The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-02
WILL MAKE PHALEN
PRRK AN AQUATIC
RESORT
Park Board Makes Elaborate
Plans to Provide Varied
Entertainments for the
People at This Hitherto
UDdeyeloped Acquisition
All the Latest Diversions
to Be Supplied.

Public bath houses, a "shoot the
chutes," roller coaster 1900 feet
long, miniature electric railway,
equipped with two trains of five cars
each and a completely equipped res
taurant are few of the things the
visitor at Phalen park will be able to
regale himself with before another
summer has passed.
These are what the board of park
commissioners will require of the par
ty that carries the refreshment privi-
leges for Phalen, and as an induced
ment the board will extend the lease
over "a period Of six years, or to be
exact, until 1909.
The specifications on which pros
pective bidders will make their offer
were approved by the board of park
commissioners, and the proposals will
be opened at a special meeting of the
board call for next Monday week.
For bathing purposes the board has
set aside Round lake, a body OF wa
ter several acres in extent, fed with
running water from Lakes Phalen ami
Vadnais. The bath houses, which will
be equipped for male and female BATH
ers, will be $50 feet long. From those
who bring their own bathing suit a
fee Of 10 cents will be exacted, and
where the facilities are supplied a
charge of Is cents for grown persons
and Is for children will be made. The
miniature railway must be Of the best
workmanship and the roller coaster Of
sufficient power and length to care for
the traffic with safety. All of these
amusements must be ready for busi-
ness not later than June, 1904.
Will Be An Aquatic Resort.
According to Supt. Nussbaumer,
Phalen park is to be an aquatic resort
and as fast as the patronage demands
it other amusements Will be supplied.
The floral decorations of the grounds
will be limited to a small area, the
board Oreferring to rest upon the rep
utation Of Como park in this respect.
The grounds at present are beautifully
wooded, and active work will be COM
meneed at once on the construction Of
driveways and walks. The driveway
will encircle the lake and will cross
Phalen creek by way of a rustic
bridge. While the lake is considerably
larger than Como the grounds are
somewhat smaller, but the board hopes
to add to the area in time.
The grandstand is now complete and
WLOONCE SSt6 Lie E01ISSuI1GnI DTlVl-
leges will be compelled to install a fully
equipped kitchen and refreshment par
Tor. This also includes the complete
lighting of the building and the ap-
proaches.
Musical entertainments and concerts
will be allowed, but the board has de-
clared emphatically against public
dancing, such as is now permitted at
Wildwood. s4g 4. III
Forest street over which tho c+roo+
car company will pass in reaching the
grounds, is now being graded in order
to permit construction work but it is
hardly likely that the. extension will
be made this year.
The new park means the death of
Wildwood, which costs the prospective
visitor 80 cents. and the street car
company is fighting off the new rival as
long as possible. The officials, how
ever, say they intend to build the line
and are ready to lay the rails when the
grading of the street is completed.