[Document Outlining Details of Bond Measures in St. Louis and Kansas City] Page: 1 of 6
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ST. LOUIS SUCCEEDED
Whether Dallas adopts a bono. issue or j h tr
city planning program can be determined later.
success of St. Louis and the failure of Kans-a
ments. Belov: in parallel columns i sal " "" Da1ia
? ' i -KANSAS CITY FAILED
dopt a Aecial ay .a rry ;n .ur
time e can .itr .:rofit study the
tarry bond issues for" civic improve-
=r ,,=wn- St. rnvi nd Kansa CtBonds Submitted
ST. LOUIS, $88,372,500
KANSAS CITY, 126,61.0,000
Bonds Carried
ST. LOUIS
All carried except one item--
National Guard Armory.KANSAS CITY
-~ failed except two. items--fire
SeJ;armen andd hospitals.What the Bonds Were For
ST. LOUIS
KANSAS CITY
Street opening and widening ...........$ 8,650,000
Paving ...................... ....... 5,800,000Traffi'ic way ................ ... ...................... 7 ,
Rev _lvirg fund for ci-ty planning 1,
TraffIc ignal system ...............Grade-crcssings and viaducts........
Approaches to Municipal Bridge...1,600,000
3,000, 000River des Peres........................ ........... 11 ,O00,000
Union Station Plaza .........................
Parks and Playgrounds ................
Improvements for same ....................
Memorial Plaza and Buildings.........
Aquarium...................................Court House .....................
Auditorium & Community Center......
Public Markets ...................... .......... ...........
Armory............................. ........
Hospitals ..................................... .................
Fire department..........................................
Water works ................................. .......... ..............
S e w e rs........................... ..........................2,600,000
2,500,000
L,300,000
3,000,000
400,0004,000,000
5,000,00C
1,250,000
1,000,000
4,500,000772,500
12,000,000
8,000,000Mii, ,." Rivur r'idg e ............ ..........
:?lue River Bridge .................................
3illham Viaduct .................... .... .......
nter-city viaduct approaches.........
Rashington Park Blvd. Viaduct.........
East Bottom leve e ..........................................
Park Imp rovemeni ts..................... ..................
Publ ic Square .... ... ...........................
Swcpe Park Imrovements..... .........
Swope Park enlargements ......
Blue River Park a y.... ............ ........................
Kessler Road ................. ............ .................
Municipal Airport ...........................
T ou r i st Camp.................................. .. .........
Police Headquarters &
Municipal Court ....
! u.;icip al Farm....................
i al auditorium..................................
sital s ................. ......
Fire de apartment .............. ........ater mains... ...................... , 000, 000
itv deficit.......... .... ................... ...
Electric lighting ............................. 8,000,000
Lighting & Heating Buildings.......... 1,000,000b00 , OoC
500,000
150,00C,50U,OOC
75,000
100,000
100,000
1,100,0005 0, 00
2,000,000
2,000,000
1,250,00C
:0,000
L,00,000
300,000
500,000
50,000400,000
35,000
800,0001,200,000
!.,200,0002,250,000
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[Kessler Plan Association]. [Document Outlining Details of Bond Measures in St. Louis and Kansas City], text, 192X; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207139/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.