St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-06
STILL sPURRING THE BOARD
To Its Duty in the Hiawatha Park
Matter---Action Deferred One
Week.

Matter---Action Deferred One
Week.
At a meeting of the board of park
commissioners held yesterday after
noon, the matter of Hiawatha Park,
once located on the eastern bank of the
Mississippi directly opposite the SOL
diers' home, was taken up and vigor-
ously discussed by the board, land by sew
eral of its distinguished opponents.
Gen. Andrews was present, and. secur-
ing the audience of the board, he made
an eloquent plea for the re-establish-
ment of the park which the city agreed
to designated if the soldiers home were
located upon the site donated by Mime
apolIs on the opposite side of the
river. Gen. Andrews reviewed the
circumstances under which the
home was located and showed that
in the opinion of all interested in the
scheme, st. Paul and Minneapolis
only secured the home upon the express
agreed. Minneapolis has expended
grandly and nobly fulfilled each and
every pledge, while ST. Paul has done
absolutely nothing toward the perform
ance of its bound obligations. Hiawatha
park was designed two years ago to
comprise forty acres. The matter
rested with the old park board and
almost fell into decayed state, when
the old board, finding that its acts had
been illegal and irregular in the eyes OF
the law, resinded all former ac
ton in regard to that and
other parks. This aroused the
trustees of the soldiers home, who,
under the leadership of Capt. Castle,
made vigorous kick to the board. This
came to the commission in the form of
a communication from Capt. Castle hims
self, in which he reminded the board of
the cities solemn pledge to the trustees
of the home when they were as yet un-,
decided as to where the home should BE
located Minneapolis has not only full
filled its promise directly made to the
trustees of the home, but, relying on St.
Paul to do its small share, extended its
park system SO as to meet ours at Hia1
Watha park by means of magnificent
boulevard. st. Paul also began "a
system of bOulevards to the
park, but. with characteristic hesitancy,
it abandoned work on the project before
Hiawatha park was reached. At the
last meeting of the board, however,
Commissioner Ludden took up the good
work again, by Introducing a resolution.
which was adopted, extending the
boulevard along the south border of the
proposed park. Capt. Castle was also
present and voiced the sentiment of the
trustees of the home, in urging upon
the board to begin at once upon the
work of carrying out the contract of the.
city. which was taken in good faith and
relied upo n. Beriah Magoffin, an eX-
member of the park commission, added
to the sp urs pricked into the ac-
ton of the board and implored 1t to
redeem itself and the city by
at once designating and condemning
the park as long ago agreed by the city.
1t is nothing more than Justice to the
Soldiers Home. and is nothing more to
the city of st. Paul than a delinquent
performance of its Self-elected duty.
The park is what is being cried for by
the residents of that section also, and
through their representative, Mr.. Ste
vens, they asked the board to do with
them as they have with other districts in
the city in the way of expanding the
park funds. The matter was postponed