The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-07-10
TEAPOT TEMPEST
RACES IN THE CITY
PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE
AMUSEMENT PAVILION is
CAUSE OF EXCITEMENT
DUBEAU ABANDONS PARKPLAN
WILL DEFINITELY DECIDE UP
ON LAKESIDE SITE WITHIN
A FEW DAYS.

The location of proposed amuse-
ment pavilion to be erected by Mrs.
Clara May Dubeau, wife of A. E. Du-
beau, has caused teapot tempest to
rage in the city the past week.
Wednesday evening, July 2, the city
council passed an ordinance granting
to Clara May Dubeau the right to
construct pavilion in the northeast
corner of the park, west of the pump
house.
Under the terms of the ordinance
the city was to have free use of the
pavilion one night each week for con-
certs, etc. The city also had the
right to free use of the property for
Decoration day and other holidays.
The lessee could not use the pavilion
for any amusement attractions Sun
day evenings. The money considera-
ton named in the ordinance was
merely nominal.
The ordinance was published in the
Herald of July but was not to be
operative for 80 days. With charac-
teristic enterprise Mr.. Dubeau was
anxious to get work started as he
desired to have the structure ready
for business by fair time this year.
He started active operations Monday
morning. >@. D..
He made inquiries and claims that
he found no opposition TO the loca-
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than strenuous opposition developed
Monday evening he realized that he
had made mistake in starting opera.
tions before the ordinance was eff
fective and stopped all activities.
At the meeting of the Com
mercial Club Monday evening, M.
Dubeau apologized for his haste and
stated that if the people did not want
the pavilion in the park he would not
attempt to build it, and that he would
gladly replace the park in as near it's
original condition as it was humanity
possible to do SO. The meeting de-
veloped considerable amount Of dis
cussion both for and against the
park idea.
There was a grave question as to
whether tie ordinance as passed
would hold water even after the end
of thirty days as Mr.. Dubeau is a
member of the council and Mrs. Du-
beau was named as the beneficiary of
the ordinance. The law states in eff
feet that no public officer shall re-
ceive direct or indirect benefit through
any action OF said public board of
which he may be a member.
At this meeting a committee con-
sistlng of E. M. Gillig, C. E. Bohall
and John McGibbon was appointed
to circulate a petition to secure suf-
ficient signers to initiate an ordinance
for the council to pass upon. In this
connection it was suggested that MIR.
Dubeau resign his seat on the council
and thus remove the cloud on any
title which might be given in connec-
ton with any succeeding ordinance
which might be passed.
After thinking the matter over
from every angle Mr.. Dubeau has de-
tlnltely decided not to press the park
location as he does not desire to in
cur the ill-will of any great por-
ton of the public in erecting a pavil-
ion.
he has several proposed lakeside
locations in sight and will close on
ore of them very soon.
The building he had under con-
sideration for the park would have
been slightly one and there are
many who were as strongly in favor
Of the pavilion in the park as there
we've those opposed to it.
When he erected the Caughren
theatre, which is one of tie very few
strictly modern theatres in cities of
the size of Sank Centre, he was the
only man in the community who had
nerve enough to put the thing over.
III lection with the pavilion the
Herald does not believe that there is
another man in the city who would
be willing to invest $4,000 or $4,000
in an amusement proposition which
cannot operate over one-third of the
time. He is decidedly live-wire and
has fully determined to go ahead with
the venture.
A crew was at work today restoring
the park to near it's original state
as is possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Evans and fam
lily accompanied by Misses Helen Al
len and Name Reilly spent the