St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-09
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
The Bloomington Motor Line In
dOrsed--Other Business.

dOrsed--Otner Business.
At the meeting of the board of trade yes
terday Vice President Wyman occupied the
chair. After reading the minutes the com
mittee on legislation reported that Gov
Pillsbury was leaving for California tonight
and therefore could not attend 10 the inter-
state commerce matter. The committee on
railroads referred a communication from
the JobberS' union of st. Paul. in regard To
freight, to the committee on jObbing trade
of the board. The manufacturing commit
tee reported that the incorporators of the
creamery were looking for a central site
thirty feet wide by sixty feet deep. They
have abundant capital and were pleased
with the prospect.
THE BLOOMINGTON MOTOR.
The matter of the proposed motor line to
Bloomington Ferry was taken up, a map of
the projected road beng hung up on the
wall A communication from Col. Peteler
was read outlining the proposed right of
way. From a depot for passengers and
light freight at either Fifth or First street
north. by a surface cable line to the Hast
ings IL Dakota crossing of Lyndale avenue.
where would be a depot for heavy freight:
thence over the line as already published to
Bloomington Ferry and so on into Rice
county via Prior lake, making Faribault or
Waterville the southern terminus: steam TO
be permitted within the city for such a
period as should be necessary to the build
ing of the cable line. say eighteen months:
work TO be begun as soon as Sl25.OOO is
subscribed. The communication stated that
the people in the southern part of Henne-
pin county, and in the region across the
Minnesota, were almost unanimously IA
vOrable and anxious for the road To come.
L. S. COrser moved that the matter be
tabled one week, until the action of the
UOwns adjacent TO the road was known.
Capt Whitney moved as a substitute that
the board of trade approve of the road. and
offer such assistance as they could render
This motion was carried.
OPPOSING MONOPOLY.
E. S. Corser offered the following resolu-
tons:
Whereas, The granting of exclusive fran
chises tends TO create moDopolies and fasten
them on the public.
Resolved, That exclusive franchises should
never be granted by our city council. except
in extreme cases. and only when the public
good demands, and then only when the public
benefit sought for can in no other manner be
realized.
Resolved. That when an exclusive fran
chise is asked for, it should never be granted
given, that the public may have an oppor-
tunity for criticism and suggestion of other
methods.
Resolved, That we ask the press of our city
to call public attention TO any exclusive fran
chise which is proposed 10 be granted by our
city council.
Capt. Gilmore thought that the resolution
should be more explicit upon the point that
the city should grant no franchises which
would in any way limit its control over the
corporations or individuals obtaining them.
Mr.. COTser asked that the resolutions should
be referred TO the committee on city officers
in order that they might be made even
more comprehensive and emphatic. In or
der to show the importance of the matter
he instanced the fact that an ordinance re-
lating to the removal of garbage now before
the council, will give a certain sanitary
company an exclusive franchise.