The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-04
ADVOCATES OF NORTHWEST
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sition company all privileges within the E.x
position grounds. The Schweickardt lease
hold is based on two ordinances and on a
contract entered into with Charles
Schweickardt by the Board Of Public I'm
provements under these ordinances. The
first ordinance was approved March 6. 1891
1t gives to Charles Schweickardt ''the ex-
elusive privilege Of selling refreshments in
Forest Park for a period of ten years from
April /. 1891. for the annual rental of 81. GO.
payable monthly In advance. THE ordinance
provides that ''the lessee shall erect n res
taurant building to cost not less than sl5.-
90. upon plans approved and I'm place
designated by the Board of Public I'M
provements." which Is to become the prop
erty of the city. without compensation. at
the expiration of the lease. The lessee may
also erect and maintain not to exceed three
ornamental refreshment stands upon plans
approved and in places designated by the
Park Commissioner" the ordinance de-
clares.
The ordinance prohibits the maintenance
by the lessee Of a public bar within the
park The ordinance further provides for
a penalty of so a day for violation of the
provisions of the ordinance and for a for
feiture of the lease and the notification Of
the ordinance IL the penalties reach the
sum Of 81 600.
The lease held by Schweickardt at pres
ent is based ordinance approved July
%. 1894, extending his lease for three years
The ordinance puts forward as a ground
for the extension that the lessee was de-
prived OF the exercise of his lease for three
years by a suit brought by Charles Gibson
to restrain the grant and by the burning
Of his restaurant building. Under the or
dinance extending the lease all the provi-
sions OF the original ordinance are made
to apply to the extension. including the
penalties and the prohibition as to the
maintenance of a public bar at which
drinks are served to persons standing.
This provision of the ordinance Is very ex-
plici: Its terms are: mo public bar shall
be maintained within the limits Of said
park but all liquors or refreshments shall
he served by competent walters TO persons
seated at tables to be furnished by said
lessee and no liquors or refreshments shall
be furnished or sold in any other way"
PLANNING TO ENLARGE
FOREST PARK SITE.
The Forest Park site advocates devised
plans for enlarging their site.
There are sixty acres between Skinker
road and the city. limits. I'D acres in the
Catlin tract north of the park and 10 acres
south of the park. all within the city
limits" says L. c. Irvine. This would
make the total area of the Forest Park
site ess acres, all within the city limits. II
is desirable. I take ii. that the site should
not extend into the county. az that would
bring legal complications in the use Of the
s5.0oc.oC0 appropriated by the city. There
c,.Id l,o M nhiecfiCp tn ha vim tho g
sicns liz the county. because the concessions
are not a part OF the Fair proper. and the
exposition company would spend none of
its money on the concession buildings"
EXHIBIT At
CHARLESTON EXPOSITION.
Steps have been taken by the Exposition
company TO reserve a site on the Charles
ton Exposition grounds for Louisiana
Purchase Exposition building. President
Francis has entered into correspondence
with the Charleston authorities and assur-
arces have been given that the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Company can have
the choice on the reservation set apart for
special buildings.
George H. Aubrey. special representative
of the Interstate and West Indian Exposi-
ticn. as the Charleston enterprise is official
ly known. has been in st. Louis comforting
with President Francis on details Of the
representation to be made by the st. Louis
Worlds Fair at Charleston. Mr.. Aubrey is
a grandson of John Forsyth. the statesman
who argued Spain into the cession OF Flor
ida to the United States. after almost every
other public man of the times had given II
up as a hopeless job.
Mr.. Aubrey is now engaged In a tour oi
thirty States to enlist their cooperation In
the Charleston Exposition.