The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-24
st. Paul. MINI, Sept. %, 1904.

st. Paul. Mimi Sept. %, 1904.
To all whom it may concern:
pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 351
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
trict and state the City, of st. Paul. a
municipal corpora ton, is situate, did duly
appoint a board of fifteen freeholders.
frame a charter for the City saof st Paul
aforesaid and to frame and submit amend,
ments men to the existing crlafsss Of, Of said
turn to the chief magistrate of said city.
to-Wit: It's Mayor. Robert a. Smith.
draft OF the amendments TO the charter
OF said cityseproposed by them with the
signatures. of a majority of them and of
tached: as follows:
the City of st. Paul appointed pursuant
to the provisions of Chapter 351 of the
General Laws of the State of Minnesota
23S of the General Laws of said state for
the year 1903. that the following amend
ments to the charter of said City of 81.
Paul he submitted to the qualified voters
OF said CITY for adontion at the next cleo
ton to be held within said city.
AMENDMENT NO. /.
title II Of Chapter v of said charter be
amended so as to read as follows:
TO provide for the support and MAIN
tenance of the fire department OF the
city. The total expense of the administra-
ton of said department, including, all ex-
penditures for lands. buildings rents,
stores. fuel. horses. apparatus and .apT
pliances of every description. salaries.
wages and all other outlay, whether of
temporary or permanent nature shall not
an al fIa.a Of& h11r1
dred and forty five thousand dollars. in
addition to anv unexpended balance re-
manning in said fire department fund from
the preceding year"
AMENDMENT NO. 2.
Il Of Chapter Of said 0s charter ts be be
amended so aszto read as follows:
ITO provide for the support and main
tenance Of the police department of the
city. The total expense of the admins
tration of the police department.. includ-
Ing compensation of pound masters. and
rents. stores, fuel. horses. a apparatus and
appliances of all kinds salaries wages
and all other outlay, whether of perisla-
any year. exceed the sum Of two oh hun
dred and fourteen thousand dollars. in
addition to anv uneypended balance re-
manning in said police department fund
from the preceding year. s
AMENDMENT NO. g.
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
sieners, not exceeding in any one year the
sum sum Of Of ninety thousand dollars in addi-
ing in said fund al 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
parks"
AMENDMENT NO. 1.
tie II of Chapter v of said charter be
amended so as to read as follows:
TO provide for cleaning and repair
walks The total amount of expenditure
in any one year for all of said purposes,
other than. that paid by. special assess
ment, shall a, not exeesd @ the sum OF two
any unexpended balance remaining in
said street and sewer fund from the pre-
ceding year
(NofeSThis amendment is submitted
pursuant to petition presented to the
commission. purporting to be signed by
more than five per cent OF the legal voters
of the city voting at the last election.)
AMENDMENT NO. s.
That subdivision 12 of section of title
II of Chapter of said charter be
amended so as to read as follows:
ITO 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 five thousand dollars
AMENDMENT NO. 6.
That section % of title II of Chapter "
of said charter be amended so as. to read
as follows:
Section %. To- provide for the sup
City, not exceeding. however in any one
year the sum of twelve thousand dol
lars, in addition to any unexpended bal