The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-25
PROCEEDINGS OF PARK BOARD
CAUSING THE BOARD MUCH
TROUBLE.
MEMBERS GET INTO A ROW
OVER THE QUESTION WHETHER
THE BOARDS DOINGs SHALL BE
PUBLISHED OR NOT.
DRUMMERs TO GATHER AT 'TONKA
Lake Season VIII Get a Lively Start
er-News of the Mill
City.

The usually quiet preClnClS OI ire
park board were yesterday afternoon
the scene Of considerable enlivennlent,
in which Commissioners Hunter and
Young took the principal parts The
animation displayed was something cut
of the usual with park board meet
ing, which, under ordinary clrcum-
stances, is as quiet and undisturbed as
a babes slumber. The scene was
short one, but warm, and for some time
the alteration of words that ensued
assumed personalities, and the COM
missoners threw words at each other
that were anything but '"heaping Goals
of fire. ism
The matter grew out of the resolution
introduced by Commissioner Young at
the previous meeting, which was to the
effect that the publishing Of the Off
cial proceedings of the board be dis
pensed with. Mr.. Young at the time
argued that the expense was an I'M
necessary one. The proceedings might
be published in pamphlet form and
given to such as interested themselves
in what the board was doing. At that
time the resolution was referred to
plies. This committee, which consists
of Commissioners Adams, Jones and
Young, yesterday recommended that
the resolution be adopted.
Commissioner Hunter Immediately took the
floor. his eye fired with anger. II object to
the adoption Of any such resolution he said.
/ maintain that it should be published. This
resolution is nothing but device to keep the
public from knowing what is going on in this
hnQ ord ont 70 m "
the public, and the public should know what
we are DOING"
Commissioner Young WINGED under this
scathing remark, and arose as soon as Mr..
Hunter had finished. II made the original
notion, he said, land I did it in what
consider the best interests Mr.. Hunter states
that it is a blind done in the name of econ
omy. | want to call him down right here for
that. 1 don't want to be pursued in this
manner, and object to any such upbraiding of
my character in that way
"You made the motion, didn't you?" asked
Mr.. Hunter.
81 did," retorted Mr.. Young. II did it to
be consistent with retrenchment steps already
taken by the board
you are not consistent with the Oak Lake
park deal. There was chance for you to get
in some economy. l still maintain Mr.. Chair
man, that our acts should be known to the
public"
and threw few barrels of oil on the troubled
waters. He stated that at one time only a
record book had been kept, and that the pub
fishing of the proceedings had been 1naugura-
ted in late years. He stated that he was un-
able tc see the benefit of the publication. He
stated that representatives Of the press were
always present at the proceedings, and that
from this source the public obtains knowledge
of all that Is being done.
Commissioner Young stated that the park
board is the only board that publishes its re-
port. He said that he could see no use in
standing out as a shining light for others at
an eyDnnSa Of about S27 a month.
Upon motion Of Commissioner Nye, 1t was
decided to recommit the matter back to the
committee, with instructions to negotiate with
the official paper in the matter, and see If it
were not possible to get the rate so low that
the expense would not be any great difference
from the publication of the pamphlet
The matter of appointing additional police
men for the season has been the subject
of considerable controversy among the board
members this spring. The police committee
some time ago recommended that four more
policemen be appointed. This has been a
matter of dispute in the meetings for some
time and has always been referred back to
the committee. Yesterday, however, the reso-
luton was adopted without dissenting voice,
and the following will don park board police
uniforms: Chester NJ Kennoir, Andy Crum-
my, Hans Trough and Ephralm whitney. IN
the same connection it was also decided to
have two policemen mounted on bicycles, the
board to furnish the wheels.
F. L. Jawkes, manager of the Northwestern
Cycle company appeared before the board,
pet1t1On1ng II LOT the prlVIleSe VI IuHHlnB tHo
annual road race at Lake Harriet Saturday
afternoon, June S: The petition from Com
pany F, First regiment, for the privilege OF
giving a military exhibition at Lake Harriet
some time during the summer was referred
to the committee. The board decided to allow
the bill of Commissioner Jones for 500 40,
which amount was necessary to defray his ex-
penses as delegate to the Louisville con-
vention of park men.
One of the features of the meeting was
the presence Of Charles j. johnson, elected to
fill the vacancy Of the late Commissioner N.
P. Peterson Mr. Johnson tacitly participated
in the business transacted, evidently attend
ing the meeting more for the purpose of be-
coming acquainted with the manner in which
matters were operated than anything else.
He was welcomed to his chair by President
Folwel.
After all business had been transacted,
Commissioner Jones rendered report of the
Louisville convention.