The chair appointed the following gen.
tlemen to constitute the committee: Gen.
H. II. Sibley, Alex. Ramsey, G. D. O'Brien,
Edmund Rice, Henry NJ. Rice, Norman
w. Kittson, j. M. Gilman and Thomas
Cochran, Jr.
THE SCIENCES.