The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-08

Resolutions Adopted and Ordered
Sent to the Gentleman, Who Is
Now n Resident of Wilmington,
DeI-MemOry OF the Street Rail-
way Company VIII Be logged
About a Little Bill.
The board CT park commissioners, at
a meeting last evening, acknowledged
the donation of four acres Of land to
Como park from Pennock Pussy, OF
Wilmington, Del, by adopting the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, Hon. Pennock Pussy, of Whining
ton, Del. formerly resident of st. Paul,
has, by a deed OF gift, conveyed to the city
of St. Paul, an addition to Como park al!
those portions of block % of the tract Of
land known and recorded as Como, owned
by said Pennock Pussy, which was not here
tofoTe conveyed by him for the purpose OIL
boulevard or lake driveway in said Como
park, and
Whereas, The deed aforesaid has been duly
recorded in the office Of the register OF DEEDS
in Ramsey county now, t9eae re nas De Commits
sioners of the city of St. Paul, on behan OF
said city and Of the people Thereon, aeslre
hereby to record their grateful acceptance
and appreciation of the generous gift by Hon.
Pennock Pusey Of the land above described,
being a beautiful tract of about four acres
fronting on Como boulevard; they accept the
gift as fresh evidence and Will cherish II
as an enduring memorial Of his love for the
city, which was for many years his home. 1t
adds a new title to the esteem and aifection
in which he was held by his fellow citizens
when he resided among them, and which
has not been diminished by his long absence.
The board trusts his example will prove an
inspiration and a stimulus to similar acts of
generous public spirit by resident owners OF
property around Como and other<parks.
The resolutions were ordered spread
on the minutes of the board, and a
handsomely engrossed copy of the
same will be forwarded to Mr.. Pusey.
Bids for furnishing boilers to the
pumping plant at Como park were re-
ceived from six local firms, but, owing
to a mistake in the specifications, the
bids were not opened and the board
will readvertise.
Weed & Parker Bros. were given the
insurance on 1873 row boats owned by
the board. The amount CARED is $4,000
and the premium $50 for one YEAR.
The October pay roll for men and
teams employed amounting to $1,S2S6S,
was approved, as were also bills to the
amount Of $51611.
Bids for furnishing the board with
$3.50 feet Of four and 400 feet Of eight
inch pipe were received. The contract
was awarded to the Robinson-Cary
company, of this city, at $3.50 per ton.
The contract calls for about 10S tons.
The city engineer was requested to
send to the board plans and an esti-
mate of cost for %, bridge over the
Northern Pacific tracks on Como ave-
nue..
The clerk was requested to jog the
memory Of the street railway company
concerning a claim OF 1895, which hes
been due the board since July l.
Supt. NusSbaumer reported that he
had planted about 5000 trees this fall
and Of this number aout 700 had been
planted on Summit avenue boulevard.
The subject Of having wagonettes
for Como park next summer was dis
cussed and the superintendent in
structed to secure data as to the ex-
pense of maintaining a couple Of these
vehicles for use IN the park.