Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1898 — Proposition Defeated. [ARTICLE]

Proposition Defeated.

St. Louis. July 13. —Returns from the election held here Tuesday to amend the city charter Involving an expenditure of $20,000,000 for public Improvements show the proposed amendments were defeated by a ratio of about three to one. About 43.200 votes were cast. 33,500 being against and 9,700 for.