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JOURNAL OF THE 2ND MEETING OP
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
APRIL 2, 195^
The Trustees of the District met at the Board Room at 506 Olive
Street at 2:00 P.M. on April 2nd, 195i<-. Trustees present: Wm. C. E. Becker,
John M. Bogdanor, Jos. L. Doran, Wm. W. Martin, J..E. Williams, Jr., and
George C. Willson. Also present: John J. McAtee, County Counselor, Dr.
Herbert Domke, County Health Coraraissioner, H. C. Mitchell, County Health
Coraraissioner's Office, M. Eugene Baughman, County Planning Commission,
Harold Horan, Chief Engineer-of Street and Sewers, City of St. Louis,
Ernest Paffrath, Commissioner of Sewers, Dr. Victor D. Brannon, Govern-
mental Research Bureau, and John P. McCammon, City - Counselor's Office.
The meeting was called to order by Mr. George C. Willson, Temporary
Chairman.
Mr. Willson announced that the purpose of the meeting was to
obtain views and suggestions from the various gentlemen present.
Mr. Horan and Mr. Paffrath inforraed the Trustees that the first
problera was to secure coraplete information as to existing sewer systems, and
stated that-the planning of the District was necessarily contingent on a
full knowledge of the existing installations.
The several officials of St. Louis County discussed, with the aid
of maps and charts, existing conditions in St. Louis County, and pointed
out the areas where the sewer problera was deemed to be critical.
At the conclusion of the discussion, the Temporary Chairman con-
veyed the thanks of the Board to the gentlemen for the information supplied,
and all of the guests with the exception of Dr. Brannon were excused from
the meeting.
The Trustees discussed generally the matter of eraploying an
Executive Director. On motion of Mr. Martin, duly seconded by Mr. Williams,
the Teraporary Chairman and Teraporary Vice Chairraan were authorized to
investigate and report to the Board at an early date, with their recoraraenda-
tion, the naraes of individuals deemed qualified for the position and the
salary for which such individuals could be eraployed, in no event to exceed
$17,500' Poll of the Boaxd on the above motion showed: Becker, aye;
Bogdanor, aye; Doran, aye; Martin, aye; Williams, aye; Willson, aye. Six
ayes - no nays. Motion was unanimously carried.
The Board authorized the Teraporary Chairraan to ascertain whether
Mr. McCammon could obtain leave from the Law Department of the City and be
retained as Counsel for the Board of Trustees, and the terras iipon which
such an arrangement could be made.
There was a general discussion regarding the choice of a Director
of Finance and a Secretary-Treasurer. No action was taken on these matters.
Motion to adjourn was made, seconded and carried.
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