St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-26

SeSSnentS Tor the proposed Carpenter
park, fronting on Summit, between Sci
by avenue and Victoria street Petitions
from large majority of the owners of
property which it is proposed to assess
were presented in objection to benefits
levied by the board, and many inter-
| ested parties protested against tbs pur-
chase OF the park under any circum-
I stances. The idea seemed to prevail
that that that the amount of assess
| Inents would range from IS to S. per
BOARD that the levy would not exceed
$50 to $40 per lot, and in explanation of
the plans of assessment many of the
protesting petitioners were induced
to withdraw their objections. As eX-
t planned by the board of public works, it
is proposed to award damages of s27, 600
to the Drake property and S25 900 to the
Carpenter trdet-the property con-
demned for the park. Of this amount.
$4,000 will be raised by assessing bene-
hts to adjoining property, and similar
amount will be paid from the park fund;
but, to have a margin on which to work,
the board started out with an estimated
expense of 100000. To meet this eX-
pense the board decided upon assessing
benefited property as follows: On
property facing the park, $4,000;
on Summit avenue from the park to
Selby avenue, $4,000; ON Summit ave-
nue. from the park to Dale street, IS, 900;
on Summit avenue from Dale to Victo-
ria street, $1,000; on Portland avenue
from Western avenue to Dale street,
$4,000; on Holly avenue from Western
avenue to Dale street, $1,000; on Ash
land avenue from Western avenue to
Dale street, sl,5O0; on Laurel avenue
from Nina avenue to Kent street, 81 500;
on Selby avenue from Summit avenue
to Mackubin street, sl,5OO; on Grand
avenue from Summit court to Oakland
avenue, $1,000. This assessment
leaves surplus of about $4,000, which
the board proposes to use in
giving credit to those who have already
contributed that amount for piece of
ground that is to form part of Carpen-
ter Park.
By many of the protesting property
owners it is claimed that the Carpenter
and Drake triangles cannot be bought
for their appraised values, but that their
values would be fixed by the courts at
material increase. 1t is also alleged
that the north side OF the block be-
tween Summit and Harrington avenues
will escape the assessment. Many owners
already assessed expressed themselves
favorable to small assessment if RAM
sey street is to be closed, and park
larger than Rice park made at the place
now known as Carpenter outlook"
Others were favorable only on condi-
ton that the property Immediately sur
rounding the proposed park was taxed
for at least half the amount to be spe-
clally assessed, irrespective of the $4,000
they had already paid in. This $4,000
was paid IN two years ago for narrow
triangle at the intersection of Sum-
NIT avenue and Ramsey street,
but with scarcely any depth.
The larger part of those owners present
protest not so much against any kind of
a park or lookout as against the arbi-
trary mode of levying the assessment.
A compromise was suggested that the
triangle bounded by Maurice Auer-
baeh's place, Summit avenue and Ram
sey street be bought by the whole city
and forever reserved as window.
with an observatory erected there
on from which strangers and citi-
Gems could overlook a large ter
Tltory, and yet the neighbOr-
hood would escape an odious special as
| SeSSment for makeShift park that
| would do them no special good, and
1 would not answer any better purpose
than the smaller triangle already men
| toned. 1t was strongly c0ntended that
the streets included in the assessment
| were no more benefited by the proposed
! improvement than other streets and
| parts of streets which were omitted
from this special assessment.
CURRENT COMMENT.
The United States district attorney.
| ship caused good deal of talk in the
| hotel lobbies yesterday. A letter was
| shown from Senator Washburn, saying
that the appointment would not be
! made till he and Senator Davis returned
| home. The partisans of Messrs. Hay,
| and Morgan argued the relative merits
| of those gentlemen hot and heavy. A
new phase in the matter came to light
| however, when it was found that Ger
| tai II Republican lawyer has been hold.
| ing number of aces and bowers in his
| sleeves. He is just about ready to play
them, and if what his friends say be
| true, Messrs. Morgan, Hay ct al. must
play their cards very deftly if they dc
not want to be euchred. In other words,
| there is dark horse in the field.
| The members of the city committee
on the coming banquet to the legislature
are in quandary as to where it should
be held. Mayor Smith and one or two
others are understood to favor the new
| courthouse, which would seem to be
most fitting. Others are opposed to ii
| on technical grounds, but any citizens
who expressed themselves on the sub
| ject were decidedly of the opinion that
it was magnificent idea, and such a
| banquet could be made the opening
| ceremony of the new courthouse. There
would be no difficulty in sending up
l. tables and chairs for that occasion, and
| there are so many hotels in close prox-
! unity that the eatable and drinkable
| parts of the arrangements would cause
no trouble. Il
~
A gentleman recently from Milwau-
| kee says that the photograph is becom-
men in that city. A man wants to
| leave a long message and has not time
| to write it Out-he simply talks into the
/ phone, land when the MESSAGE comes in
! he receives it verbatim. The manu-
facturerS cannot turn them out fast
enough to fill Milwaukee's demand.
| ~
|. Scene-Judge KelIy's court room.
Learned counsel for defense CA. d.
Warner) eXhausting peremptory chai-
lenge upon Juror.
l. CounseI-Mr. Swinaspeek, where do
you reside?
Mr.. Swinaspeck-I b'lieve on Bleas-
ant avenOO.
Counsel-What is your business?
| Mr. S.-Vel, bay daXes und assess
mendS.
The court didn't order the witness to
be hanged, but hammered hole in his
desk with the gavel calling the bowling
| spectators to order.
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