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avenue to the center line of Twenty-second street, thence north along the center line of Twenty-second street to the center line of Locust street, thence east along the center line of Locust street to the north line of the right-of-way of the St. Joseph and Des Moines railroad (now known as the C., B. & Q. railroad), thence northeasterly with the north line of said right-ofway to the west line of the east half of the northeast quarter of section 16, township 57, range 35, thence north along said line to the center line of Messanie street, thence east along the center line of Messanie street to the east line of section 16, township 57, range 35, thence south along the east line of said section to the center line of the alley between Olive and Lafayette streets, thence west along the center line of said alley to the center line of Twenty-sixth street, the point of beginning. [G. O. No. 436.

SEC. 81. Sewer district No. 59.-There is hereby established in the city of St. Joseph, a sewer district to be known as sewer district No. 59, bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at the intersection of the center lines of Fifteenth and Locust streets, thence northwest to the southeast corner of lot 14, block 6, Stewart's addition, thence west on the south line of said lot to its southwest corner, being the east line of the alley through said block 6, thence north on the east line of said alley to a point opposite the north line of lot 8 of said block 6, thence west along said north line of lot 8 to the center line of Fourteenth street, thence north to a point opposite the north line of lot 11, block 7, Stewart's addition, thence west along the south line of said lot 11 to the center line of the alley through block 7, Stewart's addition, thence south along the center line of said alley to the north line of lot 7, block 6, Patee's addition, thence in a straight line to the center of the south line of lot 9, block 6, Patee's addition, which is also the south line of lot 4, block 1, B. Patton's subdivision of said lot 9, thence east along the south line of lot 4, last aforesaid, to the center line of Fourteenth street, thence to the southeast corner of Fourteenth street and the east and west alley through block

4. Stewart's addition, thence east along the south line of said alley to the center line of Fifteenth street, thence south to the center line of Olive street, thence east to the center line of Seventeenth street north, thence north to the center line of Messanie street, thence southwest to the northeast corner of lot 26, block 1, Mayer's Third addition, thence west along the north line of said lot 26 to its northwest corner, thence northwest to the intersection of the center line of Messanie street with the center line of the alley through block 1, last aforesaid, thence southwest to the northeast corner of lot 1, block 1, Mayer's Third addition, thence west on the north line of said lot 1 to its northwest corner, thence northwest to the intersection of the center lines of Sixteenth and Messanie streets, thence southwest to the northeast corner of lot 26, block 1, Stewart's addition, thence west along the north line of said lot 26 to its northwest corner, thence northwest to the intersection of the center line of Messanie street with the center line of the alley in block 1, Stewart's addition, thence southwest to the northeast corner of lot 1, block 1, Stewart's addition, thence west along the north line of said lot 1, to its northwest corner, being the west line of Fifteenth street, thence south to the north line of Locust street, thence southwest to the intersection of the center line of Fifteenth street and Locust street, the point of beginning. [G. O. No. 463.

SEC. 82. Sewer district No. 60.-There is hereby established in the city of St. Joseph, a sewer district to be known as sewer district No. 60, to be bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning on the center line of Mitchell avenue opposite the east line of the alley between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, thence south along the east line of said alley to a point opposite the south line of lot 1, block 30, South St. Joseph addition, thence west along the south line of said lot 1 and the south line of lots 14 and 1, block 19, lots 14 and 1, block 14, lots 14 and 1, block 3, and of lot 1, block 48, all in South St. Joseph addition, to the west line of block 48 of said addi

tion, thence north on the west line of said block 48 and of blocks 47 and 46 in said addition to the center line of Mitchell avenue, thence easterly along center line of Mitchell avenue to the point of beginning. [G. O. No. 472:

SECTION 1.

CHAPTER LXXI.

STORAGE HOUSES.

SECTION 1. Storage house; license for.

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Storage house-license.-No person, firm or corporation shall engage in or carry on the business of keeping a storage house within this city, without first having obtained a license therefor, and the charge for such license shall be twenty-five dollars per year. Any person, firm or corporation who receives or advertises to receive goods, wares, merchandise, household goods or other personal property to be stored and kept for the owner or other person for pay or compensation, shall be deemed a keeper of a storage house. [G. O. No. 441, Sec. 93.

[For penalty for violating this Chap., see Sec. 20, Chap. entitled Licenses."]

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SECTION 1. Street commissioner, appointment of. There shall be appointed in the city of St. Joseph by the mayor thereof, subject to confirmation by a majority of the common council, an officer to be styled street commissioner, who shall hold his office for a term of one year and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified, and before entering upon his duties, he shall give bond in the sum of one thousand dollars conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of said office. [G. O. No. 509, Sec. 1.

SEC. 2. General duties of. It shall be the duty of the street commissioner to superintend and direct the cleaning of all public streets, avenues and alleys; to remove obstructions from the same; to have all dead animals removed from public highways; to superintend and direct the sweeping of paved streets, and all street sprinkling, whether paid for by the city or by private subscription, shall be performed under his supervision. He shall carry into effect all orders of the common council relating to matters placed particularly under his charge. He shall have his force work three days of each year in each ward, under the direction of the respective alderman. [G. O. No. 509, Sec. 2.

SEC. 3. Power to employ laborers, teams and carts.-The street commissioner shall have power to employ such teams, carts and day laborers as may be required for the efficient working of his department, whose pay or wages per day shall be as follows: Teams, per day, $2.75; carts, per day, $2.25; laborers, per day, $1.50. No teams, wagons or carts belonging in whole or in part, to the street commissioner, or to any officer in any of the departments, shall be used, directly or indirectly, for any work done or performed for or by the city. [G. O. No. 509, Sec. 3.

SEC. 4. Shall keep a record-report. The street commissioner shall keep a record of all the transactions carried on under his direction in a book to be provided by the city, and which record shall show in detail the number of men and teams employed, the number of days each were so employed, and the places were employed. The record so kept shall be the property of the city, and at all times subject to the inspection of the proper officers. He shall make a report to the comptroller on the first of every month, which report shall be a true copy of the record kept in his office, and which report shall be certified to as correct by the street commissioner. [G. O. No. 509, Sec. 4.

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SECTION 1. Express or telegraph company must have license.-It shall not be lawful for any express or telegraph company, or its agency, to transact any express or telegraph business within the limits of the city of St. Joseph, without first having obtained a license therefor according to the provisions of this ordinance, under penalty of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense. [R. O. 1888, Chap. 75, Sec. 3.

SEC. 2. Same-license.-Every express and telegraph company, or its agency, doing an express or telegraph business in the city of St. Joseph, shall pay to the city collector for the use of said city, for a license to transact such express or telegraph business, the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; and every license issued under the terms of this chapter shall expire on the first day of January next following the date of its issue. R. O. 1888, Chap. 75, Sec. 4.

SEC. 3. Property of to be taxed.-Each and every express and telegraph company, or agency therefor, transacting business in the city of St. Joseph, in addition to the license provided for in this chapter, shall be taxed upon the assessed value of all real and personal property owned by any such express or telegraph companies within the limits of said city. [R. O. 1888, Chap. 75, Sec. 5.

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SECTION 1. Standard time established.-The standard time for the city of St. Joseph shall be what is known as

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