The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-30

Baker. That was q case whereby village oroi-
the entire full # paS tae for sn
strip condemned. but the costs and expenses
Of the q, @ was boss
land land was @ condemned % This appeared. both to the
and to asrS 's judges S
Ts III soS SS not pr
petual Injunction against the making and sI s3ec-
psoperty o @ W but said: i should Se observed tha.
the decree did not relieve the a6utsns n9 pT9Pers Ss
nropery fas% asss d's legal
we now adiudge. was only to prevent +, the zen en-
take take, such steps as we're within its power 70
ferr.d fer upon upon It, to make a new assessment upon
was found upon due and proper inquiry to b. be
ssoa eaopers BY @ decree rsndered the
avoided the performance Of functions appe.tain,.. I'm.
the subject under the control Of the local au-
thorities designated by the State.
ATTORNEY COLLINS
ON THE DECISION.
attorneys who represented the contractor In
the case Of Shumate vs. Heman.
II have many thousands Of dollars in spe-
cial tax bills belong to my. clients which
would not be worth a cent il this decision
had gone against u.s. he said yesterday;
Il know one contractor who has completed
cial tax bills in payment until he heard the
outcome of this case. Then, contractors
who have bid on city work have felt that
figures sane and i still % take the the % risk Of Finding finding
themselves deprived OF money due them.
The decision means much for the city. No
Charter amendment is needed now to make
public improvements"
PRESENT TAX IS
NOT EXCESSIVE.
ut may be conceded that courts of equity are
always open to afford a remedy where there is
% so ne sss lis bslsy pass
eDRsn .Se S of aSss & OF ss
tngs in the case Of Norwood VS.. Baker But there
The facts are thus stated by the SQUIRT ef Ms.
souri,: The work done consisted % paving with
Ksnsas City. &c feet Wide. from independeaee s"s @
avenue to Twelfth street. a distance OF one
IL IN the CITY, city,
and all a Of the lots i sb1,ins thereon front the
The lots are all improved and used for resi-. resi-.
s,an,ay on the ana srade dc Il the the stree. @ a.s as i- i
s ssa and are s sasa f sSs
Pavement gs,em along It's entire extent is uniform in
a ,s IS n sas of ;nes q
the lots ahutting on the iml lroyement.
sams Of an
Presented Pre- BY By the Legislature and apnrSyed by
stituticnal principles.
IT The tud!ment Of the Supreme Court Of Mis-
CONTRACTORS now SURE
OF MONEY DUE THEM.
Attorney Hickman f. Rodgers, who en-
tered the original suit Of Heman VS.. Shu-
beea ST. , tha and
since. said: This decision is most impor-
tant for st. Louis. just at this time, when
oil the work contemplated in preparation
Tor the Worlds Fair ts to be done The
city will be able to get its work done bet
ter and more cheaply. The contractors will
be assured Of their pay, and the only thing
needed ne Is wise and capable public officials
Former Lieutenant Governor John B.
OMeara. who has been q contractor for
than 100000 in special tax bills which would
have been worthless but for this decision.
I know of many other contractors who have
would have been ruined IL they had not
been able to collect"
MAYOR WELLS
ON THE DECISION.
When seen last night in regard to the de-
lief that the result Of the decision upon the
would be great.
ttonality of that part of the city's Charter
providing for the collection Of special taxes
for opening streets and new improvements
had always been a stumbling block in the
way of improving and beautifying st. Louis.
Now that the point Is finally settled, he
said, many sections Of the city which here
tofore have gone Cnimproved Will in all
likelihood fall into line and keep pace with
the spirit of new st. Louis.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
TO BE PUSHED.
Hiram, Phillips, President OF the Board Of
Public improvements, was asked his opin-
ion of the effect likely to be produced by
the decision. He said:
Nothing could be more opportune than
the declaration Of the laws constitutional
ty by the highest legal tribunal in the land
The uncertainty Of ever receiving their
money has caused contractors to refuse to
authorized by city ordinance, and in many
ways the doubt surrounding the validity
OF the law has worked injury to our city.
With the constitutionalfty Of the city
ordinances and State laws fully estab-
lished. the programme of construction and
aration for the Worlds Fair will be COM
pietely and quickly carried out. The effect
OF the opinion will be seen in the next
SIX months. and by the time the gates OF
the Fair are ready to swing open St. Louis
will have put on a new dress in which
to receive her guests"
NEW TRAIN SERVICE ON THE"KATYo
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railway Company has put on . new
leaves Union Station daily at 11s45 p.
II. Sleeping car open for receDtiOA
of passengers at $500 p. N.
DON'T GO TO THE TRAIN TOO SOON,
for the time has been changed. The