St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-21

OH the south shore of Lake Harriet.
Once he was a dairyman outside the
city limits. The city gathered him in
and caused his annual taxes to increase
from 800 to $500. Then Lake Harriet
was made part of the park system.
Sutherland had to help to pay for this
Improvement, which deprived him Of
the profits of his dairy, because it took
from him the only watering place for
his STOCK.
Minnehaha bouleSerd. now in process
of construction, is three CLOCKS away
from Mr.. SunberIand's land, SO he is
assessed to held pay for that. lie was
before the board yesterday to protest
against this addition to his burden. He
seemed to make out good case, equlta-
bly, if not legally. His taxes have been
multiplied by eighteen, his dairy bust
with the city, except by roundabout
routes, cut off by the city'S boulevards.
He detailed the inconvenience to which
he has been subjected.
''Why. last summer, when my wire
died." he finally said, with choked
voice and tears streaming down his
cheeks, ''your policemen dared to stop
the funeral procession OIL Hennepln
avenue"
Mir. Sutherland's complaints were re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. 1t
is not likely that he will obtain much
relief.
The Spring Lake park project came up
yesterday on report from the commit
tee on designation of grounds, recon-
mendiEg that ten acres surrounding
and including the lake be designated
for park purposes. The property own
=! 60, q n
acre Several of the interested property
owners, who will be taxed for the park,
were present some kickerS among
them.
The people out there are willing to
pay reasonable price" said Matthias
KEGS, one of them, but the price given
here is too high Ii the boards men,
bers Will 90 out there in the spring and
row across that land they will know
more about the value of the land" The
matter was laid over week.
The committee on East River Bank
boulevard was instructed to report at
next meeting some plan for going on
with that project. The district court has
substituted new list OF awards to prop
erty owners for those reported by the
first commission. The board has no
money to spend on the boulevard just
now. At this point Commissioner Ryan
caused some surprise by asserting that
the protest against that boulevard had
been stolen from the safe.
The beard took no definite action on
the Lake of the Isles qredge boat ques-
ton. 1t Will wait until a committee re-
ports what the county'S tug III Mime
tonka can be bought for. If the dredge
work at Lake of the Isles be continued
and that at POWderhOrn lake be COM
menced, $50, 600 OF the $50, 900 available
for improvements this year will go to
those two lakes. Commissioner Rock
wood thought the money should be
more evenly distributed over the city.
Commissioner Stoft reminded the board
That it had distinctly agreed to dredge
Powderhorn this year, and there the
matter will rest until next Monday.
The deed from the Steele estate for
Minnehaha boulevard property was ac-
cepted. Ridgway was substituted for
EuStiS as chairman of the committee on
Minnehaha boulevard. c. Nj. Loring
gave the board release of the $4,000
mortgage held by himself, and II. +.
Brown on the Dupont avenue boulevard
in The King tract. He should not have
done SO, he said, did he not trust the
board would carry out its agreement
with Col. King, which, SO far, it had
failed to do.
Skating in the parks will end Feb. %.
The board decided to establish nur-
sery at Lake Harriet. The council will
be asked to extend the water mains to
Lake Harriet. The legislature will be
asked to give the board power to order
sidewalks and street Sprinkling, and as
seSS the cost against abutting property.
SO ended the longest and windiest
meeting of the new board.