St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-13
ADAY ATDULUTH.
The Question OF Who is Boss of
the Municipality Growing in In

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terest.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, April 12.-The question of
who is "boss" in municipal affairs is
again agitating the city council and
chamber of commerce, and this morn
ing lengthy anonymous circular was
distributed about town protesting in
effect against the passage of bill now
pending in the legislature fastening
the secretary of the latter body upon
the public as Salaried official. 1t
would take dozen volumes to recount
the ms and outs and ups and downs
and fires and croSS-fires of these two
presumably representative bodies. Two
years ago the chamber took the bit
between its teeth, reared up on its hind
legs and declared its intention of levy
ing one-half mill tax for the support
of its secretary. The courts brought it
down on all tours, since which it has
been more docile, but still determined
to faSten its secretary as the highest
salaried official in Duluth. A petition
was drawn up and addressed to the city
council, which secured the signature of
some 800 citizens, demanding that body
to favor the passage of the bill, but by
q queer oversight the petition vast sent
direct to st. Paul, without giving the
council a chance either to approve or
disapprove the measure. This got the
llatter's dander up, and it resolved unan-
imOuSly that it wouldn't be Snubbed.
And SO the fight is on, with the probable
result of the chamber again finding
itself in the cauldron. When Duluth
missioner" she can elect one without
the aid Of woodchuck or arbitrary legiS-
lation.
FURRY IN REALTY.
Within the past forty-eight hours up
wards of 100000 worth of West Du-
luth property has changed hands, the
line of transfer being principally Grand
avenue property. The conviction has
been forming for some time that this
was naturally the business thorough
fare, being easier as to grade and acces-
Sibility, so that the moment it was
placed on the market there were scores
of waiting buyers. Other property has
not deterlorated in value nor leSSened
in demand, but men on the ground
know a good thing and were anxious to
secure as much of it as possible. M. 3.
Harrison, by reason of his intimate ae-
Quaintance with the plat, secured a
large share of the choicest locations,
and is CORRESPONDENCE happy, while
other handlers appear equally we'll sat
lStied with their investment, The Iron
Bay Foundry company will at once COM
mence the foundation for its immense
plant.
NOR CASTERS.
70 The Chris Grover cleared Marquette
yesterday for Duluth.
The Ossifrage returned from Grand
Marias this afternoon. There is no ice
in sight, though a still northeaster is
blowing.
Half dozen years ago J. B. Rooney
took pine-laud claim on the range.
Iron assaying Is per cent has been de-
veloped, and the young man refused
100000 for half interest in his claim.
The Duluth Minstrel club will keep
up its rehearsals. and after Lent give
an entertainment for the benefit of ST.
Mary's and st. Luke's hospital.
W.. G. harrington, Of the Great North
ern elevator, is in ST. Paul to-day, and
Postmaster Flynn in Chicago.
Emil Hartman is back from Washing
ton.
Hon. r. S. Munger departed for
Paris yesterday to bring his wife and
daughter back home.