The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-05


After years of quarreling and trou-
bic and many threats to g i've it up as
bad job, the park board has finally
ward from Groveland avenue to Lake
street and Lyndale boulevard from
Western avenue to Twenty ninth ave-
nue. N. The board assumed control Of
these streets about twenty years ago,
and since then has been trying to keep
heavy traffic off them. Its efforts have
been attended with SO little success
that the surrender, which was suggest
ca ed at the Inc meeting meeting Yesterday by Com Con;
mously. - sA<2se&
May Condemn It Again.
The surrender Of Hennepin avenue
will raise an interesting question con
corning the ownership of. certain pieces
When the board assumed control the
street was widened eleven feet on each
side, the property in some cases
donating it under agreement with the
park board that it should be for all
time exempt from assessment for tho
Improvement of the street. Other prep
erty was purchased outright and was
therefore taxable. These agreements
however, were made with the park
property was to be used for park pur-
poses only. e.
Now that the property reverts to the
city, these property-owners are in a
position to reclaim their property If
they see fit. IF they decide to do so.
the city council will find itself UP
against a hard proposition. A commits
sion will have to be appointed to ap-
praise the property claimed and assess
damages and benefits on the surround
ing property, process that will take
time and money! 49, STA MSs.,
In its communication the special com.
mlttee recommending the surrender of
the two streets to the city, comments
on the injustice of compelling the en-.
tire city to pay for the maintenance of
these business streets thru certain
| favored section. AS the park assess
ment is uniform turnout the city, this
is exactly what is being done with Hen
nepin and Lyndale avenues. When they
were taken by the board. an attempt
was made to exclude business traffic
and for time this was possible, thru
the cooperation Of the municipal court
A supreme court decision opened the
streets to business traffic so that they
have been heavily Travelled in recent
years. AS they were constructed fo1
pleasure driving only, they were near
lly always in bad condition from the
heavy usage and the board was with
out funds to rebuild them Now the
respective wards thru which the streets
run will be compelled to maintain then
and it will be done without taking parl
money from the, entire city to maintain
/ a business street for favored section
Unused sprinkling funds for thes,
] boulevards now in the hands of tn,
board will be turned over to the fou
wards. affected as follows: Third ward
/ $500; tenth ward, $96, for the Iyndal,
N boulevard. The fourth ward will
receive $240 and the Eighth ward $34'
Tor the care of Hennepin avenue dur
ing 1906. # 81
North Minneapolis residents, assisted
by the North Side Commercial club
presented a petition asking that Kee
gan 8 lake be taken into the CITY. parl
system, as it is believed that the iuuo
problem can best be- settled by. tn,
park boards assuming control Of tn,
entire lake. Residents Of Prospec
Park, in Southeast Minneapolis, asked
the purchase Of high knoll at Pros
pect and University avenues Sc, 70
4 park purposes. The cost would be abou
$4,000 and the property owners VIII.
will be benefited are willing to stant
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