St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-18
RIDGEWOOD KICKERS.
OPPONENTS or THE PARK INVADE THE
PARK 3D.. I'D MEETING,
AND A "sIG TALKo RESULTS.
Er. ends of the Proposal HowIed
Down the Wind : Hints of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Times Cry
Used by speakers-Let 1t Rest
Awhile, Is the Outcome. -. =.

Down the Wind : Hints of
Noodchucks-Hard Times Cry
Used by Speakers-Let 1t Rest,
Awhile, Is the Outcome. $500.
The park board held hippodrome
meeting last night, attended by over 800
citizens who were Interested in the
Ridgewood park matter. The applause,
shouts and groans of the crowd were so
demonstrative that several times Chair
man Wheelock took occasion, 10 arise
ana stale that the occasion was not
mass meeting nor the assembly Of de-
batting CLUB.
1t was very apparent that the most of
the large crowd was present for the
purpose of making a vigorous protest
against the acquiring of land for Ridge
WOOD park. Court Room No. 3. on the
second floor Of the court house. was
used for the. meeting, and was we'll
filled
After few preliminaries resolution
offered by Commissioner Horton was
unanimously adopted, rescinding the
action To condemn land for Crown Hill
park and instructing the board OF pub
lie works to discontinue proceedings to
make assessments or condemn lands
there.
This action was so pleasing to the au-
dience that it cheered Justify.
Mir. Wheelock then announced that
the board would take up the Ridgewood
park matter, and, while there was no
motion before the board i'll reference
thereto, yet the members would hear
what the people present bad to say Oh
the subject.
a Sultry Seance.
The discussion that followed was
heated. For over two hours it went on.
AT the end the park board discussed the
matter for nearly an hour i'll executive
session, and came to no conclusion eX-
cept that the board of public " orks is to
be asked not to proceed with the assess
ment for the present.
Early in the meeting the following
resolution was offered by Mr.. Horton.
| and at the end of the meeting was laid
| on the table until the next meeting:
| Resolved, That all and singular
| the proceedings heretofore taken for the
! condemnation of certain lands to be
known as Ridgewood park, be. and the
| same are hereby in all respects aban-
| dOned and vacated; and the secretary
of this board is hereby instructed to
notify the board of public works to
discontinue any further proceedings OH
| It's part in the matter of SAID cOndemna-
| ton. --.- -...
Mr.. Horton moved the adoption of his
| resolution. Mr.. Aberle wanted the
matter discussed from both sides, and
the talking was then renewed.
Col. }. II. Davidson spoke on behalf of
those opposed to RidgewoOd park. He
| called attention to the fact that
the electric car lines gave easy
access to good parks, such as
! Como, and declared that it is not neceS-
sary to acquire Ridgewoad park. The
| people in the neigh borhoOd don't want
| the new park, but asked to be relieved
| from the burden of acquiring it at the
| present time. He read a telegram
| from +. B. Clark saying that he was OPP
| posed to the park and would sell land
in the same neighbOrhood for park pur-
| poses at half the price proposed to be
| paid for the site selected. The state
nent was also made that Thomas Coch-
ran had expressed a desire to have his
| protest made.
Charles Phillips opposed the park, and
| declared his Willingness to sell his lot at
| the same rate offered for the park.
One in Favor of 1t. =.f-
Clark Davidson made q lengthy
| speech in favor of the park, and was
often interrupted by jeers. groans and
| shouts of derision. He informed the
| gathering that he is willing TO pay his
assessment, as he believed the property
! Al ala fnv orI-I 1nr },
| ureS aud surroundings. lie said that,
although laborIng man, he wanted the
| park, and as his lots face tue proposed
| park he would be compelled to pay 500
| per lot. He denied the statement that
the workingmen were having hard
| times or that the country is in Sucn
straits that the people cannot pay the
| assessments.
/ Walter HoIcomb spoke in opposition
to the measure, and declared that the
| great majority OF the people are opposed
| to the measure because they cannot
raise the money to pay the assessments.
W. q. Thorpe stated that he had
| made canvass OF the people assessed
for the park and found an unapimous
sentiment to the effect that they were
| unable 10 bear the expense,
5. L. Crosby made Il vigorous speech
| III opposition, and stated that one of the
most vigorous kickerS had been silenced
by the promoters giving him security to
indemnify him against any assessment.
He also made the statement that there
was ''wooachuck" in the proposed
scheme for the park.
W. G. Hubbard made a speech in
favor of the park. lie had failed 10 find
| mucn opposition to it.
Edward Ayd had lived in the vicin-
ity of the proposed park for thirty
years, and thought it no place for one.
J. AT this point there were cries for a
1 vote. of the people on the proposition,
but Mir. Wheelock stated that they were
1 not holding mass meeting, and that it
/ would not be proper to take a vote OF
the people on the matter.
Heavy Owners Differ.