St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-15
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Appointment Of Standing Com
mittees for the En-
suing Year.
Letter from Senator Mcmillan Re-
garding Matters of Legis-
latiOn.
City Health Department, Grain Rates "A
Coming Event, Etc.

COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The president announced the standing
committees as follows:
Executive Committee-F Driscoll, P. H
Kelly, Edmund Rice, R. Blakely, E. F.
Drake, Peter Berkey, H. Greve, D. R. Noyes
W. Lindeke, j. 7. Averill, T.. Cochran, Jr3
j. W. Bishop, F. A. Fogg, H. A. Castle, j
| w. McClung. .aS
Statistics and Correspondence David
Day, H. P. Hall, H. A.. Castle.
Finance-Peter Berkey, A. Oppenheim, D
Fl. Moon. *
Mercantile-D. R. Noyes, D. WIngersoll,
z. Gotzan, W. Lindeke, E. Manufacturer. +
Manufacturers. j. Barney,J. p. Crib
ben, J. G. Quinby, j. D. Ludden, D. D.
Merrill, c. Seabury, Lane K. Stone.
sportation-J. w. Bishop, A. B.
Stiekney, w. F. Davidson.
Mississippi River-R. Blakely, Edmund
Rice, II. A. Castle, H. s. Fairchild, JIM
Gilman, W. ?. Murray, E. j. Hodgson, D.
Il. Moon, c. D. Strong, W. A. Somers. :
Streets, Roads and Parks-J. W.McClun e,
w. A. Somers, L. W. Rundlett, T. Cochran,
Jr.. E. j. Hodgson sass.
Health and sanitation-E. J. Hodgson, L.
w. Rundlett. H. s. Fairchild
DoDdTGIuGnb-E. h.
Drake, c. Gotzian, F. R. Delano.
Taxes, County and City Officials Fl. Dris-
coll, j. M. Gilman, Peter Berkey
General improvements. D. Strong, J. g.
Quinby, j. P. Gribben.
Legislative Com mittee-W P, Murray, J.
NJ Gilman, j. j. McCardy.
Auditing Committee. j. McCardy, A.
Oppenheim.
T. tn
Rice, W. Lindeke, b. H. Moon, Fl. P. Hall.
Market Housed. R. Noyes, P. R. L.
Hardenbergh, A. B. Stickney.
Reception-T. Cochran, Jr., ]. T. Averill,
j. d. Ludden. j. w. McClung, w. P
Murray, J. j. McCardy, Lane K. Stone.
SEVERAL MATTERS IN CONGRESS.
The following letter from Senator McMil-
Ian in regard to various matters before con-
gress, was read and referred to the commit
tee on street roads and parks, and Mr.. Somers
city engineer:
Washington, D. c., July 5, 1884.
G. A. McNeal, Esq, Secretary St. Pau
Chamber of Commerce, st. Paul, Mime
sofa:
Dear Sir-Your communication of Isl
inst, transmitting to me resolutions of the
st. Paul chamber of commerce in favor oil
certain amendments to the bills granting the
right of way to the Cinpabar 81 Clarl1's Park
Railway company, through the Yellowstone
park, and with such amendments in favor OF
the bills; also resolution expressing the
favorable opinion of the chamber of com
merce upon s. 2, 1854, ga bill to facilitate the
negotiation OF bills of lading and other COM
mercial instrum ents, and to punish fraud
therein" and suggesting an amendm Mt
thereto; and resolution in favor Of the con-
| tinuation Of appropriation for continuing
the improvement of the harbor of St. Paul,
just received Congress, it is anticipated,
will adjourn within two or three days.
presume there will be no further legislation
this session; but these resolutions will be
filed and carefully considered when the mat
tiers therein specified come up for action.
The river and harbor bill has already gone
to the president for his action.
| have in former communication ad-
vised you that the appropriation heretofore
made applicable to the river at West St. Paul
will be applied to that purpose. I hope that
with that appropriation a survey for the i'm
| provement viii be made, which will enable
US to have report upon and estimate for the
improvement by the engineer in charge.
am, sir, very respectfully yours,
S. J. r. MCMILLAN.
SANITARY MATTERS.
Mr.. McClung offered the following resolu
ton, and supported it with several considera
| tons which he endeavored to impress upor
the attention of the chamber. The members
looked quite unfayorably upon it, and were
opposed to increasing the salary of the health
office for the reason, as one member ex
pressed it, that 1t was injudicious, unwise
| and every way undesirable. A vote wa:
finally taken on its adoption and was de
cidedly lost, after which the chamber recon
sidered its action and sent it to the commit
tee on health and sanitary, to confer will
the city council.
| WHEREAS, The vital statistics of the city Of
st. Paul show a record of 11.65 deaths t.
| 1000 population, which is only about half the
death rate of the world, and it is desirable t.
still further reduce this rate and maintain
the reputation of the city as among thu
healthiest in the world, and
| WHEREAS, All authorities agree that The
best preventive of disease aud death is
cleanliness and attention to municipal anc
domestic hygiene,
Resolged, That it is the sense of this cham
| Der that the health officer of this city should
devote his entire time and abilities exclusive
ly to the health department of the city; ant
bring it up to the high standard of eficienc,
contemplated by the charter aud ordinance.
of the city, and that his salary should b.
made not less than $4,000, on condition O
abandoning all private practice.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The suggestion of Mr.. McClung that th,
chamber should cooperate with the board o
trade for the view to getting better rates fo
the transportation of grain to St. Paul wa
referred to the mercantile committee.
communication was read from Fl. J
| Strouse, calling the attention of the cham be
| to the fact that the meeting of the Sovereign
grand lodge of Odd Fellows was soon to b
here, and the same was referred to the com
mittee on reception.
Interpretations.
Articles of incorporation were filed wifi
the secretary of state yesterday of the, st
Paul Base Ball association to maintain anf