The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-14
WOULD MERGE TO
IMPROVE THE CITY
Movement Is on Foot for the
Union of Ward Improvement
Associations.

1t developed at the meeting Of the
Eighth Ward Improvement association,
held at Weilers hail, last night, that
the movement on foot to merge all of
the improvement associations in the
city with the view of forming an or
ganization that will WELD influence in
all matters of public Importance is
rapidly gaining strength.
The suggestion for the merging of
the different organizations originated
with the Sixth Ward Improvement as
ISOLATION, all of the other associations
in the city being asked to assist in the
plan. The letter, setting forth the
plans of the Sixth warders, was read
at the Eighth ward meeting last night
and favorabIy impressed the members.
A committee of three was named to
confer with like committees from the
Sixth ward and from other organiza-
tions.
1t is argued that a general organiza-
ton, made up of all of the improve
ment associations of the city, will have
much more power than it would be
possible for any one organization to
WELD, and in this manner questions of
general interest to the public before
the city council could be handled much
better than at present.
Another matter discussed at the
meeting last night was the question
of boulevarding Front street, a prop
ositiOn which has been taken up by the
Civic league. The league has proposed
plan whereby the property owners
on Front street shall agree to move
their houses back forty feet from the
street line, making it possible to boule-
ward the street. The league believes
the street car company will, at some
time, build it's line along Front street,
and the suggestion is made that it
would be much more pleasant to the
eye of the people who ride on the cars
if the street were boulevarded and all
of the houses We're back forty feet
from the street.
Didn't Like Proposition.
The proposition didn't take well with
the people who live on Front street,
however, and a number of such prop
erty owners were in favor of sending
word to the Civic league, telling it to
attend to its own affairs and leave
p those of Front street to the people who
owned property there.
This plan might be all right for
the people who have no interest in
Front street, other than to see it a
pretty street" said F. j. Schultz, but
1t is different when one is asked to
give up IOfly IeeI OF MS property just
for the sake of making the street q
pretty one to ride and drive upon. 1t
would not leave US any room in our
lots for barns or sheds, and our houses
would be in the back part of our lots.
l guess We can take care of Front
street without any suggestions from
the Civic league"
Mr.. Schultz apparently voiced the
opinions of other Front street prop
erty owners, and the association decid-
ed to take no action regarding the
communication from the Civic league
The proposed public Fairgrounds,
which are to be located at Gaultier,
Marion and Thomas streets were dis
cussed, it being the desire of the asso-
citation that work be begun on them as
soon as possible. The Fairgrounds in the
Eighth ward will be the first of a num-
Der of places of this kind to be con-
structed in the city, and the members
of the Eighth Ward Improvement as
ISOLATION are anxious to get them in
shape for the children.
Aid. Bantz was present and promised
to use his influence to hurry the work
along. He said he would introduce a
resolution at the next meeting of the
board of aldermen, asking for an ap-
preparation necessary to clear the lots
where the playground is to be located.