St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-19
WORKH0USE AN EYESORE.
PARK BOARD VENTS IT REMOVED
From COMO.
HOW ET CAME TO BE THERE.

q. EHLL eHrH- .
The Park Board OverhauIs, An
cient History in Order to LEARN
by What Authority the Work:
house Is Located at Como
Park-The Board Wants it Re-
moved. !.
All of the members of the park board
We're present at last nights meeting.
Although there was not much business
on the table the members took up over
two hours discussing matters in general.
One of the. results of the general talk is
that the corporation attorney was asked
to Investigate by what authority the
Workhouse is quartered on one end of
the Como park tract of land and to as
certain If the common council had the
authority to locate the institution.
there. The conversation brought
out the fact that an act of
the Legislature in 1872 author
lzed the purchase of a tract of
lana i'll the vicinity of Lake Como for
park purposes, that should not exceed
$50 acres i'm extent. The park property
was subsequently, purchased from Will
lam r. Marshall and was located by d
commission appointed by Judge West
colt Wilkin, of the district court. This
commission consisted of Gen. ii. H.
Sibley, j.. c.. Burbank, j. A. Wheelock,
Samuel Collins and either W. p. Muir
ray or Mr.. Hendricks. In 1879 an act
was passed by the Legislature which
authorized the leasing of part of the
land for manufacturing purposes, for
machine shops or for stock yards.
MIR. Wheelock says this was done
at the instance of w. P. Murray,
who made war on the park. BY al act
of 1878 authority was given to plat part
of the land to be sold for building pur-
poses. The investigation into the
location of the wOrkhouse there is made
with a view of moving that institution
from the classic precincts, if practi-
cable.
Park Superintendent Nussbaumer
submitted a plat of terrace of Merriam
Park, showing proposed improvements
III addition to those made last fail. He
stated that the cost of grading would be
about $1,000 more. Action on the
matter was deferred indefinitely.
: MIR. Horton stated that he had met a
gentleman from California, whose name
he did not remember, and who wants
to establish a race course OH Lake Como
for the winter. He wanted to clear a
half-mile track and charge an admission
fee for the privilege of racing horses on
the track. His object is. to encourage
on ipfaract IN rood I,oren1 II ,uoc n r.n,G
that Mr.. Horton should refer the man
to Supt. NusSbaumer.
The matter of establishing askating
rink on Como lake, and the granting
permission to use buildings for the con
v%enience of the public was referred to
the superintendent, with the sugges-
ton that he might grant privileges to
some responsible person. who would
provide for heating the buildings and
clearing the ice without expense to the
board.
The request of A.C. Hickman to have
lake Iris flooded for skating purposes
was read. but the board decided that it
could not go to the expense for the lack
of funds.
The bill of Geo. A. Grant for rent of
pumping engine and for repairs TO it
while in use at Lake Como, was re-
ported upon by the committee, which
recommended an allowance of $3.50. 35,
including interest and repairs. The
board cut Off the items for interest and
repairs and allowed Mr.. Grant 1894 SO.
A number of small bills were ordered
paid. The pay roll for relief work was
passed in a formal way. This is the
item of 5000 which has already been
paid to he men employed by direction
of the Keller committee. g