St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-15
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Total ............ 80. S41,O17 l8
After the reading of this report Com
missioner BasSett moved to suspend all
work on the parks and boulevards which
was not absolutely necessary Com
missioner Sutherland asked authority to
transfer $1,000 voted to complete the
Prospect Park observatory to the Lyn-
dale avenue boulevard fund. in order to
make the improvements, now under way
there, of use. Commissioner Loring
favored Commissioner BaSSett'S motion,
holding that the board had no money to
eXDend and therefore could do nothing.
The board had already spent twice the
original amount appropriated on Lyn-
dale avenue, and he did not think it
proper to eXpend any more. Commits
siOner Sutherland replied that Commits
siOner Loring knew lie was telling what
was not so when he stated that more
than originally appropriated had been
expended On Lyndale avenue. Com
missioner Clementson supported Com
missioner BaSSett'S motion, saying that
he thought it lily became Commissioner
: Sutherland to find fault with President
Loring, when he had always heretofore
favored everything the commissioner
had asked for. A general discussion
followed, in which Commissioner Suth-
erland was slightly sat down Oh. His
motion to amend by transferring $1,000
to the Lyndale avenue fund was lost,
and Commissioner Bassett'S motion to
stop all work not absolutely necessary
was carried. Commissioner Suther-
land moved that at the next meeting
Supt. Berry be ordered to show under
what authority he expended $4,000 on
kenwOOd boulevard. Commit sioner
Boardman stated that the money was
expended under an order of the board.
Commissioner LOring said he was not at
home at the time, but he felt assured
that the matter was all right, as the
land had been given to the board with
the understanding that it be improved
and cared for at once. He was sorry. he
continued, to see Commissioner Suther-
land place himself in such an awkward
position by making the motion. On
motion of Commissioner Mills the mat
ter was laid over until the thunder
could be looked up"
The committee OH designation of
| grounds reported the number of lots
owned by the board in the old town of
| st. Anthony, and the prices asked for
| the same. In all thirty-nine lots were
reported to be for sale there. The COM
| munication received from Mr.. LELAND
| at the last meeting in reference to con-
| meeting Lakes Calhoun and Harriet 10y
a boulevard was called up, and the com,
mittee asking for further time the mat
ter was laid over. On the recommends
| ton of the committee the board accept
ed the proposition of Thomas Lowry
and others to donate the necessary land
to establish a boulevard 100 feet wide
from Central Park to the lake system,
the gentlemen donating the land to dc
the grading.
Bills aggregating s2,9O5 were pre-
sented and ordered paid.
A proposition from J. F. Byers anG
others proposing TO donate certain lane
to the board was not accepted, there
being not money enough in the treasury
at the present time to make the neceS
sary Improvements.
Several claims for small amounts
were received and referred to the prope
committee.
The committee on privileges made
report favoring the granting of the sew
eral requests made TO the board at the
previous meeting. The report wa
adopted.