The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-13
JOURNAL
OF THE
Board Of Public Improvements
Regular Meeting.
(OFFICIAL)
Regular Meeting.
OFFICIAL.

st. Louis. January 5, 1901
The Board met at 10 o'clock a. m.
Present-CommisSionerS Varrelmann, Flad
McMath
Absent (SickeSecretary Z. 8. Foster.
Inc matters in the following communities
tion were considered: parties Interested Were
given opportunity TO be heard, and in eacs
case action was taken as hereinafter writ
ten, to wit:
- st. Louis. January 2, 1901.
Honorable Board Of Public improvements:
GentemenIl have to report for your in.
tons Of June ii. 1895. 1 have notified in.
terested parties that the Board of Public
Improvement at its meeting to be held In
Of January. 1901. the following numbered
applications to set poles would be consid.
cred. to wit:
No. sg7 of the Seckner Contracting Com.
pany for permission to erect poles on tho
south side of Branch street between Second
street and Broadway.
Company Of Carondelet for permission ID
erect a pole on the south side Of Florida
street ten 90 feet west Of Second street.
Company Of Carondelet for permission 20
erect a pole on the east side of Broadway
between the alley north of Florida street
No. 92 Of the Kinloch Telephone Company
Ior permission to erect poles on the north
slae OF %sl slo ni avenue from a point 2s
reet west OF Euclid avenue.
respectfully submitted.
(signed) A. ]. O'REILLY,
supervisor OF City Lighting.
On motion applications Nos. s97, 500 and
wv were referred to the Supervisor Of City
Lighting. with instructions to issue the per.
p%lication No. sl2 was referred to the Special
Committee on City Lighting.
,a the records Of the meeting Of January 4
The action Of the President in Issuing sum-.
dry permits was approved.
Sundry repair requisitions were approved.
ana specifications for the laying of pump
main No. 8. and they were referred to Tho
on Water Department.
following report. which. with the matter
therein named. was referred to the Commit
tee on Water Department, to wit:
Honorable Board Of Public improvements:
GentlemenEI have the honor to submit
herewith draft Of ar ordinance providing
storage coal shed at BisseiFs Point and for
the reconstruction Of boiler-house roof.
High Service Station No. L
Machine shop with office, storeroom.
oraughfing-room and steam ham,
Storage coal Shed with tracks
switches and appurtenances......' 1000 IN
Reeonstructing boiler-house roof. 100000
Contingencies -.. ..- 4.OOO. M
The present machine shop is located on
the second floor Of the coalhouse, a very ui-
Desirable sn : location. and one which does not
cry. It II proposed to utilize this space for
storage and to place the machine tools ON
the ground foor in . new machine shop pro-
for handling material. pl an ONCE aRpaan aas
draughting-room will be provided in the new
machine shop. These are particularly nee
Station No. L
.; AZ &c s1s%1ns.son Of II. present condition
station No I and Of the storage coal shed
az this station leaves no room for doubt a.
70 'ns necessity Rss9 OF te~S1 1a same
EDw. F1AD,
Water Commissioners.
the Water Commissioner submitted drafs
and erection on Water Work. nronertI ~
Cnain Of Rocks Of q hitter plant, and ft vas
reierred to the Committed on Water De
Plans Of the following private sewers ware
approved. and tn each case the deposit "a
cover cost Of inspection was fixed IS here.
Plan Of private sewer to drain premise.
u p city block sk 4ssa
city block s75a
Deposit, N5.
The Committee on Street Department sub.
United the f0l0gging 5sRort;
Board Of Public improyements:
Senuemen-Your COMMITTEES on Street De.
approval the following: h0s
An ordinance to provide Tor thu usvmenA
81 the excess OF TWENTY-FIVE per oentum
l nue f from 1f tSa ssnsst IN. Of f. Manshestsr ve-
aley between city blocks Nos. 172O and I79I
to Compton avenue.
EsCmate OF cost to city, $149.S8.
an ordinance to provide for the aymeu
the excess Of twenty-five per centnm for
reconstruction Of Manchester aVenue
Gst,G GomDf to co sye1 M ., to G = q avenue:
An ordinances supplementary to ordinance
1855. making an additional appropria-
aon ior the Improvement Of Ferry street
street.
Estimate Of cost to city. $z1s1a. :
No. 1861. making an additional appropris.
ION Tor the Improvement Of Flad avenue
2etWeen Vandeventer avenue and Tower T,
irov6 avenue.
Estimate of cost to city, $tas.sa.
SIMas. XARREIMANN.
E. L RIDGELY,
RoBT. E. McMATH.
In each case the estimate Of cost. as sub.
woO a.
he estimate Of the Board.
Tho ordinances above named were adopted
md recommended to the Municipal Assem-
'ly by the following vote In each case:
AyesS.
Noest.
The Committee on Water Department sub.
nitted the following report:
St Louis, January q, 1901.
honorable Board Of Public improvements
Gentlemen-Your Committee on Water De-
return herewith plans and specifi>
ations for the laying Of Pump Main No. 8
With recommendation that they be ap-
Respectfully,
CSigned) EDW. FLAD.
E. A. HERMANN,
HENRY ALT,
ROBT. E. McMATH,
Committee.
On motion It was ordered as recommend
the plans to remain In the Water Com
office.
The Committee on Water Department
the ordinances hereinafter named,
o wit:
An ordinance authorizing and directing
Board of Public Improvement to con-