St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-16
PARK BOARD FUND.
No More Money Will Be Spent
Until a Statement Is Made.

No More Money Will Be Spent
Until a Statement Is Made.
The meeting of the park board yes
tesday afternoon was unusually short,
the business which came up being for
the most part of a routine and unim-
portant nature. Several matters of i'm
portance were discussed, but they were
either postponed or dismissed without
decisive action. A lively time was
looked for upon the First ward park
question, but when it was taken up
communication was presented from the
law firm of Gilfllan, Belden & Willard,
who stated that they had been retained
by the property owners who object to
the improvement. and asked that they
be allowed further time to prepare
a bill of objections. They were
granted until the next meeting.
Commissioner BOardman offered a resO-
luton instructing the secretary to pre-
pare a statement showing the probable
receipts of the park board for park i'm
provements for the year 1891, and the
amount available for each park. and
providing that no further improvements
shall be made until such report has been
submitted by the board. Secretary
Nye explained that early in the spring
he had submitted a statement of this
kind, which had been filed, and, going
to the archives produced the following:
First and Ninth wards expenditures SlO4,-
70437, receipts SOS, S0593; Second ward, eX
penditures S32,771.14, receipts S25.06L05;
S139, 1926, receipts So. 1850; Fourth
ward, expenditures S402, 142, receipts
S224.9l0.73; Fifth ward. expenditures
S439O415, receipts Ssl,64l.SO; Sixth and
Eleventh wards. expenditures SOS, 759. 50.
receipts S5O,59L9S; Seventh and Twelfth
wards, expenditures Sl57, 1885, receipts
81, 900. 81; Eighth and Thirteenth wards, ex
penditures S355. 22S. %. receipts $40, 363
After some little discussion, during
which nearly all of the commissioners
asserted that it would be advisable for
the board to know what fundswere at its
disposal before further work was done,
Secretary Nye was instructed to pre-
pare new report showing the present
financial status of the board.
Commissioner Allen offered a resolu-
tion instructing the county auditor to
levy an assessment upon the property
owners along Hennepin boulevard for
the sprinkling of that thOroughfare. A
question was raised as to the power of
the park board in this connection. and
the resolution was referred to the city
attorney for a report as to its legality.
Upon motion of Commissioner Staff
the committee on Improvements was
empowered to receive bids for the old
building which now stands on the tri-
angular block of ground recently pur-
chased from J. EichOrn. and to sell the
same to the highest bidder.
A resolution by Commissioner Dahn
providing that the board take steps to
compel the property owners along Lyn-
dale avenue, from Eleventh avenue
north to Plymouth avenue, to lay stone
or cement sidewalks, was adopted.
A budget of claims amounting to
S1.747.73 was allowed.
The report of the committee on desig-
nation of grounds recommending that
the petition asking for the purchase of
lots a and B in Spring Lake addition
| be purchased for park be postponed,
was adopted. Prof. Cleveland was in
structed to prepare and submit prelim-
| mary plans for the improvement of
| Lyndale park. which comprises the
Lakewood cemetery gift and the King
| plat.
Prof. Cleveland was requested to re-
| port upon changes which would be
| practicable and advisable in the
| addition to Loring park. He stated
| that after a careful consideration
| be had decided that it would be we'll to
| cut considerable earth away along the
| Willow street front and to take away
| about four feet on the side opposite to
| Fourteenth street.
Commissioner Folwell moved that the
report be accepted and that Prof. Cleve-
land be authorized to superintend the
| proposed changes. President Haugen
! stated that he would like to see the mat
| ter more carefully considered by the
board before action was taken, and it
was decided to refer it to the committee
on improvements to report at the next
meeting.
The committee on police reported
upon the matter of Park Policeman
Smith. against whom complaint was
! lodged by Robert Erwin. The commits