The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-01
A new ARMORf BILL
Major George G. Lambert Drawing
One That Will stand SUPREME
~ :t Court Scrutiny
National Guardsmen Here Are Hop
y ing for Something From the
New Legislature.

Militiamen. have not despaired Of SCI
curing q satisfactory legislative appropri-
alton for the erection Of fine, new ar
morys buildings in Minneapolis and St.
Paul-institutions Of which both cities are
Esoreiy in need. A bill calling for a $780,
900 bond issue passed the legislature last
winter, but was later held to be uncon-
stitutional by the supreme court, because
such an issue would exceed the authorized
amount Of Indebtedness.
Major George G.. Lambert, former adj
jutant general OF the state militia, Is re-
drafting a bin providing for the issuance
of armory bonds on a scale which 1t Is
believed will not suffer at the hands of the
supreme court. This bill, which will ap-
ply equally to Minneapolis and St. Paul,
will provide for the issuance Of much
smaller amount Of bonds as preliminary
to the construction OF armories IN both
cities, but will contain such provisions
as will enable the municipalities to raise
funds for the completion Of the aTmorles
through the general tax levies.
f.~ Captain c. c. Bennett Of Battery b, De-
| lieves no further difficulty will be en-
countered with the courts II the revised
bill goes through. s.szs.sz :, AZ: ~; :.
1.-THE situation is bad enough in both
| Cities. said he, land 1t Is fact Whicr
longer afford to overlook, that unless
suitable accommodations are soon pro-
yided interest in national guard affairs
| here is bound to take "a big slump. .Ine
Eighth street building Is a. disgrace to
modern, progressive city like Mlnneapo.
lis, whose citizen. soldiery mas given
i good account Of itself both IN peace an.
war. The men cannot De expecteu =. =.
keep up their enthusiasm in militia analrs
lin dirty. dtugy quarters, entirely lacking
| in the room and conveniences that snoule
I af1Or00r.
+ people here hold up their hands in hor
| ror at the thought OF squanoeri1e
/ $3.50, 900 on new armor5. Wny' .t!a
amount is mere bagatelle compared :
what most other cities OF ..n's SIZE e,t 10
spent for that purpose. In the CITY .
i Buffalo they have, already spent $o0O,oo
for an armory, and 10000 more Is
sight for another one. ..5t
! Whef, was In New York city and Bul
falo told militiamen down there what
i expected to do and they laughed at IN
when told them the amount we expecte
to invest. -. 3. $...-.z II
i II concede that it is hard for people
i such exceptionally peaceful communitie
as Minneapolis and st. Paul, to apprectat
u the need Of a very pretentfous armor!
II We have no labor, disturbances or othe
!: troubles which neeessitate frequent cal
to arms but the time may come In tn
growth Of this city when It will be foun
very convenient to have large force
trained troops Immediately available.
."The very word arnory signifies a mas
sive building, an impregnable structul
which would defy the assault of a mob an
in which government munitions could (
z stored with safety. The chief value
such q building here would be it's stimula'
In eject on the interest which ell Of o,
able bodied young men should take in II
national guard. We scarcely apprecia1
how much the militia means in time ,
war; 49,. -. -s. -2zst