St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-19
A CHANCE FOR ALL
To Bid for the Privileges at
Como Park for the Com
ing Summer.
THE AWARD is POSTPONED
In Order That All Kickers
May Come In and Pro-
pose.
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY
Still Leads With the Star
Proposition Bid of j.
Adler & Co.
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY

1t was expected that there would
De more or less excitement at the
meeting of the board of park COM
mlssioners last night over the let
ting of the refreshment and amuse-
ment privileges at Como park dur
ing the coming season, as several
persons seemed to have the idea that
the board was inclined to favor the
street car company. A number of
those desiring to secure privileges
OF different kinds were present at
the meeting last night, and the
matter was discussed in a
general way, but no, action was
taken, further than to lay it over
Tor TWO weeks and extend an inyi-
tation to all who desired to do so
TO submit propositions to the board,
only one formal proposition was
submitted last night, that being
made by j. Adler & Co.
Inat firm offered to give $4,000 in
cash for the amusement. refresh
ment and boating privileges for three
years. They made another propo-
sltion TO put in an $11 GOO electric
iisht plant, fully equipped, and main
tam at least seventy-five arc lights
set the poles and wire them In
case the contract was maintained
three years on the part of the mark
ooard, the plant and lights tu be-
come the property Of the board.
Inc board did not consider this as
good as the proposition made oralIv
by the street car company, which of
1ered to maintain forty arc lights in
addltlon to thirty-five already in the
park, these additional lights to be set
around the lake shore and the littla
lake; keep the lights in the park RIM
nlng all the year round; furnish en-
tertalnments and music in the SIM
mer
AND WINTER SPORTS,
including toboggan slide. in the win
ter; heat the warming house in win
ter, and pay the park board an aver
age OF $1,000 a year for three years.
2 Mr.. Hamm stated to those nresan+
VINO were looking after the securing
Of privileges that it was a business
proposition with the board, and. while
l.
dlVldual could afford to make an of
Ter as good as that of the street rail-
way company, yet he wanted to give
all an opportunity, and so moved to
lay the matter over two weeks. as be-
fore stated.
Mr.. Aberle offered a resolution re-
turning the thanks of the board to
Incorporation Attorney Chamber
lain and his assistants for their uni
FORM courtesy as legal advisers of the
board during the past two years. The
resolution was unanimously adopted
Inc clerk stated that COMPTROLLER
McCardy had reported that the ex-
pense and interest in connection with
Indian Mound park had exceeded bv
some $4,000 the fund set aside for the
park. The question then arose as to
what had been done with the interest
received from the park funds invested
in different ways during a long series
Of years, and it was stated that it had
all been converted into the sinking
fund
President Wheelock, Secretary
Prendergast and Assistant Corpora
ton Attorney Phillips were appoint
ed committee to inquire of the comp
troller how the park funds have been
invested and what he has done with
the interest. 1t was stated that some
$4,000 was invested in city certffi-
Gates of Indebtedness drawing 6 per
cent. The corporation attorney was
asked to give an opinion as to whether
the park board is not entitled to the