The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-12-12
CRY GOVERNMENT.
PfseeeAinGs q the city Csaseii II
Rsgalar Session.

report OF CCiIIEittce ON frOpOsl
= tions and Grievances, II, the matter D
petition of NJ. Dittliuger, asking To-
North street to be opened as set on
in said petition; was received ant
filed.
); Oh motion of Mr.. Regenhardt, the
judiciary Committee was instructed
to draw up au ordinance to condemn
North street from Pacific street to
Henderson avenue.
Mr.. Ifenze, as chairman Of the
Building Committee, made a verbal
report on the petition of +. W. Pott,
asking the privilege of building an
elevator III front of the Union Mills,
stating that Mr.. PStt would explain to
the board what he wanted.
Nj. Pott being present made a
statement to the Council and asked
them to take some action on the petit
ton. On motion said petition was
referred to the Judiciary Committee,
with instructions to Investigate and
report on the SAND.
City Attorney, Sam NJ. Green, re-
ported verbally that be had procured
the deed to Henderson avenue from
:. Albert, j. A. Matteson, and others,
and submitted ths deed. He also
stated that he had heard there was a
possibility of q compromise being
effected in the case of the City and
the St. l.. G. G. & Fit. Smith Ry. Co..
and that Mr.. NJ. II. Smith, attorney
for said road, being present would
perhaps make a statement to the
board in reference to same.
Mr.. Smith appeared before the
board and stated that he desired to
submit a proposition lockins towards
an an1icable settlement OF the iswsuit
referred to. After some explanations
he submitted said proposition in
writing.
MI. Porterfe ED moved that the
proposition be referred to committee
Of four members to be appointed by
his honor, the mayor. Said commit
tee 10 make report IN tomorrow,
Tuesday evening. The Mayor ap-
pointed Messrs Rider, Mattesou,
Glenn and Porterfield as said commit
tee.
Petition of j. F. Schwepker, and
others, asking the board to consider
the matter of a signal service for the
city, was read and after some explxus
atory by Mr.. Schwepker, the petition
was received and filed, and the City
Marshal was requested 10 purchase q
pole tor displaying the signals, and to
display the same when necessary in
accordance with instructions to lie
furnished him hereafter.
Petition of Mr.. Youngblood, signed
by Ii. p. Peironnet, and otier tiier-
chants and citizens, asking the cotn-
ell TO grant him a special auctloneer's
license, was read and on motion re-
fered the to judiciary Committee.
Petition of Louis IIouck. by his
agent n. C. Frissell, asking the priv
elege of erecting q wooden porch one
story high in front OF building on
independence street, said porch to
extend over and across the sidewalk
in front of said building, same read
and Oh motion of Mr.. Flentge was re-
fered to the Building Committee.
Petition of Alfred Minton, Thomas
Farrell; Mike higgins, W. F. Rodney.
ard otlrcfs, asking the board to dis
tribute gravel OH North Main and
North Spanish streets, to protect the
road bed, was received and referred
to the Street and Wharf Committee:
Petition OF property owners and
tax paters, praying the board to es-
tablish a grade and place curbstones
on north side of Good Hope street,
between Spanish and Lorimier SIS,
signed by J. F. Schwepker, Mrs. lsa-
bella Russell, Emil Sebastian, and
othefs. was read. received and on
motion prayer OF petitioners granted.
Petition Of Dan Davis; asking the
hoard to allow him pay for cleaning
alley between Main and Spanish Sts.,
frotn st. Charles Hotel south, was
read and referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Mr.. R~egenhardt stated that Mr..
Frissell, as agent for Loul, IlouckI
requested him to ask the board for
permission to lay pipes from the hotel
on Spanish street to the culvert to be
built on Independence street: On
motion prayer was granted.
The Auditor submitted his report
fot the itiohtL of November, as fol-
lows:
Bal. Oh hand last report ..$5.2l6 IL
Paid Treas. BIZ G. IIirsch,
Collector ........... l:115 AZ
J. r. Slaughter, Weigher -. 90 20
S. Albert, Port Worden 80. hs 90
VIM. Wileke, on streets. a.. 45S so
Total .....:......$ 7.5OS SO
Distrrsed ......... 1856 IS
BAL: In Treas. Nov. 29 ....s6.152 o.
Said report was on motion received
and filed.
Tile Supt. Of the Work Ilonse re-
| PORTED the following for tile month Of
| November. Due various tearsters
and laborcrs as follows,
Ai7l45 distributed ON Tile follow