St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-25
PARKS OF ST. PAUL.
The Work Upon Them and the Bou-
-leYards the Past Year.

-levards the Past Year.
The park and boulevard system Of st.
Paul gives promise when completed of be-
ing one of the finest in the country. There
has been great deal of work performed by
the committee on parks during the present
year considering the very limited means at
their disposal, the park fund of the city be-
ing only SIS, 600 per annum. In addition to
Como park the city has twenty Eight other
parks and squares within its limits. Como
park embraces over 256 acres, and will be a
magnificent park when all of the arrange
ments are perfected and put in force. 1t is
the intention of the committee to employ
engineers this winter to make Topographic
cal survey, preparatory to laying out the
ers around Lake Como have nearly all
agreed to the right-of-way for a
drive Of 100 feet in width to en-
tirely surround the lake. Another at
tempt will be made to widen Como avenue,
from its beginning at Rice street to and
through the park out to the state fair
grounds making it one of the most delight
full drives out OF the city. In this connec-
ton the committee is hopeful or being
able to carry out the intention Of boule-
ward system around the city on three sides,
which could be done at an expense triffing
compared to the great advantages that
would accrue to surrounding property, and
the revenue the city would derive from the
increased valuation of the same. Other
cities have. at great expense developed their
PARK AND BOULEVARD SYSTEMS,
and it has proved of undoubted and decided
benefit, besides identifying and embelishing
the surroundings. OF the smaller parks
and squares, Rice and Irvine parks have
been in good shape for the public for two or
three years. Irvine park cannot be finished
until the drives around the square are COM
pleted.
Lafayette square is all completed. with
the exception of the fountain and sodding,
which will be done as soon as practicable in
the spring. This square, Central park and
Summit square will all be finished and in
shape for the public by the 1st of June
next. Central park has all the walks laid
and trees planted, and will, with the plant
ing of the flowers and sodding, be COM
pleted in the spring.
Smith park has had good deal Of work
upon it this fall and winter, and is ready
for the sod in the spring. AS soon as the
frost leaves the ground a rustic fountain
about fifty feet in diameter will be put in,
which will, with it's flowers and waterfalls,
beautify this park greatly. There has been
nothing done in West st. Paul, but the
committee wants TO widen Terrace street,
cutting down the slope of the bluff fifty
to seventy-five feet, so as to make
nice driving boulevard along the edge of
the bluff to its summit where block in
Robertson's addition could be procured for
park, thus giving to the West side most
elegant and beautiful driveway and park.
On Dayton's bluff the committee has three
pieces of property in view for the location
of parks, each of which is a magnificent
site overlooking the river. They cannot be
surpassed by any other location on the bluff
for the purpose to which they are to be put.
The term of the committee expires in
June, but they hope and expect to have
much of the labor under way and perfected
before that time.