Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-24
CHAMBER or CoJE5,ERCE.

The Meeting of Directors Yesterday New
Plan for Building Houses Trlbote to
Leonard b. DISQUALIFICATION of Sec
Rotary Fogg.
The following matters came before the
board of directors OF the chamber of COM
MERGE yesterday morning.
ABOUT HOUSE BUILDING.
The following communication was re-
ferred to the committee on building and
fire department:
ST.. PAUL, April 23.-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 III 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 a home at a reasonable cost, and
st. Paul loses thereby largely in skill and
population.
am here to meet the popular demand
in organizing q building association on a
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 $10to $25 month,
or sold by monthly ms tallments. The plan
which 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 g house or
| buy lot and house, must become a 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.
am positive that the carrying out OF
my plan would contribute considerably IL
the development of the city, and 1 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 a:
may be necessary in relation to my plan
and to receive applications. Very re
spectfully yours. PROF. F. G. BOUCHER.
DEATH OF NIB. HODGES.
The following, offered by Mr.. Henry A
| Castle, was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, This board has learned wit
deep sorrow and regret of the death O
Leonard B. Hodges, long a useful an
active member of this chamber and a
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 hi
useful life worthy example for imitation
ReSolred, That this chamber extend it
sympathy to the family of the deceased
and that the secretary be instructed t
forward them a copy of these resolution
TERRA GOTTA LUMBER.
The following offered by Mayor Rio
was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the committee on mani
features be instructed to inspect the san
pies of terra Gotta lumber now on exhib
tion on at the Office of Messrs. Knight
Cashier, architects, and report to tn
chamber upon its value as a material fl
building and other purposes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Secretary Fogg rendered his resignatio
as secretary of the chamber to take effe
at the end of this month.
The resolution offered by N
McClung at the last meetir
and published at the tin
in favor of taking active measures in T
" gard TO sanitary matters, and which ";
Z laid over for one week. was taken u
After talking it over few minutes it WI
determined to refer it to the commit
: having the sanitary matters in hand.
Mr. Battles was appointed on the col
}. mittee on forestry in place of Mr.. Hodge
il | deceased.
DR.. Brisbine was elected to fill the '
10 cancy caused by the resignation of E.
Deane.