The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-28
CONDUIT EXTENSION
RESOLUTION KILLED.
Council Adopts Adverse Report
Committee for Garbage-Reduc-
tion Bill-ApprOpriatiOns.

| The Kinney resolution providing for the
/ creation of a commission to draft an ordi-
f. ance for extension of the conduit bonn
/ daries was kille, yesterday afternoon by
| the City Council by adoption of the ad-
verse report of Acting Chairman Meysen-
burg of the Committee on Public Improve
ments.
i Tie resolution provided that tine &C minis
| sion should consist of three Ccuncilmen and
| three Delegates. and that the new limits
| should be defined by st. Louis avenue. Ar
senai street, Union and Macklind avenues.
When informed of the Councils action
Delegate Kinney expressed great disippoint-
rlent. tie said that he Will not let the mat
ter rest. bu. probably will Introduce sec
ond resolution. requesting the Board OF
Public improvements to transmit an ordi-
rance for extension of the underground
limits Mr.. Kinney is enthusiastic over the
proposition
AT least two years will be required he
says. TO bury wires and cables outside OF
the present boundaries. and We must.
therefore. hurry this affair. l want to
So the wires and cables buried before the
World : Fair
least two ard possibly three years will
be necessary for the work.
We must go ahead now and get the
city in shape and up-to-date." he continued
Il don't care about the details % the
work OF extending the limits My whole
object is to &c: the charged wires under
ground We ought not let this rest I'm
going TO do all can to push it
Vice President Boyce appointed Messrs-
Hoffman. Spiegeihaiter and Meyscnhurg 10
confer with Delegates Geraghty, Denny and
Fo1iana on the garhage-reduction contract
bin
The conferees will meet at o'clock Fri
day afternoon. The Council committee has
been instructed to remain firm for con-
tract for not more than three years There
l. some prospect that an agreement VIII os
The Council passed the following House
~s.. rnraar ia n sna. n.
works electric light and power plant: ap-
propriating $1,000 for renovating the new
a1,ne a,'ns Ss ss e7s for dsmages Incurred by the
opening of Euclid avenue from st. Louis
averue TO Natural Bridge road: and appro-
prating sl4.sl5 for damages incurred in the
widening of ST Louis avenue from Euclid
avenue to Belt avenue.
The bond OF James T. Dodds as City Sur
veyor was approved.
House Proceedings.
Chairman Geraghty of the Committee on
Public improvements reported adversely the
bill authorizing the Commissioner of Public
Buildings to appoint local superintendents
of work on the new City Hospital pavilions.
He said the committees objection was that
the bin did not specify a maximum number
Passage of this bill was urged by MEM
will progress slowly unless there Is a suf-
fcient number of inspectors. and. further
more. that competent force OF inspectors
work " a IS properly performed. Messrsa M a1 Karbe %
and Oberbeck voted for the bill. and other
Delegates present voted against 1t. The bill
was killed q
slstant janitors was passed. but with an
amendment to increase the monthly salary
from $50 to SO. Mr.. Koeln introduced
bill to appropriate $50 for the relief of Kate
Walsh for damages to house and property
by the construction of a new bridge over
the River des Peres.
The following bills were passed: Appro-
priating 500 for constructing a public drink
Ing fountain at the junction of Sullivan ave-
nue.. Wright and Thirteenth streets. opening
Of alleys In city blocks STA and 4S77B:
opening Ninth street from koeln avenue to
avenue: opening Tenth street
from Popping street to Schirmer street:
and construction of Fillmore
street sewer district No. 2; reconstruction
Of Merchant street from Third street to
Broadway: building of sidewalks on Belt
avenue from Page avenue to Easton