The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-20
ST. Paul. MINI. Sept. q 1904,

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District Court Of the Second Judicial Dis
trict. in the County of Ramsey and State
or Minnesota, In which said county, dis
trict and state the City of st. Paul, q
appoint board of fifteen freeholders
whose duty It then and there became Il
frame charter for the City Of st. Pau
aforesaid and to frame and submit amend
ments to the existing charter of said
city, and which said board did duly re
turn to the chief magistrate of said city
to-Wit: Its Mayor Robert A. Smith, a
draft Of the amendments to the charter
OF said city. proposed by them, with the
signatures OF 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
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
ton to be held within said city.
AMENDMENT NO. /.
That subdivision of section OF
title II of Chapter v Of said charter be
amended meme 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 APP
planes of every description, salaries
wages and all other outlay, whether Of a
In any year exceed the sum Of two hun
dred and forty-five thousand dollars, In
addition to any unexpended balance re-
manning In said fire department fund from
the preceding year
AMENDMENT NO. Q.
That subdivision 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 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 jul
riSdiction of the board Of park commits
sioners, not exceeding in any oneIyear the
sum of ninety thousand dollars, in addi-
ton to any unexpended balance remain
ing In said fund at the end of each fiscal
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 s1 = Of SECTION 4 Of t.
amended sc. as to read as follows:
ITO 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 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
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. 5.
That subdivision II of section of title
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
missioner of Public Works. The total ex-
penditures for all of said purposes shall
not, in any one year. exceed the sum of
thirty-ive 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 49, 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
vasion oflthe 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 ply
stefan 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
y
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 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
health. and such work shall be done I'M
der the direction and supervision of the
Commissioner Of Health, and fund shall
be provided therefor by taxation, to be
known as the Garbage Fund which
shall not exceed in any one year the sum
dition to any unexpended balance re-
manning 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.
1.-THE Commissioner ofHealth, within the
limit OF such appropria ton, shall have
power to employ such help and assistants
a may be necessary TO enable him TO
discharge the duties hereby imposed. and
shall with the approval of the Common
Council. fix the compensation of ak en-
pioyes. outside of the health department
proper, who are engaged in the collec-
ton and disposal Of garbage, dead ami
mails and other waste matter
AMENDMENT NO. Z.
That section OF title III of Chapter
Of said charter be amended by strik-
ing out the words land any uuexpended
balance Of the. corresponding fund Of the