The state herald., 1893-05-05
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arrangements for Completing and FUR
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arrangements for Completing and FUR
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ST. LOUIS, April go. City officials have
been in conference this weel, over the
hnai details for completing tho cree.
ton OF the new city hall. Tho only
question involved is one OF expense, 1t
has been about decided that $1,000, 600
Will be sufficient TO complete tho re-
naming stories Of the hail and have it
ready for occupation The furnishings
will cost considerable su,n in add.
ton but the result will be eminently
Satisfactory. 1t is probable that
some OF the Offices on the ground floor
Will be occupied almost immedn ely.
Ono OF these will lie used by the Re-
cerder OF Deeds WHOSE 6Ilice is now
in the court house, and by the time the
building Is completed and occupied
throughout there will be n great deal
OF change in the arrangement of nun.
icipnl apartments.
There is a good deal Of rejoicing in
tho city over the rnfly prospect OF get.
ting rid OF the trolley wires used by the
electric roads. Electric. cars are very
popular and provide an excellent serv.
ice, but 1t has always been regarded
us temporary expcdient 10 use the
trolley wire. Experiments made this
week seem TO demonstrate the POSSIBLE
lily OF using n storage battery under
conditions which will prove even more
profitable 10 the ra lroads than the
trolley wire, besides doing away with
tho Inconvenience and danger, slight
Us the latter has proved to be.
There has been n very efficient sys-
TEN OF milk inspection in operation in
st. Louis for long time, But the city
is now going into Tie business OF pro.
tectins III people from all kinds OF
food authorizations. Two city chemists
have just becn appointed, pnd their
duty is to inspect any sort OF food that
Is brought to them bv suspicious pur-
chascrs. If they lind that the food is
ndulteratcd, they must prosecute the
seller, and the law puts it into their
power to punish hi,c severely. II they
will accomplish what the milk bureau
has Tor st. Louis, the people ought to
be satisfied. This bureau began active
work five years ago, when complain,
of the quality OF The mi IL sold In the
city was general.
Every large city in the country has
trouble with its street signs, New
York. Philadelphia, Chicago and Bos.
ton have signs that do very we'll Ia the
daytime, but are Of no use whatever
Mt night. ST. Lonis Is now spending
thousands Of dollars in putting a most
excellent system into operation. The
city used to lave tho names OF the
streets painted on the glass OF the gas
lamps Mt the corners bat when electric
lights were substituted for the gas, toe
lamps were removed. Then black tin
signs, painted with white letters
were put on the houses At
the corners. They were us good
rs those Of other big cities. but they
couldn't be read at night. Hum.
mated signs are bo.ng put up now.
and the crowds who come here mex,
fall for The season OF tho festivities
will lie able TO find their way nbor,
the streets on tho darkest night.
Each sign has the name OF tie street
painted in white letters on dark
background. tho whole enclosed with
& ass. The letters shine brightly in
the dark, and the b.acler the night Is,
the brighter thrl are.