St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-29
PARKS AND PATHWAYS.
The Board Hears Arguments for
Various Sites, but Takes No Ac-
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The Board Hears Arguments for
Various Sites, but Takes No Ac-
tion.
The adjourned.meeting of the board
OF park commissioners took place last
evening in the Office of the city clerk,
all the members of the board being
present. A vast amount of routine
business was transacted, and number
of citizens who were present addressed
the board upon the subject of purchas-
ing parks for the city.
An estimate from Prendergast Broth
ers for placing iron railing on Summit
avenue, from Smelling to Lexington for
$4,000. was referred to the committee
on shrubs. A petition asking that a
tract of land opposite Fort Smelling,
apart of Bellvue addition, be purchased
for park purposes was referred to the
committee Oh site. A petition that q
a series of small parks be established
along the river bouvelard, from Sum-
NIT avenue to Fort Smelling bridge.
was referred to the committee on sites.
A communication from George
Squires, asking that the park at the end
of Summit court addition, donated to
the city by J. J.Watson, be put in order,
was referred to the superintendent to
report upon.
The offer of w. A. Hardenburg to
sell forty acres of land near Fort Smell
ing for park purposes, at the rate of
| $4,000 per acre, was referred to the COM
| mittee on sites.
A petition against the purchase of
| Ridgewood park was presented and re-
| ferred to the committee on sites. The
| offer of r. r. Dorr to sell Hiawatha
| rIy ad1 e.,
| the committee on sites.
| A complaint from residents on Sum-
nit avenue that many of the trees were
dead, was referred to the supernten-
| dent to look into the matter.
| Bills amounting to 1868. So, were passed
| by the board.
The following resolutions were in
trOduced and passed:
| By Commissioner Aberle-That Fred Nus
| baum receive salary of Sl50 per month dur
| ing the time he acts as temporary superin-
| tendent of parks, to take effect from Jan l.
1891. That the wooden sidewalk III Lafay-
| eta park be removed and gravel walk put
| In. That the superintendent be authorized
| to obtain bids for 100 feet of rustic seats for
| Lafayette and Alice parks
By Commissioner Dale-That the commit
| tee on Dark sites pc requested to examine and
| report at the next meeting whether it is ad-
| ylsable to purchase for parks lots 4, Sc and z.
| plOCkS a ana ID Oh Dell aQOlLlOn, aDO lOtS l.,
| 2, 3 and of Woodbury. d Cases addition.
| At this point in the meeting permis-
sion was granted to gentlemen present
to address the board on the question of
| purchasing parks. Attorney Davis ad-
vocated the purchase of Indian Mound
! park in preference to Lincoln park not
| only on the matter of general senti-
ment. but also of cost Ex-City Attor-
ney Holman and Attorney j. III. Ives
also made speeches in favor of the In
dian Mound park.
Attorney H. l.. Stevens addressed
the board, suggesting series of parks
along the river boulevard west to Fort
Smelling, and was followed by Col.
Simonton, who was also in favor of that
scheme.
Attorney R. A. Walsh advocated the
purchase of Mohawk park on the West
side. The gentlemen's views were
listened to attentively, and the board
again took up routine business.
The cuStodianS of the various CITY
parks were addressed by President
Horton, who severely censured them for
non-attendance 10 their duties, and
warned them that they would forfeit
their positions if they did not carry out
the orders given them.
Commissioner Petsch moved that the
| superintendent be ordered to prepare a
specification of plants needed for parks,
and obtain bids and report at the next
meeting. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Dale the president
was requested to ask the common coun.
Gil to appoint poundmaster to look
after stray cattle in Como park and
Summit avenue boulevard.
A resolution by Mr. Petsch that the
board purchase the Carpenter parb
property from the owners, Elias +,
Drake. Warren Carpenter and Edna
Carpenter for the sum of S67, 1883 ther
came up.
Messrs. Horton and Aberle said tha
they thought the price was too high
and would not act upon the matter a.
the board had not yet decided what sys
tenn of parks they would have, whethe
number OF small parks in various
parts of the city. or few large parks.
On the motion of Mr.. Aberle to la,
the matter over to the next meeting tht
vote stood ayes, Aberle and Dale: navs
Petsch and Horton, and on resolution
to adopt the vote again stood two fo
and two against, and nothing was dom
in the matter. The board then ad
journed.