St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-28
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNETONKA MATTERS.
The improvement Association
n;souSsaS Imnortant Subjects

The Improvement Association
Discusses Important Subjects
The Minnetonka Improvement asso-
citation managed to get together at last
at the West hotel yesterday noon, with
a good attendance, for its annual meet
ing. It was easy to see that matters OF
considerable moment were to he conSld-
cred. for there was an unusual amount
of busy discussion before the meeting
was called TO order Several new mem
beers were enrolled as a preliminary
move. In the absence of the president
and vice president Carmen n. Smith
presided. MI. Smith reviewed the
work of the association, and more es-
peciallv its executive committee, during
the winter, and the good work II had
done in patroling the lake and prevent
ing the fishing through the Ice. IL
seemed to be the general opinion that
the fishing would be better this summer
than it has been for several years. Mr.;
Smith advised that something he raised
for the purpose of remuneratlhg MI.
Elliott, chairman or the committee, VINO
had expended much money and time III
the work. He SAID that there seemed to
be question of law as to whether the
association could obtain possession OF
the outlet and the dam at that point.
Until that is settled the association
could do nothing in the matter.
At a past meeting the association nad
passed unGn the matter of the bill be-
fore congress, to give the lake to the
CITY of Minneapolis and the park
board, and decided that it was thing
not desired. The association committee
then wrote to Congressman Snider, and
received answer that he would have the
bill deferred for the purpose of giving
the association time to work upon the
matter.
Dir. E. r. Perkins, of Excelsior, was
elected permanent chairman, and the
meeting took up the business OF the
day. MeSSrS. }. A. Purchase, a. ii.
Bracket and George &. Merrill were
appointed a committee on nominations.
While this committee was out, NJ. FallI
GiertSen spoke upon MinnetOnka, and
said that he thought it should be win
ter, as we'll as a summer resort. He
thought that ice boating, skating, tob0g-
gaming, snoWshoeing and all such
sports, held at Minnetonka, would make
il favorite place in winter. He
thought that the committee should he
instructed TO make arrangements With
the railroads for winter trains. He be-
lieyed that the association should raise
a guarantee to see that the train is run
next winter. The railroad at present
asks a guarantee of SIS for each winter
train, and he recommended the move.
A proposition was introduced, asking
that the association indorse a PROPOSE
ton from Mr.. Coates to have the dredge
boat cut through a neck of his land
known as Stony reef. This move would
open up new channel. which would
shorten the route between various
points. 1t will also open up the lake
so as 10 allow grand tour of the lakes
bv steamers. The upper lake people
favored the idea, but the lower lake
men wanted the reef in the lower lake
removed first, and E. c. Hurd spoke
quite eloouently on the subject, favor
ing the work being done at once on the
lower lake bars. The motion was
finally passed, which asks the county
commissioners to put the dredgeS to
work on public work at once in prefer
ence to private work. This virtually
set aside the channel question on Phelps
island, but the association voted that
the channel was desirable at some fut-
ure time.
George A. Bracket, NJ. Falk Gjertsen
and ". W. Wait were appointed COM
mttee to wait upon the railroads look
ing to the establishment of winter
train service. The nominating commit
tee brought in the names of G. n. Smith,
DR.. E. r. Perkins, c. NJ. Loring, S. c..
Gale, Commodore Zimmerman, George
r. Bracket and A. G. Hogan as the eX
ecutive committee.
There was some talk about the new
patent dredge boat that was promised
for the lake by some Chicago party, but
no ore seemed to know just when it
would arrive, although 1T had been
promised for some time. The commit
tee will inquire into the matter.