St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-30

the credit of each improved, and the
taxes and expenses reduced, by hav-
ing but one set of public officials, one
port collector, one fire department, one
lighting plant, one water supply plant,
one street car system. free bridges,
one board of trade, one method of
grain inspection, one code of laws and
ordinances, and one general interest
in all things, provided the state lines
which now divide them and hinder and
hold back their commerce and indus
trial development, were obl;terated,
and they were united parts of one jur-
isdiction, embraced within Its limits
one proud city, having for it's common
harbor the noble bays of the st. Louis.
Superior and AlIoueZ and
Whereas, These cities and commu-
mites may be brought together. their
undue burdens, hindrances and diff
hculties removed and their mutual
good subserved by annexing to the
state of Minnesota that part and por-
ton of the state of Wisconsin living
north and west of the Brule and ST.
CroiX rivers Tor SUCH portion thereof
as may be deemed advisableJ being
about twenty-eight townships out of
the county of Douglas and one town
ship out of the county of Burnett, and
placing the state line where it's loca-
ton was for time under consiGera-
ton before the present boundary lines
were adopted. Therefore, be it
Resolved by the State of Minnesota,
That the governor of the state be and
is hereby authorized TO appoint within
In Of
joint resolution. commissioners as
hereinafter provided. to meet, treat
and confer with like commissioners
from the state of Wisconsin, with
respect to the change of boundary
lines and union of the cities herein
mentioned, and to report to the Iegis-
lature at its next general session their
conclusions and recommendations
thereon, with full facts and informa-
ton relative thereto, touching and in
Guiding financial, industrial and COM
mercial statistics, population, public
sentiment, terms, times, conditions.
plans, legislation and proceedings es
sential to bring about such change or
modification of boundary lines and
the consolidation of the cities and
communities named, together with any
and all other facts and data bearing
upon the subject. Such commissioners
shall be five in number, and shall be
selected, two from the city of Duluth.
and two from the state at large, and
the governor shall, ex-officio, be a
member and chairman of such com
mission. Their conferences and meet
ings shall be had when possible in
the cities named herein.
ResS|ed The legislature of the
state of Wisconsin is hereby respect
fully requested to give it's considera-
ton to the subject of these resolu-
lions, and invited to appoint like COM
missioners in this behalf, with full
power to meet and act with the COM
missioners herein authorized by the
state of Minnesota
Resolved, That the secretary of state
is hereby directed to transmit to the
governor and legislature of the state
of Wisconsin copies Of these resolu-.
lions Immediately after their adoption.
LAST CHANCE.
President Day announced that TO-
day would be the last opportunity
to introduce bills, as mentioned in.
the constitution, unless the, gov
ernor should make special request
for urgent reasons for permission to
DO so. This fact induced the senate
to decide to hold a session this morn
ing, otherwise there would have