The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-06

adoption at the General
Election, to be held in said
city. On the eighth day Of
November, A. D. 1904.
ST Paul. Mimi. Sept. %, 1904.
To all whom it may concern:
Know we that these presents certify that
pursuant to the provisions OF Chapter 35l
OF the General Laws of the State of Min
nesota for the year 1899. as amended by
state for the year 1903. the Judges of the
District Court OF the Second Judicial Dis
trict. In the County of Ramsey and State
OF Minnesota. in which said county dis
trict and state, the City of st. Paul. a
municipal corporation, Is situate did duly
appoint board of fifteen freeholders,
whose duty it then and there became 10
frame charter for the City Of st. Paul
aforesaid and to frame and submit amend
ments to the existing charter of said
city. and which said board did duly re-
turn to the chief magistrate of said city
to-wit: Its Mayor. Robert A. Smith. a
draft of the amendments to the charter
OF said city proposed by them, with the
signatures. of a majority of them and of
tached. as. follows:
Resolved by the Charter Commission Of
the City of st. Paul. appointed pursuant
to the provisions of Chapter 351 of the
General Laws Of the State of Minnesota
for the year 1899 as amended by Chapter
23S of the General Laws of said state for
the year 1908. that the following amend
ments to the charter of said City of ST.
Paul be submitted to the qualified voters
OF said city for adoption at the next cleo
tfon to be held within said city.
AMENDMENT NO. /.
:, That subdivision 4 Of section of
amended SO as to read as follows:
70 provide for the support and main
city. The total expense of the administra-
tion of said department, including all ex-
penditures for lands, buildings. rents,
sfGres fuel horses appspatus and ap
wages and all other outlay, whether of a
temporary or permanent nature, shall not
IN any year exceed the sum of two hun
dred and forty-fiye thousand dollars, in
addition to any unexpended balance re-
manning in said fire department fund from
the preceding year
AMENDMENT NO. 2.
That subdivision of section 4 of title
II of Chapter v of said charter be
t'To provide for the support and main
tenance of the police department of the
city. The total expense of the adminis-
ttration of the police department, includ-
all expenditures for lands, buildings.
rents, stores. fuel. horses, apparatus and
appliances of all kinds. salaries. wages
nent or temporary nature. shall not, in
any year. exceed the sum of two hun
dred and fourteen thousand dollars. in
manning in said police department fund
from the preceding year
AMENDMENT NO. s.
That subdivision 21 of section r title
II of Chapter V of said charter be
amended so as to read as follows:
ITO provide for the maintenance and
Improvement OF public parks. parkways.
drives and other grounds under the ju-
risdiction of the board of park commits
sioners, not exceeding in any one year the
sum of ninety thousand dollars, in addi-
tion to any unexpended balance remain
ing in said fund at the end of each fiscal
year, and in addition to all moneys re-
ceived by said board from donations or
from, the lease or operation of privileges,
or other sources incident to the main
tenance and management of the public
parks.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.
tie II of Chapter V Of said charter be
amended so as to read as follows:
ITO provide for cleaning and repair
ing streets. sewers, sidewalks and cross
walks. The total amount of expenditure
in any one year for all of said purposes,
other than that paid by special assess
ment, shall not exceed the sum of two
hundred thousand dollars. in addition to
any unexpended balance remaining in
said street and sewer fund from the pre-
ceding year..
(Note-This amendment is submitted
pursuant to petition presented to the
commission. purporting to be signed by
more than five per cent of the legal voters
AMENDMENT NO. 5.
That subdivision II of section 4 of title
II of Chapter of said charter be
amended so as to read as follows:
''To provide for the payment of sala-
ries, clerk hire and incidental expenses,
including printing, stationery and other
supplies, of the department of the Com
missioner of Public Works The total ex-
penditures for all of said purposes shall
not. in any one year, exceed the sum of
thirty-fve thousand dollars.
AMENDMENT NO. 6.
That section IS. of title H>of Chapter V
of said charter be amended so as to read
as follows:
Section 20. To provide for the sup
port of the health department of said
City, not exceeding, however. in any one
year. the sum of twelve thousand dol
lars in addition to any unexpended bal
auce remaining IN the health department
fund from the preceding year; except
that in case Of invasion or threatened in
vasion OF the city by dangerous epidemic,
the common council may, by ordinance to
be passed by at least three-fourths of all
the members elect of each body. author
;ze additional expenditure to be made
from the general fund, as the same is
herein provided for The commissioner of
health shall appoint an assistant COM
missioner of health. who shall be ply
sicjan in regular practice, and s4lch num-
Der of inspectors as may be necessary
and shall fix the salary and compensation
of said assistant and inspectors. provided
always thst The total expenditures of
said department during any year shall
not exceed the appropriation therefor as
above provided. Any other requirements
of the charter in conflict with the. fore
going provisions are hereby repealed.
ssThe provision contained in section 3,
title II. of Chapter of said charter, i'm
nosing upon the Commissioner of Public
works the duty of collecting and dispos-
ing OF garbage and other waste matter
is hereby repealed, and hereafter the duty
of collecting and. disposing of garbage,
dead animals and other waste matter,
except stable refuse and night soil Is
hereby imposed upon the department OF
health. and such work shall be done un-
der the direction and supervision of the