The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-20

Free Steel Swings Causing
Trouble Among the Youngsters.
The proposed plan of the park board to
make Lexington avenue from Summit
avenue to Como park driveway is to be
abandoned. That Is President Wheelock
OF the board, introduced q resolution to
that effect at the meeting of the board
last evening. The other members of the
board were of the opinion that If the
benefits the driveway would be to the
property were understood by the owners
the plan could be carried out
President Wheelock said he had en-
ployed man during the past week to
have an agreement signed by the owners
along the avenue relating to house
building line thirty feet from the street.
He had been so surprised to find SO much
objection and opposition to the signing of
the agreement that he was ready to
abandon the project and select some
other street for the driveway. The resolu,
ton directing the council to rescind the
resolution placing the street under the
jurisdiction of the board was laid over
until an adjourned meeting to be held
Monday night.
Reichow Bros, submitted a proposition
to the board to furnish wagonette and
team for the purpose of carving visitors
to Como park around the park at 50 per
day. Supt. Nussbaumer was authorized to
make arrangements with Reichow Bros.
Tor an indefinite time. and the board will
try the experiment. The trip will take
ABOUT one hour, and will include a drive
OF about five miles. The price to be
charged each passenger will be 10 cents.
Inc twelve steel swings erected in the
picnic grounds have caused so much
trouble among the kids that Supt
Nussoaumer recommended that for the
purpose OF regulating the demand and
preventing tights tickets be issued at Q
cents each, emitting the holder to the
use or the swings. This was agreed to
by the board "
RESOLUTIONS annulling the action taken
LOT the condemnation of land for the en-
largement OF Iris park were passed. and
then a new order approved. This wss
mace necessary owing to a mistake in
the description In the previous proceed
ings.
"A new order was also passed for the
condemnation of land to be taken for
Phalen park The last order went to the
board OF public works March 6. and ac-
SoIoilis 10 the ruling of Judge Bum the
assessment must be completed within
-FOUR months after it is sent to the board
OF pubic works President Wheeloclx
said nothing had been done in the mat
ter owing to changes in the board OF
puphc works and the lack of force in
that office sufficient to prepare abstracts
OF the property. The old order was an
nulled
Similar action was taken regarding the
concentration proceedings for the taking
OF thirteen acres on the north of Como
PARK as an enlargement of the park. The
acton &c IN this case was necessary owing
70 objection having been made BY the
owners OF the property to some technical
rule in the proceedings 'i@F
]. G. Quinby, a former member of the
BOARD OF public works, objected to his
property being taken for the. enlarge.
ment OF the park, on the ground that the
: board of public works would not allow
reasonable compensation for the land
The board, however, decided that the
question of damages and benefits was q
matter which rested solely with the board
or public works, and, as it was necessary
70 nave the land for the park, the resoiii!
. ton was passed. - - t19,i'ss =
Supt. Nussbaumer was directed TO nro-
ceed forthwith to grade a roadway
from Lexington avenue to the park.
south or the workhouse. The road will
pass through the tract now in possess
sion or the workhouse board, and to pre-
vent which the directors of the work
mouse sought to secure an Injunction re-
stralnlng the work. Judge Jaggard
however, refused to issue the Injunction
and now the work will proceed