St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-31
MAKE A SOLID KICK.
Citizens Of the Sixth Ward
Opposed to the Lienau
Park Site,
And Roundly Roast Certain
Members Of the Park
Board.
They Demand a Park for the
Residents of the West
Side,
But Will Fight the Lienau
Scheme to the Last
Ditch.

If the meeting held at Martins hall
last night6s any indication of the p0pu-
lar feeling in the Sixth ward, the park
board would do we'll not to purchase the
"Llenau tract" for q public park.
Nearly two hundred citizens were pres
ent, and Anthony Yoerg Jr. was unan-
imously chosen chairman. He read a
call for the meeting, which handled the
park board. or rather MIR. Aberle and
Mr.. Bredenhagen, of the board, without
gloves. MIR. Lienau and others inter-
ested also came in for a share of the
roast, because they wanted to dispose of
the tract to the city for $4,000.
Mir. Bredenhagen. who was present,
was called on, and said he had been ac-
cused of being in some scheme to secure
the purchase OF park in the Sixth
ward. He had nothing to apologize for
in park matters. He did the best he
could for the interests of the ward.
All but $4,000 OF the park
purchasing and improving parks on the
other side of the river. He wanted
some benefits on the West side. The
question was, does the Sixth ward want
park or not? The question OF expense
was to be considered, but he was not i'll
favor, as it had been stated, OF paying
more than the property was worth for a
park site. The board did not intend to
pay Lenau, Berlandi or Langevln
the prices asked for. the property,
but the price was to be left to condem-
nation proceedings. He was satisfied
S25. 1000 could be secured from the park
fund, which would leave 1900, figur-
ing on the proposed site costing that
sum, to be assessed against the property
in the ward. The assessment would
extend over 5000 lots, and i've
years time would be given
TO make payments in. The property
owners fronting on the proposed park
would DE assessed in the -neighbOrhOod
of SO or $l0O per lot. and those more
distant from $50 TO s., according to loca-
ton. The legislature would be asked to
Amend the Law
at the next session, SO as to admit OF a
levy of half or three-Quarters OF a mill
for park purposes. Under these cir
cumstances he thought it would be well
to have park on the West side. The
property owners would have to pay an
assessment anyway, and some OF it
might as we'll be expended i'll beautify-
ing the ward. He advised the appoint
ment of committee to talk over the
matter, and thought there should be no
haSty action.
DR.. White wanted to know if the
ward would have to 90 without park
unless the board accepted the Lienau
site?
DR.. Hawkins said there should be a
park in the ward, but the citizens
should not be obliged to pay for fixing
up some ones front or back yard. The
proposed park would be OF no benefit
to the people who would have to pay
for it.
Mr.. Bevins wanted to know how
many acres there were III the proposed
park.
Some one said it was to be sold to the
city by the SQUARE foot, and this state
ment was greeted with shouts of laugh
ter.
MIR. Bredenhagen. who kept his tenn
per admirably under the hot shot which
was being poured into him by each
speaker, said the park consisted OF
about nine acres.
Capt. Gray wanted remonstrance
drawn up and signed at once. He advo-
Gated that if the reason why the park
should be purchased at once was be-
cause all the funds would be spent on
the other side of the river, the amount
to be given West st. Paul be
locked up in the treasury. The pro-
posed site, he claimed, was business
and
Not Park Property.
q Mr.. Christensen said he had spent the
last week in trying to find any persons
interested in the park, except those
who would be directly benefited by
what he termed the steal. He was IN
favor of letting Mr. Lienau and Mr..
Brendenhagen know that there were not
twenty-five people who wanted the
park there. 1t was no place for one
three or four saloons were directly
opposite, and most Of the property was
hill. The price would be high at
$4,000 instead of $4,000. The song by
the park board was: elf you don't take
this site you won't get any other" A
member of the park board had stated
he knew the proposed park was steal,
and would do all he could to prevent it.
Mr.. Dale had been left out of the board
because Lienau knew he would not
vote for the park unless the people of
the ward demanded it.
DIR. McNOmara said the ward de-
manded park, but ninety-five per cent
of the property owners and residents
were opposed to the purchase of this
site. 1t was not central. was on side
hill and not accessible. The people had
something to say now under the Bell
charter, and the people of the Sixth
ward would say it very loud about the
Lienan park. if it were pushed through.
E. E. Mcdonald was in favor of a re-
monstrance, signed by all property own
ers, protesting against the purchase.
DIR. Hawkins said petition after peti,
ton had been sent to the board, but no
attention was paid TO them.
About Petitions.
Mr.. BredlenIiagen said he had never
seen any Of them, and if they were sent
to the board they had never reached
him.
Mir. Bevins suggested that MIR. Bre-
denhagen wait until after the meeting
was over, so as to be sure and get the
| one which would be prepared.
e. E. Mcdonald said the board would
have to be handled without gloves. A
committee should be appointed to wait
on them and enlighten them of the sen.
| timent against the Lienau park scheme.
| Unless an extraordinary effort was
made the thing would be pushed
through, and the property purchased.
A standing vote was taken as to
whether the meeting was in favor OF
| purchasing the Lienau tract, and
nearly everybody voted no. A commit.
| tee of three, with E. E. Mcdonald as
| chairman, was appointed to draft 9
| series of resolutions and remOnstrances
to be presented to the park board at the
! meeting Monday night.
! A committee of nine, consisting of A.