The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-22


city, and. which said board did duly re-
turn to the chief magistrate of said city,
to-w1t: Its Mayor, Robert a. Smith,
draft OF the amendments to the charter
OF said city proposed by them, with the
signatures cf a majority of them and of
their president and secretary thereto at
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
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
tion to be held within said city.
AMENDMENT NO. 1.
That subdivision 4 Of section OF
amended SO as to read as follows:
'Fe provide for the support and main
tenance Of the fire department. of the
city. The total expense OF the administra-
tfon of said department including all e1S-
penditures for lands, buildings rents.
pliances of every description. salaries,
wages and all other outlay. whether of a
temporary or permanent nature, shall not
IN any year exceed the sum Of two hun
addition to any unexpended balance re-
naming In said fire department fund from
the preceding year.
AMENDMENT NO. 2.
- That subdivision 5 Of section. Of title
u ct Chapter v OF said charter be
amended so as to read as follows:
ITO provide for the support and main
tenanee of the police department OF the
city. The total expense OF the adIninis-
Ing compensation OF pound masters. ard
all expenditures for lands, buildings.
rents. stores. fuel, horses. apparatus and
and ali other outlay, whether of perrna-
nent or temporary nature, Eh2tn not, in
any year exceed the sum OF two hun
dred and fourteen thousand dollars In
addition to any. urlexpended balance. re-
manning in said police department fund
from the preceding year
AMENDMENT NO, 8.
That subdivision 81 of; section 4. title
II of Chapter v Of said charter, be
amended so as to read as follows:
TO provide for the maintenance and
Improvement Of public parks, parkways,
drives and other grounds under the ju-
rtsdicfion Of the board of park commits
sioners. not exceeding in any one year the
sum OF ninety thousand dollars, in addi-
ton to any unexpended balance remain
ing In said fund at the end of each fiscal
year. and in addition to all moneys re-
cefved by said board from donations or
or other sources incident TO the main
tenance and management OF the public
parks.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.
That subdivision Is of section A of til
tie II of Chapter Y of said charter be
amended sc as to read as foIlows:
To 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 aSSese-
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
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. 5.
That subdivision IL Of section Of title
II of Chapter v 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. g.
That section % of title-H of Chapter "
of said charter be amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section %. 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
ance 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
ize 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
sician in regular practice, and such num-
ber of inspectors as may be necessary.
and shall fix the salary and compensation
OF said assistant and inspectors provided
always that 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.
.sThe provision contained in section 8,
title H. Of Chapter 6 Of said charter, i'm
posing upon the Commissioner of Public
Works the duty of collecting and dispos-
ing of garbage and other waste matter
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
Commissioner of Health, and a fund shall
be provided therefor by taxation, to be
known as the Garbage Fund which
shall not exceed in any one year the sum
of twenty-five thousand dollars In ad-
dftion to any unexpended balance re-
manning in said fund from the preceding
year, and in addition to all moneys re-
ceiyed from the sale and disposal of gar
bage, dead animals and other refuse mat
ter. which receipts shall be credited to
said fund.
s"The Commissioner of Health, within the
limit of such appropriation, shall have
power to employ such help and assistants
discharge the duties hereby imposed. and
SHALL with the approval Of the Common
Council fix the compensation of all en-
ployes outside of the health department
proper who are engaged In the collec-
tion and disposal of garbage, dead ami
mails and other waste NATTER
AMENDMENT NO. 7.
That section 8 of title III Of Chapter
V of said charter be amended by Strik-
ing out the words land any unexpended
balance of the corresponding fund OF the