The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-12
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

tie II Of Chapter Y Of said 'V 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-
(Note-This amendment is submitted
pursuant 10 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 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 art I OF the Com
penditures for all of said purposes shall
not, in any one year. exceed the sum Of
thirty.fiv thousand dollars"
AMENDMENT NO. 6.
That section % of title II OF Chapter V
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 q ply
sician in regular practice, and such num-
Der of inspectors as may be necessary,
and shall fix the salary and compensation
Of said assistant and inspectors; provided
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going provisions are hereby repealed.
THE provision contained In section g.
title II. of Chapter Of said charter, inn
Works thea duty of collecting and dfspos
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IS hereby repealed, and hereafter the duty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 I'M
der the direction and supervision of the
Commissioner of Health and a fund shall
be provided therefor by taxation. 10 be
known as the Garbage Fund, which
shall not exceed in any one year the sum
Ct twenty thousand d0 Sgana in ad
maining in said fund from the preceding
year. and in. addition to al MOI re
ceiyed from the sale and disposal OF gar
baee dead animals and other refuse mat
ter. which receipts shall be credited to
ssThe Commissioner ofHealth, within the
limit of such appropriation, shall have
power TO employ such help and l., assistants
discharge the duties hereby imposed. and
shall With the approval Of ~ the e. Common
Moves outside of the health department
proper, who are. engaged in the ecollec-
ton and disposal of garbage, dead ami
mails and other waste matter"
AMENDMENT NO. T.
That section of title III of Chapter
v of said charter be amended by strik--
ing out the words land any unexpended
bo1 Ia moo nf the cQlTeSDOrf1in<r fund of the