Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-16

As predicted by The GLOBE the OH
sleepy board of trade is nov
a thing OF life and vitality
under the new organization or rathe
new officers. The old fossil who wa
tickled with the title of secretary is nov
no longer dead brake upon the wheels Of
its machinery. This fact was clearly dem
Onstrated by the
FIRST WEEKLY MEETING
held yesterday morning, with President
Brooks in the chair Of the thirty-fve
directors twenty-one were present and
seven We're excused owing to sickness OF
absence from the city. Those absent but
not excused were Messrs. G. NJ. Loring, S.
G. Gale, IL. c. White, D. Morrison, Geo. A.
Camp and Z. 5. Corser.
The minutes of the previous meetin g
read and approved.
NEW ROOMS.
The committee appointed to secure new
quarters for the board submitted its re-
port. which was in substance that they had
made application to the proper committee
of the city council and had been informed
that owing to the fast increasing
business of the city both floors of the
for the city offices. Even the room now
asked by the board was needed. They had
as yet been unable to find other rooms, but
would continue to search.
The report was placed on file.
AMENDMENTS.
The committee to whom was referred the
matter of proposed changes in the charter
reported, and the report was adopted. The
changes were very slight They provide
for the hour of meeting, making
it 9 o'clock a. NJ, throughout the year; the
directors were increased from thirty-one
to thirty-fve; the dues were placed at $25;
makes provision for calling special meet
ings by the secretary and president, or by
five members; and admitting strangers as
visitors to the sessions of the board.
1t was recommended further that an
executive committee of thirteen members,
to whom shall be referred special matters
which could not properly come within
the jurisdiction of regular standing
committees of the board, together with all
matters of private or special negotiation,
relative to the general welfare of the city,
and which shall be fully vested with power
to conclude negotiations and agreements
on behalf of the board whenever the ex-
igencies of the case may require the exer-
else of such executive powers. Five mem
bers shall constitute quorum.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The chairman of the board announced
the following standing committees:
Railroads.&c.. A. Bracket, chairman;
r. B. Langdon, Loren Fletcher, g. A. Pills
bury, Robert Hale, John DeLaittre, T. B.
Walker, o. G. Merriman. o. A. Pray.
Legislation-R. B. Langdon, chairman;
w. D. Washburn, Richard Chute, Loren
Fletcher, Thomas Lowry, H. G. Hicks.
Water Power and Navigation-D. Nor
rison, chairman; J. S. Pillsbury, W. W.
Eastman, ". D. Washburn, j. A. Loring,
Geo. A. Camp, W. D. Hale.
Finance-H. G. O. Morrison, chairman;
Robert Hale, V. q. Hush, W. S. King, ]. N.
Williams, B. T. Nelson.
Manufacture-O.A A. Pray, chairman; G.
R. Bushnell, W. B. Jackson, D. K. Gill |
more, Chas. Bardwell.
Jobbing Trade-A. Kelly, chairman; G.
B. Hefelfnger, J. R. Coykendall, Geo. R.
Newell, o. G. Wyman, n. Berry.
Immigration G. Haugan, chairman;
Geo. HUM. j. A. Kerrick, NJ. w. Glenn.
man; John DeLaittre, A. B. Nettleton,
Isaac Water, E. S. Corser, D. Blakely.
Public Grounds and Parks-S. G. Gale,
chairman; D. Morrison, G. NJ. Loring,
John DeLaittre, A. B. Nettleton, Robert
Hall, O. G. Merriman, A. B. Barton, D.
Bassett.
A NEW RAILROAD.
A letter from D. L. Howe, of Shakopee,
was read by the secretary, including set
of resolutions adopted at general meet
ing of the business men of that
city regarding the establish
ment of railroad system
with Minneapolis.
Mr.. Howe closed his letter by saying:
F'You have no idea of the business that
would center at your place, from our sur
rounding country, and which now goes to
st. Paul" The resolutions referred to set
forth that at a meeting at Shakopee, called
to take necessary steps to secure the con-
.struction of that unbuilt portion of the st.
Paul & Sioux City road, from Minneapolis
to Shakopee, as required by the charter and
land grant of the company, which had
been transferred by that company to the
Omaha company, it was resolved that the
construction of the road was of the utmost
Importance to its future growth and pros
perity; resolved that we realize that
in yielding to the pleadings of the old
company not to insist on the performance
of the conditions on account of the fnan-
-cial difficulties of the company, we have
been forcibly reminded that corporations
have no souls" and that ''the time has ar
rived when it is our duty to take all steps,
legal or otherwise, to secure the building
of the road between Shakopee and Mime
-apolis," The resolutions further request
the Omaha company to complete the road,
invite the cooperation of the Minneapolis
board of trade and business men of the
city, and appoint a committee of five to
act with Minneapolis in the matter.
Referred to the committee on railroads
with instructions to report at the next
meeting of the board.
PUBLIC PARK.
Upon the motion of Geo. A.Pillsbury the
committee on public grounds was instructed
to confer with the city authorities, and re-
quest them to donate the land owned by
the city in block Is on Central avenue, for
the purpose of public park.
Mr.. Chute moved that railroad map of
the city be included in the forthcoming an
nuaI report of the board.