Show A RIVERSIDE DRIVE ST LOUIS TO BEAUTIFY HER WA WA TER FRONT in n emulate on of new york city west ern Metro iol nol s will beg n im prove ments that will take years to complete A great public park and a riverside drive and the improve nent not to cost the citizens of the city one single cop per is the program st louis bes hes laid out for herself and a most attractive proposition does it seem even though it will take eight years to realize it in all its details it is proposed out of the net earnings of the water department to pay for this two and one halt half mil tall lion dollar improvement so that it looks especially good to the tax pay ers of the city the park scheme alone is a large one for it means converting practically the entire north end of the city into one gigantic park to extend from 0 fallen fallon park on the south to 0 o the city limits on the north and from the proposed extension of king s highway boulevard on the west to the river and would in the ordinary course of ot events be sufficiently important to stand alone but when such a plan is coupled with a e utilities fea ea ture that involves an increase in the value of property in all parts of the city affected by the increased water facilities as well as an increase in increase creasT in the property included in the water works system as a municipal asset aset from 20 to approximately 50 and an engineering work of large proportions it takes on an added addea importance in the eyes of all who are interested in the cites city s advancement early last year a beginning of th end now in view was made when work vork on the new flow line from china of rocks to baden was commenced the 80 gallon settling basin which is now nearly completed wai wa the second step taken toward the goal arid aad the third was made in june when the contract tor for constructing a permanent coagulating house tor for the water system was let the fourth step is now in progress it is the tion of condemnation proceedings tor for possession of the land necessary for park and water system extension which the owners are holding at pro hibl hibi tive prices the fifth which Is 1 the last preliminary step is adopting plans for two new buildings and this will be accomplished in a few days and then the work may be said to be fairly under way the park ector u atla 11 L f 1 I 1 A section that is probably of the great est general interest though not of the greatest importance to the publia though in a measure along the lines suggested by the civic league ans antt tab park commission the contemplated waterworks park Is not a part ol 01 either se scheme except as it happens to fit into the general plan of each and is primarily an improvement ol 01 the surroundings of the three water works stations the amount of territory involved Is in n round numbers acres and in eludes the present chain of rock park of about acres and acres along the flow line from the southern boundary of the present park to ba den another small piece of land between the baden and bissell s point pumping station forms the required link at that point and gives the city a practically unbroken river front park of over six sly and a halt half longitude nal miles with a depth sufficient to 7 04 pf along the cl ff if drive chain of rock rocks park carry out elaborate landscape garden effects and with a back country corn com posed of 0 fallon park Bellefont aln and calvary cemeteries the king kings highway boulevard extension and one of the most beautiful sections of st louis county that immediately sur rounding the field club the plan for improving this prop erty is different from anything hither to attempted in st louis A speedway edwal similar to that on riverside drive new york but much more extensive is contemplated in addition to the speedway for horses there will be one tor for automobiles an equestrian road a motorcycle road and a footpath and outside of all overlooking the river a driveway for vehicles the oc oe capants of which are not possessed with the speed mania and enjoy a drive at moderate speed through a beautiful country the kings King sHigh high way extension as now pla planned nned ends at coall avii K h k waterworks park and drive completed ang king s highway will in reality double ack back upon itself and form a loop from he the point where it passes calvary eme tery to ta the Belle bellefontaine Bellefont fontaine alne road |