The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-09-12
CITY GOVERNMENT.
PrseeeAisss 81 the Cssy Csaneil In
Regular Session.

PreeeeAiags o. The Cssy Csaseil IN
Regular Session.
MONDAY EVENING, Sept. 2, 1891.
Board met in regular session,
mayor Peironnet In the chair, men,
bers of the council oil present W.
v. Leech was nominated and duly
elected secretary, pro tenn. Minutes
of last meeting read and after being
corrected was approved.
Petition of John st. Avit & Son,
and others, presented and read, pray
ing the council TO extend the sewer
ON the south side of Independence
street under ground from its present
mouth, opposite the premises owned
and occupied by Fritz Vogt, to the
west side of Spanish street, opposite
L. +. Klostcrmann's, north east cor.
ner said property, said property own
ners agreeing to furnish the sewer
pipe free OF charge.
Petition received and prayer grant,
ed.
Petition of +. W. Pott, presented
aud read, asking permission TO erect
a warehouse Or elevator on ground
where the present frame warehouse
is standing. east Of Union Mill. Petit
ton received and referred to building
committee to report next meeting.
Petition of +. II. Dempsey, and
others, accompanied by a subscrip-
ton OF Sl55.bO, AMI asking that
Themis street be graded from court
house to Frederick street. Petition
received and prayer granted provid-
ed they raise the amount already sub
scribed 10 S225.OO. Mr.. Matteson's
guarantee for balance after the $685.
so.
Petition of David A. Glenn, and
others, agreeing to pay $50 towards
having Lormicr street, between In
depe ndence and Merriwether streets,
graded and gravelcd. Petition re-
ceived and referred back to..said petit
tioners 10 raise $75 instead of $50, in
which ase prayer would be granted.
Petition from Louis H. Grsessle,
VIM. Woeleke and VIM. Wilcke, stat
ing that they had consulted with MIR.
e. KOenecke in regard to his dOna-
ton to have Sprigg street graded and
~graveled, find that he is willing to
pay the 800, and ask that work shall
commence on said street at once.
The sum of $500 being guaranteed
by the above petitioners. Petition re-
ceived and prayer granted.
Petition of Louis Ilouck, president
of the Board of Regents of the South
east Normal, asking that the stone
wall at the foot of Washin gton Ave,
a street in the south front of the Nor
NAL school and Normal Campus, be
raised at least six feet or more. The
wall being on the east side Of Pacific
street and abutiing the property of
Z. Block, on the north. The petition
also states that the State having made
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
Improvement of the Campus, the
Board of Regents have no right 10
expend any part of this amount in
building this wall, but are willing to
give the city some of the stone quar-
ried on the street year before last for
the purpose of building this wall, but
not the square and best stone. Said
petition respectfully asks the Street
and Wharf Committee to view the
premises and consult with the Board
of Regents in regard to the needed
work. Petition received and referred
to Street and Wharf Committee with
instruction to use their own judg-
ment in the construction Of said
work.
The ordinance changing the name
of Jackson street to Broadway, was
put upon its first reading.
An ordinance establishing "Water
Tax was read and upon motion the
rules were suspended and ordinance
read the 2nd time. On motion the
was read by its little and
put OH its final passage. The is and
Nos being called, the vote stood as
follows:
f. ". F1entgc. Yes.
ID. a. Glenn, Yes.
j. II. Rider, Yes.
VIM. Regenhardt. Yes.
J. A. M~atteson. Yes.
Henry Henze, Yes.
j. ID. Porterfield. Yes.
The ordinance having received the
unanimous vote of the Council was
declared adopted.
Verbal report of the Street and
Wharf Committee, asking for i~nstruc-
ton as to how they should proceed
with the work in the extenuation Of
street. On motion duly car
the Street and Wharf Committee
was instructed to proceed with the
work on said street.
1t was moved, seconded, and duly
carried, that the mayor and council
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