St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-28
West Siders Chagrined at the
Park Commission
erS.
They Most Vigorously Protest
Against the Alteration Of
Park Plans.
Statistical Report Of the &C.
real Crops Of This
State.
The Yield Per Acre Is the
Heaviest for Some
Years.

The board of park commissioners held
lengthy and very interesting meeting
yesterday afternoon. The all-important
topic of discussion was the locating
and the acquiring Of land for the West
st. Paul park. Quite anumber of prop
erty owners ia the vicinity of where the
park was supposed to be soon located
were present and took quite an active
part i'm the discussion. Commissioner
Stevens presented a resolution to con-
denim for the park blocks 124, 100, of
West st. Paul Proper: also lots 5 and 6
of block 113, for the purpose of extend
ing the park over the brow of the hill
and giving it more frontage and making
it more slightly. The resolution also
embodied the authorizing of the super
intendent of parks to survey and plat
the land and give it the name Of the
"Sheridan park"
This resolution started no end of dis
cussiOn. Finally Commissioner Wedge
made motion to have the resolution
laid on the table, which prevailed. He
then offered substitute, which &C
quired and designated certain land for
the park to be known as ''Garfiefd
Park" The land was blocks 124, 125,
12S and 1919, lots and of block 112,
and lots and of block 113 of West
st. Paul Proper. Commissioner Wedge
stated that it Was very desirable to take
Immediate steps in the matter, as resi-
dents were contemplating erecting res
licences on the property. So to save
expenses, it would be better to con-
denim it now than to wait till the build
ingS were up.
Charles Lienau, a property owner,
took decided exception to the passage
of the resolution. All of the property
owners, he said, were against the &C
curing of so much land without any
frontage, and they would fight it in the
courts. 1t hardened them. he main
tanned, with unnecessary assessments,
amounting to $1,000. while the Sheridan
park property could be had for less
money, and would give frontage of
$500 feet.
The board, however, thought differ
emily, and passed the resolution.
President Van Slyke read telegram
received by himself from the New York
World asking his opinion of the prOba-
bic damages that would ensue from the
use of Central park of that city for the
worlds fair. President Van Slyke
stated that he had telegraphed back
that in his opinion, if the necessary pre-.
cautions were taken, no damages
amounting to anything would ensue.
A proposition from the Northwest
Water Supply company to add the re-
CURED amount of water to Lake Como
was read. To add one foot in depth
will take 100000 gallons, and the
water company proposes to furnish $780,
600, 600 gallons for s21, $50, including the
approximate amo1nt lost by evapora-
ton. @They offer to put in a steam plant
with sufficient pumping capacity, but
stipulate that the city is to purchase it
through with it. Another provision of
the proposition is that if, Instead of put
ting in the pumping plant they are al
lowed to sink gang arteslan wells to
sufficient depth to strike the subter
ranean water course and secure suffi-
cent waterfowl, the amount is to be
Sc, 600 less, OF Sl5,500.. The proposition
was laid over for con sideration.
Another proposition was received from
a nursery firm to the effect that three
inch trees, twelve feet high would, be
furnished and planted on Summit ave-
nue. boulevard at the rate of $3.50 each.
The trees would be of the following
kinds: Elm, box elder, bass and soft
maple. The firm offers to plant the
trees and water them until the spring
of 1891 and guarantees the life of each
one.
Commissioner Stevens offered reso-
luton to the effect that the expense of
the boulevarding of Lake Como should
not be borne by the property owners,
provided they had donated lands to be
taken. The resolution passed and the
board adjourned.