St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-03
First of February Decided Upon for the
Opening of the Winter Carnival
The Palace.
Members of the Loyal Legion in Time Of
Peace Again Fight Their
Battles.
More Tax.Title Law to Come From
the Supreme Court--Last
Months Weather.
Too Much GIass--Hea1th of the city,
Board of Public Works.
Local Notes.
TO BE OPENED FEB. 1.
Plans Accepted For the Ice Paiace
..Off For winnipeg.

Plans Accepted For the Ice Faiace
loft For winnipeg.
Mr.. Hutchinson. the ice-palace builder
snent most of the time yesterday In com
nanv with directors of the ice palace and
carnival association, finding out what the
directors want and giving them such lnfor-
Ynation as they sought. The directors held
two meetings during the day, one at
o,cIocl, and another at 4:30 o'clock. and sew
eraI important points and many minor ones
were decided. At the morning meeting the
MANS for the palace were decided upon, the
General appearance and ground plans OF
which NAV be seen by the accompanying
cut and diagram. 1t was decided to have
no driveway beneath the palace as az nrS6
proposed, and the towers will be OF some
what larger dimensions.
The entrance to the palace Will be througn
a gothic archway into hallway some ~
feet in height, ON either side OF Wnlcn are
two ante-rooms, each 6x5 feet Beyond the
hall is an apartment ABOUT 10 lees
square, and opening from lhls Ioonl "
either the right or left, through calTe ~
arcbwavs. is a room % feet square and 4o
feet in height: and directly beyond the
Grand central room, 26 feet square, and
shove which the tower rises to height OF
100 feet Around the central or tower
room are four large rooms, each 2S feet
square. and each separated by hallway.
THE side halls are each II feet longer IMAM
+ba one leading from the main entrance.
Iaodi,,o tn the rear of the building Is
another hallway of the same dimensions as
tha front hall. From each hallway one
,assps into an ante-roOm about 10 1eeG
snuare before entering the tower room;
while TO the right and left of the entrances
10 each of the Railways are little ante-rooms
similar to those at the front entrance. All
the rooms are connected by arches. Inc
architecture is of the old English style, sur
mounted by heavy battlementS. The walls
of the tower and the four ante-rooms ad-
Joining are 40 inches thick. Around the
lower the walls of the other rooms OF the
palace rise to a height Of from 80 to 40 feet.
These are 20 inches thick.
DETAILS SETTLED.
Mr.. John Summers was made commit
fee of one Oh building, and The necessary
grading in and around the park will be
under his supervision, and will be begun at
once. At the meeting yesterday afternoon
the time of the opening OF the carnival was
discussed at considerable length, and about
everything that would have bearing on
the subject was brought up-the weather,
the probable time required to build and the
times when a full moon would grace the
onening event. Mr.. Hutchinson favored
later date than the early part OF January,
when the Montreal palace was opened.
After a full talk on the question, Feb.
was fixed as the date OF opening. Ihere
were many other topics brought up, sucn
as the securing of water Tor the skatlng
and curling Kinks, and for the construction
of the palace, but there was no acton
taken on these points. This evening the
party, comprising Mr.. George X. Finch,
Mr.. Dennis Ryan, Aid. W. A. Vi an olyKe'
A. S. Tallmadge, II. c. Ives, john sum
mers, S. H. MaXtield, DR.. A. Mcdonald,
George Thompson and Mr.. j. Il. Hutchln-
son will start for Winnipeg to confer
with numerous sporting clubs there
ON matters connected with the
carnival. The stock book, in charge OF
Secretary Hanson, shows that S10,61O OF
the stock has thus far been taken.
THE ST. PAUL CURLING CLUB
met stnight in the pariors of the Windsor
hotel. 1t was decided to send a rink IN
January to Portage, Wis, to compete for
the Morgan medal This medal is the gift
of Mr.. James Morgan of Milwaukee, to be
PLAYED for by the Milwaukee and chicago
clubs against the Northwest territory.
Hutchinson of Montreal visited the club
and gave the members some advice with re-
gard to the rink at the ice carnival. 1t Is
expected that the contest for the Mitchell
medal will be played in st. Paul this year.
The Mitchell medal Is the gift OF Hon.
Alex Mitchell of Milwaukee and cost $500.
1t is to be contested for by the clubs belong
ing to the National association annually,
alternately in the East and West. Stones
have been ordered and are expected daily.
THE sNoWsHOERs.
At meeting of the committee OF man
agement of the st. Georges Snowshoe club
at Hotel Ryan last night, the committee
recommended that all members of the club
order their suits at once and have them In
readiness for good tramp the first snow.
Members will please order suits at once to
avoid the rush. A general meeting OF the
club will be held at headquarters next Tues
day night at s o'clock.
THE TOBOGGANERS.
Twenty-four gentlemen last evening, at
the RYAN hotel. organized a tobogganing
club, to be known as the North Star Tobog-
gaming club, with the following officers:
r.. c. Wright, president; f. G. Whitcomb,
wee president; j. c. Robertson secretary;
w. A. Lang. treasurer; l.. L. Martin. War
rem Larken, f. a. Gray, Fred May, execu-
tive committee The suits will be like
those of the Snowshoe club, with the ex-
ception of the tucQue and sash, which will