St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-06
THE CITY,S EARKS.
Closing Up the Years Business--A
Productive Session.

SeSSlOns
At Yesterdays meeting of the park COM
mission a communication was received from
Ezra Farnham. Jr., relative to securing
Bridal Veil falls property for park pur-
poses. and, after urging the natural advan-
tages of the property in question, stated
that it is being destroyed by vandals. Trees
are being felled. and. owing to the fact that
the owner is nonresident. it is being done
probably without his consent or knowledge.
He had notified the chief of police and
asked the board to request the chief to take
immediate steps towards protecting the
falls. Placed on file.
MesSrs. Ripley q Morrison, as attorneys
for the heirs at-law of Thomas II. Powers,
deceased, eate of Philadelphia, presented a
protest against the assessment of 50. 695 for
benefits arising from the Central park i'm
provement, and the same was referred to
Messrs. Wilson, Sutherland and Austin to
investigate.
The curling club was given permission to
use Central lake ice and also to build box
on the bank of the lake. in which to keep
the curling stones the same TO be removed
in the spring.
A communication was received from
Thomas Wilson, as follows:
l am the owner of the east one-half of the
northwest one-fourth of the northwest one
fourth of section 20, township 20, range "a
100 acres), and have had a Typographical
survey of the same made with view to plat
ting into suburban residence lots. The to-
biography of this land is such as would make
1t very desirable for park purposes lying
north of and AUDITING upon Superior avenue.
having lake frontage on the south and a
beautiful clear lake on the Interior This
land is covered by a fine growth of trees and
intc nTnTn 81 M
the CITY, The geography of this adjacent
and surrounding country is familiar to you,
and should your honorable body be DESTROYS
of securing park privileges will sell this loo
acres at 81, 900 per acre, or will sell the north
60 at s.. 900 and donate strip of land 200 feet
wide off the east side of the 40 acres for
boulevard purposes.
Referred to the committee on designation
OF grounds.
The appraisers presented confirmation
in the matter of acquiring title to lands
designated for
LAKE HARRIET BOULEVARD,
awarding to Frank NJ. Thornton and Peter
Sutherland the sum of IS, sos, and the re-
port was confirmed.
President Loring brought up the matter
of running a skating rink in Central park,
and stated that the superintendent had ex-
pressed an opinion that he can take charge
of the matter instead of employing man
for the purpose as last year. and the board
voted that the superintendent be given in
structon to erect building on the lake,
and also to provide electric light.
The committee on designation of grounds
reported back the matter of locating drive
around the Lake of the Isles. and expressed
the opinion that while beautiful driveway
can be built, the committee believed that,
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tractive as Lake Harriet, ard as the banks
are in many places low and marshy and
would require large expenditure of money
in making the driveway. and as the board
has not the funds, the committee thought
the project lmpracticabe and suggested, in
lieu thereof, the building of a drive around
Lake Calhoun.
Commissioner Wilson thought that. if
not to expressive, it is the duty of the
board to secure the land around the Lake
of the Isles, even though it cannot be i'm
proved for perhaps a year or two Mr..
Wilson believed that the Lake of the Isles
would eventually prove an important adj
junct to the park system.
Commissioner Morrison stated that the
report of the committee had been con-
Cured in by Prof. Cleveland.
Mr.. Loring explained that since Prof.
Cleveland had expressed his opinion to the
committee he mad held consultation with
him and il had been agreed that Lake Of
the Isles should be made into park OF
beautiful islands instead of waterway fol-
pleasure. Mr.. Loring then explained the
proposed route connecting Prospect PARK
via Prospect avenue, and through Mr.. VII
sons property, land for which viii
be donated, with the Lake Har
riet boulevard, and thence with
to Prospect park. He had consulted va.
rious parties and the estimate had beer
competently made that it would not cost to
exceed $50, 900 to improve Lake of the
Isles and the driveway will not cost to ex-
coed $4,000. He believed that in the
course of few years the city would moi
part it for half million dollars. He die
not think it necessary to make the improve.
ment for number of years. Therefore,
he moved that the report be referred bach
to the committee to take further action,
The property to be designated in the pro-