Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-25
THE PARK COMMISSION.

4 Busy Session Held Yesterday-The Lynn
dale and the Lake Street BostIevard-Cen-
trat Park Addttion-Csndemnati Pro
900 Toe Much tor Less
Than T,co Acres.
The park commissioners held a busy
and profitable session yesterday afternoon,
the result of which will be of great value
to the park system of the city. The at
tendance was unusually large.
The Hawthorne park committee recon-
mended that the bill for laying sidewalks
around the park, amounting to $3.50, be
paid, less the sum Of $500 which should be
held until the work is completed. Upon
motion of Commissioner Morrison the re-
port was adopted and bill ordered paid in
accordance with the recommendation.
The resolution relating to Lyndale
avenue boulevard was referred back to the
board upon the request of the committee
to whom it had been referred.
The matter of a request to take the
small strip of land on the corner of Cen
trail park abutting on Hennepin avenue,
Commissioner Wilson thought the land
should besecured, but the sum of $5s,0ee
for something less than two acres is an
unreasonable price,
A building has been started upon the
ground.
The committee reported in favor of con-
domination proceedings and the report was
adopted.
Commissioner Morrison asked permits
sion to again introduce the Lyndale park
resolution. He explained that the object
was to have the tract 80 explicitly desig-
mated that no one would make i'm
provements on it.
CommissionerWilson opposed the propo-
sition son the ground that the strip beng
200. feet wide would include number of
improvements already made, and would in
fact require more money to care for it
than the board could afford. He favored
compromise on a 100-foot wide tract.
Commissioner Morrison was willing to
make the compromise IN case Lake street
could be made 200 feet wide to the river.
President Loring thought there were
sections of the street which could be made
200 feet, while others should be cut down
to 100 feet.
Commissioner Morrison modified the
resolution, making Lyndale avenue 100
feet wide from Twenty ninth avenue
north to the southern limits of the CITY.
Adopted.
Commissioner Morrison introduced a reso-
luton in accordance to petition, making
Lake street, from Hennepin avenue to the
eastern limit of the city-the Mississippi
river-of uniform width of 200 feet for
the purposes of a boulevard, as per Prof
Cleveland's plans previously submitted to
the board. Adopted.
| Commi ssioner Morrison moved that
Commissioners Bracket, Morse and Will
son view the lands designated in both reso-
lutions. Carried.
| Commissioner Wilson introduced q reso-
luton relative to lots I and J, in Cole &
Weeks Encouragement in J. S. Johnson's
addition, adjoining Central park, moving
condemnation proceedings.
| Commissioner Wilson, as q member OF
the committee to which had been referred
the matter of the price of land adjoining
Elliot park, reported that he had expressed
to the overs the willingness of the board
to pay $4,000. That offer not having vel
been accepted, Mr.. Wilson moved condem
nation proceedings. Adopted.
In connection with the above a resolu
ton providing for the appraisers to view
the land was adopted.
The committee appointed to let the con
tract to sxcsvate the banks of Johann.
lake was reported by Commissions
Brockett that the contract had been let sS
Mr.. Balch. The report was accepted.
Adjourned one week.