St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-08
DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE.
The BOulevarding of Como Ave-
nue. Under Consideration.

nue. Under consideration.
The assembly committee on ways and
means considered yesterday afternoon
the resolution of the park board pro-
viding for the boulevarding of Como
avenue and Park avenue. President
Wheelock, of the park board and Supt.
NusSbaumer were in attendance to ex-
plain the nature of the proposed i'm
proVement.
The matter was presented to the
committee in the form of a report from
the board of park commissioners, out
lining the character of the proposed
improvements and setting forth the
manner of distributing the cost thereof.
Resolutions embodying these plans ac-
companied the report.
The plan of the proposed improve
ment Is, in substance, as follows: A
driveway a mile and three-quarters
long is to be constructed through the
center of Park avenue and Como ave-
nue., extending from University avenue
to Union street. Boulevards are to be
constructed on both sides of Como and
Park avenues, and each boulevard
studded with a double row of trees.
Through the middle of each boulevard
the street railway tracks are to be laid.
The width of the central roadway Oh
Como avenue, from Park avenue to
Dale street, is to be thirty-tWo feet,
and that of each boulevard, eighteen
feet, leaving six feet for the sidewalks,
on either side, thus completing the en-
tire eighty feet. The plans also con-
template the widening of Como avenue
tn hatuae11 naIa and TTninr
streets, which would mean the increase
of the width of the roadway from thir-
ty-two to forty feet. The roadway on
Park avenue is also forty feet wide, ac-
cording to the plans submitted. The plans
also provide for curbing Park and
Como avenues, from University avenue
to Dale street.
The method recommended for dis
tributing the cost of the improvements
is as follows:
First-The property owners to pay
for the curbing of Park and Como
avenues, from University avenue to
Dale street. The estimated cost of this
is $685.
Second-The street railway company
to pay the cost of turfing the boule-
ward on Como avenue, from Rice street
to Dale street, which is estimated at
s5,264
Third-The city to pay out of the
street maintenance fund, the cost Of
bringing the avenues up 70 grade, and
of surfacing the roadway with gravel,
from University avenue to Dale street.
The expense is estimated at 81, 400.
Fourth-The park board to pay the
nf ha o,-f1C nd
planting the trees, and to be entrusted
with the boulevarding and maintenance
Of the roadway on Como avenue, from
Dale to Union streets. The cost of con-
structing the boulevards is estimated
fxaT7 900, that of planting the trees at
$2,210, and the expense of maintaining
the roadway as mentioned, about $500,
making a total expense, chargeab bic
against the park fund, of $3.50. In Or
der to provide this amount, the park
board asked the committee on ways
and means to recommend that the sum
Of $4,000 be included in the tax esti-
mate for 1886 for that specific purpose.
In advocating the resolutions en-
bodyfng the foregoing plans, President
Wheeloek, of the park board, said that
his only object in pressing the matter
at this time was that large number
of people from all over the Union
would come to st. Paul next summer,
and that it would behoove the city to
provide for a proper approach to Como
park, of which it IS so justly proud.
The present approaches were poor. Mr..
Wheelock added that if the common
council did not see fit to carry out the
ir,oy1 III
he would not urge the matter to any
further extent.
Mr.. Parker said that while the project
seemed to him a worthy one, he would
rather submit it to the council without
Recommendation one way or the other.
Mr.. Lewis agreed with Mr.. Parker, and
the matter was laid before the assem-
bly, last evening.