Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-01
EXTENDING THE CITY.


Some Facts Respecting lie District Pro
posed to De .fnneced to the city or the
Ease Siae-Ihe Results Of the Meeting Of
the Citizens Of 81. -Iltbony TotcnShip-
LoaGs Which WIZ Probably Not be I'M
proceed for Years 10 Conse--i Big Htc4s O1
the FarmerS.
No sooner had the sturdy grangers OF
st. Anthony township become aware of the
purpose of the city council to secure the
annexation of the entire township
to the city of Minneapolis, than public
meeting was held for the purpose of max
ing a searching and thorough canvass OF
the situation. The meeting was largely
attended and the deepest interest was man
ifested.
1t was learned that from the last census
there were in the township beyond the city
limits 4S5 people. Last fall there
were less than eighty votes
cast; therefore it was estimated that the
district contained about eighty legal vo-
tiers. Upon a complete canvass beng
taken. it was found that every resident
save one was vigorously opposed to The
annexation scheme, and that one said he
s'didn't care blank which way 1T went"
The district is either farming or perfect
" Wild and unimproved lands.
Exclusive of the east side
addition to Minneapolis, there are
onlv thirty-six dwelling houses, and the
territory is about two and one-half times
larger than the whole east division, which
latter is estimated to contain some 1900
inhabitants and compared with the 485 OF
the larger territory the st. Anthony town
ship people are deeply Impressed with the
marked contrast. -Four whole and contln-
uous sections of this territory has but five
houses upon it, while one section
| is in normal state and
totally unimproved. AS a whole there Is
less than one house to each 100 acres.
| Another unfavorabie feature, as argued
1 by the grangers, is the fact that at point
on the river Just below the State university
begins a tract or belt of wild, vet marshy
! land about one-half mile or more wide
| which extends in a northerly direction fol
a distance of about three miles, cutting OF
larger portion of the contemplated
district Besides this there are hundreds
OF consecutive acres unimproved, scattered
| in all portions of the township, and there
| are ldnUS MlllCn III Gil EIOCSAN@AANJ HN~@ 49,
in a normal condition for twenty-five years
to come.It is land of no particular value fol
any purpose, and, in fact, lands
which will cost more thar
they would be worth after being fully i'm
| proved, to reclaim them.
The question was thoroughly discussed
pro and con by the citizens. What were
they to gain by the annexation? They
could not understand. Certainly the po
lice. fire, water works, nor school systems
could be extended to their profit nor ben
eft. Hence they could gain nothing
Many live fully five miles from the Mime
apolis high school building, distance fal
too great for that institution to be Of any
practical benefit. After lengthy and ex-
haustive discussion, resolutions opposing
the proposed extension of the city limits
were adopted and Messrs. j. B. Eustis, D.
B. Moore and j. g. Moore were ap-
pointed a committee and vested with full
power to act. A hearing before the state
legislature before decisive action upon the
amendment to our city charter has been
granted this committee, and the commit
tee will improve the opportunity by ex-
pressing their grievances. Another pub
lie meeting may be held the coming
week