The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-04
City News
PARK BOARD LOSES
. PIONEER MEMBER
g. M. LORING RETIREs AFTER
TWENTY. YEARS SERVICE,
"Father Of Park System" Is Formally
Thanked by Fellow Directors for His
Long and Valuable Services and for
His Gift Of Pavilion to Loring Park.

Charles M. Loring, father of the Min.
aeapolls park system, yesterday per-
formed his last duty as park commits
sloner. an office which he has held for
twenty years. He will leave next Monday
for California and before he returns his
term Of office will have been termin-
ated. No other citizen has taken such
an interest in the parks of this city
and certainly no one has been able to
In recognition of his valuable serv-
ices to the city, and particularly his
gift of a handsome pavilion to Loring
park, the park board at it's meeting
yesterday adopted the following reso-
lutions expressing it's appreciation.
Whereas. Charles M. Loring is about
to close his connection with this board
extending over twenty years; and
Whereas, He has been pleased to cele-
brate the event by erecting in Loring
park, at the cost of many thousands of
dollars, tasteful and commodious pavil-
ion for purposes Of public comfort;
Resolved, That this board accept this
gift, so happily conceived for the public
enjoyment, with deep sense Of the gen.
erous and loyal spirit which has prompted
it.
Resolved. That this board takes this
occasion to express its appreciation of
the long, devoted and absolutely unselfish
service which Mr.. Loring has rendered
the city of Minneapolis, begun In 1888
on the first organization Of this commits
sion, and not in the least remitted dur
ing the short intervals in his term Of
office.
MT. Loring made a felicitous reply,
but reminded the board that another
veteran member, DR.. w. w. Folwell.
was also retiring from the board. He
was an officer Of the first Improvement
association in the city, organized in
1874, and has been a member of the
present board twelve years.
The matter Of the trespass Of the
Twin City Rapid Transit company by
It's st. Louis Park line on park LAND
was referred to a committee and the
attorney of the board for investigation.
An effort will be made to have the
company move its tracks SO that they
WILL not be so much in the way or
such source of danger.
Speedway Privilege Granted.
Permission was given to the Lake of
the. Isles Driving club to open and
maintain speedway on the north side
OF the Parade, parallel to Erie avenue.
No objection has been made to the
proposition, but in order to protect the
interests of the city and the board, the
latter reserves the right to withdraw
the privilege whenever public interest
may demand.
NO clubhouse can be erected at Lake
Calhoun on park property. The attor-
ney of the board holds that it has no
authority to grant such privilege, and
the petition, Of the Calhoun yachtsmen
must, therefore, be denied.
On motion of Commissioner Decker,
the boulevard system, including the
kenwood, Calhoun, Harriet, Minnehaha,
given the general name Of the "Twenty
Mile Rounds.' Mr.. Decker's sugges-
tlon for an entrance or portal to the
drive to begin in Hennepin avenue Just
below the turn at Sixteenth street, was
placed on file.
Glenwood park was increased by the
receipt of deed to five unplatted acres
| and eight lots in Eldorado addition,
which were purchased at a forfeited
tax sale. The tract includes a high
Knoll just west Of the little pond in the
lake, and has long been coveted by the
! board. A deed from the secretary of
war to small tract Of land on the west
river bank adjoining the dam tract was
received. In return the government OBJ
talns title to a bit of park land on the
east river bank, where it will maintain
permanent buildings in connection with
the government lock-
Nearly 100000 has been expended
under the direction Of the park board
since Jan. l, 1906, according to the re-
ports Of Superintendent Theodore
Wirth and Secretary J. A. Ridgway
submit tied to the board yesterday.
Maintenance of the parks and boule-
yards cost $S7,e1o. Interest cost, ST.
500. improvements Of various kinds
and other expenses foot up to $73,276.
The board also took charge Of an over
draft of $4,000, which was a legacy
from last year and reduced it to $5,367.
The total expenditure thus foots up
to $197 1920 Should there be any
further receipts before the close of the
year, the deficit may be wiped out,
leaving the board to start the new year
with a clean slate.
1t was decided to open three addi-
tional skating rinks; at Glengale park,
Irving and Twenty third avenues N;
Long Johns pond, Jackson street and
Ward park, Thirty-frst street ad Bry-
ant avenue. The board is unable to
erect warming houses at these places,
but will see that the ice is kept in good
condition for skating.
The board. directed the secretary to
advertise for bids for two sail boats
and forty row boats for the Lake Har,
riet fleet.