SEC. 4.

[Repealed.]

SEC. 5. So much of ordinance to which this is amendatory, and all other part or parts of any other ordinance or ordinances conflicting with or repugnant to the provisions of this ordinance, are hereby repealed. Approved, May 4, 1850.

(No. 2447.)

ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDATORY OF ORDINANCE NUMBER TWENTY-THREE-HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND REGULATING THE ENGINEER

DEPARTMENT."

Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of St. Louis, as follows:

That section six of article third of the ordinance, to which this is amendatory is hereby amended by striking out of said section in the second line the words, "with a painted number placed thereon," so that the section as amended will read, "the Superintendent shall cause all hydrants to be numbered in a permanent and conspicuous manner," &c. Approved, June 17, 1850.

(No. 2500.)

ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDATORY OF ORDINANCE, NUMBER TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND TWELVE, CONCERNING OFFICERS, ELECTION, APPOINTMENT, &c., APPROVED, APRIL First, one THOUSAND Eight Hundred And Fifty, AND OF ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETEEN, APPROVED, MAY FOURTH, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY.

1. City Engineer, Street Commissioner and | 2. Salaries of Engineer and Street ComAssistant, their qualifications.

missioner.

Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of St. Louis, as follows:

SECTION 1. Such parts of ordinances, numbered twenty-four hundred and twelve and twenty-four hundred and nineteen, as require the City Engineer, Assistant Engineer or Street Commissioner to have resided twelve months either in the city of St. Louis or State of Missouri, at the time of their appointment, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed; and any person otherwise qualified according to ordinance, who is a citizen of the Uhited States, may be appointed to either of said offices.

SEC. 2. The salary of the Engineer shall be two thousand dollars per annum, and of the Street Commissioner twelve hundred dollars per annum; and so much of ordinances number twenty-four hundred and twelve and twenty-three hundred and eighty-eight, as fixes the compensation of said officers at fifteen hundred, and one thousand dollars is hereby repealed.

Approved, July 31, 1850.

(No. 2505.)

ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDATORY OF AN ORDINANCE, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND REGULATING THE ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT, APPROVED, MARCH THIRTIETH, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY.

1. Duty of Engineer to make plans and 2. Repeal of ordinances requiring Street estimates for city works. Commissioner to make such plans and estimates.

Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of St. Louis, as follows:

SECTION 1. That it shall be the duty of the City Engineer, in addition to the duties imposed on him by ordinance, to make all plans and estimates for all works constructed by or under authority of the city.

SEC. 2. Any part of existing ordinances, which may impose on the Street Commissioner the duty of making plans or estimates for any work constructed by or under authority of the city, is hereby repealed.

8. Failing to perform his duties, his license 14. Copies of rates to be posted up on boat.

may be revoked.

Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of St. Louis, as follows:

SECTION 1. No person shall keep a ferry within the limits of this city, so as to demand and receive pay for transporting persons or property across the Mississippi river, or use in any way the wharf or shore of said river as a ferry-landing, without a license therefor, under a penalty of twenty dollars for each day such ferry may be kept without such license.

SEC. 2. Whoever shall desire to keep a ferry within the limits of this city, shall petition the City Council for a license therefor, setting forth in the petition the number and kind of boats intended to be employed, the length of time for which license is wanted, and the place where such ferry is designed to be kept.

SEC. 3. The City Council may, by joint resolution, direct a license to issue, and prescribe the sum of money to be paid therefor, for each six months.

SEC. 4. The City Register shall, upon the passage of such joint resolution, and the applicant for license giving bond to the city in the sum of five hundred dollars, with sufficient security, conditioned for the faithful performance of all duties enjoined by any ordinance of this city, issue a license to the applicant, for the period of six months, charging therefor the sum directed in such resolution.

SEC. 5. If the license be granted by the City Council for a longer time than six months, the Register may renew it at the end of each six months, during the time specified in the joint resolution, without the necessity of a new petition.

SEC. 6. At any time, when the City Council is not in session, the Mayor may direct ferry licenses to be issued, to continue in force until the end of the next regular session of the City Council, upon the applicant giving bond as before required.

SEC. 7. Every keeper of a ferry shall keep a good and sufficient boat or boats, in good repair, and well manned, and give ready and due attendance at all times between sunrise and dark; and for neglecting, failing or refusing to give such attendance, or promptly to transport persons or property across the river, when the river can be passed, he shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than five, nor more than twenty dollars; Provided, he shall not be obliged to transport any person or pro

perty before payment of the legal ferriage there for shall have been made or tendered.

SEC. 8. If any keeper of a ferry fail or neglect, for three consecutive days, or for six several days within any period of six months, to perform the duties herein enjoined on him, except when prevented by the elements or other uncontrolable cause, calculated to render ferry navigation dangerous or impracticable, his license may be revoked by the Mayor or City Council; and, after such revocation, notified to him, he shall not, for the purpose of transporting persons or property as a ferry, land any ferry boat at, or take it from the shore of the river within this city, under penalty of not less than twenty, nor more than one hundred dollars.

SEC. 9. Any person injured or damaged by the failure, neglect, or refusal of any ferry keeper to perform any of the duties enjoined by this ordinance, may sue upon his bond, given as hereinbefore required.

SEC. 10. The Wiggins' Company ferry landing shall be at the point where Spruce street intersects the wharf, and the north ferry landing at the eastern termination of North Market street, at which points the boats of said ferries shall respectively land, except as hereinafter provided.

SEC. 11. If any ferry boat, on account of the low stage of water in the river, or other natural cause, shall be at any time prevented from landing at the point designated as its landing place, the Harbor Master shall designate the nearest point thereto at which such boat can, without obstruction, land, as its landing place for the time being; and such boat shall be landed at the place so designated until a landing can be effected, unobstructedly, at its regular landing place.

SEC. 12. Ferry boats shall pursue the nearest practicable route or course across the Mississippi river, and shall not remain at their landing in this city longer than ten minutes, unless compelled to do so in order to discharge and take in passengers and cargo.

SEC. 13. Ferriage, at any ferry established under this ordinance, shall not exceed the following rates, to wit:

For a foot passenger, five cents, except drivers, and children under ten years of age, crossing in charge of an adult, who shall cross free.

For a man and horse, fifteen cents.