The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-25

The application made to the district
court for temporary injunction restrain
ing the park board from making i'm
provements on the workhouse tract was
discussed at meeting of the park board
held yesterday afternoon.
Supt. Nussbaumer informed the board
that as the order to show cause was not
returnable until next Saturday the I'M
provements to be made this spring would
all be completed by that time. Presi-
dent Wheelock and the other members of
the board inclined to the opinion that
the workhouse board hadn't a leg to
stand on" when it came to legal prop
osition. The order to show cause why
an Injunction should not be issued comes
up at the special term on Saturday.
The. new law recently passed by the
lylegislature, authorizing the city council
by q two-thirds vote of each body to
purchase lands for parks where the acre
age was over fifteen acres, was informal
ly discussed There was some question
as. to whether the new law went far
enough to be of any practical benefit, al
though 1t was admitted that the plan os
having Phalen park paid for by general
IdXdl1OH SpTSdQ over Tic 0tlltF6 CITY was
a good one.
A resolution was adopted directing the
city attorney to carefully examine the
new law, and advise the board whist her
1t would be practicable to acquire Phaien
park as the same had been designated
by the park board In the order for con-
demnation issued to the board of public
works.
The legal department Of the city was
also requested to draw up a building line
agreement to be signed by the property
owners along Lexington avenue between
Summit avenue and Como park. 1t is the
desire Of the park board that before any
work is done in improving the avenue as
a parkway that a building line at least
thirty feet from the sidewalk be estab-
lished.
In order to have moral effect and
show the owners along the avenue that
the board intended to take the proposed
Improvement up, resolution was adopt
ed requesting the council to have the
street railway remove its tracks from
Lexington avenue between University
avenue and Minnehaha street.
President Wheelock announced that the
Northern Pacific had decided to the city
a strip of land fifty by 500 feet, which
would allow the avenue to be widensd
adjacent to the company's tracks. The
deed requires that as soon rs the i'm
provement is made, end a fence bull,
along the property The title of the prop
erty will be lodged In the. city. A pro-
viso, however, states that this must be
within the next three years.
The salary of the park policemen was
fixed at sos per month, and Commissioner
GcGfrey reported that he had, under tn
struction from the board purchased four
bicycles at. $40 each. On5 will lie usel-
by Park Superintendent Nussbaumer, and
the other three oy the plrk POLICEMEN.
Supt. NuSSbaumer, when questioned es
to his ability to ride a wheel, stated that
at present he would have TO report pro-
gress
In order to make both ends meet as
to the maintenance OF the Iieet OF boats
az Como park the rates were advanced
from those of last season, and during rhe
summer the charge will be l5 cents per
hour on week days, and 20 cents per hour
on Sundays.
The council will be asked to purchase
Zoo feet of one-inch iron pipe for the
purpose Of distributing water along the
Summit avenue boulevard.
. The proposition to move the pavilion
at Como distance out in the lake in
order to make more room along the prin-
cipal drive was talked over. Commissioner
Godfrey stated that he understood the
street railway company intended max
ing the board h proposition to erect
new $4,000 pavilion at the lake. and
further action was delayed until the COM
pany could be heard from.
Supt. Nussbaumer suggested that the
board allow him to experiment with
petroleum for the sprinkling of roads in
the park. His idea was that the crude
article could be purchased for about AZ
cents a gallon to do this work, and 1t
would cost about $25 to put 400 feet of
roadway in condition where there would
be no need of sprinkling, and washouts
would be prevented. The board authorized
the purchase of couple of barrels of the
stuff for the experiment.
In the future it will be possible for
amateur photographers to take snap shots
in the park without first having secured
a permit to so do.
An automatic pump for the bicyclists to
fill up their tires will be located at the
pump house, and the work done free of
charge.
Cyclists will also be allowed to, when
dismounted, roll their wheels through the
paths used by pedestrians in the park.