The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-27
RICE PARK MARKET
MAYOR DORAN WOULD MOVE 1T
TO THE WEST SIDE
LEVEE.
PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECT
TO THE CONTINUANCE OF EARLY
MORNING STANDS AROUND
THE PARK.
WEST SIDE WOULD WELCOME 1T.
Mayor Thinks the Change Would
Pc of Not n Little Benefit to
That Quarter.

Mayor DCran has solved the ques-
ton of public markets, at least to his
own satisfaction. He suggests that
the vacant property on the West side,
on South Robert or Wabasha streets,
be utilized for markets. The residents
in the neighborhood of the proposed
Sixth ward huckster plaZas, the may
or said, would certainly make no OBJ
lection, and this would relieve him
from a deal of annoyance and give
the West side a small boom. This
idea of the change in the public mar
ket was brought to the mind of his
honor by the filing of the following
protest at his office yesterday morn
ing:
We, the undersigned property owners and
residents in the neighDorhood of Rice park,
wish to enter a protest against the streets
surrounding said park being used as stand
for market wagons, as they are a nuisance
and detriment to our property and keep the
streets in filthy and unsanitary condition.
(Signed)- -. r. 4rE - -
Boston Northwest Real Estate Company,
Luther s. Gushing, Manager.
Estate of John Steele,
b. .-~~.-- Clark & Fletcher, Agents.
T. A. Barker,
Proprietor Hotel Metropolitan.
George R. Metcalf.
"A. Palmquist.
-Scribner, Libbey & Co.
DIR. F. P. Canac-Marquis.
Al. Powers.
Fred E. Powers.
DR.. Charles E. Smith.
George Benz.
Charles A. Wheaton.
Mrs. C. Stewart.
When asked as to what he intended
to do with the protest, the mayor said
he had been waiting for some time to
have conference with President
Wheelock, of the park board with a
view of putting a stop to the use of
the streets and sidewalks surround
ing Rice park for a public market.
He has assumed all along that on the
protest of property owners the police
could Interfere He had directed the
police to remove wagons of the mar
ket gardeners from certain parts of
West Third street at the request of
property owners along the street.
Among those who protested against
the use Of the street and sidewalk
were J. B. TarboX and the West Pub
fishing company. The West company,
the mayor said, had expended over
! $1700 in laying the walk in front of
| their property, and the fees collected
from the gardeners was all spent by
! the firm in having the street cleaned
up The council had ordered that all
fees be collected by the market master
| from the gardeners standing on the
| street, and as soon as this plan went
into effect the property owners had
protested against the teams being al
lowed to stand in front of their prop
erty. AS a result, the teams were I'M
der orders from the joint council COM
mittee on public buildings to take po-
sitionS around Rice park, and the
marketmaster was collecting the fees.
The mayor commended that the city
had no right to collect fees from the
| gardeners, as the fees rightfully be-
! lCnged to the property owners. In
every instance where the owners had
| protested and complained to him, the
police had been directed to have the
wagons removed. He had noticed
something in the paper about a reso-
! luton passed by the park board OBJ
jecting to the teams standing about
| the park, but the matter had never
| been brought to his attention official
| ly. Had it been, he certainly would
have taken action and moved them
| to some other place. AS soon as he
could see President Wheelock the
! question would be settled, and if the
! board requested the teams removed he
would have the police move them AS
! to- where the teams would be moved
! to the mayor was not prepared to say,
| but he suggested the Sixth ward would
! be a good place. "s. 81 -''"-
1t is claimed by those who have fol-
lowed the West Third street market
| row that the property owners do not
wish the market moved off the street
but are anxious only that they be al
! lowed to collect the fees, instead of
having the amount turned into the
| city treasury.