St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-25
TW|NCI F
AS 1t Appears on New Years
Day, Ten Tears From
This Date,
And Three Years After the
Successful Amalgamation
of the Twins.
st. Paul and Minneapolis
Merged Into the Metropo-
lis Of Twineite,
The Fifth City in Size and I'M
poptanee in the United
States.
Triangle Park, the Magnifi-
cent Center OF the Local
Government.
Colossal Water Supply Sys-
tenn, Based on Great Lake
Superior.
A Park and Boulevard AP-
Fangement That the World
Cannot Rival.
Colossal Water Supply Sys-
tenn, Based on Great Lake
Superior.
A Park and Boulevard AP-
rangement That the World
Cannot Rival.
Glimpses of the Great Metrop-
oils at the New Century's
Dawn.

Three years have passed since the great
experiment was inaugurated. and this
New Years day in 1900, the opening OF
the twentieth century, witnesses the
perfect harmonious and satisfactory
amaIgamation Of the two cities of st.
Paul and Minneapolis into the one mag
nifcent metropolis of Twincite. In the
light of the unanimous sentiment OF
appreciation of the success of the great
undertaking, the grace and ease with
which the powerful municipalities were
gracio usly merged into one vast city, it
is a matter almost of extreme wonder
ment 10 revert TO period only ten years
back and contemplate the then imprac-
ticability of such project. much as it
might have been desired. The
files of this paper OF ten
years ago, during December. 1889,
will reveal the fact that the most prom
inent and sagacious men Of the two old
cities regarded an amalgamation as en-
tire Utopian, and filed columns of the
paper with well-urged objections. Yet
these very men, most of whom are still
living, will to-day c0neede, with the
popular voice. that the nuptials of Paul
and Minnie have predicated prosper
GUS, happy future. The joint commits
sion which arranged the details of the
union will to-day, after three years OF in
telligent and unremitting labor, be dis
charged by the governor with the
thanks of the community. Its final re-
port will be read to-day TO the common
and select councils and will be the con-
eluding act of its existence. The
commission is composed Of W. r. Mer-
riam, A. T. Ankeny, c. A. Pillsbury,
George R. Finch, D. A. M0nfort. J. 7.
Wyman. W. A. Van Slyke and E. N.
Johnson, and since its creation
by the legislative act of 1897,
has been unremitting in its work of ar
ranging the details of the amaigamati0n
and meeting the difficulties developed
by actual experience. Two years of ex-
istenee as one city have at length CON-
pietely removed all Instructions, and
the commission will to-day report the
harmonious operation Of the new mu-
nincipal machinery to the entire salts
faction of the nearly million people of
1wincite, the fifth largest city in the
United States.
The commission will further report
that under the amended act, the change
from a single aldermanle body to COM
mon and select branch of council has
been a judiciOus one, and that the cleo
tons have been held. and the members
chosen for the following boards: Park
commissioners, board Of electric con-
troll, gas and water trustees, fire aud
police control, and the special commits
sion in charge of the Triangle Park.
wherein the new public buildings have
Just been completed. The commission
will also briefly review the late election
(lS9s), at which the location of Triangle
Park was fixed and the following city
officers elected:
Mayor-William DawsonJr.
Comptreller-B. w. Armstrong.
Treasurer-W. Z. Steele.
Attorney-C. A. Gallagher.
Municipal Court Judges-William
Bailey, d. w. Lawler, II. p. Camden,
l.. NJ. Rand. Gebhardt Willrich.
Police Judges-R. l.. Penney. John
W. Willis. William COrriston. c. A. Sew
erance.
Select Council - Stanley Proudft.
president; w. L. Bassett, William
Hamm, Rev. S. g. Smith. "A. r. McGilI, f.
A. Seymour.
Common Council-William VI. Regan,
president; L. j. Dobner,F F. g. HolbT0ok,
A. Yoerg Jr., John E. Gehan, c. Z.
Robb, w. H. r. AcMartin. l.. n. Scott,
A. p. Abel, l.. Z. Stafford and George
Z. Kicker.
LOCATING THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The report will contain, as its most
interesting feature, resume of the cir
cumstances attending the location of
the public buildings, the good-natured
war waged over the sites, and the final
agreement which resulted In Triangle
park and the three magnificent struct-
ures-representing the respective gov.
ernments of the state, county and city
which now adorn it. This was held TO
be the greatest obstacle in the way of
the union of the cities, and much time
was consumed and no little feeling
spent in removing It. The joint COM
mission finally agreed upon the pres
ent location, on the left bank of the
Mississippi just north Of the Marshall
avenue and Lake street bridge, and TO
the magnificent park tter laid out Is
due the completion OF the grand and
stupendOuS park system which is
now exciting the envy and compelling
the admiration Of every large city
In the world. The park of one
1 hundred acres was donated and WAS laid