St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-04
BOULEVARD And PARK
Property Owners on Summit
Avenue Favor Extensive
improvements.
Beautifying a Roadway Which
Will Connect the Twin
Cities.
School Statistics and Other
Topics Discussed by the
Inspectors.
recommendations Prepared
to Be Submitted to the
Legislature.

merce yesterday afternoon. All mem
bers of this association are property
owners upon the avenue. and are oil
rectly Interested in its improvement.
The association has membership of
seventy, and these were present at the
meeting: Gen. G. C. Andrews, Capt.
Edward Simonton, eX-Mayor Prince,
George PaImes. Lucien Warner, H. A.
Campbell, N. G. Thrail, Rush B.
Wheeler, Charles A. Moore, A. Il.
Bushnell. A. S. Tallmadge, F. B. Far
well. James King, DR.. Perrin, r. c.
Munger, Dr.. Horton and E. J. Hudson.
The meeting was called to order at 3
O'clock, and President Andrews, taking
the floor, outlined the past, present and
future of the association in the follow
ing address:
According TO the bylaws ''the general OBJ
jcct Of this association shall be to promote
The improvement and characterization of Sum-
nit avenue, by planting and cultivating
trees, cleaning and keeping III 0rder parks,
streets, boulevards and sidewalks and do
ing such other acts as shall tend to beautlfy
and improve said avenue and grounds. To
maintain through sanitary condiuon
throughout said territory and TO assure SUI
revision of such other enterprises as may
contribute to the health and comfort OF the
residents and to the improvement OF the
realty contained within the territory of said
association" The object of the association
is
NOT TO BOOM PROPERTY
but to give it greater intrinsic value by max
ing it more pleasant and attractive for
homes. At voluntary sacrifice to private
owners the avenue has been widened to 200
feet. graded and boulevarded from Lexing-
IN avenue to the bank of the Mississippi
T e board Oh water commissioners, at an eX-
penSe of $4,000, have the past season eX-
tended the water mains from st. Adams
street to the Short Line bridge, distance OF
one and one-sixth miles. The sewer is built
as far as Victor a street. Communication
along the bank of the river to the new Mar
shall avenue bridge (Which will be ready tor
use in the course of this month"; ought to be
open before spring. The contractors who
graded Summit avenue will i'll the spring,
under the supervision of the city engineer,
SOW the boulevard with timothy and clover.
Sufficient money was reserved to pay Tor
this Some plan ought soon to be ma
tured for still further improvement
of the avenue, including tree planting
and sodding of the bUulevards, to be
ultimately maintained by the park commits
sion. 1t has been suggested that perhaps
the owners of some block would, at their
own expense, be willing to improve that
part of the avenue and boulevard opposite
their property in perfect manner. so as to
form a pattern of what the whole ought to
Ee This would include perfect piece OF
macadamizing. sodding and the planting OF
ornamental / ces and flowers Such step
would hasten the improvement of the whole.
Summit avenue does not, like the Qual du
Mont Blanc at Geneva, afford view OF
Europes sublime mountain. Wrapt III eternal
snow. 1t is not the avenue DIES Champs
Elysees'' of Paris, but it can become a very
beautiful and attractive avenue. What an
interesting feature it would be to gather
there collection OF trees representing the
best varieties of
OUR RICH MINNESOTA FORESTS.
Through the efforts of a. committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Edward Simonton and
William NJ Bushnell many new members
each paying the membership fee of So, have
been ADDED to tide association since our last
meeting, making Our present number seventy,
and placing ouI finances on good basis.
There are about fifty more property holders
on the avenue west of Kent street who are
eligible but who are not yet members. Ii
all would cooperate according to their re-
spective influence the association could be
made productive of great benefit.
At the conclusion of the presidents
address the treasurer'S annual report
was read and showed that not only were
all bills paid. but there was balance in
the treasury. The committee on streets
and bOulevar6iS reported that the neceS-
sary grading had been completed and
that all the necessary bills would be
liouidated without further expense to
the property owners.
DR.. Horton, chairman of the commit
tee on the extension of the cable line,
stated that he had conference with
Thomas Lowry regarding the extension
of the cable to Victoria street. Mr..
Lowry was not in favor OF an extension
unless
FIVE MILES OF CABLE
were put down, and Selby avenue
graded and severed from st. Adams
street to the railway. He also desired
to widen Selby avenue to eighty feet,
and to run from Selby avenue to the
river; thence north to Marshall avenue,
to Cleveland. Mr.. Lowry stated that a
bonus had been offered the company by
the residents Of Merriam Park ii the
cable were extended to that suburb. The
cable company did not care for bonus,
but would like property to the extent OF
Sf0G. 900, which would enable them to
dispose of bonds by having the property
built up.
II. A. Campbell delivered a short
speech against the tending OF cattle on
either side of the boulevard, and tramp
ing down the grass and flowers by the
reckless manner in which the cattle
were permitted to roam at will. 1.-THE
city must either regulate this evil and
keep it within proper bounds. con-
cluded the speaker. "or prohibit it."
r. G.. Munger was III favor of a boule-
ward in Minneapolis. corresponding to
the Summit avenue boulevard, extend
ing from the river to Lake Calhoun, and
to be identical with the local boulevard,
both as to width and style. A commit
tee, consisting of MesSrs. Munger, Bush
nell and Wheeler. was appointed to
confer with the Minneapolis authorities
in regard to the project.
Capt. Simonton suggested that one or
more blocks of the boulevard be COM
pleted with the proper accessories Of
flowers, trees and turf.
The election of officers was then held
and resulted as follows:
President, G. G. Andraws; vice presi-
dent, E. j. Hudson: secretary, A. S.
Tallmadge; treasurer, Rush B. Wheeler :
executive committee, Lucien Warner,
James King and c. A. Moore.
The members of the association have
donated their property and paid the
assessment thereon, and now wish the
city to do its part in the matter. A pro-
pOSal is on foot to extend the boulevard
north to the Minneapolis line, and south
down the river, passing State park,
soldiers home and crossing Seventh
street at Smelling avenue. If their
plans are followed it will make the
boulevard one of the finest in the coun-
try, and this matter will be considered
at the next meeting, as well as the adj
visibility of new bridge over the Mil
Waukee road at the avenue crossing.