First message by St. Louis's first mayor to the Board of Aldermen. They are assembled for the purpose of revising existing ordinances and to devise further measures for the service of the city. Discusses taxes, the police, streets, health, and wharves. Wants them to keep in view a suitable system of improvement so that 'the rearing of the infant city' may correspond to the expectations of 'a mighty maturity.' Title: Address given by Mayor William Carr Lane to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, April 14, 1823 . 14 April 1823. Lane, William Carr, 1789-1863

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