The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01

Ing an aGdltlOnal appropriation 1or the In
I'rovement of Flad avenue between van
deventer avenue and Tower Grove avenue.
House Bill No. .9i. An ordinance to ap
propriate money to pay DAMAGES assesss
Tor the opening of Terry avenue from tn
east line OF Terry's subdivision 10 NORWOOD
avenue, and from the east line of Norwoo
Park to Kings highway.
W. il. JUDY,
House bills. as above. were each reat
first time.
The following message from the House o
House Of Delegates.
st. Louis, February rs. 1901.
To the Honorable President and Member
Of the Council:
Gentlemen-I nave the honor to inform
you that. the House of Delegates. at III
meeting held this evening, passed:
Council Bill No. So. An ordinance author
izlng the Mayor and Comptroller to sell thu
lot of ground belonging to the City of st
street. between Olive and Pine streets. II
the City Of st. Louis. and known as En-
S Sn 1sagi . No; 6, and snr to rs repe saaa ordinance
With the following amendments:
Amend Council Bill No. SO. as follows:
Amend. section 2 thereof by striking GU
the word fifteen in the sixth line of sait
word five: and by striking out the wore
twenty In the fourteenth line thereof
a atsn by substituting therefor the wore
Also amend by adding thereto a new sec.
tion to be known as section 5. as follows:
Section s. There being an emergency ir
! the thew M III iaf aae Assembly seal iye w Rffs short sSss term e.
nate. and an appropriation to pay the
values and damages assessed in the matter
Of widening. Twelfth street from st
be made during the present session Of the
Municipal Assembly. otherwise the pending
proceedings to widen Twelfth street vii.
ah1fo fhfu or1{pnroo shall G1 @1oro &l,,A n nS
go into effect Immediately upon its passage
Very respectfully.
w. II. JUDY.
Amendment to Council Bill No. So. as
above; was adopted by, the following vote:
Ho fsamMes Ho ca95oll' k Cast GAYS Msv1 noSdges'
sehneli, Virgins and Mr.. President Meier
Noes-0.
Council Bill No. 5g. amended. as above,
was ordered to enrolment.
the following communications from the
the Committee on Public improvements:
Law Department Of the City of st. Louis.
Office of the City Counselor,
To the Honorable Municipal Assembly:
Gentlemen have the honor to report
mat proceedings to open an alley in city
we're V,eee duly nis'' instituted staet 0I in the eIr num1 eo,r rss a.
49, - Ao Jul VII
May 3. 1900; that Commissioners were duly
appointed and the report of said Commits
sioners has been made and filed In said pro-
ceedings: That under the findings of said
report the damages allowed for the prop
erty taken amount to $1,000, which amount.
1890, was assessed against the property I'm
m ary. are eo siso.o SsSao'e our OF the city Treas
By order Of Court. July 1. 1901. is fixed as
approve or disapproye the report, and the
matter is accordingly submitted for your
consideration.
Your obedient servant,
B. scHNuRMAcHER.
Law Department of the city yie q St. sSl Ieuis.
of Is 81 dthhSe City Goun Sc 3as,
To the Honorable Municipal Assembly:
G~entlemen-I have the honor to report that
proceedings to open Gasconade street. from
number 1882. were duly Instituted in the
Circuit Court on August 4. 1899; that Com
missioners were duly appointed, and the
made and filed in said proceedlng gas hat
under the findings Of said report. the dam
ages allowed for the property taken amount
s ae / is;sa'i f. 4; Ct city wa aha $751;, siss are ssai hssss sSa
property included in the assessment dis
trict. The estimated costs payable out of
the E. City atyor Treasury re- are $4,000 90, ,.-
the time within which the Assembly shall
approve or %disapproev the report, and the
matter is accordingly submitted for your
consideration.
Your b o9 schTu fssyae5s
nEsonur1oSsIss:y Counselor
Mr.. Carroll offered the following reaolu-
ton:
Whereas. The smoke arising from the
steam plants, furnaces and build
ings of the city produces an almost intoler-
able public nuisance; and
Whereas; It Is entirely practicable to
abate most Of this objectionable smoke as
half in this city a few years since. which.
according to common knowledge and official
statement by 2 United States Government
than eighty per cent; and
Whereas, Under the law: as declared by
our Supreme Court. the City Of st. Louis
tually legislate and enforce municipal reg
so as to abate this public nuisance:
and
Whereas. Our citizens generally are in
of an effective remedy to acoomp iSh
this purpose as speedily as possible. in or
der to render our city more ATTRACTIVE an
agreeable. especially in view Of the fact
of the world in celebrating the pur-
chase of the Territory Of Louisiana; there
fore. be it
St. Louis strongly. favors the passage by
the General Assembly Of the State Of Mis-
souri, Of bill known as Senate Bill No. 204.
designed to enable the public to secure re:
lief from the smoke nuisance. which bill
has been Endorsed by the Smoke Abatement
the st. Louis Bar Association.
the Engineers Club. the Business Mems
Ing the various industries and interests Of
the city, and by Individual citizens general
and be 1t further
Resolved, That, the secretary. transmit
forthwith a copy of this resolution to the
President Of the Senate. and the Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives. request ng
that the same be read before the respective
bodies and referred to the APP
committees OF the respective
houses.
On motion of Mr.. Carroll. resolution. as
above, was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Hodges introduced:
Council Bill No. 112. IN ordinance to
amend section numbered two hundred and
of the Municipal Code of st. Louis |
lew section, having the same. number in
leu thereof.
Read first time.
Mr.. Carroll introduced:
IN additional appropriation for costs and
egal expenses. payable out Of Water Works
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Horton, from the Committee on Pub
ic Improvements, submitted the following
st. Louis. February q. 1901.
Mr.. President:
Your Committee on Public improvements,
o whom was referred:
House Bill No. 81. An ordinance to re-
st. Louis avenue from Fifteenth
street to Twenty-third street.
House Bill No. 165. An ordinance to re-
alley in city block No. 1867.
House Bill No. ga. An ordinance to re- |
,onofr,,rf + ,,cac avenue from Fot,rfepnfh /