The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-01
FOL WELLS SHOT
MADE EN- SQUIRM
ARE PARK COMMISSIONERS IN.
TEREsTED IN CoNTRACTs7
Resolution Offered That Would Remove
Suspicion Of This, but It Is Tabled
Board Rings Off on Central and
Will Call the New Park 1.-THE Pa
rade.''

Park Commissioner w. W. Folwell
exploded bombshell in the park board
meeting last night, when he introduced
a resolution deprecating what he
termed growing tendency. on the
part of some members of the board to
official from sharing, whether directly
or Indirectly, in any contract which
he has hand in awarding.''
"By adopting this resolution he
said, '"you will show the people Of
Minneapolis that the park board is
made up of honest men and worthy cit
liens; that we have respect for the
we are free from any desire or inclina-
ton to turn paltry dollar here or
there by doing business in a private
capacity with this board of which we
are members.
81 frequently hear complaints made
that when we have some architectural
work on hand, or printing JOB, or
on the inside have any show. What
kind of men are we, anyway, to stand
eternally ready to come in on every
petty job that the board has at its dis
posal9 The men who compose this
board are supposedly men of honor; we
are supposed to be serving without pay,
and yet we stand ready to get a, rake
thru our hands.
"You may lay that resolution on the
table if you will; but if you do, you
will put yourselves on record before
the people of this town, as men in whom
the respect for the law is subordinated
to the fr desire re to gst profit and emou
Several of the commissioners thought
that the resolution was directed at
them personally and tried to explain.
Commissioner H. M. DeLaittre ex:
planned that in sixteen years he had
been member of the board his firm
| had sold lumber worth $l8 to the board
/ that, while he had done printing fo1
the board, he had given value received
while Commissioner D. w. Jones saio
his insurance firm had not done one
| cent IS worth Of business with the park
board.
A vote was taken and the resolution
was laid on the table.
Gently donated to the city by Thomas
Lowry, was taken up and a communi
cation from Mr.. Lowry asking that hi
name be not given to the park wa:
read. Mr.. Lowry mentioned thai
Commissioner J. s. Bradstreet had sug
gested calling the park "The Parade. ,
III The name was unanimously selected
| L no oHuc1IO OI CnO 1IoSC o1OOy uOC1A CH'
Pillsbury library, was named tn.
Orchard Chute SQUARE, and the parl
on the west bank of the river wa
called the "West Riverside park
A second communication from MI
Lowry called attention to a mistak
in deciding the tract to the city, which
had transferred to the city a strip alon,
the st. Louis road which should hav
gone to the railroad. company in con
sideration of it's moving it's tracks iron
the property now included in the park
This communication was referred t
the committee.
Upon motion Of Commissioner Lc
ring, a vote of thanks was tendere
Mr.. Lowry for-the gift of the Ian
! for the park. - *1-'''
Unanimous approval was given a ret
olution to the city council asking fo
the immediate repeal Of the ordinanc
fixing the level of Lake Calhoun a
l45 feet and asking the council nc
to pass an ordinance fixing the level q
the Lake of the Isles.