The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-12
Ordinance Passed Soon, After
Public Hearing Closes Before
Legislation Committee.
MEASURE GOES TO HOUSE.
Privilege Granted 10 Brewing
Company 10 Bnild Railroad
: Tracks cross Ninth and
PcsialoZZi Streets.

Alter sGspendinis the rules i,t.scud tho
ticket broker hill to- .ensrossinent, tho
| Council, by unanimous vote last night
| passed the ordinance which prohibits the
| sale OF nontransferable railroad tickets
| The bill received its first reading in the
House last night
Early yesterday afternoon the second
| public hearing vas held on the bill before
the Legislation Committee. A Lindsnber-
ger of Detroit, Mich, accompanied by
benjamin WaSserman. represented. the
ticket men. while Judge ,Fran!slin Fcrriss
and John Schrocrs argued for the World s
/ Fair.
'L,ndenbcrgep argued that the ordinance.
II IT became a law. would put the cut
rate ticket broker out of business, He
said the railroads would make all their
tickets excursion rates, and there would
be no such thing as 4 ticket that could be
lawfully sold. He introduced data to show
former decisions of courts, and wound
up with 4 plea for time, which the
Worlds Fair representatives were pro-
testing against as they were anxious to
snow the convention of passenger agents,
winch copveneS IN st. lCu!s on January
., that something had been done by st.
LOUIS TO warrant the granting of half
= st III.
Members oi the Council were at the
hearing and heard the arguments of both
sides. After the meeting. the committee
went into executive session and decided
upon the action approved ty the Council
BILL is PASSED.
When the bill was called. Chairman w.
A. Gardner moved that the House rules
be suspended and the bill be sent to en-
grossment in order to expedite passage.
Councilman Gibson opposed this manner
OF procedure, stating tnat the measure
ought not to be rallroaoe1. lie gave tor
his reason that he could not CONSCIENTIOUS
ly vote tor such u proceeding as he did not
have comprehensive idea OF what he " as
voting tor.
The bill went To engrossment by a vote
of TO =. president hornsuy voting with
Councilman Gibson. Several minu,es later
the bill was given its last reading and
unanimously passed.
A House bal calling for an appropria-
ticn of Sl,SCv to install new engines and
boilers at Emergency Hospital No. was
passed.
The. bond of Eckard Wind, a contractor,
who is to complete the New City Hall,
was approved, III the sum OF $i1,ucv.
\ bin for the erection of Il BRUCE over
railroad tracks on kings highway be-
tween McRea and Shaw avenues was
passed and sent to the House of Dele
gates.
a bill providing that the Lenp Brewing
Company be allowed to close Thirteenth
street from Cherokee street to Broadway
was passed. In consideration of this priv
ilege the company agreed to allow the |
city to widen Lemp avenue from Utah to |
Wyoming street. which Is now only ~
feet wide
J The bill was opposed by President |
vino left the char to argue |
against the measure, and by Councilman |
G.pson. Both held that the company was |
getting entirely the best of the deal, and |
they neld that a money consideration |
should have accompanied the agreement.
The measure was carried by u vote of |
to 9.
\ bill to allow the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing Company the privilege OF placing
railroad tracks across Ninth and Pesta-
ozZi streets was passed. President
Hornsby voted against the measure. be-
,ause, as he said. PestaloZzi street is very
steep at that point, and coiiiSions between
Transit cars and railroad trains might be
,requent in cold weather.
Councilman Davis explained that the
Transit and brewing companies had agreed
% put in an interIockinE switch.
President Hornsby remarked that there |
should have been some reference to such |
switch in the bill. as corporations are
wont to forget such promises.
Councilman James T.. Newell introduced
bill asking that the license OF circuses
md outdoor travelling shows he raised |
rom so to $500. The bill asks for an adj
:itional $500 for each street parade. AMI
mails on the Worlds Fair rrounns during
he Exposition period are exempt.