St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-10
PARK BOARDS DEAL
A Very Advantageous Con-
tract Entered IntosWsth
City RailwayiT {
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FOR COMO PARK PRluaseEs
No Sub-LeaseS to Be Let to
Ct.lep Than st. Paul >
Citizens. i
FOR COMO PARK PRlua sGEs
BOARD RESERVES THE, RIGHT
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To Eject Any Lessees. Who
: Refuse to Patronize Home .
Merchants.

The park board has granted the
privileges at Como for the ensuing
three years to the St., Paul City
Railway company. The board took
this action yesterday afternoon,
after lengthy consideration of the
terms of the city railways PROPOSE
ton, submitted at the previous meet
ing. Vice President Goodrich and
Mr.. Mum, the attorney for the COM
.pany, were present. The, Adler prop
osition, which came before the board
at the, same meeting, was withdrawn
last Saturday, leaving nothing to
consider but the street railway COM
pany's offer. The most important
features of this offer were published
by the GLOBE a week ago. The
board deemed it liberal PROPOSE
ton, but before accepting it sue
ceeded in having some important
provisions, for the benefit and protec-
ton of st. Paul citizens, included.
IL a contract such as was agreed
upon between the park board and the
street railway company is consum-
mated-and there is no reason to ap-
prehend that it will not-then the city
may congratulate itself upon having
erected most advantageous and
profitable arrangement. In addition to
lIie money and other considerat lions
already published, offered by the street
railway company in return for the
granting Of the privileges at Como
park, 1T is provided by a resolution
oHefed by Commissioner Wheelock.
and adopted, that the street railway
company shall not sublet any priyi-
leges to other than a citizen or citi-
zens Of st. Paul, and that all lessees
TO whom privileges have been sublet
snail purchase all their materials and
supplies from st. Paul merchants and
manufacturers. Itv
AT this point Mr.. Goodrich made a
pertinent suggestion that lede to an
other important addition to fthe, con-
tract. Mr.. Goodrich wanted to have If
arranged so that the street railway
company could not be held responsible
IN case any of its sublessees violated
the rule about purchasing materials
and supplies from ST. Paul concerns
only After some discussion between
commissioner Hamm and Mr., Mum
VINO was Watching the companv,s in
tefests sharply, the board adopted a
resolution that all privileges granted
should De subject to the rules and
regulations of the park board. whether
exercised directly by the city railway
company or by any of its Iessees. The
resolution further provides that in
/ case any lessee of the st. PAM civ
railway company violates any of such
rules and regulations, then the park
board shall have power to ~
REMOVE SUCH LESSEE
from said park, but such violation
upon the part of a sub-lessee shall
not otherwise work a forfeiture of the
rights or lease granted the st. Paul
CITY Railway company.
Inc street railway company agreed
to the incorporation of the foregoing.
into It's original proposition, and there
upon the board passed a resolution in
structlng the city attorney to draw
up contract between the st. Paul
city Railway company and the park
board in accordance with the terms of
the proposition as amended by the
resolutions referred to.
mat the public may know what an
| excellent contract the board has Sc
cured, the GLOBE again publishes
Inc main items of the proposition of
the st. Paul City Railway company.
1t offers, first, to pay the bark board
the cash sum of $4,000 in three wears.
$1,000 the first, $500 the second and
$1,000 the third year. It agrees TO ex.
| pend besides the above amount. tho
of Gn 000 a e.,
music alone. 1t further agrees to put
In hfty-two more arc lights around the
lake, and to maintain the entire eighty
hye lights during the three seasons. 1t
also Will assume the contract for the
twenty-five additional row boats or
dered by the board some months ago.
VIII provide toboggan slides in the win
ter. seasons, afford adequate skating.
facllties, keep the warming room prom
eriy heated, keep the park properly
hghted in winter and maintain a win
ter race track, fully equal If not supe-
nor, to that of the past season. In re-
turn, the city railway asks fer the ex-
elusive lease of all privileges at the
park. 1t is understood, however that
the character of the amusernents and
the manner of exercising the privileges
shall be subject to the approval of the
park board or the superintendent of
parks, and in case any Sub-lessee of
| the city railway company violates any
rules or regulations or the park board.
especially that requiring him to pur.
| chase his supplies and materials of st.
Paul concerns only, the board shall
have power to remove him from the
park. ios sd
The park board will hold It's Hext
regular meeting Monday night, April
10, when the contract will probably be
ready for the signature of the board
and st. Paul City Railway combany.
The board passed a resolution call
ing for the removal of the aueoay-
ing band stand in Irvine park, to make
space for an attractive flower bed.
resolution was also adopted request
ing the common council tor order
enough street lamps on Como avenue,
Dale, Union and Chatsworth streets to
properly light those thoroughfares9s