The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-27
MAKE REPORTS ON
STREETS AND SEWERS.
Commissioners Varrelmann and
Hermann Tell What Has
Been Accomplished.
THIS YEARS NEEDS OUTLINED.
Extensive Repairs for Sewer Sys-
TEN Are Urged, the Estimated
Cost of the Improvements
Being S555,00O.
THIS YEARS NEEDS OUTLINED.

Street Commissioners yarrelmann and
Sewer comu;ss,o,.- u.rn,.np submitted
,ho,. 800, $50. So. ~. p,.rd
en aunua iepor's Ni"as ~ ~ "a 90,
Vi fupic improvements. beslues statis''cS
relating to work in the preceding fiscal year,
the documents contain estimates and data
covering work proposed in this fiscal year.
In a separate communication Mr.. yarrel-
mann rendered an estimate showing that
$50. coo will be required this wear for street
aud ole, ,mnroram.nt. so nm 20 nay the
city's share for street reconstruction, s2S.-
600 for repairing the Chouteau avenue
bridge. 50 I'M for naving between tho tracks
IN the Eieh+aan,b strast ,,,oSuc+ 60 I'm for
1. u, 49,
- 20 ,an nu" - ma ru"aatn-
anu s..sn LOT nke paving . oa une A"e"'S-
mrs. street Viaouct' totai sssz,oU.
were paved last year and 6.2S miles of al
leys. Granite was used for paving 3.le miles
of street. yitrised brick "a miles. telford
one IL, on ~ msn. LA 30 n.,ss. 1,hara
<.oo mics ana noVacuiite 3.io miles. ihere
was a decrease OF .S' OF a mile IN WOOD paw
Ing and $50 miles Of macadam. For alley
paving granite was used for .35 Of a mile
and brick for $50 miles.
The c;ty,s sb.re IN III, o,s+ for rev
@ oieys snaie al ene cus. it ne"
street WORK las. year was a,ieso. ana Ios
reconstruction $64l.7a. Property owners paid
$50, PSI. 20 as their share for the new work
and $3.50, 038.S3 for reconstruction. TIL total
cost of new work was Sl5A al. OF and of re-
constrpct;on s1e0 sea 90 The totai cost for
oI,a, ,nnuor.rnontS w.. &c, no 90 20 ~.
eileS napIose nan - Was $oi'iie''' anu ioE
reconstruction SSs,slZ.os.
There are 4Ss.SS miles OF improved streets
and 1926 miles of improved alleys; 1876. As
miles of unimproved streets and 204.O7 miles
of unimproyed alleys. The improved streets
are paved as follows: Macadam and lime
stone blocks 259.69 miles; wood blocks. $50
miles: granite. 5s.4S miles; asphalt. 12.l5
miles: improved telford, 2.36 miles: telford.
81 Is miles; brick, 1922 miles; vitrified brick
block, 81 of a mile: noyaculite, IT'S miles.
In the First District 174.S8 miles of street
are unimproyed: in the Second District,
1880 miles; Third District. 47.74 miles;
Fourth District, 46.e4 miles.
Urxes New Downtown Sewers,
Sewer Commissioner Hermann deyotes a
ma "a pranh tn the nroiect Of raconstrIcfinC
The n,,hi;c seu,ers n Inc ,iowntown district
Sascrihing n,.nv If the resent sewers "a
antiu,ate TED and ;nadenn.fa NAM sewers
rannjre reconstr,ctinn he savs in the terri
to1y hounSed nv Imcas ayen,a iTonrth
Foirteenth and poniar streets ~
Tn report states that s555 600 should be
authenticated this year for new n,hiic sew
er work SI4s o0 for saver eniarrements
and sIo C1o for new inlets in the West End.
r. is also Urged that two sewers he con.
str,c.ed nc soon as nossib,e for ~. rei;af
of Mil creek and RocEv Rr.ncb sewers.
THESE seH,ers uo,,i5 cost S5eo On and saoo ol
respectiyely.
EnIIou,,ng ora Tho NON, ,,,h,;, .auar ,ro-