The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-15
WHEELQCK R0ASTS
PROPERTY OWNERS
President Of the Park Board
Sends a Resolution on Riv-
er Boulevard Extension.

From PARKWAY. California Joseph
A. Wheelock, president of the board of
park scommissioners, introduced a Wit
riolic resolution relative to the Mis-
sissippi river boulevard from Watson
avenue lowest Seventh street, at yes
terdays meeting of the board. An
swer to the charges was made in some
what the same spirit by B. H. Schriber,
attorney for some sof the property
owners, who pleaded SO .strenuously
for postponeinent of action that the
whereases and the resolution, as well
as the order abandoning the project,
were laid over for future considera-
tion.
After detailing the fact that the
property owners on two miles of the
proposed boulevard had willingly do
mated the land, Commissioner Vince
lock asserts concerning those under
consideration that the said owners.
or the most of them, had appeared be-
fore the board of public works in per-
SON through attorneyste protest,
and have. demanded exorbitant prices
for their land, far in excess of its mar
kets value, except as added value has
been given it by the prospect of the
proposed Improvement
This was thought decidedly severe
by, those representing the owners OF
| land. it is proposed to take, but they
had no knowledge of what : was to
come. The clerk continued to- read.
while the three commissioners present,
Messrs. .Aberle, Earl and Hamn, smil-
ed broadly:
Resolved, That the order for the con-
domination of the strip of land for the
Mississippi river boulevard No. 2, from
Watson avenue to near the Fort Smelling
bridge, Is hereby revoked, to the end that
all proceedings hereunder by the board
of public works be discontinued and that
/ the project of extending the said boulevard
from Watson to. Smelling bridge be aban-
doned. @gl
And it is hoped that the success of the
protesting property owners and their at
torneyS, in thus defeating an improve
ment Of the greatest Importance to the
city, and of the greatest benefit to them
may fill them with the satisfaction due to
the triumph of purblind greed over any
| intelligent concern to their own interests,
or a decent regard for those of the COM
munity at large.
| Makes Vigorous Reply. 49,
This rebuke from the president of
! the park board brought Attorney
part he said:
I do not know whether I should an
swer such a vicious resolution. 1t has
been my duty at various times, generally
as an attorney, to appear before this
board and other boards of the city, but
this is the first time within my knowledge
where attorneys or interested property
ri "a a ~ n
a vicious manner, and without, to my
| mind, any justification in this instance
| This resolution is eminentlY unfair and
unjust, SO far as my client and myself
| from Mr.. Davidson, whom 1 represent,
| twenty seven acres of land, for which the
board of public works proposes to allow
! $1,000 We have madegno demand of a
| definite nature and have. merely said in
formally What4we thought the property
| was worth We are willing to consider
any proposition. But If you gentlemen
desire to proceed further in this matter
| I would urge that you do not pass this
resolution. to the language of which I
must again ..ebjeet in, the most strenuous
| manner. 1t would be- unfair if this reSo-
tuition should be spread on your minutes
and become part of the public records
| of the city, to be read in future years
! and commented upon as an example of
| i"purblind greed"
/
| There was a running discussion be-
| tween the members of the board and
Mr.. Sehriber, who persistently referred
to the unfair and unjust resolution
that was before the board. Mr.. Aberle
seemed to be of the opinion that Mr..
Wheelock was justified in using the
| invective, asking:
rs it not a fact Mr.. Schriber, that
you stated that yous1wanted $4,000 for
the property that the board of public
| works allowed $2,10e for? %
| what I said to the board was that
I considered the property is worth
| $4,000, and I will amend it here by
saying that I believe it is worth $780,
| 900. In places all the land owned by
my client is1 taken. while at other
points small, irregular pieces are left.
In saying that the land is worth $780,
| 600 1 do not mean that there is any
purpose of attempting to secure any
| such amounta We merely refuse to ac-
cept the $1,000 offered by the board OF
public works"
1t was decided that in the absence of
| Commissioner Wheelock the resolution
| should not beafurther considered and
| the question of. abandoning the boule-
| ward was postponed to some future
date, with this parting. shot from Mr..
| Schriber:
! IF that resolution is adopted I feel
sure that it will be necessary to aban-
don the proposed Improvement" a4g
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