St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-08
REST FOR ltiDGiswooD.
Como Privileges for Lowry-Hard
Scrabble Needs Purifying

Scrabble Needs Purifying.
The absence of Commissioner Breden-
hagen from the city prevented the park
board from taking up business last
night, and an adjournment was had
until 7:30 Friday evening. A large del
egation interested i'll defeating the ac-
curing OF Ridgewood park was on hand
With ready protests. They we're disap-
pointed, but MIR. Aberle went into the
corridor and made them a speech, in
which lie told them to go home and give
no concern to the matter as the
board mad agreed at an informal meet
ing not to buy the park at present, and
would not while times are so hard. In
fact, he told them that the board does
not want any new parks at present.
This speech was greeted with cheers
and cries of good" and the company
went away pleased with Commissioner
Aberle. In a previous conversation
with Walter Holc0mb, MIR. Alberto had
stated the same matter. He stated
further that the board of public works
assessment for the park at Thursdays
meeting, and that the park board will
then look over the list. The board will
not commit itself at present as to what
it will do finally, put that while the
times are so hard they will not proceed
with RldgewoOd park. He also said
that the owners OF the land had offered
1t for S57.G00, anu admitted that he had
resolution in his pocket providing tor
the purchase of the land at that price,
but it would not be introduced until
there is full meeting of the park
board.
Nj. ID. Mum, representing the Twin
City Rapid Transit company. was pres
ent, and 1t is thought that the board will
take up the matter of giving that COM
pany exclusive pavilion and boat priv
leges as well as right of way through
Como park. The matter was discussed
in quiet way. Mr.. Aberle, among
other things. said to Mr.. Mum that
there ought to be stipulation To the
effect that the refreshment supplies
should be purchased of st. Paul mer-
chants. MIR. Mum demurred to this
plan.
MIR. Horton also suggested that it
would be good thing to reserve the
boating privilege, Tor the reason that it
will be a source of large revenue.
Inquiry developed the fact that forty
cases of pop, besides great quantities OF
other soft drinks, peanuts. bon bOnS,
etc, were sold on the grounds last Sun
day. A young man named Glary, who
has been paying $40 for the exclusive
privilege of vending popcorn, etc. at the
park, was on -hand, ready TO protest at
his privilege being taken from him and
given TO the street railway magnate He
was willing to raise the tax to $50. and
found that he could not get the righ:
from Mr.. Lowry for three times that
amount. He will be at the next meet
ing in company with Attorney ToWnly
TO urge his rights.
Joe Sabeir wrote letter to the board,
| and stated that lie was starving and
does not know where he can get any
work. He wanted the privilege of eX-
hibiting set of "nigger babies," on the
theory that the spending of money at
Como park would help business in
mutual way. He desired the board to
communicate with him at SOS Wood
bridge. st. Paul.
Another communication was received
by the board from a woman who has
often addressed the common council on
| the subject of the morals in the part of
| the city which she termed Hard Scrab-
| ble." She wanted the board TO purify
| the society of that neigbborhood and
add to its beauty by removing certain
| class of deniZenS that figure before the
| police court. a clipping from a sensa-
! tional contemporary was enclosed to
| show that the moral tone of some of the
| habitues of lizard Scrabble" have a
| low moral standard.
| Fatigue and exhaustion overcome by
| Bromo-SeltZer. Contains no opiate.