The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-02

There being no objections the minutes of
the meeting of July II. 1900, as printed. were
EEPORTs OF CITY OFFICERS.
The following message from the House
OF Delegates was read and 1iled:
House of Delegates,
St. Louis, July II. 1900.
To the Honorable President and Members
of the Council
You that the Speaker OF the House of Dele
gates has this evening. in the presence of
the House in open session. affixed his sig
nature to t.t the following entitled bill, viz:
prove Iowa avenue between Magnolia ave
Very respectfully,
w. H. JUDY,
Clerk.
House Bill No. 1of. rs above, was read
at length. No objection being made, and
~! other business being suspended, Mr..
Iresldgnt Meier, in the presence of the
Council in open session affixed his sigma
lure thereto, in accordance with the prov-'
sions OF the Charter.
Mr. Hodges entered.
Ihe following communication from the
PRESIDENT of the Board of Public Improve
hehtS was read and filed:
Office of the President of the
Board of Public improvements,
10 ,,o r,,,, st Louis. July 81, 1909.
Gcntlemen-I have the honor to report
that the Board of Public improvements
has adopted the dra ft of ordinance mere
nends the same for passage by the Mu-
1t is forwarded to Your honorable body
lows, TO wit:
An ordinance to adopt general plans for
CITY E"spital buildings. to be located on
construction OF a portion of the buildings,
and providing for the preparation of de-
tan plans and supervision OF the work of
construction and making appropriation to
pay the cost thereof.
EoBT' '', Z: MeMArH.
Council bill as above was read first time
and numbered No i.
c,,,,, -, ,TNFtNIsHED NJ, BUSINESS.
ing the position Of clerk to the ME- of GFel AZ
Sst3nt Prosecuting Attorney of the CITY of
81. Louis, and to provide for compensation
OF same.
July p, 1860, reported favorably.
Laid over under the rules.
Was taken up.
90 Mr. HODGES moved that Council Bill No.
-, as above, be laid over two weeks.
Carried
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. carroll from the Committee on
report: ms
Council Chamber.
,,r Dx-,, st. Louis. July 81, 1900.
Your Committee on Ways and Means. to
Whom was referred
Council Bill No. y. An ordinance making
appropriations to meet certain expenses Of
the city government during the fiscal YEAR
s, 1901. Nb'
Respectfully report that they have oon-
sIderci the same, and recommend its mas
sage with the following amendments.
tHAS. L. CARROLL,
Strike out all after the word nanel. in
the fourth line of section one aud insert
the following:
Municipal Revenue: For costs in missile
1neahor cases, twenty-seven thousand dol
Ia. tnt5; l9r costs In civil cases, seventy-fve
mni!Grcu dGl!ars for bills unpaid at the be-
siihihS OF the fiscal year. one hundred
stFthty-nlne dollars, soventy-fiye cents; ag-
sresating: thtrty-four thousand six hundred
sereha!-nlne dollars seventy-five cents
cCouftS: For salaries as foIlows-Circuit
tourt, iorty-tWo thousand two hundred SIX
y ooliafs: Circuit Court for Criminal
Causes twenty-five thousand seven hI,n'
dred forty dollars: Court of Criminal Cnr-
Tection, ten thousand dollars; Probate Court
SiMleeI 1i,a. ,lh0u9and six hundred forty dollars
ITS dradI Dis5nct Police Court, eghtyone hun
4fed .ifsd collars; Second District Police Court
Iity-elSht hundred sixty dollars; South St
!.oaiS Police Court, twenty-eight hundred
twenty twenty collars; Justices of the Peace
Sourts, elshty thousand three hundred dol
IaFS' iof salaries unpaid at the beginning
OF the fscai year, forty-t three hundred seven
= ~. S-iiVg collars. For expenses as follows:
for Sheriffs attendance, twenty-four thou.
sand dollars; Circuit Court forty-five hun
d dred dollars; Circuit Court for Criminal
Causes two thousand dollars; Court Of
SiilNiilii correction, one thousand dollars :.
Irohate Court, fifteen hundred dollars: First
DlSti1ct Police Court, one thousand tive
nunared dollars; Second District Police
Court six hundred dollars: South St. LnliiS,
Ionce Court. three hundred dollars; justices
Oh me Peace Courts. for office expenses. ey
elusive OF car fare. four thousand dollars:
iof rent, ten thousand sixty dollars: for hills
unpaid at the beginning of the fiscal vpnr
one hundred forty-two dollars. twenty-five
cents Tor rent of rooms for justices of the
Ieace Courts, unpaid at the beginning Of
thG nscai year. three hundred fiftv-thrae
collars. thirty-three cents; aCgregatins Two
hundred nun Iorty-three thousand fifty dollars.
jury Commissioner: For salary of J,,rv
- =, onmissioner and permanent deputies. nine
thousand seventy-three dollars; for salaries
OF temporary deputies one hundred forty
dollars: for office expenses. printing sta
tionery, advertising, furniture and telephone
rent, seven hundred thirty-seven dollars:
lalS. "'i-
jury and Witness Fees, fifty thousand dol
lars. ~ o'
Law Department: For salaries of cit,,
Counselor, Associate City Counselor, Second
Associate City Counselor. Assistant civ
counselor. Clerk and Stenographer sixteen
thousand five hundred dollars: for office ex
pehses. furniture, printing. stationery and
laW books. and telephone tone thousand
dollars; t tiG for bills unpaid at the beginning Of
SreSatihS, seventeen thousand five hundred
six dollars. fifteen cents.
NarShal's Office: For salaries of Marshal
one chief deputy, one deputy OF the first
class. two deputies of the second class and
fifteen deputies of the third class, twenty
two thousand two hundred fifty dollars: for
Office expenses, furniture, printing, station
cry, advertising, bill posting, car fare, keep
ing ana shoeing horses, repairing vehicle
and harness. five hundred ninety-eight dol
lars fifty cents; for d horse, one hundred
fifty dollars; for bills unpaid at the begin
ming of the fiscal year. one dollar fifty
cents: asSregatinS, twenty-three thousand
dollars
CorGner's Office: For salaries or Coroner.
deputies. clerk. Stenographer assistant
Stehosfapher and porter, ten thousand seven
hundred dollars: for Office expenses fur
n!ture, printing and stationery. rent of teIe-
phone, Keeping and shoeing horses, repair
ing vehicles and harness and typewriter
thirteen hundred fifty dollars; for jury and
witness fees. recovering bodies collins and
expenses of burial, twenty-five hundred fftv
chemical analysis seventeen hundred and
fifty dollars; for bills unpaid at the begin
ming of the fiscal year forty-five dollars.
aggregatinS sixteen thousand ninety-five
dollars.
Morgue: For salaries of Superintendent.
assistant superintendent and porter, twen-
ty-siX hundred dollars: for Office expenses,
furniture. ice. diSinfectants. and conveying
bodies to the Morgue two thousand dollars:
for labor and material for repairs of build
ing requiring prompt attention, three hun
dred dollars; for bills unpaid at the begin
ming of the fiscal year. two hundred ninety
four dollars eight cents; aggregating, fifty
one hundred ninety four dollars eight cents.
Board of Engineers and Boiler Inspectors: