St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
ACROSS THE RIVER.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
1t Asks Some COnundrHms Of Comp.
trOIIer Roche.

trOIIer Roche.
The board of directors of the chamber of
commerce held a regular meeting yesterday
morning at which a communication was
read from the National Commercial con-
ventiOn, to be held at Atlanta, Ga, on the
18th. Goth and 21St inst, asking that dele
gates be sent from st. Paul, and on motion
Of Dr.. Day the chair appointed DR.. Day,
MessTS Drake, FOgg, Hall and DriScOll.
Ten thousand copies Of the annual report of
the chamber were ordered printed. On
motion Of Mr.. McClung Nj. Moon was
added TO the committee on reception of the
railroad conductors. The bylaw proposed
to be adopted, limiting speeches after 10
O'Clock to two minutes, was lost. A stand
ing committee on state fair will be ap-
pointed. and also standing committee on
retrenchment.
WIDENING COMO AVENUE.
Aid. Van Slyck introduced a resolution
to the effect that committee of three be
appointed to confer with a similar commit
tee from the county commissioners and the
city council. to ascertain the cost Of WIDEN
ing and changing the grade of Como ave-
nue. from Rice street to the fair grounds,
with view of adding the amount to the
make the improvement. In introducing
the resolution the alderman urged the board
to give its influence in favor of the pro-
posed improvement. He thought the ave-
nue. should to one hundred and fifty feet
from Rice street, and pointed out on map
Just where it would run.
AIr. Murray urged that it was too late
this year to widen the avenue in time for
state fair. What is wanted is the improve
ment of the roads leading to the fair grounds
so that the citizens of st. Paul could reach
the grounds this fall. There would be time
enough, he thought, hereafter.
Mr.. Fairchild claimed that Como avenue
was in good condition now, and that the
road should be built on the south of the
grounds.
Finally the resolution was adopted and
the chair appointed Messrs. Ingersoll, Sea-
bury and SomerS as members of the COM
mittee.
THE MINNESOTA BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Rev. DE-. Dana addressed the board for
the purpose of urging the chamber to unite
in the invitation extended by the Minnesota
board of corrections and charities to the ma
tiOnal convention of corrections and chart
ties to hold its annual session in St. Paul in
1886. The chamber decided to extend the
invitation.
PAVING STREETS.
Capt. Berkey offered a resolution to the
effect that the following streets should be
paved without any delay, viz: Washing
ton from Third to Seventh, Sixth from
Broadway to st. Peter, Minnesota from
Third to Eighth, Robert from Third to
Eighth, Wacouta from Third to Eighth,
Eighth from Wabasha to Locust. and Lo-
gust from Seventh to Tenth.
The introduction of this resolution pro-
yoked some discussion. Capt. Berkey
said the property along the line of the
streets named was good and valuable, and
he favored paving. He was glad to have
the city improved in this way.
Mr.. D. d. Merrill favored adding Cedar
Market and ROSabel streets.
Mr.. DelanO was in favor of paving all
streets below the Seven Corners and south
Of Eighth street.
hLessrs. Berkey and Drake both urged that
the resolution be not loaded down with so
many amendments that it would be de-
feated.
Mr.. William Lindeke urged that Locust
street be struck out as the paving of that
street was not needed.
MI. MuT1Ty said Locust street was in a
very bad condition and needed to have some
thing done with it.
Mr.. Noyes thought that in such vast
scheme OF public improvement as was here
contemplated, the chamber ought to take
more time to consider the matter, and advo-
rated laying it over for one week.
Mr.. Gribben urged the work be hurried
mp. so as to get it done before the frosts in
teTfere.
Mr.. McClung favored laying over for one
week.
Gen. Bishop did not regard it as so i'm