Master plan for the Lake Elmo Regional Park Reserve in Washington County. In 1970 the Washington County Board of Commissioners formally approved a park at Lake Elmo. This report summarized the next important steps in the realization and development of this unique 2,400 acre Regional Park Reserve in Washington County.
The ninth annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis includes the rules for the Board of Park Commissioners and descriptions of the acquisition of land to enlarge parks such as Powderhorn, Lake Harriet and Minnehaha Parkway. When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
The ninth annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners consists of narrative reports from the board president, superintendent, and secretary regarding park maintenance, plantings, recreational activities, and development during 1899. This report includes a complete list of park laws, detailed monthly financial statements, inventories, and photographs of Cozy Lake, winter sports, fountains, and Como park and lake.
A plan of Lyndale Farmstead showing proposed buildings and roads, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The plan is found in the Thirty-first Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [88].
1918 plan of Stillwater, prepared by the firm of Morell & Nichols of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Landscape Architects and Engineers. The plan includes maps, blueprints, and photographs.
The 1921 schedule of parks in the Minneapolis, Minnesota park system is found in the Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 134.
The 1920 schedule of parks in the Minneapolis Park system is found in the Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [108].
Board of Park Commissioners (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1922
Description:
The 1922 schedule of parks in the Minneapolis, Minnesota park system is found in the Fortieth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [114].
The list of parks in the Minneapolis, Minnesota Park System is found in the Thirty-sixth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 96.
The second annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis contains the text of the legislative ace "providing for the designation , acquisition, laying out and improvement of lands in the city of Minneapolis for a system of public parks and park ways, and for the care and government thereof." When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world�s leading urban park systems.
The second annual report by the Board of Park Commissioners, for the year March 1, 1888, to February 28, 1889, includes lists of board officers, park commissioners, expenditures, lands acquired for public parks, rules and regulations of public parks, and laws relating to parks. This report also contains a reprint of the first annual report, a detailed listing of the flora of Como Park, a map of Como Park and Lake, and the transcripts of two addresses regarding vacant squares and Mississippi River Park delivered by H.W.S. Cleveland.
The seventh report of the St. Paul Board of Park Commissioners for the year ending March 1, 1898, contains park photographs, a list of board members, inventories, and financial and narrative reports from the president, superintendent, and secretary. This report includes updates on the development of various city parks and boulevards, including information on trees planted, bicycle paths, lighting, water features, boating, concerts, a railway station, and a skating rink.
The sixth annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners consists of a narrative describing work done in 1896 to maintain and develop city parks and boulevards, with information on plantings, park police, and water works. The report includes charts outlining labor, expenditures, other financial statements, inventories of tools and buildings, and photographs of Como Park.
This chart of 1919 disbursements for improvements is found in the Thirty-seventh Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 24.
This chart of 1920 disbursements for improvements is found in the Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [22].
The chart of disbursements for land and improvements is found in the Thirty-third Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 50.
The chart of disbursements for maintenance is found in the Thirty-third Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 52.
This chart of 1921 disbursements for maintenance is found in the Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 22.
This chart of 1919 disbursements for maintenance is found in the Thirty-seventh Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 22.
This chart of 1920 disbursements for maintenance is found in the Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 18.
The 1922 chart of disbursements on improvements is found in the Fortieth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 50.
This chart of 1921 disbursements for improvements is found in the Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 32.
A revised plan for the improvement of Sumner Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The plan is found in the Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [56].