St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-13
ANOTHER FIGHT TO COME.
There Was Fire Yesterday at the
Park Board.


The final grand exhibition of pyro
technics began yesterday afternoon in
park board committee meeting, and was
extended to the regular session of the
board. The setting off of the cOnclud-
ing grand tableau was postponed until
Monday, to give the residents of the
First ward an opportunity to partlcl-
pate. The special committee on the
First ward park met a few minutes be-
fore the regular board meeting.
Prof. Folwell took the committee to task,
especially Commissioner Boardman, the
chairman, for not meeting sooner. He
insinuated, or boldly declared, that the
committee meeting was called at the
last moment for the purpose of prevent
ing some members of the committee
from examining into the matter.
prof. FOlwell, what you say is not
true" retorted Commissioner Board
man, getting trifle red.
Prof. Folwell did not withdraw the
assertion. He was finally overruled by
the other members of the committee, he
wanting the committee to report prog
reSs and ask for further time.
The fight was taken up again when
the board met. The report of the COM
mittee. signed by every member of the
committee except Prof. FOlwell, recon-
mended that the action heretofore
taken on the matter be confirmed; that
s.. 900 be reserved from the purchase
price until the present owners of the
ground shall have filled the block to
grade level; that in case the present
owners do not fill the block within
fifteen months. the board pay for filling
the same and deduct the cost from
the price paid for the land. Ridgway
fr III ho
ton was lost. Allen moved that the
matter be laid over for one week. The
members of the board should know
more about what they were asked
to vote upon. Mayor Winston said that
he and Commissioner DemeuleS had
visited the First ward to find out some
thing about the feeling among the resi-
dents. They were not very successful.
Most of the men were away from home.
Their wives didn't know much about it.
There seemed to be very decided feel
ing on both sides. Allen suggested
that au open meeting be held in the
ward for the purpose of giving the resi-
dents an opportunity to express them
selves. His motion was defeated.
Prof. Folwell here interjected few
meaty remarks. He wanted more light
on the subject before voting one way or
had no influential friends. No men of
influence or standing had spoken in its
favor. Not one man had ever come be-
fore the board or its committee to advo-
cate the establishment of this park eX
cept the parties directly interested, who
wanted to make money out of it. On the
other hand, there had been a big remon-
STRANGE against the proposition.
He considered it remarkable
fact that, if these First ward
people want a park, as said, they are so
Indifferent about it. He thought it a
mistake to locate this park so near the
Washburn park. Then he considered
the valuation put upon the land as too
high. Again he took the committee to
task for not meeting sooner and giving
the opponents of the scheme a chance
to be heard. There are but Isl names
on the petition for the park. 295 against
it. Fifty-four of those on the petition
for live outside the siX-block limit,
beyond which the benefits will
not be assessed. Only twenty-one
of the directors live outside OF that
limit. Leaving these outsiders out of
the question, only 81 persons petitloned
for the park while 274 demonstrated
against it. The committee had never
examined the relative weight of the
petitions. If action were to be taken on
the size of the petitions alone, then the
proposition to establish a park at the
point designated should be defeated.
There was no reason for settling the
matter at once anyhow, except to give
the sellers of the land their money
little quicker.
Ridgway here moved that the board
adjourn to meet Monday night at some
nf q mr.
posed park. for the purpose of giving
the residents an opportunity of express
sing themselves on the matter. Bra
dish objected. 1t was slur upon the
members of the committee.
President Haugan-It would be well
to designate the hall where we are to
meet.
Secretary Nye-Orth's brewery.
A visitor invited the board to meet in
the Open Door Congregational church.
Commissioner Ryan, object TO hold
ing the park board meetings and church
meetings in the same place.
1t was decided to hold the meeting in
the church mentioned. Jefferson street
and Thirteenth avenue northeast. At
the same time the secretary will present
an estimate of what the rate of taxation
for the park will be.
lie SII6SG railway GUN pdug iucNC q
queer proposition 10 the board, or rather
made a queer request. 1t wants to
charge admission to the Lake Harriet
pavilion. The board gave the company
permission to build the pavilion on the
park property on condition that
the pavilion should always be open and
free to the public. Now it wants to
make little money by charging every
body that enters % cents. The matter
was referred to the attorney of the board
and the committee Oh shore rights and
privileges.
Commissioner Ryan called up the
King gift matter. He thought that the
deal should be closed up as soon as pos
sible and the deed recorded, lest some
thing happen to prevent the board from
getting the land. The attorney eX-
planned that there are some mortgages
to be cleared off and piece of street to
be vacated before the deed can be re-
corded.
Attorney lockwood reported the
steps taken to clear away the cloud on
the title to portion of the Lake Har-
net boulevard. He hopes to have the
mortgages on il released without going
through the courts. Commissioner
Lawrence was added to the committee
on shore rights and privileges, designa-
ton of grounds, finance and judiciary.
At the next meeting Commissioner
Lawrence will move 10 amend the park
board ordinances by allowing bicycIists
to ride on the boulevardS and lead their
machines through the foot paths. Two
lots in ThiTty-fourth street, which the
board bought when it was proposed to
make that street a boulevard, will be
advertised for sale.
After the board meeting the commit
tee on improvements meet to consider a
gift. F. Fl. Peavey has ordered, for
presentation to the board. a handsome
fountain. 1t will be set up at the june
ton of Kenwood and Lake of the Isles
boulevards.
DIR. WELLS Is DEAD.
He Passed Away While On His