St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-23
BROKE UP IN A ROW.
Some Harsh Words Over the
Hennepin Boulevard in the
Park Board.
One Of the Brave Citizen-Sol-
der Officers Asked to
Resign.
Dick Deadeye Could Not Be
Held in the Gold-Bpick
Case.
County Auditor Condit Flatly
Refuses to Take a Re-
nomination.

There was a lively session of the park
board yesterday. The fun commenced
when Commissioners Haugan and
Boardman presented report from the
special committee appointed to consider
the petition of the property owners
along Hennepin boulevard, asking the
board that permission be granted to the
Minneapolis Street Railway company
to place ali electric line upon
that drive. Messrs. Boardman and
Haugan were In favor of granting
the permission for fifty years, provided
the street railroad company would stand
all the expense of making the changes
necessary. AS soon as the report had
been read, Commissioner Folwell took
the floor and said that the report was
not that of majority of the committee.
The committee was equally divided on
the point of abandoning the boulevard.
and he wanted to lay it over for time.
He had been sick, and he wanted the
board to consider the question we'll be-
fore anything was done. Mr.. Hangar
explained that the city council met Fri
day next, and the railroad company
wanted to establish the route at once.
1t was necessary to build sewer along
the boulevard, and the company wanted
to make the necessary arrangements.
Mr.. March moved to defer any action
upon the matter until the next meeting,
but the motion was voted down.
Then Prof. FolWell took the floor.
There was blood in his eye, and he was
angry when he exclaimed: "Mr. Pres
ident, submit that majority Of the
committee has not reported, and that
half of that committee has given notice
that it needs more time, and that it has
other views to present."
"Well," exclaimed Commissioner
Boardman, "that is certainly a new
move to me. Let the balance of the
committee get up report and we will
sign it, so as to get the question prop
erly before the board"
''This measure shall not be railroaded
through" angrily exclaimed Prof. Fol-
well, with my consent. or without my
raising my voice against it. If l had
not been on my bed for three days you
would have had my plans. This street
car plan was made up year ago. How
does it happen right in the middle of
the summer they suddenly see the ne
cessity for change to one of our
parkways ? How does it happen the
street car company comes into this board
Will oil luoOIfOllt PlOPOoiCloI oO iuohuluS
us to give them franchise for fifty
years. 1t has been charged openly and
right in this room, too, that this is real
estate deal. Now, go slow. Let us di-
vest ourselves of all suspicion, and
move to postpone action for one week."
II am not interested in any real es-
tate in that section," declared Mr.
Boardman, 'and in fact, all the opposi-
ton to the proposed inc came from
real estate men,"
Commissioner Haugan was upon his
feet before Mr.. Boardman had finished.
By hard struggle he managed to con-
troll himself enough to say: IF COM
missioner Folwell means to intimate, or
inSinuate that l am interested in any
real estate on the Hennepin avenue
boulevard or anywhere it would be
reached by this electric line, he is
very much mistaken"
II do not mean to intimate or insinu-
ate," declared Prof. FolWell. "That is
not nv style. If knew that you were,
| would charge you with it in terms that
could not be mistaken. | do not know
it, and insinuate nothing; but / do
say that it was openly charged at the
meeting Of thecommittee that it was
real estate deal"
Ex-Commlssioner Daniel Bassett was
allowed to explain that majority of
the property owners were in favor of
the electric line. after which President
Loring said he thought that as the
parks were for the poor people it would
| be good thing to have direct car line
| to the lakes. This gave Prof. Folwell
more ammunition, and he said: SIT
| isn't necessary for a new line to get
poor people out to the lakes. There is
| line now, and it is carrying 10000 peo-
pie every Sunday. 1t is not enough to
simply ask this company to keep the
boulevard in order. This privilege is
worth something. Let it be put up at
auction and invite competition, and let
| considerable further discussion the mat
| ter was postponed until Friday next,
when the commissioners will go over
the boulevard and probably decide what
| is best to be done.
A petition for a bath house at Lake
Calhoun for the use of females was re-
| ferred to Commissioner BOardman with
| power to act. The committee on show
rights and privileges were authorizedsto
award the contract of fifty new row
boats to r. G. Moore at S35 each. The
temporary loan obtained from Corser &
Co., amounting to 5000, was ordered
paid, as was the regular monthly bud
get of bills and pay rolls, amounting to
$11,O00
The board resolved to purchase the
property owned by E. d. Place, adjoin-
ing Central park, for 100000, and the
lot at the corner of Eleventh avenue
north and Fourth street, for $4,000. S.
G. Gale and others offered to donate the
land now occupied by three small parks
in Oak Lake addition to the board fol-
park purposes. The offer was referred
to the committee on designation OF
grounds.