The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-20
WONDERS WROUGHT IN FOREST PARK
SOME IDEA OF THE SCOPE AND DETAIL or ENGl-
NEERlNG IN PREPARING FOR THE BUILDINGS
AND GROUNDS OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE
EXPOSITION AT ST. LOUIS

Since the driving Of the stake for the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition September changes wrought
i'll the topography OF Forest Park Upwards OF 100000
yards OF earth nave been moved the park including the
cavaton for drain pipes electric condus
the foundation piers of buildings.
After the site had been selected by the Exposition authorities
and the general scheme had been decided upon by Commits
sion of Architects the first problem dispose River
DIES Peres which wound its the ground needed for the
big exhibit buildings. The total length OF the $500
linear feet This length reduced 1850 feet and the entire
river placed underground
In order size Of the channel which could safely
the rivers floods surveys made
the drained average slope of this area and the slope
the channel itself These together with the record OF high
water and OF maximum rainfall determined the size OF the chan
mel required.
With the construction River DIES Peres channeway the
real transformation Forest Park began Besides the Des Pees
channewa two branches one passing west and the other north
west through the Wilderness planned and constructed
Then the ground thus drained uniormay graded put
shape for building and landscape work.
The person who looks north and west from the crest OF Gov
Hill Art Hill the hill south of the Machinery Build
ing will appreciate the wisdom shown in the selection OF the site
and in the work of the architects Not only the main picture Of
the Exposition spread before him. but large of the city
of St Louis is in view including the cultivated portion of For
Park and the Washington University buildings crownng
emnence the
If the observer will look closely he will lines of
ford and macadam road winding through the grounds He will
here and there fire dydran marking the lines Of pipe for fire
protection and domestic which underground. He
will the iron of manhos which afford the
sanitary which the grounds and
spread out net work Of small branches leading all the build
ings.
The installation of all these utilities the province OF the
Department of Civil Engineering All the the
pumping station from which. by OF electrically driven,
centrifugal pumps the forced to the city Con-
necons also made between the and the underground
conduts that during dry weather the contamnat
ed flow the conduis intercepted and passes
the sanitary On the north side of the Fair
grounds automatic flush tank discharges frequently de
sired large volume of fresh water flushing the and
removing all Objectionable deposits.
These great constructions however form only small portion
of the detail of the Civil Engineering Department.
When remembered ppe pipe gutter
conduit road railroad the floor of every building every
tree terrace and step had to be accurately located both as to
al
of scientific instrument work that had be done Each
grade had to be adjusted properly and each OF the mads lines
gas pipes pipes and electric COndui the
agoons roof drains surface drains foundations for buildings
the fountains flower beds and walks had be that
should interfere with any other
About eight miles of railroad for in construction and in
staaton have been put into the FAIR grounds in Forest Park
About half mile of this road timber trese work,
some bf which is double deck, 40 feet high
Those who will view from the Festival Hall or from the eab
crate restaurants adjoining the of Art Hail. the finished pic
tue OF the Exposition will scarcely to think OF the thousands
who have worked together OF rough and rugged
spot beautiful plain will they think OF the hours of the
in the bitches to provide water fire protection and sewage dis
posal.
On the west OF the magnificent Palace Transportation
ing 10 and Machinery Hail. covering about 10 acres
will stand ground which few months covered with
jungle brar and buckbushes On ground formerly covered
with brush and cut up by water courses the leXue Faace ana
the Palace of Electricity will stand each island entirely
surrounded by agoons that carry craft
The agoons provide round trip Of Zoo feet the shortest
possible Their total 10000 feet about
II acres These lagoons contain about gallons Of
about three times much Arrowhead Lake, which
is itself an immense body of water.
Pennsuar Lake has been oberated and site reared
the Mines and Metaurgy Building and the Hall OF Liberal Arts
The Building occupies the site where located small
boat house. the Varied Industries Building and the Manufac
Building which about 10 acres EACH occupy the
ground formerly used for a track and for golf links.
The Government Building stands eminence the south
side of the picture the material eXcavated from its site
being used fill the old channel OF the River DIES Pees and Its
tributaries the south and
From Government Building the cascades and from
Snker road the Cascades will be excavated on
the face hills provide space for walks the south side
OF the southern line of the main buildings.
Little change will be made in the topography OF the park south
exhibit buildings, and only such slight grading will
be done is required for small buildings.
The end of Forest Park, outside of the Fairs reservation
has also changed result of its proximity the Fair
The old wooden bridge the Clayton road known the JET
Bridge has been replaced by steel ARCH which for
mery Washington Bridge and occupied the site OF the Mines
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