The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-01

Use IA Park for Any Other Than
Park Purposes-Gardener Want
Some Place.
The joint committee on public build
ings and markets from the council de-
bated the necessity of a public market
place for the use of market gardeners
for a couple of hours yesterday after
noon. At the close of the discussion,
which was participated in by a delega-
ton Of market gardeners, no definite ac-
tiOn was taken, although by a vote of
three TO two a motion was carried re-
commencing the adoption Of the ordi-
nance designating Smith park as a
public market. The ordinance which
was passed by the board Of aldermen
some months, when brought up in the
assembly was referred to a committee
and pigeon-holed.
Aid. Kenny, who secured the passage
of the ordinance in the board, stated
yesterday that the object Of the pas
sage of the ordinance was to settle tie
question as to whether Smith park
could be used as a public market This
could only be determined, he said, by
having the courts pass on the question
of the rights OF the city to use the park
for market purposes. AS soon as the
ordinance was passed there would be
an injunction asked for by one of the
property owners in the vicinity, and
then the courts would decide as to the
rights of the city in the premises. He
stated the members Of the park board
previous to March last had informed
him personally that the park was not
Of much use as such, and if it could be
secured for a market place it would be
all right.
Messrs. Bantz, Kenny and Benson
voted for the motion to have the as
sembly report favorably on the adOp-
ton Of the ordinance designating Smith
park as a market place, and Messrs.
Shepard and Craig against It.
@. F. Anderson, as spokesman for the
market gardeners. requested the COM
mittee to take some action which would
give the gardeners particular place to
stand other than the public streets. AS
1t was now West Third street was bad
ly crowded, and 1t took an hour for
groceIs to get through the blockade In
the mornings. The police, too, We're
constantly changing and ordering the
teams from one part of the street to
the other, and it was impossible for
regular customers of the gardeners to
find those they wanted to purchase
from. The place selected should have
sheds to protect the truck from the
rain and sun.
Market Master Duffy informed the
committee that the teams had been or
dered from Market street, between
Third and Fifth streets, on account OF
the property owners Directing to the
new asphalt pavement, which cost 81
per front foot, from being injured by
the horses. The owners of the property
on the eat side of St. Peter street, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets, also
objected to the teams standing there,
and the result was that there was very
little room for the gardeners.
The ordinance designated West Third
street on the south side, from Waba-
sha to the Seven corners, as a public
market but a number of the property
owners objected, and the police were
instructed not to allow teams to stand
in front of property where there was a
protest made by the owners.
On Third street, Mr.. Duffy said, no
gardeners were allowed to stand in
front of the Willius & Rogers's block,
which extended 1875 feet between Wa
b&sha and St. Peter streets. Another
twenty feet in front of a store conduct
ed by NJ. LaVanSky, in the same block,
was exempted. In the next block egh-
ty feet in front Of the West Publish
ing company could not be used. In
the block betwes n Hill and Washington
streets, 100 feet owned by George Benz
and Henry Orleman and two other par
ties was exempt
In the block between Washington
and Franklin streets, 125 feet, known
as the Dawson property, could not be
used, and the parties owning the $50
feet OF vacant property just north of