St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-11
ST. PAUL NEWS.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Market House Matters-The City
Sewerage System.
A Good Deal of Talk Ending with Appointing
Committee.
The directors of the chamber of commerce

The directors of the chamber of commerce
met yesterday morning.
REPORT ON THE MARKET HOUSE.
Mr.D. R. Moves, from the committee on
the market house. read the lull supplement-
airy report:
Your committee on market house desire to add
TO their previous report the following memoranda
in regard to fuel and pay rolls, in connection with
heating Of the market.
Careful inquiry has shown them that coal Of
good quality, for such use as that of the market
house, can be had at from S4.75 to So per ton,
and that while it is not equal in heating quality
to the coal now used, 1925 for hard and S8 say
for soft, yet it is claimed to be at least 20 per
cent: cheaper by competent and experienced
judges.
: Referring to the pay roll for employees at fur
mace, ETC.,
Engineer. 81 900 per annum
Asst. Engineer (part Of year,. $40 per annum
Fireman (part of year,. $40 per annum
in connection with the heavy cost of fuel as now
furnished, they recommend that hereafter the
heating of the building be let by contruct to the
lowest bidder, under proper bonds.
Your committee commend TO the attention OF
the council committee ON public buildings the
offer of Mr. ]. D. Thomas, of 463 East Fifth
street, to run the heating of the building and
provide t'his own help" for $1,000 per annum,
of such contract. Unanimously adopted
But little discussion followed, everybody
apparently being satisfied that the statement
Of the case was sufficient. Mr.. William
Lindeke took the opportunity to remark that
the management of that building was the
most senseless and extravaganza Of anything
he ever heard Of, and it was so barefaced that
it would not be tolerated in any other city in
the United States.
CONGO RIVER.
On motion of Mr.. Noyes, preamble and
resolutions adopted by the chamber of COM
merce of New York, in regard to keeping the
Cougo river open for the commerce of the
world were endorsed.
THE SEWERS.
The following was introduced by Mr..
Hodgson:
WHEREAS, The City of st. Paul has been heav-
lily bonded by expenses already incurred in the
sewerage of the city, and further large ex-
penditure will be rendered necessary in the i'm
mediate future by rapid increase in population
and enlargement of the residence and business
areas In view Of the experience in sewerage of
other cities of even slower growth than that Of
ST. Paul, business prudence requires that such
work as has been done or shall be done in this
department of the city Improvements shall be
planned and executed as not only to serve the
present needs of the city, but also to contribute
to and form part of permanent general plan
that shall as nearly possible meet the require
ments of the rapid growth before us; therefore,
ReSoIUed, That the chamber of commerce of
ST. Paul is of the opinion that the services of an
engineer of thoroughly and widely established
reputation as an expert in sewerage, as applied
to metropolitan needs, should be at once secured,
that comprehensive, permanent plan of sewer
age, to which all future work shall conform, may
be submitted to him for adoption by the city
council and board Of public works, and that the
works already constructed may be carefully and
thoroughly inspected, and their utility in design
and construction, either separately or in connec-
ton with the general permanent plan reported
upon.
Mr.. Ingersoll asked Mr.. Hodgson if he in
tended to censure the city engineer?
Mr.. Hodgson denied any intention to cen
sure anybody. We must, he thought, natur-
ally lack experience in regard to sewer mat
tiers, and it was no reflection on our present
engineer to suggest that we take advantage
of older cities in the east.
Mr.. Murray replied that if Mr.. Hodgson
had been member of the chamber ten or
twelve years ago, he would have made the
same motion. Mr.. Sewall at
that time made out a perfect
system of sewerage for st. Paul, which was
approved as very splendid and complete
system by good engineers. This system was
to cost 81, 900, 900 or more. 1t was to take
in Como clear around to Phalen, with a main
sewer down Seventh street, under Dayton's
bluff, to the river. This system, which was
admitted to be suitable and complete, and
peculiarly adapted to our wants, was set
down on by the people and the chamber of
commerce, and we had to adopt another
system. This system that has been adopted is
all worked on the Sewall basis, so that when the
sewers of the city are completed they will
substantially carry out the Sewall plan. If
somebody wants an expert from Chicago at
$4,000, he had no objection to having such
if the gentleman would pay the expenses out
of his own pocket. All this talk about our
the table, but as Mr. Willius desired to
speak, Mr.. Murray withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Wilfius then proceeeed to assert that
our sewers were being constructed without
anv system at all. Instead of main sewer
running down Seventh street it is arranged
for them to empty into the river in front of
the City,.
The city engineer explained this and said
that all the sewers that had been constructed
since Mr.. Sewall's time were constructed
with view of conforming to his general
plan, and that the emptying Of the sewers
into the river,as they are now being emphed,
was merely temporary and would all be
changed in due time. This statement was
something of surprise and put the matter
in quite different light. The matter was
finally referred to committee consisting of
Messrs. Willius, Somers and Rundlett.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The committee on manufactures were
granted further time.
Several other committees were granted
further time.
A communication from r. S. Fairchild in
regard to st. Paul was referred to the execu-
tive committee.
The board decided to accept the appoint
ment.to a membership of the national board
of trade, and the secretary was directed to
forward the membership fee of $40