The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-07
PARK BOARD CANNOT MAKE SOME
DESIRED IMPROVEMENTS IN
LANGFORD PARK.
COMPTROLLER CUT THE FUND.
TEST AGAINST PROPOSED USE
OF PHALEN PARK.
NO PLACE FOR GARDEN TRUCK.
Bids for Setting Up the Pump I'm
Como Park Are All
Rejected.

At a meeting of the park board last
evening a communication was re-
ceived from forty-six property owners
in the immediate vicinity of Langford
park requesting that the improve
ments proposed by the park board be
commenced. The communication set
forth that, with but little expense, the
park could be made one of the most
attractive in the city. What vas need
ed was the park to be graded and the
trees set out this fall.
Supt. NuSSbaumer explained that he
had set apart in the last tax estimate
for the park board last winter So, 900
for the improvement Of Langford park,
but the sum had been stricken out by
the comptroller. There was no money,
he said, to make the improvements
and would be none until after the next
tax estimate was made up.
The board decided that, while moth
ing could be done this fall, an effort
would be made to commence the work
in the spring.
The attention of the board was
called by a resolution of the council
to the necessity of using the streets
around Rice park for market garden
ers during the balance of the season.
President Wheelock said aside from
the damage done to the park the
standing of market gardeners on the
streets was a detriment to property
owners in the neighborhood. Commits
stone Allen thought the board would
be derelict in its duty if it allowed
the parks in the city to be used as a
vegetable stand. The communication
was filed and the following passed
as indicating the sense of the park
board on the matter:
Whereas, a communication has been re-
ceived from the joint committee on public
buildings requesting the board to name its
objections to the use of the streets surround
ing Rice park for market purposes.
Resolved, That in the opinion of the board
Of park commissioners such a use of the
streets surrounding this park is wholly in
admissible and that the city should authorize
the use for market purposes of some other To-
cality where it would be less Objectionable.
The board therefore respectfully protests
against the use of the streets adjacent to
Rice park as an offense to all patrons of the
park and an outrage on the occupants of resi-
dences fronting upon it.
-Four bids were received for remOV-
ing and setting w in Como park the
1000, 000-gallon pump now at McCar-
Ton's lake, which has been purchased
by the board. The bids were as fol-
lows: Roberts, Goss Co., $1,475; George
R. Morton, 81, 1856; Smith Park Foundry
company, $1,535; Minnesota Engine
Works, $3.50.
Supt. N~ussbaumer stated that his
estimate for doing the work was $713,
and he thought it could be done for
this sum. On motion the bids were
rejected, and the superintendent of the
board was authorized and directed to
have the work done under his super
vision. The work will be commenced
Sept. Is, but President Bement insists
that the money, $4,000, be paid before
the pump is removed. A bill from the
water board vas presented and APP
proved.
Pay roles for men and teams for
August amounting to 81, 494. "a were ap-
proved, as was also the pay roll for
police and custodians for the same
month amounting to $3.50. The bills
allowed aggregated $529.3 2.