The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-17
Two Bills Introduced in the Munich
pal Assembly Provide for the
Expenditure of S225,0OO.
PLANS TO INCREASE PRESSURE.
Alterations to Be Made in Ele-
waited Districts Where Supply
Has Been POOr-South st.
Louis Extensions.

by the Introduction Of two bills in the
Municipal Assembly. with the approval OF
the Board of Public improvements, the
Water Department contemplates important
improvements and extensions in the water
supply service, principal among which
would be the completion Of the high-servlce
system and the location of new mains with
the object of furnishing water to sections
or the city not now benefited by the munic-
iDal plant.
The completion Of the high-service sys-
tenn Is deemed a necessity in view OF the
evidence furnished last summer from diff
ferent elevated regions in tho city hat
the pressure in the supply pipes was not
adeQuat to force water above the first
foors OF Institutions. factories and resi-
dences. The extreme southern part OF the
city. localities along Grand avenue and in
Compton Heights. and the Stoddard addi-
ton, were the districts that endured the
most inconvenience from insufficient pres
sure.
Water Commissioner Flad designs to fur
nish the necessary pressure by completing
the high-service system connecting deal
ends and laying additional mains. In gen.
eral. the plans include sections whose ele-
vatons preclude water supply from low
pressure mains. but particularly the dis
trfcts which have suffered most. The eleva-
ton of the Stoddard Addition, known also
as the Garrison Ridge. varies from 40 to
ls5 feet The connection Of "dead-ends' VIII
result in commensurate pressure through
out this district.
THE plans" said Engineer 3. c. Adkins,
describe extensions to supply water to the
entire territory north OF Easton avenue
and west Of Garrison avenue; to complete
the high-service system north of Forest
PQTk and fharahx 70 hAffnF tho GFrnnfN for
the city institutions and to provide water
for Washington University; 20 lay an aux
Hilary main to Baden high-service station as
n safeguard in case of accident TO No. z
pump main; TO comply with more than
twenty-five petitions for pipe. including the
betterment of the service on Morgan Ford
road, south of Meramec street. and furnish
Ing a supply TO Gravois venue. south OF
Morgan Ford road.
Then. We propose TO throw all of North
Benton into the high-service system, and
to supply water to districts that never had
1t before. This will be accomplished by
laying twelve-inch mains In Clayton road,
from Tamm avenue TO McCausland avenue.
and In McCausland avenue, from Clayton
avenue to Plateau street. The whole work.
material and labor, would cost $500"
The chief extensions sought are the fol-
lowing: Delmar boulevard. from GoOdfel-
low avenue to De Baliviere avenue, thirty
six-inch mains: De Baliviere avenue from
Delmar boulevard to Forest Park. thirty
six-inch mains; north line OF Forest Park
from Union boulevard to Skinker road.
twenty-inch mains: franklin avenue from
Leonard avenue TO Beaumont street. twelve
inch mains. All Of these will high-service
mains.
South st. Louis is to receive new advan-
tages from the following extensions: Rus
sell avenue from jefferson avenue to Sew
enth street. Menard street from Russell
avenue to Barton street. Barton street
from Menard TO Eleventh street, Eleventh
street from Barton street TO Pes
talozzi street. PestaloZzi street from
Eleventh street 10 Thirteenth street.
Thirteenth street from PestaloZZi street
to Cherokee street, Cherokee street
from Thirteenth street TO Broadway.
Third street from Trudeau street TO Arsen-
al street. Arsenal street from Third street
to Broadway. Broadway from Arsenal
street to Lemp avenue. Osceola street
from Broadway to Compton avenue, Comp
ton avenue from OsceOla street TO North
Dakota street, North Dakota street from
Compton avenue to Virginia avenue.