St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-17
PURCHASING PARKS.
The Board Gets Down to the
Business of Making Beau
ty Spots.
Phalen and RidgeWood Prop
erTy Ordered Condemned
at Once.
Horton Opposes the Plans
Holly, but He Voted
Alone.
The Old Road Through Como
T1 o. oct ~ Dn
The Old Road Through Como
Is at Last TO Be
Closed.

1t never rains but it pours. The PARK
board has begun it's work of purchasing
park sites, and from Its work Of last
evening the body is bent OIL purchasing
a sufficiency at once. At the meeting
of last evening the board passed resolu-
tions to condemn 100 acres at Lake Pha.
len for park. to condemn the property
at RidgewOod for a park, and to con-
denim the property wanted for "Clevs-
land'' park. formerly called Lincoln
park.
Commissioner Horton fought bitterly
| to prevent the passage of the resOlu-
tons for the Phalen and Ridgewood
parks, but voted in favor Of the Cleye-
land park scheme.
Commissioner Bredenhagen offered
the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas. We deem the plat of ground
known as Smith park not well adapted
for park purposes; and whereas, we
believe it would be to the interests OF
the city to dispose of the property and
| have the proceeds revert into the park
| fund TOR maintaining and improving
other parks: be it
Resolved, That the city attorney be
| requested to look up the title of Smith
park and ascertain what steps are nee
eSSary to be taken to dispose of said
park.
The preamble and resolution wera
| lost, those voting for them being MeSSrS.
Aberle and Bredennagen, and those
against, MeSsrs. Horton and Petsch.
A PhaIen Purchase.
As soon as this was disposed of Com
missioner Aberle offered the following
r. solution for the condemnation of the
Phaien property:
Be it resolved. That the board of park
commissioners deem it to be for the
public interest that the following tracts
OF land situate IN the city of St. Paul,
on the west bank of Lake Phaleu. and
which include lots three (3) and four az
and the west half CIV. ~ of the north
west quarter IN. W. ~, so called. shall
be condemned for the use of said city
for a public park, to be known as Pha-
len park, to wit: Lots three ~ and
four O. and the west half (W. ~ OF the
northwest quarter On. w. ~, all in sec
ton twenty-one (2D, in township twenty
nine (29) OF range twenty-five COY
west. according to the United States
government survey thereof; and be it
further
Resolved. That the city engineer be,
and he is hereby directed to cause sur
veY of said lands to be made, and pats
thereof 10 be transmitted to this board.
Horton objects.
Commissioner Horton took the floor to
oppose. he said that ne wanted il I'M
derstOOd that he was not opposed to a
park at Phalen. but he was opposed to
buying the whole north part of the
county. The resolution, he said. COW
cred over $50 acres of land. which has a
very small frontage on the lake. The
people would be surprised TO see what
limited frontage on the lake was en-
brared in the plan. The land. he said,
runs along way back from the lake.
He said he had no doubt it was in the
programme to put the resolution
through: there had been a caucus upon
the subject, and trades around among
the commissioners had been made until
all the park matters before the meeting
would carry. The speaker said the next
resolution which would be presented
was to appropriate $4,000 out of the
park fund 10 apply upon the property.
And then during the meeting reSOlu-
tiuns would be presented 80 appropriate
$4,000 for other park purchases.
and, no doubt, they would
also carry. He said that next
year the board would find itself
without funds to improve the parks it
now owns. Turning to Mr.. AberIe, Mr..
Horton said that he (Aberle) had pre-
scented a resolution two years ago to
purchase this property at $3.50 an acre.
This Phalen scheme had maze and I'M
made park commissioners. He said that
the statement made by MIR. AbeTle that
every body owning property out that
way was in favor of the project was in
correct. Lane K. Stone and several
other heavy property owners In that
vicinity were opposed 20 II.
Mr.. Aberle, replying. said that he had
large petitions OF residents and proper
ty owners out there in favor of it.
The resolution went TO vote. and all
voted for it except Mr.. Horton.
Immediately MIR. Alberto presented
resolution for the appropriation OF S4O.-
600 out of the park fund, the sum not to
exceed 40 per cent of the damages and
expenses of the condemnation of the
property, the same to be applied upon
such expenses and damages. Mr.. HOT-
ton here made vigorous stand against
the measure. but it was carried by the
vote which carried the other resolution.
Next Mr.. Aberle presented a resOlu-
ton for the condemnation of the CIeve-
land park property, and the apprOprla-
ton of $4,000 out of the park fund to
pay the damages and expenses. This
resolution was carried by a unanimous
vote. The property to he condemned
covers blocks Z, s, 9 and 10, Suburban
Hills addition. The appropriation is
only to e used so far as is necessary to
cover 40 per cent of the cost.
RIdgewoOd Next.
Mr.. Bredenhagen stepped to the front
with a resolution, it being for the con-
demnatiOn of the RidgewOOd property,
and the appropriation of $4,000 out OF
the park fund, or 50 much thereof as is
necessary to cover 40 per cent of the
cost. The property designated as that
to be condemned. covers blocks II, Is,
IA, ID, 16. and lots l and 2 of block Is,
RidgeWOOd Park addition.
Mr.. Horton said that now the board
was stepping over into his territory. and
proposed to raise his voice against the
movement. He was prepared To say
that the people over there did not want
the park But Mr.. Horizons protest
awaited him nothing. The resolutions
were carried by the same vote OF TO |.
Mr.. Alberto moved reconsideration
Of the vote by which the Phalen park
resolutions were carried. ami then, as
the roll was called. three votes were
recorded against the reconsideration.
and Mr.. Horton declined tn vote. The
other resolutions went through the
same process.