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MEETING OF THE PUBLIC =ROVET ENTS CORD".^I TT EE, UNIVERSITY CITY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 1 9 2 5. PRESENT: Aldermen Butts, Acting Mayor and pity Engineer, Heimbuecher. The meeting was called for the purpose of requesting the o�rmers of the private alley, Block Nine (9) Parkview, to dedicate same and incorporate it into Melville Avenue. The interested property owners present were; Mr. E.)V. Dolch, 401 'Nestgate Avenue; Mr. Henry 17. Leyhe, 405 Westgate Avenue; Mrs. H. R. Clark, 439 Westgate Avenue; Mrs. John Duvic, 447 .'destgate Avenue and Mr. August mpfler, 515 ?°Testgate Avenue. Acting Mayor Butts explained what the Administration proposed to do to Melville Avenue, and the City Engineer supplied further details. After considerable discussion and in view of the fact that only five of the sixteen interested property owners were present, it was decided to hold another hearing at a later date. ---000--- MEETING OF PUBLIC IA;PROVE!r,NTS CONINITTEE, UNIVERSITY CITY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1 9 2 5. - PRESENT: Alderman Butts, Acting Mayor; Alderman Robinson, Chairman; Alderman Ebbs, and City Engineer, Heimbuecher. Pursuant to the notice given the owners of Block Nine (9), Parkview, relative to the dedication of the private alley along the 71lest side of the Block, some 12 or 14 property ovners were represented at the meeting. Acting Mayor Butts explained the necessity of improving Melville Avenue between Delmar Boulevard and Kingsbury Boule- vard, and the City Engineer supplemented his introductory remarks by showing the ad- vantage of dedicating the private alley along the West side of Block Nine (9) Park- view which would permit of widening the roadway of Melville Avenue three or four feet. By eliminating the alley, the owners could either construct a narrow sidewalk along the East curb line of Melville Avenue, or leave out the sidewalk and move their fences to within two or three feet East of the curb line, thus eliminating the necessity of paving an alley parallel to a paved street with a three or four foot strip of dirt between, and saving them some $200.00 per lot. Mr. Williams stated that at a meeting of the lot owners, the consensus of opinion of the majority of the awners was that the dedication of the alley would alter the original layout of the Subdivision and surrender rights which they now had; that the majority were not in favor of dedicating the alley as evidenced by the signed statement of 12 of the 16 lot owners. This statement was then filed *ith the Committee. A petition to the Trustees of Parkview authorized them to dedicate the alley, signed by one only; namely, W. C. Flynn, 421 '.Vestgate Avenue, was filed. The hearing was then completed. g. The Committee then discussed the pavement improvement program f;4 streets season, and decided that proceedings should be started at o snd the work prosecuted in the following order; o .AWA rrr