Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-27
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

CHAMBER Of COMMERCE..
Inc Propos ton to Extend the City Limits
Withdrawn-The Improvement of the
mississippi = County Roads - Sympathy
with Hamline Observation-Disclosures the
River.
The board of directors of the chamber
of commerce, with Gen. A. T. AverilI in
the chair, held a regular meeting yester-
day morning.
BETWEEN TIE CITIES
The resolution offered by Mr.. McCIunp.
last week, in regard to asking tho legisla-
ture to extend the jurisdiction of St.
Paul and Minneapolis over the terri
tory lying between the two cities,
was taken up and briefly discussed. Mr.Mc-
Chung, of course, argued in favor of it.
1t was opposed by Mr.. Oppenheim who
thought the object of the resolution might
be secured through plat commission.
Mr.. McClung finally withdrew the resolu-
ton.
THE MISSISSIPPI.
The following offered by Mr.. McClung
last week was adopted:
Resolved, That the Improvement of the
Mississippi river is a work of national i'm
portance, and delay Or postponement of
the work Will cost the people more money
than the most lavish expenditure for its
improvement. This chamber of commerce
therefore specially requests our repre-
sentatives in congress, whatever may be
done with the river and harbor bill, TO see
that the most liberal provision is made for
the Mississippi river.
OPEN THE ROADS.
Mr.. D. R. Noyes called at
tention to a circular from the
citizens of MayvilIe, Dakota, asking the
assistance of the chamber in inducing the
officers of the st. Paul &c Manitoba line to
open that road through to MayvllIe. On
motion of Mr.. Noyes it was determined to
ask the road to furnish the relief needed.
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY.
The following offered by Mr.. Quinby
was adopted:
WHEREAs,the Hamline university of Min
nesota has recently suffered a very serious
loss by the burning of its main college
building at College Place; and
WHEREAS, This state and the entire
Northwest is deeply interested in the sue
cess and prosperity of this institute of
learning, which has already done so much
for the people, and promises even greater
results for the future, therefore,
Resolved, That the chamber of com
MERGE of st. Paul earnestly sympathizes
with the friends of the university in it's
recent misfortune, and heartily recon-
mends its interests, and particularly the
efforts of the board of trustees to rebuild.
to the favorable consideration of the bust
ness men Of st. Paul, trusting that they
will assist in the good work, and that there
shall shortly arise from the ashes of the
fallen building even more beautiful and
substantial structure than was the one now
in ruins.
BRIDGING TEE MISSISSIPPI.
The following were offered by Mr.. Nc
Chung:
ResoIred, That it is the desire of this
chamber that the common council should
be authorized to negotiate with any rail-
road company or other corporation or per-
sons, for the construction of one or more
bridges across the Mississippi river at ST.
Paul TO be used Jointly as wagon and
railroad bridge, the style and description
of the bridge to be decided by the negoti-
ating parties, and the cost to be borne
jointly provided that not more than
100000 of the bonds voted for bridge
at st. Paul shall be used for any one
bridge.
ResoIred, That our delegation in the leg
lature be requested to secure such legisla-
ton as above described.
Mr.. McClung, Mr.. Noyes and Mr.. Coch-
ran favored the resolutions, and on vote
being taken they were adopted.
OPENING THE ROADS AGAIN.
DR.. Day offered resolution, the sub
stance of which is that the committee on
transportation visit all the railroad com
panies, and urge that they endeavorto open
up their lines at the earliest practicable mo-
ment. This concluding the business of the
chamber, it adjourned.