The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-23

YOU that the Speaker Of the House % Dele
I&tes has this evening. tit the presence Of
the House In open session. affixed his sig
nature To- tAe following entitled hill. viz:
House Bill No. 1l9. An ordinance author
iz.ng II. r. Heman 70 erect and maintain
. private scale and fixing the condition
thereto.
Very respectfully.
Jerk.
House Bill No. lra. a. above. WAS read at
length. No objection being made. and all
other business being SUSPENDED. MI Presi,
dent Meier. in the presence Of the Council
IN open session. affixed his signature there
to-. in accordance with the provisions of the
The following message from the House of
Delegates was read and fled:
Horse of Delegates.
St Louis. July l.. 1910.
To the Honorable President and Members OF
the Council:
G-ntlemon-I have the honor 20 inform
you that the House Of Delegates. al its
meeting held Ans evening. passed
House Eiil No. loi. An ordinance 70 amend
~ or finance. entitled An ordinance n
revision OF the ordinances OF tn t,ty OF
-. Louis and 10 establish new ordinance
provisions for IN" government Of said city.
approved April seventeenth. eighteen Rum
dTri and Dinety-three. numbered seventeen
Thousand. one hundred and lightweight. in
relation TO police courts.
House Bill No IL. An ordinance to lease
q portion Of the unimproved Wharf - 81.
Housc Bill No. Il6 An or,l.nance to lease
e. r. II. Smith Lumber Company 4 part
Hous, f}iII NO lis. An ordinance author
izing and directing the lighting Of the
water towers. and placing OF are lights on
thu tops of each: also designating the fund
ont Of which the cost thereof shall be paid
House Bill No 1l9- Ar ordinance amend
ai9ry OF article seven. chapter twelve; OF
the Municipal Code o, ST. Louis by adding
d NV section thereto.
Council Fill No. 10. an ordinance author
izinS the Christy Fire Clay Company I"
track across Kings Highway at or near
Bancroft avenue.
II. II. JUDY.
Clerk
House Bills Nos Ioi. i1e. lie. us and lIs as
above. were each read first time
Council Bill No. 10. as above. was or
SECOND READING OF BILLS
Council 1911! No 80 An ordinance author
Hall Association to refund IT'S existing or
legations and u make additions 10 and al
teratiCas in its buildings in Missouri Park,
cure the same by deed of trust on its said
improvement. buildings. license and fran
chise.
Council Bill No. q. as above. was read
second time and referred to Committee on
Council Bill No. 50. An ordnance author
old C;ty Hall property belonging to the
city OF s.. Louis. situated on Eleventh
street. between Chestnut AMI MARKET
ing the terms of said sale.
Council Bill No. 81. as above. was read
second tine and referred TO Committee on
House PM No. So An ordinance to pro-
vide for the construction Of granitOid side
walks on west side of Grand avenue. be
tween JCramec street anu Usage street.
running east Of Grand avenue. except such
parts 81 said sidewalks as are already paved
with brick. stone or Sranitoid; and except.
TT-F rE.as Sf.~h 81 L hs.
s;rScted BY owners Of property under the
provisions Of section eight hundred and
ninety nine Of The Municipal Code of ST.
Louis"
House Bill No. 1o, An ordinance 10 i'm
prove Union boulevard between Delmar
boulevard and Fairmorit avenue. and 70
repeal ordinance number I,iucteen thousand
eight hundred and ore. entitled: AN orGi-
nance to Improve Union boulevard between
Dslu,ar boulevard and FI!rmOunt avenue"
approved April sixth. eighteen hundred and
House Bill No I0i. An ordinance to I'M
prove Union boulevard. between Page
boulevard and Easton avenue. and to re
peal ordinance number nineteen thousand
eight hundred and three. entitled: An Ordi-
nance 70 improve Union boulevard between
Page boulevard and EastOu avenue" APP
proved April sixth. eighteen hundred and
ninety ninc.
Ho,is. Bili No. III. An ordinance author
iziag Charles Recel To build canopy on
front of his property on west side of Third
street between Franklin avenue and Nor
House Ellis. as above. were each read Sec
ond time and referred TO Committee on Pub
lie improvements
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
NJ. Hodges. chairman of the Committee on
Was and Means, submitted the following
statement In rendering his resignation as
member % said committee:
To the Honorable President ard Members
e the City Council:
Gcnilemen-Towari the latter part OF May
81 last year, uIon the reorganization Of the
c1univance. ! was honored by placing my
name ut the head Of the Ways and Means
Committee. | had high appreciation of
THE honor and started out with the pur-
pose Of discharsirG my duty faithfully and
To the best of my ability. For nearly six
weeks the joint committees Of the two
the Council paid little attention TO the rec
concentrations of the committees. and the
House Of Delegates sent back practically a
new bill. which was adopted almost in It's
different departments Of the city govern
ne1t cxcee'led the estimated income by
about Sch.00. On the 20th az August the
new police law went into effect. but it was
taken to the courts with the hone that II
mirht he declared Unconstitutional. Soon
after I'll" incoming Of the present admins
trstic1 the wit,cnhurg bill vas passed. add
ing about $500 annually To the salary ac-
count Of the Street Department.
IL became evident to my mind that unfe-
the present financial conditions. an effort
should he made to reduce all the DEPART
m-nts Of the municipal government To a
strictly business bIsis. And accordingly I
introduced a bill on the 2ard Of December
10 reorgarizc the Street Department reduc-
ing the pay roll about SSa0D9 psr annum. a.
the same time | gave notice that this Was
one Of a series Of bills which Il WIS NV
intention to introduce tn reduce EXPENSES
In anticipation of the Inevitable deficit which
was sure TO appear when the appropriations
for the current year were made The bill
was .ead the first time. and there quietly
S.ra1Cled by the committee to which II was
referred and never reported to the Council
fNr consideration. As II was evident that
the Council was rot in the mood to consider
measures of re:renchment. no other bills
looking To that end were prepared
In January last. the Supreme Court hay-
ing declared the police law constitutional A
was called in the Mayors office
to devise ways and means To pay the police
70 the beginning of the present fiscal wear
The amount required was about ssSi Oho
The Conntroiicr reported that no funds
were available. every dollar Of the Income
for municipal purposes having been appTo.
priated. and TINT tho only funds were thosA
ser aside for the building 81 hospital and
for engine-hoises. and IL was agreed on the
part Of tho Mayor. Comptroller Treasurer