The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-25

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City of st. Louis.
Council Chamber.
-, April q. 1901.
The Council met at ! o'clock p. M, Mr..
President Hornsby in the chair.
Fresent-Messrs. Boyce, Gibson. Hodges.
Hoifmann; Horton; Markham, Meysenburs.
President Hornsby-12.
Absent-Air. Spiegeihalter--1.
On motion OF Mr.. Sheehan the minutes Of
the meeting of April - as printed We're APP
proved.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
The. following message from His Honor
the Mayor was read and bond of Joseph p.
Whyte referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means:
Mayors Office.
st. Louis. April %. 1901.
To the Honorable City Council Of the City
of St. Louis:
Gentlemen-I nave the honor to submit
for your consideration and action the fol-
lowing bond
Bond of Joseph P. whyte. $50. 600. in his
appointment as License Commissioner for
the City of st. Louis.
RoLLA WELLS.
The following message from his Honor
the Mayor was read and bond referred to
the on Ways and Means:
Mayors Office.
st. Louis, April %, 1901.
To the Honorable City Council. St. Louis.
Mo-:
Gentlemen-I nave the honor to submit
for your consideration and action the fol-
lowing bond:
Bond of Leo Osthaus. $1,000. 90. in his APP
pointment as Deputy Assessor of Special
Respectfully.
ROIILA WELLS,
Mayor.
The following message from his Honor
the Mayor was read and bono referred to
the Committee on Municipal Affairs:
Mayors Office,
st. Louis. Apri, 90. 1901.
To the Honorable City Council. st. Louis.
G%entlemen-I have the honor to submit
for your consideration and action the fol-
lowing:
Bono Of Joseph L. Kolley. 81, 0oo.o 90. in his
appointment as Deputy Factory inspector.
RoLLA WELLS.
The following message from his Honor
the Mayor was read and bond referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means:
layers Office,
st. Louis. April 10, 1901.
To the Honorable City Council. st. Louis.
Gentlemen-1 have the honor to submit
for your consideration and action the fol-
lowing bond:
Bond of Joseph Pasquier, 5000. Oh, in his
appointment as assessor of Special Taxes.
RoLLA WELLS.
Mayor. VAS read h's and bond ali% re fea eenG To- the the
Committee on Municipal Affairs;
st. Louis, April %. 1901.
TO the Honorable City Council, St. Louis.
Gentlemen-I have the honor to submit
Tor your consideration and action the rol-
~ of the Wabash Railroad Company.
$1,000. in the matter of constructing and
maintaining n branch or spur track.
RoLLA WELLS.
The following communication from the
President of the Board of Public Improve
ments was read and filed:
Office of the President OF the
Board Of Public Improvements,
st. Louis, April q, 1901.
To the Honorable Municipal Assembly:
Gentlemen-I have the honor to report
that the Board of Public Improvements has
adopted the draft of ordinance hereinafter
named. and respectfully recommends the
same for passage by the Municipal Assem-
bly,:
it is forwarded to your honorable body
through the Council. and is entitled as fol-
lows. to-wit:
An ordinance authorizing the use OF either
o,Falion 81 PARK Tarcs or p Salon d e hark s., or a
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Worlds Fair. to be held in commemoration
OF the Louisiana Purchase.
Very respectfully,
HIRAM PHILLIPS.
Above Council bill was read first time and
numbered II.
coI sEGo SIR Re: 2 Nc o oT BILLS s.,.o-
fishing the rate and percentage OF taxes to
be levied and collected for the year nine
teen hundred and one.
-, CN,~Dn ItI1 r,~ ~An 49, <s-~A
n referred to Committee on Ways n
Means.
Council Bill No. 10. An ordinance to
sRsna sef Sandre sIs sisty1s e%nar and s' eishsaen
hundred sixty-eight Of the Municipal Code
Of the City of St. Louis.
and referred to Committee on Public I'm
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Gibson introduced the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolved: h the City Counselor be ne
quested TO inform the Council II there IS a
present existing and valid ordinance
nuisances, and that If there is one that the
terms and provisions of such ordinance be
stated to the Council"
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.; Meys sen, re- INTRODUCED It aca or By resues snb.
hitting proposed amendments to the
charter of the City of st. Louis to the auali-
fed voters of the city, and providing for an
election to be held therefor, and for the
manner of voting thereat, and Tor the pubit-
cation OF this ordinance.
Read first time.
Mr.. Meysenburg introduced by request:
Council Bill No. 13. An ordinance author
the st. Louis Merchants Bridge
Terminal Railway Company to construct.
maintain and operate a railroad track. with
and through certain streets and alleys and
through certain blocks in the City Of st.
Louis.
Read first time.
MI. schnell. by request. introduced:
Council Bill No. IL. An ordinance au-
thorizing the United Railways Company of
over that part of its railway on Maryland
avenue west of Euclid avenue, and to re-
move all that part Of its tracks on Mary
land avenue west Of Euclid avenue, upon
certain conditions.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Boyce, from the or Ways
and Means, submitted the following reports:
Council Chamber,
st. Louis, April q, 1901.
Mr.. President:
Your Committee on ways ana means, TO
whom was referred:
Council Bill No. 4. An ordinance making
an appropriation to meet interest maturing
during the fiscal year beginning April
ninth, nineteen hundred and one. and end
ing April seventh, nineteen hundred n
two.
Council Bill No. 6. An ordinance appro-
priating money to meet the salaries and
expenses of the Police Department during
the fiscal year beginning April ninth, nine
teen hundred and one' and ending April
Respectfully report that they nav con-
sidered the same n their