St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-26
OAK LAKE DESIGNATED.
Yesterdays Meeting of the Park
COmmi SiOuerS.

AT the meeting Of the park commission
eos yesterday a communication was re-
ceived from e. G.. Chatfield, attorney for
parties owning lands along the East side
boulevard, asking when the board proposes
TO pay for the lands acquired for boulevard
purposes. For portion of the property he
asked that the money be paid as soon as
possible. but as to the remainder. he stated
that his clients would rather keep their
lands than TO accept the money awarded by
the appraiSalS.
Commissioner Morrison asked the
amounts of the respective appraisals. The
secretary explained that the gross amount
was 1928. 3G4. and the value Of the lots To-
Gated below the bluff is 1000, and ac-
cording to the court appraisals with in
terest, slightly exceeds that sum.
The president did not think it right to
the commission that the desirable property
revert back to the owners and the undesir-
able property pass into the control of the
board.
A motion was made instructing the at
torney to satisfy the Pinney heirs. and Mr..
Chatield that the board viii not take a
portion of the lands and let the balance go
back to the first parties.
Mr.. Morrison moved to amend so as to
refer the whole matter TO the attorney and
secretary. they to report at the next meet
ing all the lands the board is obliged to
take. as well as those lands which have
passed from the control of the board by vir-
tue Of abandoning proceedings.
1t was voted to pay S551.91 for the Sc
comb lot.
Jonathan Palmer petitioned for boating
privileges on the west side Of Lake Harriet.
He wished to erect boat house which shall
be an ornament, and presented plan of
the proposed boat house. Referred to a
special committee, composed of Commits
sionerS Wilson, Bracket and King, with
power to act.
THE M'NAIR BOULEVARD.
Mr.. Sutherland reported that he had
made an investigation OF the McNair boule-
ward, and recommended that 100 feet would
be sufficiently wide for the same. He
stated that. Mr.. McNair would refuse to do
nate wider strip. One tract through
which the boulevard will pass is owned by
Mr.. Curley, and Mr.. McNair is negotiating
for the purchase of the same. Mr.. Suther-
land explained that so far as the Lyndale
boulevard is concerned many property
owners would donate. Mr.. Loring was
very sorry that Mr.. McNair would not do
nate a wider strip of land. He
stated that 100 feet is not
sufficient to make boulevard. He meant
by boulevard, a parkway. He should vote
against 100 feet. There are many streets
In the city of that width. IL no more land
would be donated he would favor negotia-
ting for the purchase of at least fifty feet
more. He moved that the matter be re-
ferred back to the committee and negotia-
tions opened with Mr.. McNiar, Mr. Loring
to be added to the committee. Adopted.
The committee on Powder Horn lake re-
ported that it had had a plat of the grounds
drawn. The property owners were found
opposed to the proposed Improvement.
They regard these lots of full value and the
parkway of no benefit to them, yet Mr..
Bracket felt convinced that when the prop
erty owners see the Improvements at Lake
Harriet and note the advance in the value
of adjacent property, they viii gladly do
nate. 1t was referred back TO the commit
tee for further conference with the prop
erty owners.
THE OAK LAKE PARKS.
Mr.. Gale having decided the parks in Oak
Lake addition to the park commission, it
was moved that the sum of $500 be eX-
pended in improving and identifying the
parks, which were designated as part of
the park system. The motion
provoked warm discussion. Mr..
Bassett opposed it on the ground
that they were only small tracts and would
cost more than they were worth. Mr.. Aus
tin also opposed the matter of taking pos
session of the little parks throughout the
city. He alleged that there are hundreds
of such tracts in the various irregular plats
and additions to the city. The motion to
amend so that the parks in Oak Lake could
be designated as part of the park system
was lost.
Mr.. Loring then moved that the lake and
lawn bordering it be designated, and the
motion prevailed. He followed up his ad :
vantage by moving that $500 be appropri-
ated and expended on the land so accepted,