The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-11
MIR. McNATH EXPLAINS
PUBLIC BUILDINGS BILL.

I and fire alarm telegraph purposes. Tn" city
| ha- no right To put electric light wires IN
! these duets either by itself or through any
/ uthcr party
Supervisor of city Lighting \. J. o'Relily
! j. - firm believer that money will De StE'''.
! :" Ilir city through the meter system OF
/ l'Ebt!uL the buildings lie stated that an
/ der tho ordinance now in IN" Council the
| ,itN viii control the meters, testing them
| and sealing 'hvm up. the Board Of Pablo
! Improvements determining the amount Oi
! el' ''tric current used.
| He further stated the the CompaUv's rates
! ha! been eNamiu'd. ana Il Was found ;ha.
| - charge ui ! cent per lamp hour was the
/ average commercial rate. while I'm the resi-
| acn,c district aa adLitioua! charge Of =
! cent wts made. lie Was OF IN" opinion ihdI
| = much lower rate could b. Obtained by the
! city. Their" axe fifty-hvr watts To- n" lamp
! hcur and for III" benefit Of the public II
| may hr stated that wait l. the unit Of
! electrical power. ana is equal to one amrrrc
| Of current Passing through rcS'staar'' un-
! Ger an electrical pressure oi one volt.
| Will" appeals to ancient history are not
! complimentary To- the Council AT this juno
/ tar, -! affairs certain facts are OF moment
! i'm view Of the statements OF Councilman
I Carr"l yesterday concerning the methods
pursued hy the Board Of Puolic Improve
( g"u;". IN Effect that the board had never
| submitted al ordinance Tor lighting which
| included thu illumination Of public build
. ingS.
! un June l.. Iss7. The Council passed res
! olutou. beginning:
! Resolved. That the Board of Public I'm
! provemrnts he requested 10 draft an ordi-
! nance for lighting the streets alleys and
/ public places Of the city OF s. Louis and
enbUiy therein tn" following. ~t,."
Mr Carroll is reI orted to have vo,ei :or
| this resolution. which. il will be- observed,
| omi:s public buiidinls
At conference. held In the committee
| room Of the Council. between the Council
| Committee on Public improvements and tn.
/ Committee on Waterwori;s and City Light
| ing OF Tie Beard OF Public improvements.
h. several othe: members of the Council We're
! pr.scut-Mt- Carroll being one-ani it was
| concluded after discussion that ii was 80
| the interest Of III" city not To associate
| lighting Of buildings with lighting of
! streets In pursuance Of this policy the
| board did omit buildings from all drafts Of
| ordinances submitted. with one exception.
| ON July L. INss the board adopted ana
| sent I" the Municipal Assembly, through
! thu Council. an ordinance entitled: An or
, dina8Ce authorizing and directing the Board
! Of Public Improvements to cause the
| streets. alleys. parks and public places Of
! the city Of 81. Louis north # N""k'ik
, street ami designated public buildings to
! hc lighted with electricity for a term Of
| five years from January l. lgvD, 10 Decem-
| ber 81. 1904 inclusive"
SECTION /. The Poard If Public I'M
! prOvemcntS is hereby authorized and di-
| rec'ed 10 cause To be lighted with arc O.
| incandrScont electric lamps for a term Of
| five years from January !. l9Ia. to U~ccn-
| her 81, Igai. inclusive, such streets. alley.
+. parks and public places Of the City Of $.
| Louis north Of the south line of Keokuk
! street and aid south line produced to the
| western city limits. are now authorized
or which may hereby he authorized by or
/ Ginance 10 he lighted prior to December
81, 1874. and such public buildings as may be
designated by ordnar ce'
| This was known as Council Eill No. =
! on July % I>9S. the hill was killed hy fall
| ure Of a motion to order II "ngrossei. The
| vOt. upon tie motion TO ongross was:
AveS-Mcssrs. Horton, Ives, Virgins ana
| President Mesr-i.
! Nors--Mcssrs. Carroll. Cast. Gaus. Ha-
| gan. HcckcI Kratz Thun"r and Cinon-S
| Absent-Mr. Brinkmeycr-l