St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-05
FATHER OF COMO
Unanimously Selected as
President Of the New
Park Board.
JOS. WHEELOCK HONORED
For the Admirable Interest
He Has Shown and Work
He Has Done
JOS. WHEELOCK H0NORED
FOR ST.PAUL'S PARK SYSTEM
Mr.. Hamm Attends His First
Meeting-Supt. Nussbaum-
ep Reelected.

Inc nrSt meeting OF TIE park DOaTO
since the new appointments were
made was held last night. All the
members were present, including
William Hamm, the new member ap-
pointed, and Mr.. Wheelock, reap
pointed. City Clerk 'Prendergast
called the board to order, and, on
motion of Mr.. Aberle, Mr.. Wheelock
was unanimously reelected presi-
dent. Mr.. Aberle was chosen vice
president.
Mr.. Aberle then offered a resolu-
ton that Mr.. Nussbaumer be re-em-
ployed as superintendent of parks
for the ensuing year at a salary of
$15O month, which was unani-
mously adopted.
Clerk Prendergast, as secretary of
the board, submitted his report for
the past year, showing the receipts
for park purposes during the year to
have been $685. .0S; brought over
from the previous year, $73.144 q
disbursements, $195, 657 90; leaving a
balance on hand of $26, 709 20 This
balance is credited to the different
park funds as follows: General, 81,
OBS; Phalen park, $4,000; Carpenter
park, $295.50, and Indian Mound
park, s3S7.SO. The report was ac-
cepted and ordered filed.
Supt. Nussbaumer submitted a
complete report, which goes into de-
tails regarding the maintenance and
improvements of the parks during
the year. 1t states that during the
year 19,S00,000 gallons of water were
used for sprinkling purposes al
Como park. He recommends the ex-
tension of the pipe system, as a con
siderable portion of the park is still
in
NEED OF IRRIGATION.
The number of visitors at Como dur
Ing the park season he estimates at
$4,000, an average of 1858 per day.
There was pumped into the lake 49,
753,346 gallons of water. The cost OF
fuei for pumping this and the water
used for sprinkljng was 1885, The cost
OF maintaining the parks was $40, 919 So
winch also Includes considera BILE inn
provements. He recommends that some
OF the smaller parks be turned over as
children's play grounds, as their util-
1ty as parks is not commensurate with
the cost of maintaining them as such
The amount spent on parks in the
way of giving work to the unemployed
was, he says, 15,534.S5. The average
number of men employed was seventy
two for the whole year. The board has
fleet of siXty-one rowboats at Lake
Como, and twenty-five are being built.
The receipts from these boats aggre-
gated s2,4z2.51. The aggregate of these
receipts fell about $500 short of paving
for the music, but the fact that the
street railway company paid half OF
the expense for music leaves the park
board a surplus, comparing the earn
1ngs with the expense OF furnishing at
fractions. The report was accepted.
President Wheelock said he had
hoped to have proof sheets of his
report ready to submit to the board.
but the printers failed to get them out
for MIN. He called attention to some
points on which he thought there might
De some division OF sentiment, but the
board unanimously approved his ideas,
ana voted to have all the reports
printed together in pamphlet form.
- '" oS Noleu tIldI the president aD-
point all the standing committees at
his pleasure.
The same scale of wages as prevailed
last year for park employees was
adopted for the ensuing years.. % a
day for common labor, 81. so for skilled
and sl.75 for the engineers running
the boilers at Como park.
The superintendent was authorized
to proceed with the construction of
building to be used as a boathouse
in summer and a warming house in
winter at Como park; also to make the
necessary preparations for beginning
the work of dredging as soon as the
weather will permit. The pay roll for
the month of February, amounting to
$4eS72, was approved, and the salary
OF the superintendent and some other
unimportant bills were allowed.
Mr.. Hamm and Mr. Aberle were
appointed a committee to investigate
the question of a smoke consumer for
the smoke stack in Como park.
The superintendent was authorized
to have some changes made in the
pumping arrangements, so as to util-
ize the exhaust in pumping water for
the tank.