The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-30
PROPOSED WORLDS FAIR
SITES VISITED.
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OF this stream by the sewage all tho
sewage would have to be conducted to one
point. and then. without septic treatment.
raised by pumps so as to flow into the
Pine street sewer. and hence through the
Mill Creek sewer into the Mississippi River.
PROBLEM OF DRAINAGE
YET TO BE SOLVED.
This work would not be expensive. For
! seven years, before tie Waterworks In
! take was moved from Bisse!l's Point to the
Chain OF Rocks. the Waterworks main
! tanned u pumping station AT Harlem Creek
| TO prevent that stream from emptying into
the Mississippi; River above the city intake
| The pumping plant there cost between $lo.-
coo and $4,000. and its operation WAS very
| inexpensive
| Il should say that for $lcoooO the site
which Is worst equipped with regard 70
; sewage disposal could be made equal to the
| site best equipped with sewers. BY resort
to septic tanks and pumps sewage disposal
Is not hard problem.
With regard to water supply the Caron-
delt Park and the southwestern sites are
the most poorly equipped. According to
| city officials considerable work would be re-
| quired TO make the supply adequate Tor ex-
| tensive water effects. such as fountains
and cascades. at either of these sites. The
entire water supply Of the city comes from
| the Baden and the Bisselfs Point pumping
stations. Carondeist Park is more than ten
| miles from Bissells Point. Two ao-inch
mains run from the low-seTvice station at
| B:ssell's Point along Broadway and Jeffer.
son avenue. respectively. to Carondelet Park
site. All along the route OF these mains
| they are tapped every fe" yards by service
pipes. so that by the time they reach
| the pipes and the loss from service taps
has reduced the pressure. which started at
l2o pounds at Bisselfs Point. to between
forty-fve and sixty pounds.
All the northern sites, except the Pros
pect Heights site. are well equipped as re-
| CARDS water supply. Prospect Heights has
,lxa vr-o11c aT,1 q &c
IN the county. could get water supply
| only by special arrangement of the Expo
sition company with the city.
DIFFICULTIES IN
WAY OF WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply of the Forest Park and
the northwest sites is the same: 36-inch
| main over De Baliviere avenue and a 30
inch main over Union avenue. with an
eighty pound pressure at Forest Park, ana
| an eighty -fve-pound pressure at the north
west site.
Considerable work would be required to
equip the southwest site with a water sup
ply. The 30-inch main which runs over
Union avenue through Forest Park now
turns out Macklird avenue TO supply the
\ located in Southwest ST. Louis a branch
| from this main would have to be run to the
site.
Advocates of the northwest site lay some
stress Oh the claim that their site contains
| the highest point in the city. The plats OF
the typographical survey Of the city. made, made
L
| that the highest point In the city Is the
pagoda at the Female Hospital-2o3 feet
| above the city directriN. The highest point
on the northwest site is shown to be 1856
l above the city directriX. The highest point
| on the Forest Park site. Is shown to be lS3
feet. near the intersection OF Clayton ave
| nue. and Skinker road. From this elevation
| the ground fails to 50 feet above the d.
rectrix in the bed of the River des Peres.
The Typographical plats show other sudden
! section of Forest Park the use Of which Is
under consideration as Worlds Fair site.
| LAND At MERiMEC
HIGHLANDS OFFERED.
Marcus Bernheimer. for the Meramec
1 Highlands Company. yesterday offered to
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Com
I pany the free use of any part of the $40
rs pe by the C. on
conjunction with site within the city lin
Its as an advance or far west outpost for
ANY of the Meramec Highlands seven
hills" says the letter making the offer.
1 would. as they overlook the Meramec Riv-
show the visitors the Great West as JEFF
ferson found and left it.
| The Government might. upon one OF
these hills some $50 feet above the city
reau observatories The Meramec High
lands Company would. after the Fair. deed
occupied by the observatory.
| We would propose the construction of
! q rapid transit. 'nterlinkfrg road from such
point in your main grounds as you may se-
lect to the ground in Meramec Highlands
used for Worlds Fair adjunct This road
would be for the exclusive use control aD1
benefit of the Exposition company and We
| would agree to buy 1t at the end of the
Fair on an equitable prearranged basis
! I'VE also propose to construct and MAIN
tain waterworks system to supply pure.
clear water to the Fair. should the Ex-
I position company desire to contract to OBJ
| tain its water from the Meramec River
| source"
Mr.. Bernheimer declares himself ready to
appear before the Executive Committee to
give further information about the pro-
posals