The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-10
PRIZES J /: FOR LAWNS
The Commercial Club. Makes Up
Its Schedule for the
Summer.
Prizes Offered for Best Kept Yards
in Each Of Five
Districts.

Action was taken to-day by the public
affairs committee Of the Commercial Club
which will insure for Minneapolis hun
dreds Of pretty and attractive yards this
summer. 1t is expected that the friendly
strife in different neighborhoods toward
producing the prize-winning yard will be
even more general than last year. The
success of the prize offers made by the
club last year in stimulating improve
ment along the outdoor line has moved the
club to renew its offer for the season of
1903, on a little different basis from last
year, however. '.a q = - -
For the purpose the city is divided into
these Aye districts:
First District-First, second and ninth wards.
Second D1strict-Third and tenth wards.
Third D1strict-Fourth and fifth wards.
Fourth District-Sixth, eleventh and twelfth
Fifth District--seventh, eighth and thirteenth
wards.
In each fthese districts the club Of
fers the following prizes:
For the most attractive yard, $40; for the
second most attractive yard SIS.
This makes a total Of SIS for this class
of prizes. ,~ - -. ....-
1t was recognized last year that giving
a prize for the most attractive yard did
not encourage the improvement of unat-
tractive yards as their owners would be
at a disadvantage in competing with
yards already well improved. In order to
encourage the improvement of yards the
| club offers a first prize of $40 neach dis
| trict for the premises showing the great
est improvements during the seosan and
a prize Of IS for the premises showing the
second greatest Improvement during the
| season. .....
In, addition to the above, Northrup,
King & Co. offer to supplement the prizes
| given by the club with a cash prize OF
| SO for the premises which the judges may
| decide are the most attractive in the city
! and a cash prize Of SIS for the premises
| upon which the judges may decide there
has been the greatest improvement during
| the season. r+ +r
! The Commercial Club also offers prize
| in the shape ola picture to the school
which the judges may determine has the
| most attractive grounds and another pic
| ture to the school upon whose grounds the
judges may determine there has been the
| greatest improvement during the season.
| The prizes to individuals are limited to
| those whose income does not exceed 81, 200
| a year.
The Minneapolis Improvement Associa-
ton will he asked to name the, judges fol
| the contest. r. - ~
| Persons desiring to compete for the
prizes for tfeh most attractive yard
must send their name and the location o.
| the premises to the Commercial C1ut
before Aug. 1, and persons desiring to en-
ter in competition for the prize Offered
Tor the greatest Improvement must SEM
their names and the location Of the prem
Uses to the Commercial Club before Apri
10, in order that the judges may examine
the places before the improvements arr
begun. < s: .....-.-
The public affairs committee will ais
act on the report of the civic improve
ment committee, which has given SO muc
consideration to the disposition Of the for
liner city hall property, by suggesting t
the city council that the site be retained
the ultimate treatment to be determine
later. -
y The suggestion of the improvement com
mittee toward which the public affair
committee is most favorable Is. that tn
!; site be thrown into public park, and tina
on portion Of it public lavatories b
placed with the proper screening Of shrub
, and vines. The improvement committe
was instructed to work out its plan NOR
in detail. ~,