St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-24
THE PARK BOARD.
it BorrOws Enough Money to Pay
for Powderhorn Park.


At the special meeting of the board of
park commissioners held yesterday
Merrick d Merrick. attorneys for Har-
riet X. Ewes, one of the persons who
were forciby evicted from the state park
when the park commission took charge
of the land, made a claim for $4,000
actual damages, and called attention to
the fact that, through the excitement
occasiOned by 1.-THE unwarranted action
of the board" Guild of Mrs.
Ewes. who was sick at the time,
died. They wanted the board to name
time and place where they could meet
and mutually agree upon sum to rec
ompense their client. The matter was
referred to the attorney of the board. A
letter was read from j. w. McGregor, OF
Dean IL McGregor, calling attention to
the fact that the contract they had made
with the board in regard TO improve
ments to be made on account OF land
donated by them around Lake OF the
Isles, and for boulevard to Lake Cal
houn had not been carried out by the
board, and demanding that the work be
completed at once. President Loring
said that the contract should never nave
been violated, but the board did not
have enough money to carry on the
work. The communication was referred
to the committee on improvements.
The finance committee reported that
it was necessary to raise $500 at once
TO make the necessary payments for
Powderhorn park AS the board did
not have the money. COrser u Co. agreed
to aevance the amount on a note pear
ing per cent interest. They would
only charge one-tenth of l per cent
commission for obtaining the money on
a note signed by the officers of the
board and Endorsed by the individual
members. The committee recommended
that this be done. and the money will be
borrowed on a note running for three
months.
There was lively little Spat over the
report of the committee on police, which
recommended that the park policemen
be required to obtain a uniform OF blue
gray cloth. 1t was said that each suit
would cost about $40. Commissioners
Uaugen and DemuleS thought it was
wrong to ask the men who would only
have work for five or six months to
buy suit of clothes they could not use
after they were laid off. While Mayor
Babb declared that, as the wages OF the
men were more than an ordinary laborer
would earn, he did not think ltWould
be asking too much to compel the men
to purchase the uniforms. The matter
was finally referred back to the commit
tee to ascertain the exact cost of each
uniform. Upon motion of Commits
sioner Boardman the board agreed to
furnish the trees to the board OF educa-
ton which will be planted by the
school children on ArbOr day. Com
missioner Ingenhutt wanted Washburn
park improved, and resolution order
ing foundtaIn to be placed there was
referred to the committee on improve
ments.
President Loring called attention to
the fact that F. W. Pratt, a house
mover, in the course of his business cut
down tree that had been growing
twentY-three years, and was seventeen
inches in diameter, owned by Leonard
Kinsel. Pratt asked and obtained per-
mission of Commissioner Call, of
the Fifth ward, to cut the tree.
He then read the following Or
dinance and declared that such
work would have to be stopped: No
person engaged in the removal of build
ings, whether licensed or otherwise,
shall move any building along any
street in such way as to interfere or
injure any tree in any street. alley OF
public ground in the city of Minneapo-
lis, without special permit from the
board of park commissioners" The at
torney of the board was instructed to
prosecute MIR. Pratt to the full extent OF
the law.