The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-02

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Council Bill No. -. An ordinance Ia va
| cate the east and west alley in city block
number three thousand eight hundred and
Seventy-eight. and TO provide Tor sewer
| right of-way in lieu thereof.
Above Council b,ll WAS read second time
and referred TO Committee on Public In
provements.
House Bill No leh An ordinance to re-
| construct Lombard street from Fourth
street to broadway.
House Bill No. lts. An ordinance author
izing Simmons. Shehsn and Lawler to make
excavation In sidewalk on north side of
| Pine street west Of Sixth street.
House Bills No. los and les, as above.
were read second time. and referred TO
Committee on Public improvements.
The following communication from the
| Board Of Police Commissioners was read
board Of Police Commissioners.
St. Louis. June -. 1850
f r W Meier President City Council:
Sir-I am directed by the Board OF Police
Commissioners TO present an estimate OF
the expenses incurred by this department.
during the recent street car strike in this
city.
For pay rolls of emergency specials. pur-
chase of stars for same. hire of teams.
and ammunition. and meals and sleeping
quarters furnished officers, one hundred
thousand dollars 'sl"eoeyl.
Very respectfully,
THOS. ]. WARD.
Secy. Of Board.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Virgins offered the following resoin-
ticu:
Whereas. The Grand Jury for the Feb
rtary term OF the Criminal Court did. In
its report made ON March 70. 1907 say: ..
"Our ettention having been directed 10
the fact that supplies for the city were
being bought In maDner contrary TO the
CITY ordinances governing the purchase Of
city supplies. and that the city was pay
ing exorbitant prices. We have
made this the subject matter of a rigid ex-
animation.
I'VE found that a great many goods for
tn. various city institutions, amounting IN
the aggregate 10 thousands OF dollars. have
heen bought without competition from a
few favored firms doing business in a fa-
yored locality. and that the prices paid for
such goods were eXorbitant and much high
er than the goods could nave been bought
for with the ordinary precaution and by
following the ordinances governing such
purchases"
Jury purport to have been made after rigid
examination: and
Whereas. The Grand jury states that EVIL
dence was In Its possession supporting the
above quoted statements. in general, and as
to particular cases: and
Whereas. The publieatioh Of said report
confidence in certain officials OF the city
and has put those officials under suspicion
thei H'f fitness Il for otficia position: and "
Whereas, The Mayor OF the City of ST.
Louis did. on April II. 1859. prefer against
Frederick G. Meier Commissioner of Sup
plies of said City OF St Louis. certain
charges namely:
.'Incompetency and willful violation of Of
fetal duty. and OF ordinance provisions re-
lating thereto" and
Wheress. The City Counselor who. at the
request of the Mayor. prepared the said
charges and specifications. IN a letter to the
Mayor dated April IL. 1900. DID admit that
the charges and specifications ARE no, in
such form as should desire them to De,
from a legal point of view. and.
Whereas. The City Counselor in said letter
further said II have no facilities for get
ting at facts which the Grand Jury claims
TO have discovered" and,
Whereas. Said charges were dismissed by
the Mayor on June IS. 1900 without trial. IS