St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-25
Board of Trade.

The regular meeting Of the Mankato board
OF trade convened on yesterday morning al
9 N. m, President John G. Noe in the chair,
M. G. Willard, secretary. A resolution to
only excuse members from attendance at
regular meetings upon sickness of them
selves or families or, absence from the city
was unanimously carried. The corporation S
need of more dwellings for rent to those
DESTROYS of making this city their home was
pressened in a few forcible and well timed
remarks by Mr.. I. n. Hall and echoed with
warmth by the president, who remarked that
people from abroad who desired to come
here to reside but were forced to take their
families elsewhere on account OF not being
able to find quarters for them would be liable
to become located elsewhere and never be-
come residents Of this city. He remarked
that cottages which could be rented al
from eight to twelve dollars, two Of which
might be constructed upon a sc foot front
lot would go like hot cakes, and would yield
their owners good revenue.
Mr.. j. A. Wise called the attention of the
board to the condition of the streets, which
he charactsed as most unhealthy and pre-
dicted that with the present number Of shall
low sinks and the abundance of manure
piles, to say nothing of the wash from the
hill side which the fiat received, that the
present healthy condition of Mankato could
not long continue. He deemed a sewerage
system of immediate and pressing conse-
quence in order that noXious matter might
not be deposited where it could breed dis
ease.
Mr.. Christensen, who was also a member
of the board of health, remarked that al
though appointed too late upon last season
to secure the adoption of such necessary
sanitary regulations as he regarded of vital
necessity to the health of the city he hoped
as soon as the snow and ice were sufficiently
gone to see them carried into effect and
pledged himself to that end. The board left
the matter to his attention.
The committee on manufactures upon in
quiry reported that the persons who were
considering the erection of glass factory
had not as yet arrived, but were expected to
visit this city soon and also that two of our
home capitalists only awaited the advent of
some one who understood the business to
start pail factory. The following resolution
by Mr.. f. n. Merrill was adopted.
RcSOl0ed That in view of the establishment
of so many manufacturing and wholesale estab-
lishments at Mankato, who ship and receive
large amounts of freights, that o commtte of
them be appointed to confer with the various
railroad managers whose lines center here, to the
end that more equable freight tariff to and from
this city may be arranged.
The chair appointed Messrs. F. N. Mer-
rill L. A. Morse and j. P. Christensen az
such committee.
Mr.. S. Lamb rose to lay before the board
the matter of the improvement of the square
belonging to the county, conveyed to them
years ago by the city, for the erection of
county buildings. The city had given the
property to the county and as they paid one
third of the entire taxes of the county she had
right to expect that suitable buildings
should be erected thereon. He had visited
other cities recently of much less popula-
ton than that of Mankato and whose counties
did not possess one-half the taxable wealth
of Blue Earth and had seen splendid court
houses and other public county
buildings credit to the county
while the reverse was the case.
ReSOl0ed. That it is the sense of this board
that the time has fully come when the county
square in this city should be Improved and a
suitable and handsome court house erected
thereon.
The president asked pardon for thus advo-
eating pending resolution but felt that
there was sense of justice and even of ne
cessity in the matter that would commend
itself to every person whose attention was
called to it. In the first place the present
county buildings were VIGOROUSLY made
quate. The county had BY
piecemeal extended them and
They were and always would be inadequate
There was no other public square at any
point near the heart of the city. This pro-
perty could be very tastefully graded and laid
out into walks, and shade trees planted,
arbors built, and with a new system of water
works soon to be adopted, fountains set in
operation, and the square not only be pro-
vided with neat and commodious court
house, but the grounds made a delightful
resort for summer evening walks, where the
bands could discourse their sweet music and
JOY be unrestrained, and the sqnare be made
source of pride to every one.
Mr.. F. n. Merrill introduced the following
resolution which was adopted after some re-
marks by Postmaster Hunt and referred to
the committe on public improvements
Resolved, That it is the sense of this board
that Mankato ought to have suitable post
Office building, and that petition asking
congress to pass the necessary appropriation
be circulated among our citizens and then
presented with their signatures to our mem
Der of congress from this second district
Remarks upon the proposition to vote
$4,000 in bonds to erect school building in
West Mankato. which is to be submitted to
the voters of this city upon the 4th of April,
were made, and the sense of the board unan-
imously expressed that the measure ought to
prevail.
County Commissioner Klein remarked
that he had at a number of times tried to
bring the matter before the board but had as
yet failed to induce them to take positive ac-
ton upon it. The resolution was unani-
mously carried and referred to Commissioner
Klein with the assurance that the board
would hold themselves ready to back him
whenever he desired to present the matter
to the county commissioners. Adjourned.
Republican City Contention.