St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-04
DISCUSSED BY THE CHAMBER.
The New Orleans OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
erlirlg the School Ypar

The New Orleans OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ening the School Year.
AT the meeting of the board of directors
of the chamber Of commerce yesterday
morning q communication was received and
read from Oliver Gibbs, Jr., setting forth
that the New Orleans worlds fair would be
continued another year, and suggesting
that steps be taken to renew next year the
exhibition made last winter. Accompany
ing the communication was a letter from
Gov. Hubbard in regard to the same mat
ter, and on motion Of Mr.. Cochran the
whole subject was laid over Till next Mon
day morning, on which occasion Mr.. Gibbs
is to be invited to address the chamber.
The resolutions introduced two weeks
ago in regard to shortening the terms of our
public schools were taken up. Capt. Ber-
ley expressed the opinion that the terms
were too long and that it would be better
to shorten the time to six months. He
favored cultivating the body, and thought
gymnastic exercises ought to be taught
Mr.. NOyes generally agreed with Capt.
Berkey. Mr.. Fairchild did not think the
trouble in our public schools was due to
the length of the sessions, but in
the wrong system of grading the
scholars and keeping an account of their
SldnulIlS. LII OpllllOlls blC DOdlu VI Cuu-
cation should be overhauled and improved.
He agreed with Capt. Berkey that gymnas-
tics should be taught. The resolutions were
amended so as to have a vacation from the
10th of June to the 18th of September, and
then referred to e committee of five consist
ing of MesSrs. A1cClung, Cochran, Morton,
SOmerS and Fairchild, to consult with the
members of the board of education in re-
gard to the matter.
CONDITION OF THE STREETS.
Mr.. HOdgson called the attention of the
board to the condition in which the con-
tractors left our public streets after tearing
them up. He spoke particularly of the
streets on ST. Anthony hill, where they had
been putting in sewers, water and gas pipes.
The streets and avenues, he said all over
the hill, were left full of holes. Mr.. Drake
sustained what Mr.. Hodgson said, and de-
clared that he had many times been to the
board Of public works and asked that board
to compel the contractors to do their work
as they ought to do it, and he was laughed
at for his trouble. Mr.. Rundlett, the city
engineer, said the work complained of on
st. Anthony hill was not finished, and that
the contractors were now engaged in filling
up the holes. On motion of Mr.. McClung,
the city engineer, the city attorney and
the mayor were called on to see that
the contractors be compelled to at
tend to the streets in a better manner, and
to see that contractors are compelled to
complete their contracts and place the
streets in good condition.
The committee on the st. Paul levee was
instructed to make report at the next
meeting of the board, and also to consult
with the governor this week.
The committee on transportation, to
whom was referred the letter of Mr.. W.
Chandler and the accompanying papers, re-
ported back the papers and recommended
the adoption by the board of the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the further Improvement
of the navigation Of st. Mary's river and st.
Mary's Falls canal would promote the inter-
ests of the people OF this city and state, and
that we request our Representatives in con-
gress TO favor liberal appropriations, first for
the construction of new and larger lock-
and, second, for the Improvement of the HAY
Lake channel, as recommended by Col. o. NJ.
Poe U. s. engineers, in his report to the Sec
rotary OF war, of Oct. Is, 1884, and JAN 8,
1885.
The report was adopted and the board
adjourned.