The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
EAST SIDE STRONGLY
II FOR A CIVIC CENTER
St Anthony Commercial Club Like Bridge Square Plan
Believe Such Improvement Will Be of Equal Bene
fit ON Both Sides of the River.

Count in the organized influence of
Che East Side as one Of. the big factors
which will work for the realization of
the civic center idea in Minneapolis.
Formed for the purpose of boosting the
Interests of East Minneapolis, the st.
Anthony Commercial club can see in
tn ePlan to make of Bridge square the
ties which fit in exactly with the spe-
cific aims of the club. In other words,
the organization feels that if the civic
center is a good thing for the West
Side it is none the less a fine thing for
the sunrise side of the river, to which
1t will be most accessible.
Already the st. Anthony club has Sc
cured good assurance that the avenues
of communication between the two
sides of the river shall be made more
attractive by brilliant illumination Of
the steel arch bridge: it has secured
fine pavement for all the East Side
business thorofares leading away from
the bridge, and now the organization
gladly joins hands with the Commercial
club to help make the West Side civic
center reality.
Thru F. G. Mcmillan, chairman of the
st. Anthony clubs public affairs COM
mittee, a special committee on civic
center has been named, and will coop
crate in every way possible with other
organized agencies for the Improvement
of Bridge square.
otis mighty good thing for the
West Side,'' said Mr.. Mcmillan yester-
day. but over on the East Side we
feel that it is just as good thing for
us. Everything that can be done to
wipe out any bad spots between the
cas- and west business centers, is 60
ing to help both. We are getting into
pretty good attractive shape on the
East Side, and the West Side is making
big improvements; it is just the time
for us all to pull together and see that
the city's business districts are Thought
nearer by some such plan as this. We
shall certainly be found ready to do our
SHARE
Other Club Work.
President J. T. ElweI Of the St. An:
thony club, Endorsed the position Of Mr.
Mcmillan and outlined still other work
in contemplation by the organization
which will benefit the entire city, tho
having especially to do with the East
Side. Foremost on the program is a
movement for improving University
avenue from Central avenue to the linn
its of St. Paul. Particular stress is
laid upon the need for paving or ma,
cadam southWard from the state uni
Tersity. St. Paul has ordered such i'm
provement for the entire portion OF
University avenue within it's limits
this is to be- paid for in part by the
usual special assessments, but partly by
a special appropriation of $4,000 from
the city. Mr.. Elwell believes that in
view of the character of much of the
property fronting on the avenue, it
would be an injustice to assess the en-
tire expense of maca damizing against
it, and that the city ought to adopt the
st. Paul plan, making a general appro:
priation to meet part of the cost. The
work to be done in Minneapolis would
be comparatively light as there are not
more than ten or twelve blocks to be
improved. With such a thorofare es
tablished, however. a strong factor to
ward unifying the interests of the twi1