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twenty-one citizens, including the President of the City Coun- 

 cil ex-officio, the Speaker of the House of Delegates ex-officio, 

 the President of the Board of Public Improvement ex-officio, 

 and the Street Commissioner ex-officio, and the Park Commis- 

 sioner ex-officio, who shall be appointed by the Mayor and who 

 shall serve without compensation. 



" SECTION 2. The duties of the City Plan Commission 

 shall be : 



1. To make an investigation into existing physical 



conditions in St. Louis. 



2. To determine and report upon what should be 



done to improve these conditions. 



3. To prepare a comprehensive city plan for the 



future improvement and growth of the city, 

 including recommendations for : 



(a) Improvement of river front. 



(b) Extension of streets and opening of new 

 sub-divisions. 



(c) Improvement of entrance to city from the 



Union Station. 



(d) A rapid transit system. 



(e) Extension of car lines into outlying dis- 



tricts. 



(f) A playground, park and boulevard system. 



(g) Location of public buildings and such other 

 public works as, in the opinion of the Com- 

 mission, will tend to make St. Louis a more 

 convenient and attractive city. 



4. To suggest the State and municipal legislation 



necessary to facilitate the carrying out of the 

 recommended city plan. 



" SECTION 3. The Commission shall make all rules for 

 its guidance and procedure. The Commission is hereby au- 

 thorized to incur such expenses within the limits of the appro- 

 priations made therefor and to employ such engineering, 

 architectural, and legal advice and such clerical and other 

 assistance as in its judgment may be necessary to carry out 

 the provisions of this Ordinance. 



" SECTION 4. The Commission shall submit a full and 

 complete report to the Municipal Assembly on or before 

 January 1st, 1912, and may make such other reports prior 

 thereto as the Municipal Assembly may require or as the 

 Commission may deem advisable. 



