The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-06-01


Hartley property opposite the
Cobb school at Woodland for a
playground at price Of $6,675
for fourteen lots, practically an
entire block.
Before formal vote was taken
on the matter, much chin music
was rendered by the members Of
the board. Mot Of the members
expressed the opinion that Mr..
Hartley was asking a very heavy
price but majority also believed
that it was the one. best site ;
that condemnation proceedings
would take time and not save
much, if anything; and that it
would be hopeless to make an ap-
peal to the resident owner for a
reduction in, price, he not being
in the position Of having to sell
and not being philanthropically
inclined in the matter of play
ground sites for the children.
Director Amundson, chairman
of a special committee appointed
at the last regular meeting to fur
Their investigate the matter, re-
ported that, personally, he could
not favor apying an excessive
price. Engineers had run levels
and expense Of grading the prop
erty would bring the entire cost
up to $4,000. He rather favored
the purchase Of five lots in the
rear, adjacent to one already
owned, the cost Of which, with
grading, would be about $4,000,
instead Of $4,000.
DIR. Armand, a second member
Of the committe, declared that
he could favor the site if obtain
able at it's real value. He had
ascertained that the assessed val
uation indicated an actual value
of something over $4,000; also
that the records plainly show that
Mr.. Hartley holds a Torrens title
for the entire ownership.
Director LeDuc's blood pres
sure rose rapidly over DR.. An
nand's checking up in the mat
ter of values and ownership rec
ords. He took director Armand s
remarks as a reflection on the
veracity of brother Hartley. He
then pointed out the inadequate
school grounds at several older
buildings and deprecated stingi-
ness in providing ample play
grounds.
"Members of this board should
be ashamed of quibbling over
such a matter" he ezcitedly ex-
claimed. The speaker then made
a fine tactical move by wanting to
know if the patrons Of the Cobb
school were not entitled to wo-
manly and gentlemanly treatment
by the members Of the board.
"Francis Colman also lives out
there. | am proud of it," dra-
matically exclaimed director Le-
Due.
81 want no tubercular center
out there, like the Endion, where
[ understand there are % cases of
7. b." declared the advocate of
big Fairgrounds and plenty Of
them.
II move that the Hartley pro-
position be accepted" concluded
the speaker. Director Davis sup
ported the motion.
~ Armand declared that the
V md people were going to
have school playground and
that it probably would be the
Hartley ground but that he op-
posed the price asked. He fav-
ored condemnation proceedings.
President McGiffert feared that
condemnation might mean a stiff
price. after delay and additional
work.
Director Davis said that real
estate men informed her the price
was reasonable but that. she fav-
ored the location because there
could be no trouble with neigh
bors.
Director Colman thought the
price high but believed that con-
demnation proceedings would not
save any money and would lose
valuable time. Director Foster
favored the Hartley site; would
not consider the rear site; but
said that any site should be pur-
chased as cheaply as possible.
Director LeDuc fretted visiblyI
over the tendency of the board to