St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-07
MINNEAPOLIS EVENTS
Col. Kings Offer to the Park
Board Was Finally Ac-
eepted Yesterday.
Louis Belts Is Surely Lithgow
and He Must Stand An
other Trial.
Arrest Of a Chinaman for
Running an Opium Joint
in the City.
University Alumni Preparing
to Banquet--Council Com
mittee Work.

The park board held a meeting yes
terday and transacted considerable
routine business. The most important
business was the acceptance of Col. w.
b. Kings gift of some forty acres near
Lake Harriet, subject TO certain con-
dltlons relative to its improvement.
There was considerable discussion over
the measure. Commissioner Boardman
favored it and acted as its champion
against the Onslaughts of the recently
elected members, Ryan, Brown, Dahn
and Stoft. Upon the vote upon the ac-
ceptance of the gift there were eight
yeas and SIX nays, as follows: Brown.
Dahn, Ryan, Stoft, Winston and De-
meules. Commissioner Folwell moved
to reconsider, but upon request of Com
missioner Boardman the matter of re-
consideration was laid over until the
next meeting to allow the property
owners, whose champions the Oppon-
ents OF the measure professed to be, to
appear and object to being assessed, if
they so saw fit.
A claim OF $500. presented by Wilson
q Lawrence for legal services for rep
TeSehtlng the board in the Mnnehaha
PaIk Injunction case was allowed.
1he Times was awarded the contract
Tor doing the official printing of the
Doard at % cents an inch. The Journal
Do SO cents and the Tribune 20 cents.
ne board can now indulge in curb
ana gutter war, la city council. Upon
motion OF Commissioner Ridgeway the
secretary was directed to advertise for
BIDS for artificial stone for curb and
gutter along Hennepin avenue. from
Lyndale avenue to Lake street, the cost
not to exceed $4,000, to be paid out of
the SDS nrrb
street railway to the board.
Commissioner Brown wanted TO know
why natural stone was not included.
Don't want any vetOeS,'' spoke up
Commissioner Boardman.
commissioner Folwell advised the
Doard TO go slow. Befor1 long the street
Will have to be paved and then the curb
ana gutter can be put in and the cost as
bessed against the adjoining property
properly owners. Commissioner Stoft
wanted The power to award the contract
na 1akeIl away from the finance committee.
linen AID. LOye got in one of his curb
and gutter speeches. He wanted the
avenue curbed for the reason that
neavy ram would wash the grade out of
sight. Commissioner Boardman was
also OF his way of thinking.
~ petition was presented by num-
que OF Park avenue residents, who
wished that avenue taken into the park
system. The board is not asked to ap-
proprlate any money, but simply to as
sumo control of the street. This ave-
nue. Is hnely paved, and heavy teams
seem TO prefer it to any other street in
that vicinity. There is a heavy eXpense
imposed upon the owners of the prop
erty In caring for the street, and they
want 1t taken into the park system SO
the board can prevent its use for heavy
travel.
Commissioner Boardman described
the condition of the land to which il is I
proposed to add the Moulton part. |
Ihere are two blocks containing about |
ten acres, most of which is generally |
unlmproved. Upon his motion Commits |
slonerS Ryan, Brown and Bradish were |
appointed to report at the next meeting |
upon the cost of this acquisition.
a resolution was presented asking |
the council to vest in the board the |
control OF Lyndale avenue, from Ken !
wood parkway to Western avenue. |
ms was referred to the committee on |
designation and Comm issioner Deme- /
ules' who introduced the resolution.
=. L. COX submitted a bid of 1925 for |
the privileges at Minnehaha. Commis- !
sloner NorthrOp moved that the action
OF the board at the lastmeeting prohibit |
--'7 N,N NASSliOli VI any UOOlu OI TENT
upon the grounds be reconSidered. The
motion was carried, and Mr.. Cox was
granted the photograph privilege at
S4l5, provided he executed a bond and
secured the assent of the majority of
the property owners who have pre-
Viously objected to it.
The board decided to remain in its
present quarters, which will be increased
Dy lhe addition of an adjoining room at
$50 month, the rooms TO be thoroughly |
renovated. Two other bids were also |
received. One was for room Ga. Guar |
anly Loan building, at $50 month, and |
the other for rooms SIP and 5l4, same |
building, at S75 month.
Prof. ii. w. S. Cleveland's bill for $50
1or work done at the instance of Com |
missioner Ryan was disallowed. Bills |
amounting to 81, 1925 were ordered
paid.
The donors of the Dean and Nc
Gregor track, near Lake of the Isles.
complained that the board had not full
hlled the provisions of the deed in the
amount OF work to be DONE The matter
was referred.
The st. Louis Land and Improvement
company petitioned for permission to
lay an electric line along the north side
OF the Hastings and Dakota tracks,
which will cross some of the bouleyards.
This was also referred.
Inc committee on supplies was direct
ed to provide desks and chairs for the
board, it being understood that eight
desks recently used by the city council
be used for this purpose.