St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08
WILL IT EVER PASS?
Again the Park Board Post
poneS Action on the First
Ward Park.
Supt. Berry's Son Will Be In
vestigated by a Com
mitteee.
Farmers Will Change the
Plan Of Operating Their
Own Warehouse.
IriShmen on Parnell'S Death
General Roundup Of
the City.

The park board held its regular meet
ing yesterday afternoon, and, contrary
to expectation, did not raise commo-
ton over the recent charges of nepo-
tism preferred against Supt. Berry, the
only reference made to this matter be-
ing the appointment Of committee OF
investigation. Commissioner Ryan,
however, was in his merriest and most
loouacious mood, and did not for mo-
ment allow the proceedings to become
monotonouS. On the contrary, he kept
the entire assemblage in constant roar
of laughter with his constant saliies of
wit.
A communication was received from
J. Z. Maxwell, protesting against the
award of the appraisers for his Mime
haha property condemned for park pur-
poses. The matter was referred to q
committee of five, consisting OF Com
missioners Boardman, LOye, Ryan, Staff
and Lawrence.
Lucien Swift Jr stated to the board
that he proposed to purchase the first
house erected in Minneapolis, which
now stands on Sixteenth avenue south,
raise the money to pay for it by a sub
scription fund, and pres it TO the
park board to be placed ne OF the
parks. The proposal Wa. re erred TO
the committee on improvements.
A communication from County Audi
tor George Z. Ledgerwood announced
that the apportionment TO the park board
from the tax levy had been fixed at
eight-tenths of mill. Commissioner
Ryan objected on behalf of the 'groan1
ing taxpayer" and wanted it scaled
down to slX-tenths of a mill, but he was
promptly sat upon.
Claims amounting to S1,643.73 were
presented, and, with the exception Of
bills to the amount of $50 for floats in
the harvest festival parade, were Or
dered paid. The bills for floats were
referred to the committee OH finance.
Secretary Nye reported that he had
received several bids for the houses ON
the property recently acquired for Pow
derhorn park. The bids were referred
to the special committee on POWderhorn
park with power to act.
BY way of reply to the inquiry made
by Commissioner Allen at a recent
meeting as to the purposes to which the
funds spent during the latter part of the
season had been applied, Supt Berry
submitted the following statement,
which was accepted and placed on file:
Hennepin boulevard. ..........S $50. 923 %
Pence addition TO Central park $50 loo %
Pence property, additional work.. So IA
pavilion. Observation-Disclosures. 1876 95
Lake Harriet grading Kings lane.
ordered by member of committee
on Improvements. ............... 1000 90
Bath house at Lake Calhoun.. 153 co
Macadamizing Lyndale avenue. -. $500 90
Additional work, Lyndale avenue 1,127 81
OF $1,000 appropriated for Mime
haha park, only used. ............. 456 40
Gravel walks, Murphy's square. -. go 81
$500 differentiation ............. 1910 60
Trees planted at Riverside park. Il 375
Iron ratings at Riverside park. ..... 155 40
Second Ward park. for walks. -. 400 90
park. ........................ 423 90
Total. .........S 3a 773 81
The report of the committee on i'm
provements recommending that the