The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21
PARADE And l0RING
PARK TO Be JOINED
PARK BOARD CONDEMNS LAND
BETWEEN THEM.
Property Acquired Is Partly Vacant
and Partly Occupied by Unsightly
Structures and Is Valued at Fully
100000 Anonymous Donor will
Stand Expense Parish Donates Plot.

100000 Anonymous Donor Will
Stand Expense Parish Donates Plot.
Extensive plans for the Improvement
of the Parade and Loring park were ap-
proved by the park commissioners at
their meeting yesterday. All the va
can't land between the two parks was
condemned for park purposes and also
all the land occupied by unsightly
structures. The land and improve,
ments included is valued at fully $780,
900.
While no names have been used as
surance has been given that none Of the
park boards funds will be diverted to
this acquisition, as the money will be
supplied from private sources.
The additional land takes in all that
portion of the block on which the
armory stands between that building
and Lyndale avenue. On this block are
located livery barn and number Of
old frame houses which do not add much
| esthetic value to section Of the city
| which will eventually be one of the
| finest Of residence districts. The block
bounded by Kenwood boulevard, Hen
| nepin avenue, Huron avenue and Lyn-
dale avenue, is condemned, with the ex-
ception of the lots on which the Loring
and Kenwood flats stand. AS the block
directly north Of the last named was
secured last year, the park board will
control all the tract between the two
big parks excepting that occupied by
the fiat buildings named and the small
triangle occupied by the Plaza hotel
w. A. Eggleston, John Enquist, P. G..
Deming, A. L. Manthey and Frank w.
Foster have been named as appraisers
and will be called to meet at once, as
it is desired that the preliminary work
can be completed this winter SO that
the work Of improvement may begin at
once. ....-r-. . ~ -.
Parish Donates Land. a..
And this is not all, for the Immacu-
late Conception parish presented the
park board with a deed to triangular
piece Of land off the pro-cathedral lot
at Hennepin and Erie avenues so as to
widen the approach from Hennepin ave-
nue. to the Parade. The donation Of the
congregation is highly appreciated by
the park commissioners, as it is quite
a sacrifice. a..~ H., 49, 7.":S
! The following officers were unani-
mously elected: President, Fred T..
Smith; vice president, J. E. Northrup;
secretary, J. A. Ridgway; attorney, G.
j.. LOCKWOOD; superintendent, Theodore
Wirth. -. IT, VA
Attorney @. j.. lockwood reported on
the legal work Of the year. Recalling
the action of the park board in aban-
.doning Hennepin and Lyndale avenues
as parkways, Mr.. lockwood suggested
4 that steps eftaken to- secure such leg
islation in 1907 as will enable the board
ito protect the remaining portions of
such parkways formerly city streets.
Attention was called to the fact that
the public service corporations using
electric wires had been more consider
ate in cutting trees on the public STREETS
and that there had ben fewr complaints
in 1905 on this score than before. Re-
cent decisions, said Mr.. lockwood,
would warrant the park board in prose.
cutting telephone and telegraph com.
panies which injured shade trees in any
manner while stringing aerial wires.
The reports of President Fred L.
Smith. Secretary Ridgway and viii
liam M. Berry, the retiring superinten
dent, were presented as given in yes
terday's Journal. ::
Lake Harriet Prices.
The rate of admission to the Lake
Harriet concerts next summer was fixec
at % cents to all parts of the pavilion
} during the engagement of foreign
band and at 10 and IS cents during The
: engagement of home band.
, Superintendent W. M. Berry reported
, that the state rentals at the park rink
! yielded revenu of $3S325 in Deem
Der. 49,. -... ~. --'
The appraisers appointed to deter
mine the value of the, Trainor ston
quarry at the foot of Church street Sc
submitted a report awarding $4,000 TO
the, five lots owned by the Trainors
The report was adopted. Traino
! Brothers Immediately filed formal pro
, test against the award Of the apprais
! ers. They allege that the stone still
,, remaining in the quarry is valued q
, $l1 $50, at the rate of Is cents a perc1
: and that the. land after the rock is re
l moved will easily be worth $4,000. Ax
eOAeAAS W 1AeII Chilli tu0 award IS to
e small by $1a,6so.
John Nelson, who has been operatin
! a stone quarry near the foot Of LAX
;: street, made a request for conference
3 regarding his difficulty with the par
a board. Mr.. Nelson is accused of havin
$ extended the quarry much further tina
h the park board had intended and Their
: has been considerable controversy owe
the amount Of compensation. In orde
to protect itself the board has prevente
any more stone from being haule
away. The matter was referred to til
$ committee on improvements.
= City Controller Dan c.. Brown r.
"a ported that the park board had receive
It credit of $34,255.20 from the Octobe
,f collection.
: Permission was given to superinte,
!, dent Theodore Wirth to remove the q
q fee of superintendent from Lorinp mar y.
: TO- the park board headquarters In tb
y city hall. =
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