The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-09
BILL PROPOSES THREE
CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
Ordinance Prepared by Public Welfare Com
mission introduced in the Munich
pal Assembly.

provements such come within the prov
ince of the Board Of Public improvements
The Municipal Assembly shall. by ordi
nances recommended by the Board of Pub
lie Improvements. establish streets; ther
proceedings shall be commenced for th'
openings ard property owners shall subdi
vide their property to conform with estab
fished streets. The map or plat must b.
approved by the Board of Public Improve
ments before Il can be recorded. The city
shall be exempt from damage liabilities foi
any building or Improvement N-rScted after
the rccordii OF the map or platp
The board may approve the dedications
of streets containing limitations That neavy
hauling and business traffic shall be tx-
cluded therefrom. the condition being that
costs for improvements and maintenance
shall be assessed against the property
fronting on such street.
Boulevards may be established and streets
may he converted into boulevards, and traf-
fic may be regulated and other conditions
may be prescribed by the board and the
Assembly. improvements, maintenance and
sprinklinS shall be borne by property own
work may be contracted for annually, CT
for term not to exceed ten years. by
the board and special tax bills be issued 10
the contractor
The Municipal Assembly shall not grant
any franchise for the occupancy OF such
boulevard except with the consent. in writ
ing. Of two-thirds OF the property owners
The Assembly. by ordinance recommended
by the board. may appropriate or condemn
private property for thoroughfares and pub
lie work. The Circuit Court is to appoint
commissioners to assess benefits. The cost
of the proceedings shall be paid by the
city.
BOARD MUST
APPROVE. ORDINANCES.
NO ordinance for street fmprnverrepf
shall be passed by the Assembly excepting
by ordinance recommended by the .oar d.
Public hearings shall be held. II the ma
tority OF property owners demonstrate the
board may approve the ordinace by two
thirds vote; majority vote is otherwise
sufficient. One-fourth II the cost of the
reconstruction shall be assessed against
the property fronting on the street: the re-
naming three-fourths shall 10 levied
against the property In tae district Tie
district shall be established by line drawn
midway between the street to be improved
and the next parallel. or converging street
on each side Of the street to be improved.
Conditions are then related in detail for
the establishment of districts in cases tnat
could not come under the general rule. II
property in district Is not liable to spe-
cfal assessment the city shall endure that
proportion. Sidewalk Improvements shall
be borne by property owners.
Ordinances submitted by the board to the
Assembly shall be explicit. The regarding
or. grading OF streets and sidewalks TO con-
form to change OF gra.ie and tie cost of
lighting shall be paid out of the general
revenue OF the city.
The sewer system shall be divided into
four ciasses-public. district. joint-district
and prtvate. The cost of district sewers
shall be assessed against fronting property
on an area basis. Repairs and incidentaIs
shall be paid from municipal revenue.
Joint-district sewers and private sewers are
to be constructed on a similar policy,
The taxes for such improvements may be
paid tn installments. as follows: The first
instalfment In thirty days. the second in
one year, the third in two years, the fourth
In three years. and so on until the ninth
year. Transfers Of special tax bills must
be recorded with the Comptroller.