St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-03

of the committee that all fees should be. cut
off. After brief consideration it was REG
commended that the salary of the treasurer be
allowed to stand, and that his fees be re-
duced 33 per cent.
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
Mr.. Murray commenced reading a long
report of amendments to the charter sug-
gested by the committee on legislation. The
first two allowing Is per cent. interest on
city assessments and three years. time for
redemption and providing for compelling all
city officers to make annual reports, were
approved. The amendment providing for
assessing abutting property for spriukling
the streets, was approved, notwithstanding
Gen. Bishops opposition on the ground that
sprinkling was not an improvement but
luxury. The amendment TO authorize the
county auditor to draw on tue county treas
urer once a month, was approved. At this
point Mr.. Driscoll, on account
of the lateness of the hour and the number
of amendments still In Mr.. Murray's hands
that had not been acted upon, moved that
the remainder be referred to the committee
on legislation with power to act Captain
Berkey opposed this. II was these little
things that the chamber wanted to keep
watch OF. He wanted the whole matter to
come before the board, but Mr.. Drscoll's
motion prevailed, and the committee will
decide which ones will be presented to the
legislature.
IMPROVING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
The following resolutions were adopted:
ResoIDed That the completion of the system
OF improvement of the navigation OF the upper
Mississippi river Is of paramount Importance to
the people and commerce OF this state, and that
our senators and representatives be urgently re-
quested to all honorable means To secure
larger appropriation for that purpose Ut the
present session of congress.
Resoiced. That a copy of this resolution be
forwarded to each of our senators and represen-
tatives in congress.
ADDITIONS TO ST. PAUL.
The following resolution was offered BY
Mr.. Fairchild and adopted:
WHEREAS, The practical operation OF the law
requiring D alters of additions to the city of ST.
Paul to dedicate one twentieth part thereof as q
public park is 10 create great number of such
parks selected from the most worthless and I'M
slightly parts OF each addition, 10 cost the city
urge sums of money to improve, therefore
ReSOL0ed, That it is the sense OF this chamber
that this law should be repealed.
A CoNTUMAcIoUs OFFICIAL.
General Bishop stated that be had been in
formed that a county officer had gone into
the legislature with personal bill for the in
crease of his salary. That being the case, he
thought the chamner ought TO express its
decided disapproval of such conduct. Mr..
Cochran said that he thought Gen. Bishop
was in error in regard to some part Of his
statement. Mr.. Nichols denied this and said
the matter was considered before the COM
mittee, and after that the bill was introduced
into the legislature. The result of the mat
ter was that, on motion of Capt. Nichols, the
board protested against any one going before
the legislature with personal bill for the
purpose of having his salary raised.
AN INVITATION.
An invitstiou was received from Col.
Bend, Of the First regiment for the members
of the chamber to be present at drill of
companies e, d and at the Armory
Wednesday evening.
1t looked at one time as though the board
would be compelled to hold an afternoon
session, but the referring of Mr.. Murray's
amendments to the committee avoided this,
and the board adjourned little after IL.