St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-02
ADOPTED BY ALDERMEN.
The Market Hall Scheme Formal
Iy Considered.

ly Considered.
This being adopted, the committee
waited upon the board of aldermen,
now in session. ASSembIyman Omen
helm addressed the board upon the ne
cesslty of Immediate action in order that
the one mill contemplated may be added
to the tax levy, and thereby become
available at once.
Mr.. DriscOll also spoke at length upon
the subject. He argued that it IS a
wrong principle to expect to raise the
fund for permanent public structure
that is to the specific benefit of the city
by popular subscription. The property
of the city is to be benefited by the au-
dltorlum. and this property should meet
the eXpenSe-eVery cent of 1t. By this
plan, the plan of general taxation. the
burden is almost entirely removed from
the laboring men, and the exigedcies
Will be met by the wealthy classes
the large property holders. Mr..
Driseoll pointed with force to- the
fact that great deal of the property of
st. Paul is owned by non-residents who
would escape paying cent should the
money be raised by subscription, while
their property would be directly bene-
hted By the Improvement.
DR.. Smith spoke in the same strain.
He advocated the cause of the laboring
men III eloquent terms, and urged that
the property OF the wealthy lie taxed to
raise the fund. He averred that he had
often antagOniZed the wealthy classes
because of his determined stand for the
poor men OF the city, but he cared moth
ing for that.
MI, Oppenheim spoke at length upon
the plan OF reconstruction, advising his
colleagues OF the council that the pro-
Ject is perfectly feasible, as he stands
ready to demonstrate. The plan, he
reiterated, is to supply the city with a
building that will do service for all time.
Mr. Falrchild enlarged upon the ne
ceSslty of Immediate action. Re knew
OF large number of conventions that
may be secured for st. Paul next sum-
mer if the auditorium is provided. He
had looked up facts and figures, and
felt positive that the One-mill tax levy
VIII cover the expense. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Hazard, who explained
that he was recently Inundated as a
delegate to the national Methodist con-
ference, because he could not invite
them to hold their next convention in
st. Paul. He voted for Omaha.
by this time considerable enthusiasm
had been stirred up. The spirit was
contagious, and swept through the
chamber and into the lobby and balcony.
Aid. Sanb0rn presented the following
resolution, with view to a strict COM
pilance with the technicalties of the
charter, and it passed unanimously by
reclamation.
Resolved, That it is the opinion of the
members of the board of aldermen that it is
desirable that large auditorium. sufficient
10 accommodate at least 10000 peoble, should
be Immediately constructed, and that if upon
consideration 1t is found that the market
house can be wisely remodeled and a suit
able auditorium made of it at an expense not
exceeding the amount that can be realized by
tne IeVylng OF tax OF one mill on the dollar,
1t would be wise to make such levy and re-
model said marker house if such levy is
deemed practicable.
From the board of aldermen the reso-
luton Will go to the assembly, where it
will pass just as readily, and it is in
happy accord with public sentiment.
81. Paul will have the largest audi
forum In the country, cOnsucted upon
the latest and most approved scientific
principles as to acoustic properties. and
it will inurc to the benefit of st. Paul
for all time.
There will be something like 80 900 people
here to attend the convention" calculated
Mr. Fairchild last night. Now to place the
lowest estimate, each man will spend $50
during the three days to a week STAY Null
uply The attendance by twenty, and we have
million dollars in round numbers; and this.
mind you, is an exceedingly low estimate.
The Republican. convention will contribute
another million to the Twin Cities, and there
will come lesser conventions from time to
tlme-almoSt from month to month-and the
benefits are lneStimable.
Mayor Smith was greatly pleased last
evening with the shape things are TAX
ing. He felt very sanguIne of results.
and urges that the agitation will settle
one problem forever-that of an audito-
rum. Ever since national conventions
have become so prodigi0us st. Paul has
suffered untold loss for the want of a
hall. Because there has been no au-
ditorium here the CITY has been abso-
lutely driven out of the field of cOnven-
ton candidates. Henceforth, however,
the city will be in the van.