The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-19
Council sustains Acting Mayors
Action Affecting Smoke
Inspectors Office.
INVESTIGATE. CAR FATALITIES.
Doctor Marks States Deaths Aver
age Seven a Month and Says
s. That the Brakes in Use
S Are Not Efficient.

Acting Mayor Hornsby vetoed the bill au-
thorizing the increase of the salary of the
smoke Inspector and his assistants yester-
DAY and returned the bill to the Council
with his reasons for doing co. By unani-
nous vote that body sustained the veto.
President, Hcrnsby called Doctor Marks
10 the chair when Secretary Mockler read
the message giving the reasons for the We
TO- and. asking to be excused from voting
upon his own veto. when the question was
put to vote. The Councilmen present
were: Hornsby, Boyce, Gardner, Lawler,
Marks, Rolfes and Sheehan.
The reasons for the veto given by Acting
Mayor Hornsby were substantially the same
as he gave when he objected to the bill
on the floor Of the Council. when 1t was up
for passage. He cited the fact that the
law expressly states that there shall be no
raise Of salaries while man is In ONCE
and that IL one is made 1t shall take effect
when his successor Is named.
The message stated further that the office
had only been created two years and that
he had been unable to satisfy himself that
there had been an increase in the business
of the office since that time.
The State Constitution Is very explicit
on this point and In the opinion OF Mr.;
aosDy It youa be bad policy and I'd %91l
TO INVESTIGATE CARS.
Doctor Marks introduced a concurrent
resolution, which was unanimously adopted,
authorizing the fresiuent or the Council
and the Speaker Of the House to, appoint
committee Of three from each body to
investigate and report the cause OF the
great number of fatalities and accidents
caused by street cars.
Doctor Marks. stated in his resolution
Nat al t-n lxnA - n tva
fatalities during each month OF the present.
year, In addition to the accidents regard
ing which he was not able to get statiS-
ties. The fact that he has been IN Tour
accidents himself makes the condition OF
aiisirs personal matter with MIN. ne
meeting of the Council. Doctor Marks said:
81 t,o not know whether II 10 lack of law
OF the inability. to enforce the present law
which has resulted In so many accidents.
This fact seems certain to me. that the
brakes are no good which. are now being
used by the Transit Company.
This Is the only city in the country o.
any consequence where you may alight
from either side OF q car where there are
double tracks. as for instance the Grand
n the ad 4 i rro o1
TO carry passengers on the running board
~, Attacks CROSSING RULE.
I'm no other city Is there rule about
the east and west cars having the right OF
way at crossings. The cars should come
to e full stop at every intersectiont Ct the
block away demand the right Of way by
ringing tleirebeii loudly and shooting past
the crossing z at full speed while the other
The resolution goes to the House and
when It is adopted there the committees
viii be appointed from each body. to carry
j out the Investigation, as the resolution de
rects.s ~
After being laid over for six weeks,
Council bill No. 81 was passed. This bill
rulnorIzes the building Of Z switch by the
Iron Mountain Railway into the works Of
the Schultz Betting Company on Barton
street. Councilman Sheehan Of the Rail-
road Committee added an amendment COM
polling the company to pay $50 to
the city treasury on July !. Of each year.
This is the customary charge Of 81 rum
ming foot, as the switch 10 $50 feet long
The Council passed bill authorizing the
same railroad to lay tracks across Carroll
street and also twelve bills for the improves
. ment Of several streets. Adjournment was
1 taken for one week.