St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-19
LIEUTENANT LIONIZED.
Greedy Received by the Chamber
-Clark's Park Plans.

-Ciark'S 8 Hark fIdnS.
United States Signal Officer Greedy
was the guest of the chamber of COM
merce yesterday. He was invited in and
presented to the body in neat speech
by Gen. Sanborn, who presided. Lieut..
Greedy made a graceful response and
was greeted with enthusiastic applaure.
Judge Greenleaf Clark submitted in
writing a general park plan, condensed
as follows:
Acquire Carpenter park. and park of
reasonable dimensions embracing the Indian
mounds. Provide a wide boulevard or park
way. probably Earl street. from the mounds
to Lake Phalen. Construct wide boulevard
or driveway around Lake Phalen for park
and sanitary purposes. Theland can probably
be secured by donation, as 1t has been around
Lake Como. Construct wide boulevard or
street from Lake Phalen TO Lake Como and
so through Como park to Smelling avenue.
already widened and improved. Lay out by
the proper body, perhaps the city council. a
broad boulevard or street along the top of the
bluff of the Mississippi river. from the
Hennepin county line to Fort Smelling
bridge, and perhaps below. 1t is
probable that the benefit 10 the ad-
value of the land taken. Acquire somewhere
near the end of the motor line, on the Missis-
sippi rve', park of moderate dimensions
for the accommodation of those who wish to
get OUT Oh LQc CbLy IOE all OIL tlldJ llu6.
AS rule, purchase no more parks, unless it
shall be found necessary TO acquire suitable
park for the accommodation of the people
on the west side of the river. 1t is
considered that the present park fund
will be adequate for all these purposes, but
in no event should the limit Of the present
park fund be exceeded. Accept and assume
the care of such parks as property owners
may find it for their interest to donate for
park purposes when they are deemed bene-
fetal 10 the city. In the present condition of
the finances of the city. except as above in
dicated. it seems to me imperative that no
extensive park schemes be entertained"
The chamber regulated the gas Ques-
tion and the council will please be gov
erned accordingly. Capt. Berkey re-
ported as follows:
After thorough examination and discus
sion of the provisions of the company's
charter, the new city charter and the old con-
tract it was decided to recommend a renewal
of the old contract with the gas light com
pany, with the provision that the city shall
have the right to abolish at any time 700 of
the present lamp posts, and that on
shallsay but per cent interest, and
on aitnew lamp posts the city shall pay but
6per cent interest instead of per cent, as
allowed and provided by the gas company's
charter. All of these provisions were ac-
cepted by Mr.. Livingston. This contract is
fair 10 the city and the gas company. The
committee wish to enter their earnest pro-
test against the wasteful use OF gas in the pub
lie buildings Of the city. and believe that by
the exercise of proper economy a very con-
siderable saving-could be made in this re-
spect.
Gen. Andrews offered resolution ask
ing the council to require the street rail-
way company to construct a line run
ming north and south on either st. AL
bans, GrottO or Victoria street. He also
offered a resolution declaring in favor
of park on the river at the end of the
Grand avenue line.
G. HI. Hazard offered a resolution in
creaSing the number of annual members
of the chamber to fifteen.