St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-27
The Chamber Of Commerce
Discusses the Public Lii
brary Question.
New Officers for Company c,
First Regiment, Chosen
Last Night.
Home Industry Finds a Re-
spors,ve Chord in the
Fire Commission.
President Lowry Ready to
Talk About Extensions Of
the City Railway.
sIDE-TRACKED AGAIN.

The Chamber of Commerce Dis
cussas the Public Library QNes-
ton and Refers 1t to q Commit
tee.
The report of the committee in regard
to the public library that was laid over
last week came up in the chamber OF
commerce yesterday morning as the
special order. This report was made on
Gen. Andrews resolution that levy OF
half a mill be made every five years,
for the purpose of accommodating fund
with which to ultimately erect a public
library. The report of the committee
at the meeting last week was to the
effect that the matter be laid over until
q more suitable time. The chamber did
not quite like to choke off the PROPOSE
ton i'll a manner quite so uncere-
mOniouS as that, and so laid 1t over
till yesterday morning. Mr.. Lud-
den. from the committee. made a
verbal report in the nature OF an
explanation, and pointed out on draw
ing OF the court house that was hang
ing on the wall the rooms in the fourth
story of that structure that had been
suggested for tbs use OF the library.
These rooms, the committee thought,
were very suitable for the purpose, and
that they would furnish ample tempo
rary accommodations till something
better could be obtained.
Lane K. Stone did not favor any such
makeshft He said that one of the most
useful. beneficial and necessary institu-
lions that city of this size should have
is public library building. a pubic
library is something that should not be
crowded into corner. 1t should be 10
Gated in public place, where 1t
would be all ornament to the city
and attract the attention Of visitors.
The city Of st. Paul is wealthy
enough to have a handsome building of
this kind. We ought also to have a
museum. and. in addition, suitable
place for our historical society. He did
not regard the idea of going into the
fourth story of the court house with any
favor at all.
Thomas Cochran spoke in the same
strain and told the members OF the
chamber that there were millionaireS in
st. Paul who had made their money
here in cur midst who could contribute
money enough to build library.
He hoped to see some of them
set an example of iberality.
Mr.. Cochran enumerated many rea-
sons why the court house should not
be used. Among them was the idea
that it was not suitable OF desirable
place for ladies and young people to go
to. The atmosphere of building like
the court house, with all the city and
county offices located there, and with all
glasses Of men going and coming, would
not be a suitable place for public Ii
nf a
general opinion
Mr.. Andrews made vigorous speech
Fn,fayor OF making the levy, and showed
plainly that he had no sympathy with
tlfe opinion that the city could not at
ford the expense.
Mr. Murray favored using the court
house, OF part of it, for the present,
and thought that with elevator facilities
itWould do very well. He reminded the
chamber that it frequently favored
voting large sums of money, and then
criticised the council for its eXtrava-
gance. Gen. Averill was opposed to
making the expenditure, and thought
the chamber ought to wait awhile be-
fore it voted i'll favor of the proposition.
The matter was finally referred to a
committee Of six with Gen. Andrews as
chairman, to be appointed by the preSl-
dent.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The memorial in favor of preserving
Lake Como was referred to the commit
tee on streets and parks. The committee
on natural gas recommended that the
city government take economical but
thorough measures to test the matter of
finding natural gas, and the report was
laid over. The mercantile committee
remrted in favor of relaxing larger
water mains in the business part or the
city, and the report was laid over.
MILITIAMEN MAKE MERRY.
Company G, First Regiment, In
dulges in an Election of Officers.
An election of officers was held last
night by Company G, First regiment n.
&. S. NJ, at the armory, and resulted in
First Lieut.. Chantler being advanced to
the position of captain, for which he is
well qualified; Second Lieut. Shank was
chosen first lieutenant, and First Sergt.
Van DuZee, second lieutenant. After
the election, at which Col. Bend pre-
sided and gave few words of
good advice and considerable en-
enlargement in general way, the
boys, fortY-odd strong. repaired to
the Tivoli and partook of an elegant
layout ordered by officers-eIect.
Speeches, songs and great hiiarity were
INDUCED in, and a happier, better
humored lot of young men has not been
seen in st. Paul for long time. The
new captain, A. e. Chantler, is distin-
guished as the best shot in the state
militia.