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Session 589, Minutes February 1, 1960 Page 12 suggested amendments to Bill No. 5790 as he interpreted them to be the general sense of the Council or the intent of the Council when the matter was last discussed and he said he supposes those should be discussed now before any further action is taken. Councilman Baris said he would like to make this comment: he has reviewed those amendments and agrees with every one, and as the person who introduced the bill, he will certainly move amendment of Bill No. 5790; however, he said, he thinks the Council should add to paragraph 8 of suggested amendments where it says "Add Savings and Loan Associations to Section 902.2" the words "Auto- matic Selling Machines and Devices." He stated that the Committee discovered Automatic Selling Machines and Devices was omitted from a long list of busin- esses listed in section 902.2 and a further check revealed that the Council has State statutory authority to include those. Councilman Baris moved the amendments as suggested with the addition of "Automatic Selling Machines and Devices" to be added to Section 902.2. 1,1otion seconded by Councilman Stake. Gouncilman Tandler asked whether this motion is on the entire amendments and the liayor answered affirmatively. Councilman Tandler said he would like to commant just a little bit further on one of the items included in Section 902.2. He said the Council has before it a list of occupations and businesse~ and one or two professions which seem to have been taken out from a group of professions which are very similar in character. He said he notes that architects are included in this list of miscellaneous businesses, trades and occupations, whereas engineers, and technical consultants are not included. He said he cannot see the consistency of including architects and not engin- eers of all types (although he is aware that architects are included in the State law) and it is his understanding that engineers are not included in the State law. He stated he would have no objection to proceeding with the vote on the amendments, on which there is a motion and a second, but he would like to also include the deletion of the word "architects" either in this motion, or if the Council desires, he would move this point following a vote on the motion before the Council. Councilman Lahrmann said that in connection with Section 902.1, eighth para- graph, there has been discussion, and he was pleading that some consideration be made to the license fee for merchandise vending machines. He said it will be noted that in Section 902.1 Automatic Coin Operated Amusement Machines there is a fee of $10.00. He said that on that type of equipment no merchandise is dispensed - the entire receipts from the machine are gross profits. He said this is putting merchandise vending machines in the same category for a basic license and expressed the view that it is discriminating between two types of businesses. Councilman Lahrmann asked that the Council reconsider Section 902.1, eighth paragraph, so that merchandise vending machines charging up to 5¢, or from 2¢ to 5¢, be assessed $1.00, and that machines vending above 5¢ and up to but not including 25¢, $2.50, and that 25¢ and over have a fee of $5.00. He said he thinks basically the City's merchants' license is intended to collect $1.00 per $1000 of sales - gross sales - and in his opinion it is inconceivable that a coin operated merc~~machine dispensing merchandise at either 5¢, 10¢ or 25¢ will dispense ~J~Yorth of merchandise a year - ~he equivalent of $1.00 - and by putting a fee of $10.00 the Council is almost say- ing to the business operating such equipment "you are not desired in University City." Mayor Kaufman inquired of the City Manager as to the amount of total revenue