St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-20

two matters referred to were postponed
until the next meeting. as was the sub
ject of Hennepin avenue traffic.
Several important communications
were given reference, and the commit
tee on improvements recommended that
the offer Of citizens to remove the old
Col. Stevens residence to one OF the
parks be accepted. The, owners
OF the, building preferred LOr:ng
park. but the committee selected
Minnehaha park instead, and
the board concurred with the commit
tee. This house is a historical struct
ure, and will add to the interest OF the
park. 1t was the first ever built Oh the
west side Of the river.
Commissioner Ryan, ever alert to
guard the taxpayers from expense for
unnecessary display, opposed the prop
osition vigorously, but when informed
that the owners would move it free of
cost, he subsidized. President Haugan
reported that he had paid the taxes due
on the Col. King property near
Lake Calhoun, donated by him to the
board, and that an assignment of
state rights had been taken. The taxes
amounted to S57S.63. and accompanying
the report was resolution presented
by Commissioner Folweli, authorizing
warrant in Mr.. Haugan's favor for
the amount he had expended. This pro-
Voked spirited debate. Ryan again
became pugnacIous. He thought it an
unwarrantabie expenditure of the peo-
pies money, because there was no GER
talnty that the property would ever
pass to the city; but it was explained
that, in order to hold the gift from
threatened litigation, it had TO be re-
corded. and, moreover, that the money
invested was perfectly safe and would
be valid lien on the property. Mi
Brown fancied that the fact of recording
the deed would hold the city liable.
but he was assured to the contrary by
the attorney of the board.
Commissioner Dahn discovered with
alarm that there are still mortgages on
a portion of the tract, and upon inquir
les found that it amounted to $4,000 or
more. Mr.. Rockwell explained that l..
+: Menage had partly agreed to cancel
his mortgage for $4,000, and that would
leave very small sum. which could be
easily met by selling some of the land,
if it was found necessary. After
lengthy debate the resolution was
adopted.
The superintendent was directed to
repair Lyndale avenue between West
ern and Sixth avenues north. 1t was
explained that expense would only be
about 500.
At this juncture the finance commit
tee reported the budget of bills. Com
missioner Ryan sprung another insip-
lent sensation by moving to withdraw
the Times bill for the months adverts-
ing, amounting to s148. Finally he was
willing to allow it to remain in the
budget, but he cried out against such
further use of the peoples money. He
sad the other papers were willing to
report the proceedings free, and it is
wrong to pay tie Times. When
lie resumed his seat Commissioner
Da hn withdrew the bill, but it was fin
ally ordered paid, and the two members
were Informed that the Times had
contract tor year for the advertising.
1t was reported that nine of the ten
houses on the Powder Horn park tract
had been sold TO the highest bidders for
sum aggregating So, 700, but the re-
manning house had received no bids.
The committee will advertise for bids
to be opened OIL the day of the next
meeting. Commissioner Ryan, in a five
minute speech. moved that the secretary
hnd out the diffe ence between tie 20
cents an hour paid employees. and the
cut that had been made by the finance
committee to IA and Is cents an hour,
and that warrants be drawn for the
same to reimburse the employees. He
StlgmatiZed the cut as an unwarranted
interference. and President Haugan and
Commissioner Ridgeway were unmer-
clfully scored. There was no second to
the motion. however, and the only effect
was good laugh over the speech.
Mr.. Nortbrup moved that survey of
the King tract he made preparatory TO
Milling the conditions of the transfer,
but the matter was postponed.