The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-20
JUDGE ORR WILL
SETTLE FATE OF
DOWNTOWN BALL
Win Hear Arguments Today on
Application for Injunction
Restraining Use of the New
Park-lf Denied Grounds VIII
Be Ready Next Month.

At special term Of the district court
this morning, George E. Lennon, own
er Of the st. Paul Baseball club and
the American association franchise in
this city. will appear before Judge Orr
and endeavOr to show that the new
downtown ball park will be a benefit
to the neighborhood in which it is To-
Gated, instead of menace.
Early in the week, while work was
being pushed on the new down. town
park, Mr.. Lennon was served with a
notice to appear in court and show
cause why he should not be restrained
from continuing the work. The appli-
cation. for the Injunction, which is to
be followed by a suit in the district
court, the object of which is to per-
manently enjoin the proposed park,
was made by a dozen people owning
property in the vicinity of the park,
who declared it would result in injur-
ing their property.
Yesterday Mr.. Lennon filed his an
swer to the charges made. He says in
his answer that the proposed park will
be a credit to the locality in which it
is located, and denies that it will be a
nuisance, as charged. He also denies
numerous disorderly persons.
Twelve affidavits, made by real es-
tate men, persons who own property
in the immediate vicinity of the new
park, and by assemblymen and alder
men, are presented along with the an
sWer for the purpose of showing that
the new park, constructed according to
the accepted plans, will be a credit to
the locality, and that it will enhance
the value of the real estate in that i'm
mediate vicinity.
Property Is Improved.
Mr.. Lennon says he has leased the
block for q Tprind of
for that time the sum of $1,000. an6
he also conveys the information that
the grand stand, fence and other i'm
provements he is making will cost
$4,000. Everything in connection with
the new park will be substantial and
artistic, and it is argued that the park
will be a great improvement over the
block as it was before Mr.. Lennon
leased it. At that time it was occu-
pied by seven inferior frame houses
and was used as a dumping ground 1t
was unsanitary, according to the an
sWer of Mr.. Lennon. and was an eye
sore and menace to the public's
health.
Those who made affidavits to the
effect that the ball park would. in
their opinion, increase the value of ad-
jacent property were Aid. Bantz and
Dahlquist. Assemblymen Arnold and
Schumacher, Real Estate Agents David
IT, EIUer, IT, M. newport, Cndf1eS II.
Clark and John J. Watson. William
H. Egan and ]. J. Hagerty, who own
property in the vicinity of the pro-
posed park, make an affidavit to the
effect that it is their belief that the
park will increase the value of their
property.
The application for an injunction
will be heard by Judge Orr, and upon
the result of the hearing will depend
the question of a down-to town ball park.
Should he grant the application for q
temporary injunction, the restraining
order would be effective until the mat
ter could be heard at the regular term
of court, which would not be before
September, and would mean that there
would be no baseball played down
town this season. Should the in1unc-
ton be denied. work on the park will
be pushed rapidly, and it is expected
to have the grounds ready for use ear
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