St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-26

TO the lot line, which would, OF course,
,neceSsitate the removal of the row of
trees bordering the boulevard. On the
outside of the walk there would be six
feet of grass plat, on which it is pro-
posed to arrange the two rows OF
trees. In the center of the street
fifteen feet of roadway would
be occupied by the electric line tracks,
although the moving of the walk back
roadway as now-twenty feet on either
sideof the car tracks. All of this fifteen
feet in the center of the street, how
ever. except the very narrow portions
occupied by the rails, would be sodded,
making practically fifteen feet of boule-
ward in the center of the Street-five
feet between the tracks and five feet
between the rails of each track. This
plan in its entirety was explained by
PRESIDENT LOring, piece OF ''two-by-
four" being used, in lieu of tape line,
to- measure off the distances.
When the subject in hand had been
gone over thoroughly and was under
stood by all the board returned to the
Office to take some action upon the mat
ter. The special committee which had
had the matter in charge retired for a
few minutes to reconsider the report
presented last Tuesday, to which all the
members of that committee had not
agreed. When they returned Chairman
Hangar reported that the committee
stood just as it had last Tuesday ON the
report, the same two commissioners
holding out. and recommended, Oh be-
half OF that portion of the COM
mittee which is in favor of the
car line, that an ordinance.
embodying the report as presented last
Tuesday, be drawn up. At this point
President Loring explained that C. &.
Goodrich, acting for the street railway
company, had offered, on condition that
the company be allowed to build its line
on Hennepin boulevard, to pay for the
changes which would necessarily have
to be made. The company would pay
for moving the trees and walk. for sod
ding the center of the avenue, and
would bind itself to preserve
these in good condition forever.
Commissioner Boardman here moved
that the question be taken out of the
hands of the committee and placed be-
fore the whole board for discussion. AS
an amendment, Commissioner Folwell
moved to negative the report of the
committee and to pass it. Of course,
a good deal of discussion followed dur
ing the progress of which Commissioner
Folwell, who so strenuously fought the
proposition on Tuesday last. denounc-
ing as the scheme of real estate sharks,
again became warmed up and said:
'We stand here in judicial position.
We are charged under oath to protect
the interests of the people. We ought
to have more full discussion before
taking action. / do not see my way to
vote in favor of making part of the
park system into traffic street. 1t is
easier and better for the electric lines
Ego out Lyndale avenue. The differ
ence in distance at Thirty-firSt street is
only 1000 yards. 1t will not be denied
that private interest is behind this
that it is a scheme to boom real estate.
1t is the business of the park board to
see that the city's park system is not
damaged
Folwell was in the minority. and, of
course, his motion was lost, Boardman's
prevailing. The rotund commissioner
then came to the front with another
motion. He moved that the attorney
be instructed to draw up an ordinance
embodying the report of the special
committee, and also the announcement
made by President Loring as to what
the street railway company would do.
His reason for this sweeping motion
beingito get the question before the
boardin final shape, full opportunity
for. discussing the matter being
assured when the ordinance should
come up for adoption. Commissioner
March moved to amend by referring the
whole matter to special committee of
seven, with instructions to report at the
next meeting. After more discussion
President Loring said that he desired
to see the park board relieved from the
responsibility of sprinkling the boule-
ward, should it be given over to the
street railway company. MARGINS motion
was then lost and Boardman's adopted
by vote of 9 to 4. The ordinance will
be reported to the next meeting.
After their return from the drive
and Willie the special committee wa
Still wrestling with the question of how
it should report on the matter. PreSi-
dent Lorng explained the financial con-
dition of the board. The park board of
Minneapolis is now in debt in the sum
of SIS, 500. This sum does not include
S7,2S2. which will be due Aug.
l, upon land which the board
has acquired through condemnation
proceedings. There is also $4,000 addi-
tional owing to the cemetery aSsocia-
ton. These two last-named sums. ag-
gregating S9,2S2, President Loring said,
must be paid. 70 allow of this being
done the finance committee was ordered
to sell not more than $4,000 worth of
bonds. The board then adjouened until
next Saturday.