The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-06


Steps were taken at the meeting Of
the park board last evening looking to-
ward securing from Archbishop Ireland
a eessdon Of property along the river
bank at the end of Summit avenue
and the Shadow falls ravine in order
tnat the Summit avenue boulevard ex-
tension plan may be consummated.
ACCORDING to the plan submitted by
the city engineer the archbishop will
De asked for property along the river
pank from Summit to Laurel avenue,
suiiciehtly Wide to construct a sixty
loot roadway, and also for the rayine
made by Shadow Falls, a gully 200
1eet long. the purpose being to con-
struct boulevard skirting the ravine
10 connect with the road along the
river bluff
Archbishop Ireland has viewed thu
property in company with the park
BOARD and is said to have been fayora-
ply inclined to the proposition of the
board. President Wheelock and Com.
missioner Newport were appointed q
committee to confer with Archbishop
ireland for the purpose of securing
from him the cession of the property
desired.
I'ne board adopted resolution favor
ing the condemnation proceedings for
the proposed Como park extension and
sent cnart and communication to the
BOARD Of public works requesting that
oody to at once proceed in the matter.
rms same action was taken a wear
ago. but was allowed to lapse.
IN response to a communication from
lhe cnamper of commerce the boari
passed a resolution authorizing the
PARK superintendent to commence worI,
on the midway park roadway as soon
aus possible after July II, when the con-
oelllnatlon proceedings will have been
completed. The action is taken to give
access to the state fair grounds through
a Pheasant driveway by the time the
fair opens in September.
AL the request Of Aid Shepard
the board authorized the Improvement
Oh Feronia park. in Union Park.
several of the commissioners vera
severe IN their arrangement of the city
railway management of entertainments
at Lake Como. The connanv'e Gov
tract specifies that a ST. Paul renre-
sentative shall have charge of its af-
Ialfs IN connection with Como whIIa
Ihe board claims that the Lake Como
programmes are gotten up and carried
OUT from Minneapolis. It was pointed
Cyl that the company had failed to
put IN certain electric lights which IL
- ss salu 10 nave agreed to do and
rurther claimed that the MinneanoJia
representative arbitrarily ARRANGED for
entertainments at, Como without con-
sultlng either Supt. Nussbaunner
or the park board. One crit-
lclsm IN particular was the alleged IacLx
OF system In transporting passenger-
from the lake, 1t being claimed thar
ot. Faul and Minneapolis cars were run
irreguiarly with no information to pas
m rxurao
for either city.
me discussion terminated with IN
structions to the secretary to inform
the city railway company that II rnI,at
i've up to the stipulations In ire CON.
tract with the board.
resolution was passed requesting
the Workhouse commission to apnoini
date Tor conference with the park
board regarding the Improvement ~
the Workhouse grounds
Communications were ordered sent to
the Northern Pacific railroad comma
ny asking that safety gates be erected
at both the Como avenue and the
lexington avenue crossings. These
points the board considered danger
Gus to travel, especially as 1t was
CANNED that no watchman was now
Kept at either crossing after 7 o'clock
in the evening.
a., me council was requested by resolu-
ton to authorize the city railway
company to, as soon as possible re.
move Its tracks from Lexington ave-
nue.. This affects the Hamline and
state fair ground line, which at pres
ent runs on Lexington avenue from
University avenue to Minnehaha
street. The railway company proposes
relaying this stretch of track on Ham
iine avenue, half a mile west of Lex
irgton avenue.
The monthly pay roll for park main
tenance for June. amounting to
81, 22S.67, was passed.
The board granted permission to T.
l. Harris, representing the Union
recreation Stamp company, of Min
neapolls, to put in circulation checks
which would be honored for boat hiIe
at Como park The plan is to distrib-
ute among local merchants 100 ,OGO of
these checks, the merchants to issue
one check with every Decent purchase
PERSONS holding twenty-five of the
checks Will be given coupon good for 10
cents in payment for one hours boat
hire on the lake. The stamp company
agrees to redeem the checks accented
by the park board.