The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-02
THIS YEARS ATTRACTIONS
WEARIED THE MEMBERS OF
THEIR CONTRACT WITH THE
STREET RAILWAY CO.
New AnpIftbeater to Be Built With
Seating Capacity of About
1900.

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park board last evening. For the past
three years the street railway company
have had control of all the privileges
by reason of contract with the park
board, paying $1,000 for the first year,
81, 500 the second, and $4,000 the thlrd.
Under this agreement the company has
furnished the music and lights ana hao
the privileges of the pavilion and ooats.
President Wheelock voiced the senu-
mentS of the other members or the
board in the statement made that
during the past season the company
had shamefully imposed on the poafd
and the ST. Paul public by advertising
events which were not carried out, ana
If they were savOred much of takes.
His idea was that the board should
have more control of the attractions at
the park. Thousands of persons VINO
had attended the park during the sum-
mer had been under the impression
that the park board was responsible
for the failures in the way OF attrac-
tions, at least 50 advertised.
Commissioner Allen said the COM
pany had given the people nothing 1or
their money and once or twice he mad
gone to the park to see fireworks, put
had been unable to see anything but
few slzy-rockets. Commissioner Aberle
figured it out that the board could do
much better by the public by taking
charge of the privileges The music,
he figured, including four concerts per
week. could be furnished during the
season for S2,5O0 The electric lights,
even if it was necessary to pay the
f1I1 them
would not exceed $2.S00, and the help
necessary to take charge OF the boats
would be another $500, making total
of $1,000 expenses for the season. Inc
boating privilege according TO the
statement of superintendent Nuss-
banner, if properly handled, would
ret about $6,000 and, with $4,000 re-
ceived from the sale of privileges at
the pavilion, would leave handsome
balance over all expenses. There was
no question, Mr.. Aberle said, but that
the concerts would be a great improve
ment on the ones given last summer,
and even if no money was made the
board would have the satisfaction OF
doing something for the general pub
lie.
The contract with the street rail-
way company does not expire until
March, and it was stated by one of the
members of the board that from the
talk made by the street railway peo-
pie they intended to come in and say
that the venture had been losing one
during the past summer. The opinion
of the board was that it should assume
full control of the privileges at the
park for next season and a resolution
to that effect was introduced by Com
missioner Allen. The resolution was,
however, laid on the table to be taken
up for action at a future meeting.
SUPERINTENDENT Nussbaumer presented
plans and specifications for increasing
the seating capacity of the pavilion.
The plan proposed is to build an addi-
ton to the present platform, the full
length of the pavilion. This will be an
apron-like affair, and will project
thirty-two feet into the lake, the addi-
ton to be in ampitheater style, the
front to be about four feet above the
water. This will accommodate about
1.600 persons and will increase the
seating capacity of the pavilion to
$500. The cost of the Improvement is
estimated at $1,647.
Inc DOdrQ discussed III an Informal
way the question of allowing the street
railway company to run line through
the park. superintendent Nussbaumer
was directed to prepare profile show
ing the proposed route to be taken, the
line to avoid the surface crossing of
the park roads.
A resolution was passed requesting
the council to pass an ordinance direct
ing the telephone and telegraph COM
panies to remove the poles and wires
from Como avenue parkway between
Front and Union streets. This action
was taken on a recommendation of
Superintendent Nussbaumer, who ad-
vised that the trees were being in
jured by reason of the wires.
The superintendent also reported
that the pump purchased from the
water board had been removed from
McCarron's lake and set up in the park
at an expense of $521.55 which amount
was $943 less than the lowest bid re-
ceived for doing the work The pay
roll for men and teams employed dur
ing October, amounting to 81, 325 43, was
allowed, as was also a budget of bills
aggregating $149.23.