The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-17
ON CITY PROBLEMS
PROF. zUEBLIN DISCUSSES PUBLIC
WORKS IN AMERICAN NIUNIC-
IPALITIES
ST. PAUL OFFICIALS ATTEND
Interesting Discourse ON Fire De-
Dartmcnts, Pavements, Street
Cleaning and Other Public
Works Illustrated.

Prof Charles Zueblin delivered the sec
'ond of his course of lectures on Amer
lean Municipal Progress at Exhibition
hall in the Ryan Annex last evening. His
audience was large, and among those in
attendance were a number of city officers
and members of the council, notably City
Engineer Oscar Claussen, DIR. Ohage, AS
semblymen Whitcomb and Warner and
Secretary John Caulfeld, of the board of
water commissioners
Prof. Zueblin's lecture of last evening,
which like its predecessor was illustrated
with stereopticon views, contained more
of information and entertainment; than in
struction. 1t consisted of carefully and
INTEL My compiled facts conc srning the
accomplishments of VARIOUS American
cities in the line OF municipal reform pre-
scented in an attractive manner. But
there was little furnished of practical
methods of Improvements as applicable
TO the municipal problem existing in st.
Paul
In few Introductory remarks Mr..
Zueblin said that a student of municipal
conditions could learn much from st.
Paul. and that in some respects he con-
Sldered this city very fortunately stu
ated. He entered strong plea. in favor
of municipal ownership of public utilities
generally, and said that he was pleased
to see that the cities of this country were
progressing more and more in that direc-
ton.
His first topic was fire departments,
and under that head he spoke of the
great utility of the fire patrol boats in
the seaboard cities and of the superior
efficiency of the fire departments of the
larger American cities as compared with
those of European cities. This latter con-
dition he said was made necessary by the
structural inferiority of American build
ings, and when the American builders had
learned to construct their edifices as sub
Stantlally as those of the older coun-
tries the expenditure necessary for ade.
quate fire protection would be materially
lessened.
AS TO PAVEMENT
On the subject OF pavement, he said
that the substantially, durability and
desirapility of any pavement lay in the
foundation. The foundation of any pave
ment should be of macadam or concrete,
and it did not SO much matter what the
top dressing might be so long as it was
kept in good repair. He considered that
creosoted wooden blocks laid as they are
In London, on a solid foundation, made
the best of all pavements incidentally.
he informed his hearers that the city of
Buffalo has 200 miles of pavement which
is as much as New York has, and more
than London and Paris together have.
He discussed at some length the dispo-
sition of garbage and the cleaning of the
streets in New York city, and the water
supply and sew arage systems of Boston,
chicago, Philadelphia, New York and
several other cities
Toward the close of his lecture he took
up the present conditions in st. Paul. ex-
nibitipg maps to show the sewerage and
water supply systems. He complimented
the city highly upon it's water supply,
Which he pronounced to be Of the best
and prospectively sufficient for many
years to come.
He touched upon the smoke nuisance.
paying a high compliment tic Dr. Ohaee
upon his energetic work in that connec-
ton, as well as in the &C accomplishment of
other reforms within his line of duty.
Before Prof. Zueblin began his lecture
City Engineer Claussen read a paper
upon the conditions existing in st. Paul
at the present time and the work accom-
plished recently. He touched upon the
Underground wire question, the collection
Gnu ui9posl.ioh ol garbage, street Clean
ing, sewerage and water supply, street
sprinkling, boulevards, street lighting,
etc. E. w. Peet also made few re-
marks upon municipal conditions in St.
Paul, in the course of which he paid a
high compliment to the city officers gen
orally, and the police, engineering and
health departments specifically. He de-
clared himself emphatically in favor of
consolidation of the city and county gov
ernments.