St. Paul daily globe., 1891-12-31
SAINT PAUL.
A SHY AT sTARKEY.

The Chamber of Commerce Dab
bIes With the Building inspect
orship.
The question of building inspector
came up before the chamber of COM
merce yesterday morning, and in the
discussion +. G. Starkey. who is said to
be a candidate for the position, was
somewhat severely handled. The mat
ter came up for discussion through a
letter from the builders exchange, ask
ing the cooperation of the chamber in
its work to secure firSt-ciaSs man. Mr..
Abbott thereupon offered the following
resolution:
Whereas 1t is of the greatest importance to
the health. welfare ana safety of the citizens
of st Paul that the position of building in
spectOr be filed by one who thoroughly un
derstands the construction of buildings;
therefore
Resolved. That we urge upon the com
mon council of This city the necessity of
electing to this office only such person as has
expert and practical knowledge of what is
needed to make a building strong, durable
and healthy.
Mr.. Noyes seconded. He wanted the
office divorced from politics. L. Rear
don continued the discussion. He fa-
VOred the abolition of the Office. 1t could
not be divorced from politics. The
mayor and aldermen were pronounced
in favor of Ole man, and, he continued:
"The man they propose to elect, and
wnO-Jhey will elect, aid not know any
more about building than my old boots.
The only experience of that kind he has
had is in carrying and mailing boxes out
at the harvester works. | have known
him for over twenty-five years. He has,
anh the family from which he came,
have been candidates for Office ever
since that time. They have been living
on the St. Paul public. He has forced
himself into every office that be has
held, impeaching certain man to OBJ
tain his present position on the board Of
public works."
The resolution was adopted, Ond
Messrs. Abbott, Noyes aud Simont0n
were OppOInted a committee TO place
the matter before the council at its
meeting Tuesday evening, when the
inspector is to be elected.
The proposition before congress TO
reserve over 100000 acres Of land. or
One-SeVenth of the state. in Northern
Minnesota for public use, also received
Il Knockout blow from the chamber.
Capt Castle, from the committee on
statistics, reported the following reSO-
luton:
Resolved, by the st. Paul chamber of COM
merce, That we most earnestly protest
against the withdrawal OF the tract referred
TO, or any considerable portion thereof from
settlement. and against any action that Will
embarrass or impede the development Of the
northern portions CT Minnesota, which have
only recently been made accessible and The
resources OF which are only beginning to be
appreciated.
Resolved. That our senators and re0re-
sentatives in congress be and they hereby are
urgently requested 10 keep advised Of THIS
proposed movement for an extensive ma
tlonal park or forest reservation III Mime
sofa, TO examine carefully its scope and its
effects and TO prevent by legislation or
otherwise, an act that viii be fatal to the
prosperity and advancement Of Il most prom
ising section of the state.
+. Y. Smalley said the scheme was
either an immense job TO fence in one
seventh Of Minnesota and keep it from
settlement, or else it was the scheme OF
ignorant scientists who develop one idea
and ride that as 4 HOBBY, Il curious, fan
taStlc scheme
Gen. Andrews thought a 40.O00-acre
tract reservation should be SecuIed in
the northern part of the state. bat he
was Immediately voted down and the
original resolutions adopted.
The "Wednesday meetings of the
chamber do not appear to have been
the success promised, and Mr.. FOulke
gave notice that at the next meeting he
would have TO change the date TO Mon
day.
1t was reported as ineXpedient to
put certain label on all Minnesota
manufactured goods.