St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-08
MINNEAPOLIS BOULEVARDS
The Park Commission Considers a New
Scheme.
NEW BOULEVARD ON DIT.
Regulations Regarding the Parks and
Drives---R0utine Matters
Settled.

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commissioners yesterday afternoon
Commissioner Boardman brought up
the matter of boulevarding Superior
avenue and Lake View, from Central
park through Kenwood to Lake View.
When the project was first mentioned
some time ago the board would not lis
ten to it, as there was no money on
hand to work with. This time Thomas
Lowry and others stated that they would
dorate the land and do all the work
necessary if the board would grant
them permission. The matter was
finally referred to the committee on
designation of grounds. and a report
will be made at the meeting next Sat
urday.
Resolutions were adopted asking the
district court to appoint appraisers to
assess benefits to the amount of $4,000
on the property adjacent to the Moulton
tract in Northeast Minneapolis, recently
purchased by the board; S29,757 on
property adjacent to the Lake Calhoun
bOulevardS, and 1891 ON property ad-
Jacent to the Lake of the Isles bOule-
ward.
On motion being made to eXpend a
certain amount of money in improving
one of the parks, President Loring read
statement showing that the assets of
the board were S15.5O1. "a and the liabil-
ties S22.400. He did not think it policy
to spend any more money just at pres
ent. On motion of Mayor AmeS the dis
cussion of the financial affairs of the
board was laid over for one week, when
the finance committee will make full
report.
Ordinances were passed under SuS-
pension of the rules directing and regu-
lating the planting and preservation of
ornamental and shade trees and shrubs
in the parks and streets; and forbid
ding all persons not employed by the
city to enter the parks at unreasonable
hours, and particularly between the
hours of midnight and sunrise.
1t was stated to the board that Elliott
park was frequented by class of very
rough men and dissolute women, who
drove all the respectable people out. A
long discussion followed. A resolution
was finally adopted instructing the park
and city police to close the parks at 10
p. IN. and allow no one to enter after
that hour.
Commissioner Mitchell wanted all the
''keep off the grass" signs removed
from Riverside park, and on motion the
superintendent was authorized to use
his discretion in removing the signs
from all the parks in the city.
On motion of Commissioner Suther-
land, it was decided to have the Pros
pect park observatory completed, at a
cost not exceeding $1,000.
ed by the finance committee and
ordered paid. A warrant for S11,6O2
was ordered drawn in favor of the Ma
tional Park bank, of New York, and
another in favor of the water works
fund for 600, the same being the re-
turn of borrowed money.
On motion of Commissioner BaSSett,
it was decided that the board should
sprinkle the Hennepin avenue boule-
ward for the remainder of the season at
a cost not exceeding $500. The attorney
of the board was requested to give his
opinion at the next meeting of the board
whether owners of adjacent property
could be taxed for sprinkling purposes.
DR.. j. S. Elliott, who donated the
land known as Elliott park to the
board, wanted to know why nothing
had been done toward putting in the
promised fountain and the monuments.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on improvements.
A request from Mrs. Mary Leamon to
be allowed to sell refreshments at
Prospect park on Sundays was referred
to the committee on privileges.
f. L. Croft sent in a communication
asking that he be allowed to place a
boat on one of the lakes for his own
use. The request was referred to the
committee on privileges, with the
power to grant the right to any private
citizen to put boat on the lakes for his
own use.
Supt. Case, of the Milwaukee road,
asked that a flagman be stationed at the
crossing at the Lake of the Isles and
the boulevards. The park superin-
tendent was instructed to place a man
there on Sundays.
A communication was received from
A. Ueland and others Offering to donate
to the board strip of land 100 feet wide
connecting Lakes Harriet and Calhoun,
providing the board would make
boulevard Oft. A discussion followed,
in which it was stated there were no
funds on hand that could be used in do
ing the work. The proposition was re-
with instructions to see if means could
not be devised whereby the work could
be done.
On motion of Mayor Ames resolu-
tions were adopted requesting that the
engineers of the motor trains refrain
from blowing the whistle while near
any boulevard; that the Milwaukee
trains refrain from whistling while on
Hennepin avenue and the boulevards.
A petition from residents of Henne-
pin avenue boulevard, asking that fast
driving be allowed there between the
hours of and S p. m. Saturdays, was
refused.