St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-09
A BuSineSs-Like Meeting Of
All Members Of the
Commission.
Encouraging Progress in the
Direction Of Niece ssary
Pleasure Spots.
Indian Mound Condemnation
Proceedings Decided u
on at Last.
Surveys Ordered and a. Gen.
eral Braee-Up All Along
the Line.

tended last nights meeting, and a
| record for business was made that re-
calls the most active times of the old
board. 1t was decided to proceed to
| condemn lands for the Indian Mound
park. Surveys of the proposed Smelling
| aud Lake Phalan parks were ordered.
The condemnation of land for the West
| Side park was rejected. Favorable ac-
| ton was taken toward substantial I'M
provements at Como park, Central park
and Carpenter park. The proposed i'm
| provementS at Lake Como contemplate
the raising of the water, the erection of
an extensive greenhouse, residence
for the superintendent, etc. Some of
the propositions called out earnest dis
cussion, and it was late wen htne board
| adjourned,
The first skiImish of the evening
arose when considering a resolution
looking to survey and purchase of
about twenty acres located Oh the river
side from Charles l.. Somborda and
Christopher w. Horn for $4,000. This
embraces blocks 5, 6, and of Whit
ney's addition. None of the commits
sioners seemed willing to father the
resolutions with reference to this park,
which Mr.. Horton suggested should be
called Smelling park. Mr.. SOmbarda
took occasion to say that he had handed
| in the resolution at the suggestion of a
member OF the board and that he would
father it. He proceeded to say that the
board had been
Trifling With Him
and MIR. Horr for about two years, and
he wanted to know what the board is 60
| ing to do with the land. MIR. Horton
| objected to anyone rejecting on the
| board and asked Mr.. Sombardo to be in
| order. He had been asked about the
proposed park and had told Mr.. Som
bardo how to proceed. He was not dis
posed opush purchase of the pro-
| posed park at once, but favored having
a survey of the exterior lines of the
ground made by the city engineer, who
should report to the board at the next
| meeting the acreage of the tract. This
! course was approved after some dis
| cuSSiOn. O
Commissioner Horton offered series
| OF resolutions looking to the survey and
| acquiring by condemnation of land for
the proposed Indian Mound park, and
| quite wordy contest ensued over
the matter, in which Commission
| ers Morton and Aberle were the
/ principal speakers. The resolutions
of MIR. Horton contemplated survey
| and condemnation of lots 81 to 40 in
| elusive of block IL of Suburban Hills
| addition. and lots 1 to 80 inclusive of
| Clifton Park addition, and provided for
an appropriation of 200, which was
| subsequently reduced to $50, 600, for the
| purpose of part paymentof the land to
| be condemned. 3
Kicked on the Expense.
The proposition to survey the land
| passed with little objection, but when
the proposition to appropriate money for
the purpose of acquiring the land came
| up. Commissioner Aberle was strongly
opposed and Commissioner Breden-
hagen objected to the amount. Com
missioner Horton explained that the ap-
preparation provided in his resolution
meant only part payment;
it included the $4,000 specially
| appropriated by the legislature out
| OF the general fund and $4,000 out
| OF the city assessment fund; the total
| cost by condemnation would reach about
100000. The land proposed to be taken
| embraced the mounds and part of Cliff
| ton park. but excluded block % on the
| north side Of the mound, which is worth
| about $4,000 or $4,000, and to which
| objection was made when the matter
was agitated before the old board. He
| said that the taxpayers of the Second
| ward, upon whom the expense will fall,
| are favorable to his plan
commissioner Aberle opposed doing
| any more than making survey of the
| land at present, and strenuouSly op-
| posed the condemnation and the eX-
| pendture of money for purchasing pur-
| poses, but the proposition was carried
| by the votes of President Petsch and
Commissioners Bredenhagen and Hor-
| ton. 1t was then proposed to
tie the matter up by mo-
| ton to reconsider the vote. This
brought out the debating qualities of
| Mr.. Aberle. He did not want the mat
| ter clinched so that the board could not
undo the work in the future in case it
| so desired. MIR. Horton accused Mr.
! Aberle of
Talking s'ThrOugh His Hats
| but the latter gentleman insisted on his
| point. The vote was recOnSidered, and
! then passed again, and the matter was
| clinched over the protest of Mr. Aberle,
| the condemnation proceedings were or
| dered and also an expenditure of $50. 900.
1 n 1SoOiuLiOu OnClCu ny MI. AUtTlG
was adopted, which provides for sur
veying tract of about fifty-six acres at
Lake Phalen, which is proposed for
| park purposes. This tract is known as
| that of Warren, Kavanaugh and Daw-
| son.
Commissioner Bredenhagen took his
| urn and offered series of resolutions
| looking to the condemnation for park
! purposes of about ten acres OH the West
side. He exhibited plat showing the
! proposed park as lying between Con-.
cord and Prescott streets and almost
| coming to point at Bancroft street. 1t
| includes the park there and other lots
owned by about twenty persons, as we'll
| as the houses thereon in the vicinity of
| Hendricks school. Mr.. Aberle stretched
| himself on convenient lounge, indicat-
| ing tired feeling, and asked to be eX-
| cused from voting.
| Mr.. Horton stated that he was natur-
ally favorable to the park and while he
believed that Mr.. Bredenhagen knew
| what the people want in the Sixth ward,
| yet the meeting of the citizens from the
West side in the council chamber.
three weeks ago, Indicated that they
bitterly oppose the proposed park and
| for that reason he would vote, Mo-
| Mr.. Bredenhagen said that the people
want the proposed park, or atleast those
who will bear 95 per cent of the cost do.
| The resolution was lost.
! A proposition was submitted by
Beriah Magoffin to sell land for park
| purposes on the electric line, in the
Midway addition. He offered forty
acres on corner for $40, 900. and forty
acres west of that for $4,000. The
proposition was referred to the standing
| committee.
| Awaiting Contracts.
| Bids for building stone wall on the
| the Ramsey street side of Carpenter
park were opened, and the contract
| awarded to the j. d. Moran Manufac-
turing company at 80, 700, they being the
lowest bidders.
Bids for laying cement walks in Cen
| trail park were opened and the contract
awarded to T.. j. Morgan at the price of