St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-20
Site Offered the Commission
ers by Syndicate Of Prop
erty Owners.
The BOulevards Will Be Beau
titled With Trees and
Flowers.
Mrs. Ida Cutters Peculiar
Claim Against a Prom
inent Attorney.
Summer Outings Arranged
by Various Companies Of
the State Guards.

Commissioner Aberle, of the park
board, has an innate fancy for flowers.
He would have them strewn or growing
and blooming everywhere were it III his
power. AT the meeting of the. board
last evening he gave little informal
dsquisition upon the beauties and the
attractions that such concentrations
lend city, and then moved that the
superintendent of parks be directed to
purchase flowers and shrubs to plant.in
the parks and along the bouleyards, and
it developed that the commissioners do
not take the view about entertaining
people who will attend the Republican
national convention that is advocated
by certain st. Paul papers. The super
intendent was urged to have the flowers
planted along the boulevard before the
convention meets.
Probably the most important feature
of the session was the action taken con-
corning reclaiming Lake Como. .si.s
b Mr.. Aberle reported that a committee
from. the board had visited the grounds,
and that he. felt satisfied that the ar
tesian we'll project is pronounced. sue
cess. He moved that the engineer be
authorized to rent steam engine and
pump at a cost not to exceed IS a. day
for use at the wells. and this prevailing,
the superintendent was placed III full
charge of the work with complete. pow
erS. .- ,.,-..- 80 ~
1t transpires that there is a conflict of
opinion between the engineer and the
superintendent relative to the. most
feasible methods to pursue to get the
best results. =, This was all elaborated
by Commissioner Horton. He, stated
that he had gone out to the lake with
the engineer, and that he had listened
attentivelX to the latter's theories in the
matter. The engineer proposes that
the best plan is to pump the water into
a reservoir and then force it over hill
that interyenes into the larger lake,
while the superintendent looks with
diSfavOr upon the scheme, and urges.
that it will prove exceedingly expensive.
There is a channel between both lakes,
and the water can be pumped directly
into the smaller lake and be allowed to
flow of its own accord into the larger
Mr.. Horton explained that it will bei
very. desirable, of course, to raise the'
larger lake as soon as possible, but 1fes
saw in the smaller sheet the more plets'
ureSQue lake, with its romantic and at
tractiye surroundings. Especially.
skirted as it is by drivewayS he believes
the best results will attend the Superfn-
tendent'S' plan. To force the water over
the hill must necessarily involve con-
siderable expense and require Time
whereas everything can be completed
i'm one davfOr pumping into the SmaM
lake. After this exposition of the facts,
MI. Horton moved that the SuperilI-
tendent proceed in a manner as, III lflSi
Judgment, will be the most economical
and expeditions, and it passed unaiaa-
mOGSly. Ia f'i'ii - 51%
From these more important; PHRASES
the board turned to more Tou tfife N at
ters.. A resolution was adopted reqitest9
ing the. council to place electric lights
in aIfthe parks, and the sum of $500 Was'
appropriated out of the park fund as "a
contingent fund TO pay discharged en-
ployes. The pay roll for the month.
past amounted to S420.S5. and it was or
dered paid 2,>'
The superintendent submitted a
lengthy report IN which ne ADVISED
against planting trees in Merriam park
for the reason that the top dressing is
not yet placed where the trees are to be
set out. He was directed to replace
all dead trees in parks. and he
said it will require tweHty-four. lie
was also directed to get sign boards,
keep off the Grass" and put in parks.
The claim of Armstrong, employed llf
the city engineers office, and who is
drawing a regular salary from the city.
was rejected. No employe can draw
two salaries legally. The citizens in
that vicinity were authorized to build
a lawn tennis court in Merriam Park,
and Charles Lehman. of the West side.
was elected park custodian. So ;:7s.
Mr.. Horton reported tlrat the fount-.
aims AMI setteeS had been reprinted
and that new settees had been pur-s
chased to replace broken ones, and the
board directed the superintendent to
get the fountains in operation at once.
There were two protfers of land for
park sites. 5One proposition came from
Frederick Spangenberg. 1t was for
thirty-three acres at the end of the Ram
dolpll stFeetscar line, and the price was
fixed at 81, 100 per acre. The other prop
position was. that submitted by r.. L.
Kavanagh, WA. Lemly, John E. GEL
mon and s. f. Dawson for 155 acres on
the west bank of Lake Phalen. with
5000 feet lake frontage, at $1,000 all
acre. Both were referred to the COM
mittee OH sites. -
Not manufactured like tin pails), but
tailor made is our clothing. THE BoS-.