St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-21
EAST SIDE BOULEVARD.
1t Has Been Finally Ordered by
the Park Board.

1t Has Been Finally Ordered by
the Park Board.
The east river bank, from the Uni
versity campus to the Ramsey county
line. will be made over into boulevard.
The East side kickers have been placat-
ed, and the park board has ordered the
boulevard.
The committee on East River Bank
boulevard presented an exhaustive re-
port on the subject yesterday, covering
all the objections that have been raised
to the boulevard. The main objections
have been that the property owners
feared they would be Sadded with too
much taxation. The assessments for
the boulevard Will fall entirely on the
property on one side of the boulevard.
Moreover, one end of the boulevard
will abut on the university campus,
which is untaXable. so that will throw
more of burden on the property own
ers. The favorable report or the cOm-
mittee was based ON these provisions:
That the cost of three lots near the
old Cheever landing now owned by the
park board be not included in the
amount to be assessed for the parkway"
That an amount Of money not exceed
ing S2I, 500, to result from the sale of
bonds heretofore reserved for probable
use in securing this parkway by paying
to owners unwilling to accept certiti-
Gates, be not included in the assessment,
the owners of $50, 54f worth having
promised to take certificates in pay
ment.
That in the Judgment of the board
the assessment ought, i'll view of the
fact that the university campus is I'M
III, Il 70, HI
distance westerly and nOrtherly in the
Second ward, as contemplated by the
petitions of citizens and property
owners affected. now on file.
That the improvement of the park
way shall not be unduly postponed, and
that sum not less than $500 shall be
expended on Improvements within one
wear after the titles 10 the land shall
have been acquired.
+ The park board acquiesced in these
conditions, and the boulevard was Or
'dered. The total of the awards made
by the appraisers of the land needed for
| the park is Sll5, IA. The lots owned by
| the city are worth 81, 1905 the amount
to be provided for by the board is
SIO4,054 Certificates to the amount of
! $50, 545 will be accepted by part of the
property owners, which leaves $2l,509 to
De DalQ Ill CASH lIOhl Iut Sdlc Vi DOIlUS.
With interest, the certificates will
amount TO Slu9. 7S4. The land for this
boulevard will cost altogether S142, 4l3,
| but from that must be deducted the
value of the lots owned by the city and
the cash to be paid by the board. The
East side property owners who viii! be
assessed to pay for the park
will have to pay only Sl09, 7S4.
| Ezra FarnSwOrth Jr. has donated $1,000
! for the improvement of the boulevard.
Some of the members of the board think
Meeker island should be acquired for
park purposes in connection with the
! boulevard, but the price is too high.
The Meeker island matter was left
over.
Commissioner Dahn yesterday pre-
scented resolution, which was referred.
providing for the assessment of
all Lake of the Isles i'm
pr0vements upon the property own
erS. President Loring took occasion
to oppose the resolution inasmuch as he
would not be present when it should
colne back from the committee. Most
of the land for Lake of the Isles park
was donated to the board and he does
not think the people who gave the land
should he made to pay for the improve
ment of it.
Inc Street Railway company came
forward with a bond proposition yeSter-
terday. If the board will give $500 the