The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-09
AMENDMENT NO. 1.


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,
planes of every description salaries,
wages and all other outlay, whether of a
Temporary or permanent nature. shall not
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 h , spo div Of SECTION Of title
amended SO as to 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
all expenditures for lands. buildings.
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
dred and fourteen thousand dollars, in
addition to any unexpended balance re-
naming in said police department fund
from the preceding year"
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
That subdivision 21 of section A. title
II of Chapter 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 jul
risdiction 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-
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 a of IT,
tie II Of Chapter v Of said charter be
amended so as to read as follows:
Y 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
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
of the city voting at the last election.)
AMENDMENT NO. s.
That subdivision II of section Of title
II OF Chapter v of said charter be
amended so as to read as follows.
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 v
OF said charter be amended so as to read
Section 3d. To provide for the cup
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
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
stefan in regular practice, and such num-
Der of inspectors 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.
ssT7fle provision contained in section 8,
title n of Chapter 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
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, to be
known as the Garbage Fund which
shall not exceed in any one year the sum
of twenty-five thousand dollars, in adj
dftion to any unexpended balance re-
naming in said fund from the preceding
wear, and in addition to all moneys re-
ceiyed from thessaIe and disposal Of gar
bage, dead animals ard other refuse mat
ter, which receipts shall be credited to
said fund.
1.-THE Commissioners of Health, within the
limit of such appropriation, shall have
power to employ such help and assistants
as may be necessary TO enable him to
discharge the duties hereby imposed and