St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-18
NOT JUST YET.
That First Ward Park Must Wait
on Minnehaha Boulevard.

The park board met yesterday after
noon with Commissioner Winston in the
chair, President Haugan being still alb
sent from the city.
Alfred j. Dean. on the behalf of the
estate of Joseph Dean, submitted prop
osition in writing to sell to the board
for park purposes blocks and z
in Deans addition for sic, 900 in cash, or
for 81, $50 payable in ten equal annual
installments, without interest. and to
consent that one-half of said purchase
price be assessed on the other lots in the
addition. This price is $3.50 less than
the offer made by Mr.. Dean at last
meeting. The communication was re-
ferred to the committee on designation.
a petition bearing the signatures of
over 100 residents of the First ward was
submitted. in which the signers request
ed the board to rescind the action taken
III purchasing block nine, Marshall's ad-
dition to st. Anthony, for park purposes
and giving the following reasons for
this request:
First-That the price fixed by the ap-
praisers is at least one-third above its real
and just value.
Second-That the land proposed to be
taken is five or six feet below the street
grade adjoining so that it would be an ex-
pense Of at least $1,000 or $1,000 to fill the
place TO proper grade.
Third-Thet the block in question is
within five blocks of the Ninth ward park,
and Marshalrs addition is now being as
sessed for this park.
Fourth-That SAID block 9. if taken for
park, on account of the circumstances of the
case, will most likely remain for some years
as it is now, an unsighuy old stone quarry.
On motion of Commissioner Brad ish
this petition was referred to a special
committee, and the president and secre-
tarY directed TO Withhold their signatures
from the certificate of sale until said
committee shall have submitted to the
board its report.
A petition from E. c. Chat6eld and
S. d. Todd, requesting the board to
take early action in acquiring the land
already designated for park upon the
river bank in Southeast Minneapolis,
was referred TO a special committee.
A proposition from Joseph II. Regan TO
sell lots II and 13, block 6. l.. Il RS
subdivision of l.. d r. outlOts, for the
sum of 81, 600 each. was referred TO the
special committee on PowderhOrn park.
The claim of the Parkhurst Paving COM
pany for curbing for the Hennepin
boulevard amounting to s., lSl.69 was re-
ferred TO the committee on finance. a
warrant was ordered drawn in favor nf
the city treasurer for S15. .0S6.33 for the
payment OF the July interest on park
bonds. The pay roll for the month of
May amounting to S11, ,096.16 was ap-
proved, and q warrant ordered for Its
payment.
The special committee on Lyndale
boulevard extension recommended that
the project of widening the avenue from
Iwenty-ninth avenue north to its inter
section with Second street north be
abandoned, and the report was adopted.
Prof. Cleveland submitted his report
upon the Minnehaha boulevard matter,
which was referred to him at the last
meeting. He stated that while he had
at first favored the proposed route along
the course OF Minnehana creek he had
since found that this plan would be i'm
practicable on account of numerous
formidable obstacles which would arise.
He recommended that the board aban-
don the plan of following the creek and
decide upon some other route.
Commissioner Loye moved to accept
the report, but on motion of Commits
siOner Northrop his motion was amended
to lay over to the next meeting and
adopted as amended.
Commissioner Bradish moved that the
plans and specifications for an iron
bridge over Minnehaha creek OF Lyn-
dale avenue recently adopted by the
council be also adopted by the board.
After some discussion as to the pro-
priety of the board contributing to the
expense of constructing the bridge the
matter was referred to the committee on
Expense bills amount
ing to 1850 were approved.