Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-24
CHAMBER OF Co1IuERCE.

The Meeting of Directors Yesterday New
Plan for Building Houses-A Tribate to
Leonard B. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Sec
rotary Fogg.
The following matters came before the
board of directors of the chamber of COM
merce yesterday morning.
ABOUT HOUSE BUILDING.
The following communication was re-
ferred to the committee on building and
fire department:
ST.. PAUL, April 29.-To the President
and Members of the Chamber of Com
merce, Gents: The most urgent need of
St Paul to-day is cheap houses. This truth
lies in the fact that every real estate Office
of said city is daily besieged by throngs of
persons hunting for residences, without
being able to secure one.
The result is that many intelligent me-
chanics who could find here constant and
lucrative employment, are compelled to
seek Minneapolis, where they are sure to
procure home at reasonable cost, and
st. Paul loses thereby largely in skill and
population.
l am here TO meet the popular demand
in organizing building association on
new plan. We have already in st. Paul, it
is true, many well established and man.
aged building societies, but none of them
answer exactly, in my estimation, the
popular demand by building houses that
can be rented for from $40 to $25 month,
or sold by monthly installments. The plan
which 1 propose will bring ample return
on the Investment, and give at the same
time full satisfaction to the working class,
as every person wishing to rent house or
buy lot and house, must become stock
holder and is thereby entitled to share in
the profits of said association, no matter
how large they may be.
My object is to buy lots, and on the same
build cheap houses, with wood or fire proof
material. The last system, which is new.
| will surely meet the wishes of ST. Paul, as
| far as the health is concerned, as it tends
to remove the numerous diseases resulting
| from exposure in our too tightly built
| cheap wooden houses.
1 am positive that the carrying out OF
my plan would contribute considerably to
| the development of the city, and do not
therefore hesitate to solicit the CO opera
ton of capitalists and lot owners for the
| organization of my building association.
and especially the endorsement and ma
| terial help of each. member of this honor
able body.
lam ready to give such explanations as
may be necessary in relation to my plan
and to receive applications. Very re
spectfully yours. PBoF. F. G. BOUCHER.
DEATH OF NIB. HODGES.
The following, offered by Mr.. Henry A
Castle, was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, This board has learned will
deep sorrow and regret of the death o.
Leonard B. Hodges, long useful ant
active member of this chamber and al
eminent citizen of THE state, therefore
Resolved, That in the death of Mr.. Hold
ges this city and state have suffered an ire
parable loss, and that we recognize in his
useful life worthy example for imitation
Resolved, That this chamber extend its
sympathy to the family of the deceased
and that the secretary be instructed tt
forward them copy of these resolutions
| TERRA GOTTA LUMBER.
The following offered by Mayor Rio
was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the committee on manu-
features be instructed to inspect the sam
pies of terra Gotta lumber now on exhibi
1
Cashier, architects, and report to tn
chamber upon its value as material fc
building and other purposes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Secretary Fogg rendered his resignatio
as secretary of the chamber to take effeC
at the end of this month.
The resolution offered by NJ
McClung at the last meetin
and published at the tim
in favor of taking active measures in II
gard to sanitary matters, and which wa
laid over for one week: was taken u
After talking it over a few minutes it wa
determined to refer it to the committe
having the sanitary matters in hand.
Mr.. Battles was appointed on the con
. | mittee on forestry in place of Mr.. Hodge
| | deceased.
DR.. Brisbine was elected to fill the VI
Q cancy caused by the resignation of E.
Deane.