Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-30
ALL PARK SALES OPPOSED
Any Such Scheme Receives Official DisSp-
proval Of the Park Commissioner
BOND PROPOSITION GOES OVER TRANSoS
Three boulevard Plans Receive
Definite ActiOn-DOubt ms to
Routes is Now All
Cleared Up.

Opposition to any scheme for selling
parks was put on record by the Park COM
mission yesterday afternoon. The matter
came up in a protest from the Monmouth
Park Improvement club against the plan
to dispose of Elmwood and Fontanelle
parks and devote the proceeds to building
up the boulevards and creating neighbor-
hood parks. President Lininger was quick
to voice his objections and his view was
sustained by the other membera
Sam Rothwell, the man who first advo-
Gated the selling Of the parks, presented
his second proposlton-to issue $4,000
bonds to complete the north boulevards,
but this also met with the disfavor Of the
commissioners.
Commissioner Gonden said.
THE Improvement club people ought to
see to it at the next legislative election
that the men sent from Douglas county
are pledged to treat the park department
fairly. We have lost out in the past by
leaving the whole matter to others and
trying to keep out of politics"
Acts on Three Schemes.
The commission took definite action on
the three new boulevard schemes before
1t. 1t was decided to have the route of
the bluff tract drive run through the
Kountze property from the Florence boule-
va rd straight east to the edge of the
BLUM and then follow the bluff along Four
teenth street south to Locust. Much of the
right-of-way, which is to 100 feet wide is
to be donated by Herman Kountze, ]. NJ.
woolworth and w. s. Poppleton. 1t was
explained that the commissioners propose
to acquire a small park in the middle of
the bluff tract, but the drive is to cross
over on Locust street and run around a
leg of Cut-Off Lake
Urged by President Linnger a resou-
ton was adopted making the new north
west boulevard at least $50 feet wide the
entire distance and taking in fifteen lots
at Forty-ffth and Grant streets to be
known as Clifton Hill park. The route
as previously given from connection with
North boulevard to Fontanelle park, with
number Of sharp angles softened, was
adopted.
Minimum Width IL Fixed.
Another resolution committed the COM
mission to a width of not less than $50 feet
for North boulevard north of Lake street.
1t was agreed also on this boulevard to
take in block bounded by Parker and
Decatur and Thirty-frst and Thirty-second
streets, known as loves reserve, for a
small park. 1t is an old burying ground
and is owned by the Jesse Lowe estate.
The price will be about $5,000 A slight
change in North boulevard route was de-
cided upon between a point south of Lake
street to above Maple street The line here
will wind on the top of a ridge. once an
ola Indian trail between Thirty-third and
Thirty-second streets, instead of along
Thirty-second, as at first proposed.
Goes Through the Farm.
Central boulevard is to be Joined up from
it's present terminus at Twenty-seventh and
Burt streets with Bemis park without loss
of time. Instructions were given to the
secretary to prepare papers asking the
council to condemn a right-of-way running
Lfrom the terminus to Twenty-ninth and
cunning streets. On the north side of Cunning
street the route wifi bo through the IA
Ilnous forty-acre Creighton farm and Count
Creighton will deed over free the necessary
property. 1t is intended to complete this
link before winter sets in,
The council will be asked to condemn
and appraise the other rights-of-way as
soon as they are surveyed and accurate
maps drawn.
w l. Kiersteads gift of Bluffview park
at Fowler avenue and Florence boulevard
was formally accepted and President La
of thanks to Mr.. Kierstead and to hope
that other citizens would follow suit.