St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23
ANNUAL REPORT.

1t recites the organization of the board and
the ratification of the act creating the same.
Then cites the fact that the council on April
81 last, turned over to the board allthe public
parks in the city, consisting of one block in
the Sixth ward, at the intersection of Eight h
street, between Twenty-second and Tween ty-
third avenues south, which has been donated
by Edward Murphy, and which has been
named Murphy park; one block in Fifth
ward, between Portland and Fifth avenues
and Sixteenth and Seventeenth ttreets, and
which has been named s'Franklin Steele
Square," a triangular block in the Fourth
ward, bounded by Linden and Hawthorne
avenues and Thirteenth street, and known
as Hawthorne Park;'' and tract in the
Second ward, between Second and Ortman
streets, known as Market square. .
The report then cites the donation by, DR.. j.
S. Elliott of a block in the Fifth ward,
bounded by Ninth and Tenth streets and
Ninth and Tenth avenues, now known as
Elliot Park, and the addition thereto, by
purchase, at cost Of $50, 900, property
which extend the northerly limits of the park
to Eighth street.
The report next reviews the adoption of
the park system, as devised by Prof. Cleve-
land, in pursuance OF which land has been
secured for three parks; viz Central Park,
Oak Grove street and Hennepin avenue;
First ward park, bounded by Thirteenth ave-
nue. north, Monroe street, Broadway and
Jefferson, which has a level surface, and is
in the midst of rapidly increasing popula-
ton; Third Warl Park, bounded by Twenty
ninth avenue north, Fifth street, Twenty
sixth avenue north and Lyndale avenue
the highest point surrounding the city, of
which it commands a view, as well of the
Mississippi river for miles.
The amounts assessed (being the full cost
for these parks, upon property benefited,
was:
First ward. $50, 422. "a
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Central. .147, 125. ~
Of these amounts 10 per cent has been in
included in the tax assessments for the COM
ing year.
ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS.
In additions the board has designated ad
ditional tracts as follows: One Of % acres
in the Sixth ward, known as Murphy's wood,
for park and parkway; Lyndale avenue,
from Third ward park to the southerly limits
of the city, 100 feet wide; a strip of land sur
rounding Lake Harriet, then to Calhoun and
around the south and west banks of the lat
ter, an average width of 200 feet wide; and
tract from the university campus
along the east bank Of the river
to the easterly limits of the city.
These, with possibly park way to connect
the Sixth ward park or Riverside avenue with
Lake street, and the widening to 200 feet Of
portion of Hennepin avenue from its in
tersection with Lyndale avenue to Lake street
or Lakeside cemetery, will complete the ac-
QUESTIONS contemplated. 1t will comprise
an area of 100 acres in parks and thirty
miles of parkways. In case of financial
inability to carry on the entire plan, the
more important will be selected.
A table following showing the average
park acreage per inhabitants in leading cities
and this is followed by some figures relative
to the increase in value of parks in New
York, from all of which the board concludes
that the accommodations provided and con-
templated here will be found to limited in a
few years.
The report recites the Improvements made
at Steele park, in sodding the ground, plant
ing trees and erecting an iron fence; in the
spring, sidewalks will be laid; the grading
and filing of Elliot park, and the grading
and sodding of Hawthorne park, as well as
the construction of stone walk and pipe
fence.
The report next deals with the proposed
improvement of Central park charging the
lake, etc. This park is to be exclusively for
pedestrians.
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