St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-05
THE PARK SYSTEM.
What Has Been and is to be Done-T7te
BOIlerGrds.

What Has Been and Is to be DOne-The
BotIIerGrds.
The board of park commissioners failed to
meet Yesterday afternoon, but will meet to-
morrow at 80 o'clock. The annual report
of the secretary will be submitted at that
time.
Following is an abstract of the same:
During the year the board has acquired, by
plrchase and condemnation proceedings,
II and 7S-100 acres Of land in the Sixth
ward, living adjacent to the Sisters hospital.
The tract lies along the river bank few feet
Move high water mark and is covered with q
nitural growth of trees. The grounds have
b.en enclosed with wire fence.
Respecting the proposed improving and
Identifying of this park Prof. Cleveland says:
THE SIXTH WARD PARK.
at extends for a considerable distance
along the river bank, and comprises features
essentially different from those of any of
the tracts previously appropriated for park
purposes. X The native
woods will require some thinning, but it
should be touched with reverent hand, and
only such trees removed as are uusightly or
diseased themselves, or are the cause of in
jury to others.
al have avoided purposely the introduce
lion of numerous driveways, which would
seriously detract from the comfort OF pedes-
rians, by whom this park will always be
hrgely sought The paths are few, the in
IGNITION being that visitors should ramble ut
will in the woods and on the lawns"
THE HENNErIN AVENUE RAILROAD
will be probably the most beautiful in the
system. 1t is the principal avenue to the
lakes, and has been widened from the
original plat of 66 feet to IS feet,
by adding II feet to either side.
or the $40, 524. 30 appraised damages, Sl2,-
O39 30 has been donated by property owners.
The balance has TO be paid out of the park
fund, which will eventually be REIN bursed
by benefit assessments as provided in the
park act
THE LAKE STREET BOULEVARD
was abandoned several months ago. In lieu
OF Lake street, however, the board selected
Thirtv-fourth street, ana the boulevard will
be built 200 feet wide, from Bloomington
avenue To the river. Generous property
owners donated the property required from
the river TO Alinuchaha avenue, aud much of
the balance as we'll This will intersect
Portland avenue, which Is already boule-
ward OF 100 tcct IN width.
THE LAKE HARRIET BOULEVARD
is described at length in the report. 1t was
TO have been a parkway 200 feet wide, the APP
praised damages being S272,7S but the
board decided that It was too expensive and
abandoned all proceedings. Afterwards
Messrs. Merritt, Bears and Reeve offered to
donate the commission right of way 125
feet wide through their lands on the banks
of the lake, and the board at once accepted,
aud the title will soon be vested in the city.
THE sTINSoN BOULEVARD
will be 200 feet wide, extending mile in
length, from Division street along the east
erly line of the city to the Duluth road. The
property for the purpose has been donated
upon the favorable condition that the COM
mission will not be required to eIpend more
than $4,000 in improving 1t within the com
inf five years. aud the title will also soon be
vested In the city.
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