The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-21
Here's HO to Posterity.

Members of the park board take the
stand that they are building for pos
terity. H. H. Kingsley. Of Evanston, re-
Gently comolimented The hoard on it's
foresight in acquiring large tracts in the
early days. The money used thus as,
we'll as in the payment of old obligations
keeps down the Improvement fund by
which the parks are kept in order. The
ccmmi ssioners find solace in the fact
that future generations will call them
blessed. =
Harry NJ. Jones. chairman of the inn
provcment committee, said to-day in the
general proposition presented in the Wal
ton letter: 49,
The park crew goes over the whole sys-
tenn in the spring AID does a thorough clean
ing of the parks and parkways. 1t is not
yet. through with this springs work There
is one thing to be borne in mind-that the
policy of the park board has been gradually
to ACQUIRE park property which could be Sc
t. cured cheaply, not following the example
+ OF eastern cities compelled to expend mil
lions of dollars later in acquiring what we
| have been getting for mere song.
! . The money available for our park system
| is not large in amount, at any rate, and
+ the great portion of it has been taken in
paying up bonds issued in years past for ac-
| qurement of land. A large lump has been
required in making up deficit caused by
delinquent park taxes.
Truly Rural Pathways.
MINNEAPOLIS has not attempted to make
| any Paris boulevards. The majority Of citl-
| zens are sufficiently lovers Of nature to have
| appreciated a presentation of nature when
| we have attempted far as we are could
| Rural parkways are in no way adapted to
| line of Improvement, which some persons
4 would designte as smart at the expense
! of the natural environments characteristic
of park system.
Certain more formal drives and parks neal
i the center of the city are maintained as vel
t as corresponding tracts in any city OF THIS
4 country, but the limited amount of money a
| the disposal o. the park board compels 1t .te
| economic on its maintenance when it re.
members it has between thirty five and forty
| parks and parkways tc take care Of -.
The amount available for improvement:
| each year is exceedingly small and the tasf
| of the Improvement committee is great Whe1
4 it comes to distribute the money where l
4 will do the most good each season. AS tai
board pays up it's obligations it will be in Z
| position to make a better showing on tn
improvements, many of which are certalnl.
demanded at the present time. :
| In the meantime the board appreciates tn
cooperation of the citizens in general il
making, the best Of what we have. ..s1
More Waltonian Questions.
/ Mr. Walton said this morning that hi
letter was private one tor informa
ton which he did not expect to be pub
lished. He said: --'-'E -.
r. With number of others, all heavy tax
payers. 1 want to know why it is we kee
on paying taxes yet the park board seem
to go back rather than forward. go. = 49,.
I'd like to have T h j u n or som
one find out where does the money CO.
I don't understand why the dredges stan
idle in tue lakes. don't see what's the us
: of talking river parkwarys and new boule
yard around Lake Calhoun when the park
, ways we now have are SO neglected.
Loring park is beautiful and well take
care of and SO is Calh GUN boulevard.