Show MUST MELT BELL IN TOWER only way it can be remor removed ved from st louis city hall Is in bucketfuls st louis the two ton bell which hangs in the tower of the city hall has haa made the tower unsafe but the heft Is so large it would be dangerous to try to take it down so it Is to be melted right where it is with acetylene ace tylena blow torches such ay as are commonly seen in use by workmen repairing car tracks building commissioner NIc Kelvey pronounced the tower unsafe as long as the bell remains because the steel supports have become corroded moreover he said an attempt to lower the bell would be very dangerous therefore the decision to take it down a bucketful at a time the only time in recent years that the bell has been rung was the day of the armistice it was wag rung when the building was constructed in 1904 1004 the bell cost about ae 2 OW the expense of removing it will be about 1500 it is six feet high and four feet in diameter at the base |