St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-07
WHEELOCK HONORED.
The New Member Of the Park
Board Is Elected PreSi-
dent.
dent.
Comprehensive Report of the
Work in Hand From Clerk
Prendergast.
A Detailed Statement OF EX-
penditureS and Present
Status Of Parks.
Council to Be Asked for a
$4,000 Issue Of Bonds,
as Authorized.

The park board met last evening, and
after the new member, Joseph a.
Wheelock, had been unanimously elect
ed president, and w. c. Bredenhagen
vice president. the regular order of
business was taken up.
City Clerk PrendergaSt. as secretary
of the board, submitted his annual re-
port, summary of which is here given
below:
During the past year the board held
twenty-three meetings, at which SIX
teen Offers of park sites were submitted.
There was no purchase of property the
past year for park purposes, but about
2l9 acres of property in the aggregate
was ordered condemned for park pur-
poses, the board setting aside the sum
of $4,000 from the general park fund,
which is to be applied towards the dam
ages and expenses caused by such coll
demnatiOn, TO wit:
Indian Mound park, tract of land
comprising about seventeen acres, stu-
ated in the southeastern pc rtion of the
city OH what is known as Dayton'S
bluff. The sum of $4,000 was set aside
by the board, out or the general park
fund. to De applied on account of the
damages and expenses caused by said
condemnation, in addition to the 2O,OO0
proceeds of bonds sold by the city of st.
Paul under an act of the legislature of
the state of Minnesota, approved April
10. 1889, issued for the purpose of secur-
ing the Indian mounds Oh DaYton's
hluff fOr a nublic mark
Crown Hill park, a tract of land COM
prising about two acres, situated on the
West side.
The sum of $4,000 was set aside by
the board out of the general park fund
| to be applied on account of the damages
and expenses caused by said condemna-
ton.
Phalen park, tract Of land cOmpris-
| ing about l52 acres situated on the west
bank of Lake Phalen in the eastern
| part of the city.
The sum of $4,000 was set aside by
! the board out of the general park fund
! to be applied on account of the damages
and expenses caused 10y SAID cOndemna-
| ton.
Cleveland Park--A tract of land COM
prisng seven acres, situated On Day
| toms bluff. The sum of $50, 900 was set
aside by the board out of the general
| park fund to be applied on account OF
! the damages and expenses caused by
| said condemnation.
RidgewoOd Park "A tract of land
comprising about eighteen acres. stu
| ated in the western part of the city.
The sum of $4,000 was set aside by
the board out of the general park fund
to be applied on account of the damages
and expenses caused by said condemna-
| ton.
Phalen Park No. "a tract of land
| comprising about twenty-three acres,
situated on the west bank of Lake Pha-
| len, adjoining on the south the Phalen
park condemnation in foregoing re
ferred to.
The orders of the board of park COM
missioners for the foregoing cOndemna-
| lions are new in the hands of the board
of public works for awards and assess
ment, etc.
Carpenter Park-Ihe payment for
Carpenter park ordered purchased by
the board Nov. 5, 1891, was made June
S, 1892. and an order was drawn IN favor
of the owners thereof for S36, 37S.S4. The
assessment of the same, in excess of the
| 5000 appropriated by the board, eX-
ceeded the purchase price and interest
by $1,000, which amount remains to the
credit of said park fund. There has
! been S9,S98 expended by the board for
| the construction of n retaining wall on
the Ramsey street size of said park, in
addition to the amount expended by the
superintendent for material for filling
| the same with earth.
Improvement of Lake Como and Its
ShOres-The amount placed to the credit
| OF improving Lake Como and its shores
/ fCfAu,D lauar1 tho coin ~
| So. 900 of bonds of the city of st. Paul,
| has been exhausted, and the expendi-
| lures of the same in excess of said
| amount have been paid from the general
park fund.
Summit Avenue Boulevard - The
mount found TO the credit of the Sum
| NIT avenue boulevard for maintenance
and improvement when the undersigned
! became secretary of this board, April
p, 1891, was $5,S9S.74; the balance to
! the credit of said fund at date of my
| last annual report was 81, 1855, and
said latter amount has been expended,
and the amount expended in excess
thereof has been charge to the general
! park fund.
Your attention is respectfully called
! to the condition of the general park
| fund The balance TO the credit of said.
| luliNlt do olIONli W liiC AOi4O0lllS 1tdLN-
| ment, is only 8, 1915. The liabilities
! outstanding at this date, according to
estimates, etc, now in my possession,
| are as follows:
| NJ. B. Farrell, contractor for resi-
dence for superintendent of parks,
| balance NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .Sl ,UOi 0J
Architect services for greenhouse,
| residence. etc. balance ............. 100 90
| Claim of st. Paul Roofing and
| (,Oruipa WOES 4(l9 -
Total. LOO 81
1t will be seen that when the fore
going liabilities are paid it will leave a
balance in said fund of 81, 1921, sum
which is not sufficient to pay the cur
rent expenses for maintenance of green
| house. labor, etc, for more than two
months.
Bond Issue Suggested.
respectfully suggest that the board
request the common council to take
action toward issuing the $4,000 il
bonds. authorized to be issued for the
improvement and maintenance of pub
lie parks, named in chapter 262 of the
Special Laws of Minnesota, 1889. The
common council, by an act of the legis-
lature approved March p. 1891, is pro-
| hibited from Issuing SAID bonds prior tC
| the tlrst day OF May, 1898. but if imme
| diate action is taken 10y the council, in
structing the proper city officers to pre-
pare and negotiate said bonds, funds
from the proceeds thereof can be
placed to the credit of the general park
| fund early in May next, which will
| enable the board to at once take action
! toward the improvement and mainte-
nance of our parks Tor the coming
season.