The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-12

\ REPORTS or CITY oF'FltERS.
| The following message from his Honor
the Mayor was read and bond referred TO
Committee on Municipal Affairs;
Mayors Office.
st. Louis. July 10Th. 1900
To, the Honorable City Council. St Louis
G.ntlemen-I have the honor to submit
for your consideration and action the fol-
lowing bond:
Bond of the Meyer Brothers Drug Com
pany in the sum of sl,HG In their accept,
ance of the terms and privileges granted
under Ordinance No. 2u161.
fRs HEY. ziiEiGENHEIN.
The following communication from the
/ President of the Board of Public Improve
ments was read and contract and bond re-
ferred to Committee on Public Improve
Office OF the President Of the
Board of Public Improvements.
ST. Louis. July 10. 1900.
Honorable q. F. W. Meier. President OF
Sir-I have the honor to submit TO the
Council for IFS approval the following coh-
Welsbach Street Lighting Company OF
America. Principal: and American Suresy s.s
Company of New York. Security. tor s-S''-
1 coco.
ROBr. e. McMATH.
/ SECOND READING OF BILLS.
! Council Bill No. "A. An ordinance making
! an appropriation TO cover expenses incurIsu tu u
t by the Sheriff and made necessary U! tHo
recent strike OF street railroad employees IN
Council BIZ No "a. as above. was read
second time and referred TO committee oi
House Biil No. rs. An ordinance to i'm
prove Iowa avenue between Magnolia ave
Wonse BiIi No ,Ss' as above. vas read
: second time and referred to Committee on
Public improvements
| Mr. Thuuer entered.
| RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr. Virgins offered the following res
( Whereas' the city Of St. Louis entered
into a contrac. with the WOODWARD 4 Tisr- ,en,
nan Printing Companyi dated =, Ap,,t phs,,n;fsi & Mai
: book form of 100 copies OF The Municipai
/ code OF St Louis to be completed and
deiyered on July i' & ana iD1 tne e1seui
| ei ard delivered to the city bond In
| the sum Of $1,000; and.
| code was turned over TO said printing
| company after the execution Of said con.
tract. and said printing company prOeesqeG
| about one-han OF the same. when. on May
\ n. 1900. certain taxpayers instituted In the
| IL junction suit to nullify said printing and
| binding contract and to restrain the city
from paying any'hSs hin s Indes Tas Ksn N ss
| Circuit Court. to whom the cause was re-
| ferred. granted temporary Injunction re-
straining the City Treasurer from paying
| cn,int ~ said contract. or for work done or
| to be done Hereunder. but did not restrain
said printing company from proceeoihS
| with the printing and binding thereof and
! the completion of Its contract with the
whereas. under the law. no appeal will
| lie from an order granting temporary In
| junction. but prior to an appeal there must
ard final hearing may be delayed until
| December or January of next year. and In
view of the crowded conaihon ,rs or Ine
an appeal cannot he determined for some
two years after the same Is entered I'm
advanced on said docket. which Is entirely
dependent on the order Of said Supreme
Court; and.
daIlv necessities Of the public officials and
those who have business with the city i'm
pera lively demand that said code be com
pieted and delivered without further delay.
Now. therefore. be II resolved by the City
Council. That the City Counselor be and he
this body as soon as practicable OF the le-
gal status Of said contract. as follows:
/ Whether the same is valid and binding
on said printing company. and whether IN
event said code is not delivered com,
pIeted on July Is. 1900 there viii be legal
liability on said contract and md bond; ,.
ticablc to readvertise for proposals for
printing and binding said code. onittins
reference 20 the ordinance provisions re-
spsctinC the use Of the union printing label.
ana thus relet the contract. and whether
in such reletting it would be necessary un,
der the Charter and ordinances to award
the contract to the lowest bidder.
g. In event readyertising and reletttng
should be considered either Illegal or i'm
practicable whether there is any way for
the city to obtain the one thousand copies
OF said code printed and bound. without
Seterminai by the supreme Court. in event.
upon final hearing by the Circuit Court
said temporary Injunction should be sus-
tanned
4 When is there likely TO be final hear
ing in the Circuit Court In said Injunction
proceedings. and would 1t be advisable to
await such hearing before further action Is
taken on the part of the city?
3 As said printing company was the low
est bidder az the letting at which said con-
tract for printing and binding was award
ed after public advertisement. in strict ac
cordapce with existing Charter and ordi-
nance provisions and said contract was was
reasonable. IL the printing company should
complete and deliver the codes to the city.
wonld not acceptance thereof on the part
Of the city impose upon the city a binding
legal Obligation TO pay the said company
the reasonable value OF said codes?
Mr.. Virgins moved tina: Resolution. as
above. be adopted.
Carried.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Council Bill No. .. An ordinance author
izing ard directing the Board of Public I'm
rrovsments to construct and erect on Water
Works property at Bisselrs Point. machine
shop. blacksmith shop and storage coal
aprurtsnances: TO reconstruct boiier-hcuse
roof High service Station No. l. and to
rTocure and erect steam hammer. machine
toqIs machinery and appliances, and ap-
proprfating money 70 nay the cost thereof.
May is 1900. majority OF committee re-
ported favorably.
Minority OF committee reported without
recomme ndation.
Laid over under the rules.
MAY % 1890 laid over two weeks.
June Il? 1900. laid over two weeks
JUne 2S 1870, laid over two weeks.
Was taken up.
on motion Of Mr.. Carroll Council FiIl No
as above was laid over two weeks
Council Bill No. 10. An ordinance supple
rrertnry to ordinance number eighteen
thousand nine hundred and nirety-four, en-
titled "Ap ordinance authorizing and d.
rectins the Board of Public improvements
to reconstruct the pumping plant Of High
service Pumping Station Number One and
aDpropriating money to pay the cost there
of a." approved June s. 1897.
May 1s 1900. majority Of committee re-
ported favorably.
Minority of committee reported without
recommendation
Laid over under the rules.
Nav %, 1900. laid over two weeks.
June i2. 1900 laid over two weeks.
June &c, 1900 laid over two weeks.
Was taken up.
ON motion of MFR. Carroll Council Bill
No TO- as above. was laid over two weeks
Council Bill No. IL. An ordinance supple
r,en:ary to ordinance number eighteen
thousand and eighty-fve. entitled IAN Or