The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-30

fed voters Of said city, for
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 ye 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
Chapter 238 of the General Laws of said
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
appoint q board of fifteen freeholders,
whose duty 1t then and there became 10
frame a charter for the City. Of st. Paul
nents to the existing charter Of said
city. and which said board did duly re-
turn to the chief magistrate of said city,
draft Of the amendments to the charter
OF said city proposed by them, with the
signatures Ct a majority OF them and of
their president and secretary thereto, at
Resolved by the Charter Commission of
the City Of st. Paul. appointed pursuant
to the provisions of Chapter S51 of the
for the year 1899 as amended by Chapter
238 of the General Laws, of said state for
the year 1903, that the following amend
Paul be submitted to the qualified voters
of said city for adoption at the next cleo
ton to be held within said city.
AMENDMENT NO. 1.
That subdivision 4 of section of
title II OF Chapter " 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-
tion of said department. including all ex-
penditures for lands, buildings rents,
stores, fuel. horses, apparatus and ap-
wages and all other outlay. whether of
temporary or permanent nature shall not
in any year exceed the sum of two hum
dred and forty five thousand dollars, in
addition to any unexpended balance re-
naming In said fire department fund from
the preceding year"
AMENDMENT NO. 2.
That subdivision of section of title
II Of Chapter of said charter be
amended so as to read as follows:
"To provide for the support and main
tenance of the police department of the
city; The total expense Of the admins
ing compensation of pound masters, and
all expenditures for lands, buildings,
rents, stores. fuel. horses, apparatus and
appliances of all kinds, salaries, wages
and all other outlay, whether of perma-
nent or temporary nature, shall not, in
any, year. exceed the sum of two hun
addition to any unexpended balance re-
naming in said police department fund
from the preceding year"
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
That subdivision 81 Of section 4, title
amended so as to read as follows:
ITO provide for the maintenance and
Improvement Of public parks, parkways,
risdiction of the board Of park commits
sioners, not exceeding in any one year the
sum of ninety thousand dollars, in addi-
tion 70 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.
That subdivision IS of section of IL
"
amended Sc 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"
CNote-This amendment is submitted
tod
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 efa Of said fo,loMs Charter be
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-fYe- thousand dollars"
AMENDMENT NO. 6.
That section % of title II of Chapter v
OF said charter be amended so as to read
Section 23 To provide for the sup
port of the health department of said
year, the sum of twelve thousand dol
lars, In addition to any unexpended ball
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
lie 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 a 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
always that the total expenditures of
said department during any year shall
not exceed the appropriation therefor as
going provisions are hereby repealed
"The provision contained in section 3.
title II. of Chapter OF said charter, Inn
posing 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
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 cne year the sum
of twenty five thousand dollars. in adj
naming in said fund from the preceding
year and in addition to all moneys re-
ceived from the sale and disposal of gar
bage dead animals and other refuse mat
ter which receipts shall be credited to
said fund.
siThe Commissioner Of Health. within the