Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-04-15 | Page 10 | Millions to Beautify City

MILLIONS TO 10 TOI I CITY i Visitors Returning Five Years From Now Wont Won't Know St Louis ST T LOUIS April 14 H st St Louis Loul Is prel preparing for tor its physical tram tran- formation made possible by the sage of an bond Is- Is Issue Issue Is Issue sue and Its city beautifiers say ay thole tha any poison pelson here bere In after an absence of five lear 3 ear would not know the old oldtown n toss The work ork will open up tl arteries r rh revive h e blighted dis- dis districts dis districts nets enlarge the city's elt s se el wa- wa water Water wa water ter and recreational facilities con com con con- completely electrify the street lighting b stem and provide pro more commod commodious ious iou's Iou I hospitals beautiful and pUblic buildings The ancient structures In the il ii I- I of Union station will III bo bG torn down don and ond replaced by a 2 plaza occupying t two 0 city blocks and presenting an attractive e front to vl visitors and ers erg I L PL IL ZA PL Z ZA Thel e will still be also a n memorial plaza and building in honor of lulis- lulis Mia who died during the worl world 1 war Six million dollars has haa been voted foi on It and the plaza will cob cob- COer cobor co coor or or er nine city blocks In the neighborhood neighbor neighbor- hood of the many old str structures in III inthe inthe the heart of the business district Records of war ar dead will willbe willbe be preserved Id I'd in the tha memorial build build- building building ing InA The sum suns of will 11 be spent on heels Some Somo avenues avenue bull built t sears veara ears ago ago and considered broad brodd thoroughfares at thaU lm still III be widened to meet present da day conditions Of ot traffic This program Includes the widening widening- and ext exten- exten exten en- en tion alto also o of Twelfth street anti anu Kings highway ugh a There will be a 5 muni muni- municipal municipal cipal auditorium and community enter tenter while tIl St ill be spent In Improving and to- to en enlarging the city's itys ity's outdoor recreational facilities A separate 40 is provided for tor a ai for Forest park the site of World s fair In 1904 A total o of ot will still go for tor sanitation of which stilt be used In enclosing the Rh Riser er erdes des Peres a creel creek which through paL pant pait t of the residential district district dis- dis and l ore t t bark arlt AND 0 ND LIGHTS The Tue municipal water ater plant tint willbe be augmented to the ox extent tent pt Of f 1 12 I and the old familiar gm gb lamps which now no furnish the chie ChI I IIII III will be replaced by byI electric lights at the cost of f I The sent year seventy old court courthouse courthouse house will w be turned Into other uses and a new court coun building fronting on plaza still Ill w be erected The city's hospital facilities wll willbe be b Increased to the extent of li- li 1 i- i railroad crossings will De o at nt an expenditure of 1 51 and will be spent In completing the of the fire department and replacing old apI appal atus Bonds voted also Include for tor approaches to the Mum Muni cipal Free Pree bridge which spans the for a muni municipal cipal 1101 powerhouse garage and latin laun- launI laUn thy and 1250 1260 for tor the coi- coi con COI construction of new and reconstruction I of old public markets marketa Work Worle will begin this summer and the entire list of Improvements 1 Is 1 expected to bo be complete within ten I years n e