The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-31
CITY NEWS
ALDERMEN FAVOR
BUILDING PAVILION
Committee on Streets Wants
to Use Street Car Money
for Park

The pavilion at Como viii probably
be built with the $4,000 given the city
by the st. Paul City railway company
by the terms of the compromise agree
ment
The committee on streets of the
board of aldermen failed to concur in
the resolution of the assembly to use
the money for the widening of Sibley
street.
AS of the II aldermen are members
of the committee and practical unan-
unity of opinion existed at the meet
ing yesterday for the building of the
pavilion with the $4,000 and the sad
ding onto the annual budget the ex-
pense for widening Sibley street, it
appears that the wishes of the park
commissioners will be carried out.
A diversity of opinion was mani
tested by members of the committee
regarding the expenditure of this
money until William Hamm, mem
Der of the park board, explained the
which indicated that the park board
had no chance of securing a pavilion
at Como unless this fund should be
used for that purpose, while the i'm
proVements on Sibley street could be
met by direct taxation.
Fund Is Too Small
The charter provides that the appro-
priation which can be given the park
board shall not exceed $50. 600 per annum
said Mr.. Hamm, and that sum is no more
than is necessary for the ordinary run
ming expenses and the small improvements
already contemplated. There is no way
in which the board can raise the money
to build the pavilion for at least two
years am informed that the city coun-
ell, while unable to afford the board any
relief In the matter, other than giving us
the 10000, can appropriate the money
for widening Sibley street and put it in the
reSulaFsannuai budget.
Mr.. Hamm showed the necessities Of
the park board and the manner in
which it is handicapped for funds as
compared with Minneapolis. He stat
ed that while st. Paul had only issued
park bonds to the amount of $1,150,000,
Minneapolis had issued bonds to the
amount of 100000 for a similar pur-
pose.
AT the conclusion of Mr. Hamm's
remarks, Aid. Huber said: II don't see
why, if we can place the amount nee
essary for the widening of Sibley
street in the budget, it would not be
well TO give this $4,000 for park pur-
poses"
Aid. Bantz said he had made up his
mind that he would not vote for this
money to be used in any other way
than for the pavilion at Como park.
Aid. Hebl believed the money is
needed in Sibley street more than any
other place. Il do not believe Sibley
street ever will be widened if we don't
use this $4,000. 1 move that it be laid
over until the next meeting"
Confer With Assembly
After some discussion in which it
was concluded that the wisest plan
was to have a conference with the as
sembly. in which an agreement could
be arrived at guaranteeing the placing
in the budget of an item for the wild
ening of Sibley street, Aid Bantz
moved as a substitute measure that
the corporation attorney be instructed
to draw up a resolution which will be
presented at the next meeting of the
board Of aldermen, the terms of which
would constitute a pledge of the MEM
bers voting for it that they would
support motion for placing an item
in the annual tax budget for $4,000 for
the widening of Sibley street.
This motion was carried by a unan-
imous vote.
While the assembly passed a reso-
luton at the last meeting appropriate
ing this 100000 given by the street
railway company for the Sibley street
Improvement. several members have,
after a full understanding of the stu
alton as explained by Commissioner
Hamm, expressed a willingness to per-
nit the money to be diverted to the
Como pavilion.
President Doran of the assembly
stated yesterday that he had some
doubts of the wisdom of using the
money for Sibley street when other
money could be appropriated for that
purpose, while with the park board it
is that fund or none.
Assemblyman Haas, president of the
common council, voiced similar senti-
mentS.
1t is probable that a conference be-
tween both bodies of the common
council will result in the widening of
Sibley street this year by anticipating
the funds that will be raised by next
years taxes, and that the $4,000 now
in the city treasury which can be used
either for this purpose or the pavilion
Will be used for the latter proposition.