St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-08

cure if possible a lease of sufficient
ground for the erection of house.
The president of the board suggested
that heXt summer the board maintain
system of transportation for the pur
pose of enabling visitors to see the park
system, the vehicles to GO at frequent
intervals from the center of the city.
Mr.. Haugan suggested that arrange
ments be made to store the water from
Lake Amelia next spring, so as to in
sure supply of water for Minnehaha
falls during the summer. and that steps
be taken looking to the ultimate acQui-
sition of the east bank of the Mississippi
river for park purposes. Both matters
were referred to the committee on desig-
nation of grounds.
1t was decided to apply to the state
auditor for q replacement of taxes OH
land from the time acquired until the
LIST of January, 1892. A communication
from the attorney of the Bryn Mawr
syndicate set forth that the association
had advanced $500 to the fund to grade
Superior and GrOveland avenues, this be-
ing the amount of fifteen or twenty sub
scriptions, and asked authority from the
board to sue the delinquent subscribers.
The request was granted.
The finance committee reported that
meet all obligations to Jan. /, excepting
interest on bonds to the amount of $l5.-
oS6.36, and the officers were authorized
TO execute note in the sum of $4,000
to cover this requirement. In this
connection Commissioner BOardman in
trOduced resolution providing for a
special committee to ascertain whether
the boa rd or the city is required to pay
the interest OH the bonds of the board.
The resolution was adopted and Com
missoners Boardman, Lawrence and
BradiSh were named as the committee.
The special committee TO investigate
the Berry matter asked for and was
granted further time. as Commissioner
Boardman had been absent from the city.
The special committee on rules sub
mltted printed report, in which APP
peared several important changes from
the old set Of rules used by the board.
Some or the more radical of these
changes are as follows:
The superintendent and timekeeper
are to be elected annually and not to
hold office indefinitely, and the former
will be required to devote his entire at
tentiOn to the service of the board and
not allowed to do any work for outside
parties.
The committee on improvements must
report monthly. and cannot eXpend to
exceed 500 without the approval of the
board.
No member or officer Of the board may
be interested in pecuniary way in any
of the work, and all possibility of nepO-
tiSm is precluded by the following sec
ton:
No commissioner shall cause to be
employed or employ for this board any
relative of commissioner, but in case
1t is deemed advisable to employ any
relative of commissioner the same
shall be reported to and authorized by
this board.
The rules will be considered at an
adjourned meeting to be held for that
purpose on Monday next.
The special committee OH right of
way for MinnehaEa boulevard submit
ted plat showing that title to thirty
six acres had already been secured, that
deeds TO twenty-siX acres more had been
promised, and that there still remained
siXty-Seveu acres, to which it was rot
expected that title could be secured
without condemnation proceedings.
The report Of the committee suggested
that the entire tract needed should be
designated as a park. ana that George
r. Chapman, John b. EusteS, Ole By
arum, c. w. Wells and NJ. ID. Ridgway
be appointed as appraisers to assess the
value OF the property condemned. The
report was adopted.
The committee on entertainment and
winter sports reported fayOrably upon
the motion providing for skating facili-
ties at Elliot park, and the report was
adopted. A report from the same COM
mittee, stating that l27 pairs of skates
had been purchased from AlphonSe
Berry for $40, and that Mr.. Berry had
been appointed cashier at the Loring
park skating pond at a salary of 800
per month and allowed two assistants
at 500 per month. Each was approved.
The committee reported unfavOrably
upon the idea of tobaggan slide at
Fairview park, and the report was
adopted. The special committee on
Hennepin avenue traffic was instructed
10 prepare a new ordinance covering
that point. the old one having been pro-
nounced untenable by the attorney. A
motion by Commissioner Lawrence pro-
vidlng that no more money be expended
for winter sports and amusements until
the expense of maintaining those al
ready provided for shall have been ascer-
tanned, was adopted. This motion was
re-cOnsldered upon motion of Commits
SIOner Ryan, who wanted a skating rink
in the Ninth ward. between jackson and
Quincy streets, facing on Sumter, but it
again carried.
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