The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-04
PARK BOARD WANTS 1T
THIRTY-ACRE FARM AT COMO
NOW USED BY THE WORK
HOUSE
BOARDS WILL GET TOGETHER

Held Friday Night at the Wind
sOr Hotel - improvements at
Como Planned by the Park COM
| missioner for Next Year-No
More Trees for Summit Avenue.
The improvement of a part Of the
forty-acre tract which Is really a part
| Of Como park, but now used by the
Workhouse commission for the building
and farm Of that department, was dis
cussed informally at the meeting Of the
| park hoard last evening.
President Wheelock stated that he
had arranged with the board of work
| house commissioners, and that a con-
! ference would be held between the park
| board and the commission at the Wind
sor hotel Friday night at o'clock.
AT this conference the park board
will outline the improvements proposed
to be made with portion Of the tract
| now used by the WorkhOuSe as a farm.
The purpose Of the park board Is to re-
! strict the workhouse commission to
! about ten acres and commence at once
| the Improvement of the remaining
! thirty as part Of Como park
| The park board desire to obtain the
| charge and custody of the thirty acres
Will IIIS least pOSSlDIe IrlCtIOn, OUT II
| the WorkhouSe commission makes any
! objection then legal steps will be taken
| to enforce the rights Of the park board
! to the property.
! Supt. Nussbaumer submitted a report,
| showing that the temporary roadway
| ordered opened by the board, between
the park and the fair grounds. had been
used during fair week. The expense
OF removing 5,766 yards of earth in or
Ger tc open the temporary parkway
was $S56
The four-inch main laid from Como
park to the fair grounds was laid at an
expense of $156, which was paid by the
association. the fair manager also fur
nishing the main. During fair week
2,lSo,O00 gallons Of water was furnished
the fair grounds. The superintendent
recommended that meter be put on
| the falr grounds main, so that a cor
rect charge could be made for the water
used.
The boat earnings at Como for the
season aggregated $1,834 30 The cost
| OF painting and attendance was $668. 49,
For economical reasons the superin-
tendent recommended that two new
boilers be put in the pumping station
at Como, and the two small boilers To-
Gated at the greenhouse dispensed
! with. The estimate for this improve
ment is 81, 800.
AhC SApSI ISHC6 Oh the past season
| demonstrated, so the SUPERINTENDENT
| said, that it was impossible to main
tain trees and shrubbery on the east
side Of the lake without a water sup
| ply. He recommended the laying Of a
! four-lnch main around the lake, a dis
! tance of $3.50 feet. The expense of this
! including 81, $50 for material and $4OO
| fer labor, would be $2,376.
On Summit avenue boulevard the
! superintendent recommended that 300
| trees be replanted. This would cost
S45O, and he suggested that this sum
should be taken from some fund other
| than the park fund.
Adopting the suggestion Of the su-
! pertntendent the board authorized thA
work of grading Midway parkway re-
| stunned. The street railway company is
under contract to pay $4,000 toward the
| grading of the parkway in return for
| the privilege of using the park for the
| Como interurban line.
| Supt. NustSbaumer expects that work
can be continued on this improvement
| for couple of months, and with this
! done the work of planting trees and
| shrubbery along the parkway can be
| commenced In the spring.
AS to the proposed extension Of the
water supply to the east side of the
lake. the board directed the superin-
tendent to secure prices for $3.50 feet
| VI IOuI-lHCn anu fOO I6eJ OF GlSnC-lnCn
| pipe. The work will not be done be-
| fore spring, but the pipe will probably
! be purchased this winter.
! The clerk was directed to advertise
for two new boilers and also for bids
for placing the same in position The
expense is estimated by the superin-
tendent at $4,000, and If the bids can
| be advertised for and the contracts let
| in time the work will be done this fall
AS to the replanting Of trees on Sum
| NIT avenue boulevard the board were
| opposed to spending any more money
| on the Improvement of this tract un-
| less money was appropriated in addi-
ton to the usual amount given the
| board each year. Something like 81, ,40n
| has been spent from the park fund ou
| the Summit avenue boulevard up to
| date
President Wheelock was directed by
the board to lay the matter before the
conference committee, ~~ncn the budget
| for 1899 is made UP, and endeaVor to
have the park appropriation Increased.
The pay roll of men and teams for
| September, amounting to $3,6941 10, was
approved The police and custodians
pay roll for September for 1855 was