The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-22
NEWS OF THE CITY
RUNDLfTT SUBMITS
HIS ANNUAL REPORT
City Engineer Tells of Work of
His Department During
Past Year

City Engineer L. w. Rundlett SUBJ
mitted his annual report for the year
1904 yesterday, in which he detailed
the work and expenditures of the de-
partment for the past year and recon-
mended the needed improvements for
the current year.
Regretting the failure of the passage
of the charter amendment that pro-
vided for $4,000 increase in the fund
for the maintenance of the city engi-
neer's office, the report pointed out the
fact that the department was seriously
handicapped by lack of funds, and in
dicated that while the expenditures in
the building department for the seven
teen years prior to 1901 had been s43,-
600, it had since been curtailed to $780,
600.
The entire amount expended in i'm
provementS under the direction of the
city engineers office was 1888, ,431.99.
The additional expenditures for the
maintenance of the office, such as sal
aries, ETC., was $29,49S.S7.
The sewerage improvements recon-
mended for the current year were as
follows: The substitution of a ten
foot sewer on Atwater street in place
of the two-foot pipe now in use, at an
estimated cost of $4,000.
Increased sewerage facilities in the
Como and Warrendale districts, entail
ing an expense to the city of about
$4,000 in addition to the amount to be
realized by assessments.
Sewer Extensions
The extension of the Trout Brook
sewer below Third street, and of the
Weide street sewer north of Maryland
avenue, together with the Improvement
of the jerks street sewer, at an esti-
mated cost of $4,000
The extension of the st, Anthony
Park sewer, on which 100000 has al
ready been expended. In this connec-
tion it was suggested that the assess
merts levied for payment of this work
should cover the entire territory bene-
fitted by the drainage.
The extension and construction of
sewers is recommended on Thomas,
Aldine and Robie streets. Almost the
entire cost of these improvements will
have to be borne by the sewer bond;
fund, for which an authorization has
been given for the issuance of $150,000
bonds.
Summarized, the report shows that
TIE cost of all contract work on sew
ers and pavement for the past year
amounted to $516,254.76.
Ten miles of sewer and thirteen
miles of cement sidewalk were con-
structed. The bridge construction and
repairs, including the $4,000 estimated
cost of the reconstruction of the high
bridge, for the ensuing year will cost
approximately $94,737.
Funds Are Short
The recommendations regarding the
needed Improvements in the water de-
partment deprecate the fact that
stortage of funds render many needed
improvements impossible. The most
imperative needs, as pointed out by
the city engineer, are the reconstruc-
ton and extension of conduits and
fumes in the vicinity of Pleasant,
Sucker and Otter lakes, and also for
added protection around the Center
Vile lake. The construction of a
bridge between Peltier and Vadnais
lakes is also recommended. The en-
tire estimated cost of the water de-
partment improvements is $30,5O0.
In caring for the streets for 1904 the
cost of street sprinkling amounted to
$39,994; sidewalk and street repairing,
$137,025.
The permits issued by the building
inspector for the repairing and con-
structions of buildings in 1904 showed
total of $7,033,1 ,110, which is in excess
of any year since 1890.