St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-04
PETsCH FOR PRESIDENT.
The Park Board Organizes and
Hears Annual REPORTS.

1t required five ballots at the meeting
of the board of park commissioners last
night to determine who should have
the honor of being president of that
body for the year which began with the
meeting. Mr.. Bredenhagen, the newly
appointed member of the board to sue
coed John Dale, was early in his seat.
The first thing to do was to elect Off
GERS, and the first ballot resulted:
Petsch, 2; Aberle, L; Bredenhagen, 1.
Three more ballots were taken
with the same result, and
Mr.. Aberle moved that the vote be
taken by open ballot. This time Mr..
Petsch, with becoming modesty, de-
clined to vote, but received the votes of
Aberle and Bredenhagen. Mr.. Horton
voted for the latter, ana Commissioner
Petsch was declared elected. On mo-
ton of NJ Horton, MrAberle was made
vice president. City Clerk Prendergast
reported the following statement Of the
condition of the funds of the park
board:
Indian Mound park $50. ....... 1900 90
Summit Avenue park. ..... 5,S98 IA
como boulevard $50. ..-.......... ~, 49o ~
Commissioner Aberle offered this res
olntion, which was adopted:
Resolved, That Frederick Nussbaumer is
hereby appointed superintendent of parks of
the city of st. Paul from March l, 1892, at a
salary of S150 per month. and the secretary
bring this resolution before the common
council for approval
Three bids were opened for digging
another ten-inch artesian well at Como
park, and the contract was awarded to
A. Swanson, of Minneapolis, the lowest
bidder, at S3.45 foot.
In his annual report the superintehd-
ent stated that the excavation on the
southwest area of Lake Como, which
was commenced last winter, is now fin
iShed. The material taken out was used
for grading lawns and borders IN the
park. During the year 345 trees were
set in the park. In view of the success
met with last year, he recommends that
more rare trees and shrubs be set in the
park. The plants raised in the green
house during the year number $500,
and are distributed as follows: Como
park, 12.000; Rice park, $500; Central
park, 6.200; Lafayette park, 1000; Alice
park, 800; Summit avenue boulevard,
5000; Croeus place, 500; Irvine park,
1900; Summit park, 5000, and Hamp-
den and st. Anthony Park. 600. Be
sides these 1,410 plants were purchased
from florists. Thirty-six flower beds
were maintained in Como park, and
this number cannot be increased until
more water supply is secured. The
money expended in hauling water to
the shrubs and flowers in Como park
during the year was 81, 160.SS and no
attempt could be made to sprinkle the
lawns and drives. The cost for
cutting grass and trimming borders
was 81, 090.76. There were taken from
the Como park nursery during the year
ST. trees, 345 of which were planted in
Como park, where the natural growth
oaks had died; 20 trees and shrubs were
planted at Lake Iris; 81 in Hampden
park, and IS on Summit avenue boule-
ward. There are now 1856 trees, shrubs
and vines growing in the nursery, con-
sistlng of oaks. elms, hickories, sugar
NAPLES, white ash, honey locust, catal-
pas, ironwood, mountain ash. red cedar,
spruces, pines, etc.
The report makes recommendations
concerning the work to be done i'll many
Of the parks.