St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-10
THEY FAVOR THE PARK.
The Special Committee Recon-
mend the First Ward Park.

The Special Committee Recon-
mend the First Ward Park.
The special committee of the park
board. consisting of the committee on
designation and Commissioners Ryan,
Brown and Bradish, TO whom was re-
ferred the First ward park matter, held
a meeting at the park board rooms yes
terday afternoon. The petitions for
and against the project were considered
and the matter was thoroughly dis
eussed, after which it was decided
to recommend to the board that
the plat be accepted and the
land designated for a park,
provided the present owners would
agree to fill it up to grade within two
years. The special committee then adj
jOurned and the committee on deSigna-
ton held a short meeting. The matter
Of the improvement of Gyndale avenue,
between Hennep pin and Western ave-
nueS, came up but was postponed until
such time as the committee can hold
conference with the alderman of the
Fourth ward. A petition from residents
of Park avenue. asking that that thor
OUghfare be designated as a park and
heavy wagon traffic prohibited, was in
definitely postponed on motion of Prof.
Folwell, who stated that he could see
no reason why the board should dis
criminate in favor Of the Park avenue
people. He argued that Park avenue
should take its share of the heavy traffic
the same as the parallel streets.
A petition from residents of the neigh
bOrhoOd of Spring lake was read, in
which the board is requested to deslg-
nate as a park blocks A and B, Spring
Lake addition. The members of the
board all agreed that the land IN ques-
ton was highly suitable for park pur-
poses, and should be utilized in that
manner. but Commissioner BOardman
stated that the plan would be impractic-
able at present for the reason that j. B.
Bassett occupies portion of the land
required with a piow mandatory,
and does not wish to give it up.
Mr.. BOardman stated that he had
talked with Mr. Bassett on this and
had been met with the argument that
the city was more in need of manu-
factories than parks, and that, as the
plow factory furnished employment to
large number of people, it should not
be disturbed to give place to park.
Mr.. BOardman stated, however, that Mr..
Bassett had said that In five years time
he would be willing to let the park
board have the land and possibly to
donate it for park. 1t was decided to
lay the petition over for future cOnsid-
Grafton. The matter of Lowell park was
also postponed.
The new proposition from the heirs
of Joseph Dean was also taken up. This
proposal is to the effect that the Dean
heirs will deed to the park board for
boulevard between Lake of the Isles
and Lake Calhoun block 6 and Z, Deans
addition, for the sum of $4,000, payable
in ten equal annual installments. and
One-half of which may be assessed III
benefits against the other property in
the addition. The acceptance of this
proposition will give the board direct
connection between the two bOulevards
at point just to the west of Knox ave-
nue.. The only available driveway be-
tween these points at present is Knox
avenue. 1t was decided that the COM
mittee should go over the ground on
Tuesday morning at II O'Clock and pre-
pare a report to be presented to the
board at Wednesdays meeting.