The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-08
PARK BOARD RECEIVES PLANS ron
THE PROPOSED WEST SIDE
BOULEVARD.
COST ESTIMATED AT $4,000.
NATTER REFERRED TO THE COUN.
GIL FOR THEIR FURTHER
CONSIDERATION.
ESTIMATES FOR 1897 SUBMITTED.
This Branch of the Government
VIII Ask for s57, 900 for Next
fear-Its Proposed Use.

Plans were submitted at a meeting
of the park board last evening for a
pleasure drive or pathway to be laid
out on the bluff along the bank of thu
river in West st. Paul. The proposed
driveway will start at Terrace park at
the intersection of Delos and Hall
avenue and follow Prospect street
along the edge of the bluff to Isabel
and Ohio streets, thence to Cherokee
avenue and along that avenue and the
bluff to the Smith avenue bridge The
driveway will be about one and one
fourth miles in length and at various
points along the route will be small
parks. The pathway will be from 100
to 125 feet wide and the probable cost
is estimated at $4,000.
There were two plans submitted one
from the city engineer which brings
the driveway to an abrupt termination
at Isabel and Ohio streets. This is
owing to the fact that the Yoerg
Brewing company own a block of
ground at Ohio street and the river.
and as the brewing plant and other
valuable that the city engineer did
not prepare plans further than this
point.
Supt Nussbaumer, however, had an
other plan which provided for the
ravine at the brewery being bridged
and the driveway continued to the
high bridge as mentioned above.
Supt. NusSbaumer was of the opinion
that the entire Improvement would be
made at cost of about SIS, 900, but the
commissioners were of the opinion that
the plan Of the superintendent would
involve the expenditure of at least
that sum to secure the block owned by
the Yoerg company. The Improvement
If made would have to be paid for
by the property owners of the West
side, as there are no funds in the hands
of the park board which could be
drawn upon for any Of the expense.
Supt Nussbaurner, with the plans, sub
mitted report calling attention to
the fact that all the properties of the
city designated as parks were on this
side of the river and pointing out the
natural and picturesque beauties OF the
proposed parkway. He suggested in
his report that the proposed driveway
could be extended at some future time
along the river and form a system Of
most beautiful drives.
The plans and report of the superin-
tendent were accepted and accompa-
MED by resolution will be forwarded
to the council to be considered by that
body If the council should think we'll
of the proposed improvement, the mat
ter will be referred to the board Of
public works to make a report as to
the detailed cost of the parkway and
the amount necessary to be assessed
in order to carry out the plan.
The pay roll amounting to $821.S9
was allowed and claims to the amount
Of $3.50 were ordered paid.
President WheelOck extended an in-
vitation to the members to attend tbs
meeting Of the conference committee
on Monday next. The estimate Of the
board for 1897 will be presented to the
conference committee and as now made
up, will ask for $57 900. OF this amount,
$685. 900 is to be used in park maintains
ance and the balance in improvements.
OF the sum to be used for improve
ments If the full amount asked for Is
allowed, $4,000 will be used in dredging
at Lake Como, $4,000 for improving
parks In the Midway district, S. 200 for
improving Indian Mound park and
a like amount for new pump and pump
ing station and extending water mains
in Como.