St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-27
IN THE MIDWAY DISTRICT.
Organization Of a Central Union to
Boom Business.
AGAINST LIQUOR SELLING.
The Capitol Must Be Moved If the State
Wants to Be in Line With the
March Of Progress.

Interest in Midway matters has fin
ally reached point which has war
ranted the organization of central
union of the Midway Distrit Improve
ment unions. At meeting Dec. II
such an organization was formed but
the first regular meeting Of the central
union occurred last evening at Ham,
inc hall. Representatives were pres
ent of the Hamline Citizens union,
Eleventh Ward Improvement union,
St. Anthony Park Citizens league,
Manchester Citizens union and Como
Villas and Warrendale Citizens union.
The union is composed of five repre-
sentatiyes from each of these local
unions, and has for its object the adj
vancement and protection of the ma
terial interests of the midway district of
the city of st. Paul.
The meeting was called to order by
G. FL. Hazard, of Hamline. and the
union proceeded to organize commit
| tees, through which this union will
largely work. The following commit
| tees were chosen:
! Executive Committee on Legislation
President. G. FL. Hazard, Hamline,
4, chairman; vice president, d. l.. Kings
bury, Merriam park; secretary and
+, treasurer, III. A. Campbell, Manchester;
81. o. Hall, ST. Anthony park; c. A.
| Wallingford, Warrendale.
Statistics, Correspondence, Mercan-
| tile and Manufactures, and Taxes.
j. Merrill. st. Anthony park, chairman; ;
T. W. Wallace, Hamline; M. H. Rogers,
Como; E. II. Murray. Merriam park; E.
B. Hubbard, Manchester.
| ~ of T
Moffitt, st. Anthony Park; W. A. Nay
lor, Merriam Park; G. L.. .Sumbardo,
Hamline; W. FL. Amos, Warrendale,
and M. q. Craig. Manchester.
Streets, Roads, Parks, Bridges, Health,
Sanitation, Water and Sewerage-C. G.
Brown, Merriam Park; George Odlum,
st. Anthony Park; w. F. Bailey, Como;
| W. FL. Carothers, Hamline, and E. I'll.
Mckinley. Manchester.
Buildings, Fire and School Depart
ments and Public and Private Institu-
tions-J. II. Chamberlain, Hamline,
president; E. A. Fades, Como; F. W..
Root, Merriam Park; FL. E. Scheuette,
St. Anthony Park, and &. A. Hunt,
!! Manchester.
The question of opening up streets
north of Union Park and east of Prior,
| was considered and referred to the COM
4
! The committee on legislation pre-
sented a bill on temperance which was
adopted and turned over to Representa-
| tive Stevens for presentation to the
legislature. The bill provides that
"Any person selling or giving away liquor
| within the limits of the prohibitory district,
! or any place in the state, without a license,
| shall be fined not less than $50. Upon sus-
pieion place may be searched by an officer
without warrant, and if it is found that
! any liquor has been sold or given away the
| person may be prosecuted. The officer ne
! glecting to perform his duty may also be
| fined.
! Wholesale dealers also render them
selves liable to prosecution for selling
| to a person who has not license. Re-
! garding the capitol removal, the follow
ing resolutions were introduced by Mr..
Severn, of Merriam Park:
Whereas, A general and free expression on
| the subject of capitol removal has brought
out the fact that the Minnesota press. out
| side of localities actuated by seifinterest,
| almost unanimously favor locating the CAPT
| toll, when the time comes to erect it, at some
| point about midway between the business
centers of ST. Paul and Minneapolis, within