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Home My Public Portal About25th Board Journal 6-21-1954I I 111, JOURNAL OF THE 25TH MEETING OF THS METRCPOLITAI^I ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT JUNE 21st, 195^ The Trustees of the District met at the Board Room at 506 Olive Street at 2:00 P.M. on June 21st, I95U. Trustees present: John M. Bogdanor, Vice Chairman, Jos. L. Doran, J. E. Williams, Jr., VJ. V/. Martin, Wm. C. E. Becker. Trustee absent: George C. Willson. Staff members present: John P. McCamraon, General Counsel, H. F. Thomson, Executive Director, Dr- Victor Brannon, Consultant, L. McKenna, Secretary-Treasurer. In the absence of I*Ir. Willson, Chairman, ^tr. John M.. Bogdanor, Vice Chairman, presided. Mr. McCammon read a proposed Appropriation Ordinance, dated June 21, 195^j which was introduced by Trustees Doran, Williams, ^fertin, Becker and Bogdanor. By unanimous consent, said ordinance was voted upon, the ordinance being as follows: "AN QRDINANCE making appropriations for current expenses of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 195^ and ending June 30, 1955^ in the aggregate sum of $!4Ul,500.00, which sum is appropriated from the revenues of the District . . . ." A poll of the Board on the adoption of this Ordinance showed - Doran, aye; Williams, aye; Martin, aye; Becker, aye; Bogdanor, aye. Five ayes - no nays - one Trustee absent. The Ordinance declared adopted. Mr. McC^aramon reported on a conference with Mr. McAtee, County Counselor, regarding the action of the, Coimty Council on the Board's petition that the County Health Department be authorized to act for the Metropolitaji Sewer District in approving plans for and inspecting con- struction of s.ewers in that portion of the County within the District. Mr. McAtee proposed minor changes in the Board's petition which Mr. McCaramon did not consider would revise the intent of the petition. The changes would refer particularly to inspection being handled by the Health Depart- ment in conjunction with the Plumbing Department. IJir. McCammon reported on a conference with Mr. McDevitt, Presi- dent of the Board of Public Service, Mr. Willson and himself. He pre- sented a revised draft of the proposed contract with the City of St. Louis for approval and inspection of sewer improvements, and also a letter of transmittal addressed to Mr. McDevitt. Mr. I-Iartin moved that the previous action of the Board with reference to this proposed contract be amended by the substitution of the following text in paragraph 8 of the previous petition: (8) The Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has been informed that the City of St. Louis has now in progress, under six contracts, certain improve- ments of the River Des Peres Drainage Works. The City has also advertised for and received bid on two additional pro- posals necessary to complete the improvements of the River Des Peres Drainage Works, but these contracts have not as yet 1+2. been let. The two proposed contracts axe an integrated and necessary part of the contemplated improvements and are vitally needed to protect the public health of both the City and the County. The City has suggested to the District that in view of the vesting of title to all sanitaxy facilities in the District as of the first of July 195*+, it is the position of the City that the District should 'take over and obligate itself to pay for .the tv-ro iraprovements for which contracts have not as yet been let. Mr. Doran seconded the motion. The Boaxd was polled and showed 5 ayes and no nays. The motion v/as passed unanimously. Mr. Thomson reported on his conference with Mr. R. C. Klemme, Chief Deputy County Clerk, on the determination of personal property tajces in the school districts which lie partly v/ithin and paxtly v/ith- out the lyfetropolitan Sewer District. He suggested that such a breeik- down might be handled by individuals who axe familiar with the areas along our District boundary, and mentioned that merabers of the Assessor's staff had done similar work for other county sub-dividers on an out-of-hour basis. Following discussion, it was the consensus that no action be taken at this time, subject to further inquiry by Board members. Mr. Bogdanor referred to the meeting of the Frontenac-Creve Coeur Advisory Committee which was scheduled for Tuesday evening, June 22nd. It was the consensus that Boaxd merabers vrere not under obligation to attend meeting of sub-district advisory committee, but that staff members would handle such meetings, and report developments to the Boaxd. Mr. M. S. VanDevEinter and Mr. Boyd Rogers, both officers of Russell and Company, and Mr. H. C. Mitchell, of the St. Louis County Health Depeirtment, joined the meeting. Mr. VanDevanter discussed the operation of the treatraent plant of Russell and Corapany, located at 8607 Pardee Lane, Sappington, and the sewer lines ov/ned by this Conrpany and discharging through the plant, v/hich in turn discharges in Gravois Creek. He stated that the nearby treatraent plant of the City of Oakland is now overloaded, and consideration has been given to a contract for treating the excess Oakland sewage through the plant of Russell and Company. There is at present a suit pending between the City of Crest- wood against the City of Oakland for the nuisance created by the un- treated sewage. Mr. 'VanDevanter v/ill make available to Mr. McCammon a proposed contract covering this connection between the Oakland Plant and Russell and Conrpany plant; also copies of typical contracts cover- ing connection and service of residences to the sev/er lines of Russell and Conrpany. Mr. Mitchell stated that such connection would be satis- factory to the County Health Department as a ten^jorary measure, in anticipation of construction of the trunk line sewer along the Gravois Creek. With reference to connections of residences in new sub-divisions through sub-trunks discharging into a creek, Mr. Bogdanor expressed the unofficial thinking of the Board that developers of such sub-divisions should be required to deposit in escrow a suitable sum for each property I I I a3. I which would be available toward construction of a trunk line sewer or a coraplete treatment plant, regardless of the length of sub-trunk necessary to run from the sub-division to the creek line or to a present public sewers. Mr. Mitchell expressed doubt regsirding the equity of this require' raent under sorae circumstances. Upon motion of Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Doran, the meeting ad- journed at 5:00 P.M. 7-^-^yc^c^M. \ I I