The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-08
ASKS THAT WATER
RATES Be REDUCED
Prominent Business Men Petition
House of Delegates to
Grant Relief.
SAY CHARGES ARE EXCESSIVE.
Buildin" Code Revision Bill With
Amendments Is Laid Over
Street Sprinklin Meas
ure Introduced.

Delegate HarlmeFstein presented pe
tition. signed b. the most prOmincn
/ business houses hotels and brewerics
asking for the passage of the water-ratt
. revision bill introduced two weeks ago BY
the ST. Louis Manufacturers Association
at the meeting of the House of Delegate!
| last night. The document urged the pas
sage OF the bill on the ground that St.
| Louis manufacturing interests are handi-
! capped in competing with the Hlanurac-
turers OF other cities by the higher va
| ter rates which prevail here.
The figures in the petition show a
! striking difference between rates IN st.
/ Louis and in cities with which st Louis
conpctes. The rate in ST. Louis for 1900
gallons is ~, cents. while the following
rates prevail in other cities: Detroit. ~
cents; Chicago. cents: Cleveland 8 1-S
| cents. and Kansas City. SIS cents. A rate
Of cents a thousand was recommended
in the petitfon-
Delegate Fontana, chairman Of the Com
mfttee on Lesisla ton, reported the Coun-
Gil bill which provides for a revision Of
the building laws of the city. with several
amendments. Building Commissioner
Hamburger was present, expecting that
the bill would come up for passage. The
movement 10 revise the building code be-
gan more than a year ago, and when the
IrcquoIs Theater disaster occurred in Chi
cago last December several regulations
were incorporated in the bill relative to
the construction OF theatcrs; Among .nem
n.atic spriIilSling devices. This regulation
was stricken from the bill in the amend
ments proposed last night.
When Speaker GaZZoio placed the bill
10 HnlISa
Weidmer moved TO lay 1t over for week.
that the House might become more IA
rnIliar with il and the amendments The
motion prevailed, "a to ..
TO BUY WATER METERS
A Council bill providing for purchasing
water meters by the Board of Public I'm
provements and sDpropriatins 5000 out
of the water-meter fund for that purpose
was passed.
The ordinance relative TO the revision
of the street-sprinkling code, recommend
ing an appropriation Of s2s5 80 for next
years sprinkling. wns introduced and rec
commended for passage by the Board Of
Public improvements
Street-improvement bills as follows were
passed: Lee avenue, between Red Bud and
Newstead avenues: and between Bartrner |
and Russell avenues. The Council bill per
rritting the st. Louis. Iron Mountain and |
Southern Railway to construct tracks on |
Miller street near First street was passed. |
Delegate Witthoenft introduced bill TO |
allow the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy |
Railway to construct a switch from its |
main tracks across Destrehan street 10 |
The works Of the National Ammonia Com |
pany,
The bill providing 500 for the relief OF !,
Mrs. Mary McNeary. whose property at /
NOS 936 20 1909 Manchester avenue was |
damaged by city ire-alarm telegraph |
pole falling against 1t in a storm several |
months ago. was passed Delegate afc- |
Carthy introduced bill providing for a |
In the office of the Inspector |
D. Boilers and Elevators. and appro-
priatins 800 annually as salary.
The House OF Delegates adjourned for
Dne week because Of the holiday neSs
Tuesday. Missouri Day. at the Fair.