The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-14
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Proceedings of the city Council
Adjourned Session.


Adjourned Session.
MONDAY EVENING, Sept. 9th, 1895.
Board met as per adjournment with
the Mayor, William H. Coerver, in the
chair and all members present.
The petition of Juden and Cauble
for a ferry franchise and license, read
at last meeting and deferred on same
until this meeting, "a taken up.
Mr.. Adams moved that Juden and
Cauble be granted a ferry franchise
and license in accordance with their
petition.
The motion failed by the following
tie vote and was so declared by the
Mayor.
Ayes = Adams. Dempsey. Lind,
Vogelsang.4
Nays-Bierwirth, Blomeyer, Galu-
sha, Shivelbine.- "A.
A petition from Henry Meystead
was presented and read, praying the
board for permission to take up the
old sidewalk around the property re-
Gently purchased by him of the Painter
estate, fronting on Main, Themis and
Water streets, agreeing to put down
in place of same a continuous grana-
told pavement, also proposing to
furnish the necessary number of feet
of Is inch sewer pipe if the city, with
out any expense to him for labor,
would put same in place of gutter run
ming along said property from Main
street TO Water street, thus doing
away with the gutter. Said work to
be under the supervision of the Street
and Wharf Committee.
On motion of Nh. Vogelsang said
petition was received, ordered filed
and the prayer of petitioner granted.
The committee on Propositions and
Grievances submitted a report on the
claim of John Grieb, marshal, re-
ferred to them at last meeting, recon-
mending that said bill be rejected, as
in their opinion the same could not be
allowed legally.
On motion of Mr.. Bierwirth said re-
port was received. concurred in and
ordered filed.
The Street and Wharf Committee, to
whom was referred the matter of the
locating and establishing of the grade
of independence street between Spanish
and Middle streets. submitted a report
signed by the full committee, recon-
mending that the present surface grade
be adapted as the established grade
of said street between the streets NAM
ed. for the reason that the same is the
better grade than the grade outlined
on the book of 'Profiles and Grades
of the city.
On motion of Mr.. Dempsey said re-
port was received. concurred in and
ordered filed.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and read:
Whereas. For several years this
city has been litigating with Louis
Houck in a suit brought to compel
said Houck to allow the opening of
an alley from Themis street to INDIE
pendence street, between Main and
Spanish streets, and
Whereas, This litigation has cost
the taxpayers something in the neigh
borhood of five hundred dollars, and
Whereas, The opening of said alley
is of no interest to the general public.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the city attorney be
and he is hereby instructed to dismiss
said suit now pending in the Madison
County Circuit Court.
Signed: HERMAN VoGELsANG.
Mir. Adams moved to adopt said
resolution, the vote resulting as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Adams. Blomeyer. Galusha,
vogelsang.4.
Nays-Bierwirth. Dempsey, Lind,
Shivelbine.4.
The vote being a tie the Mayor de-
clared said motion lost.
Mr.. Bierwirth moved that said
resolution be referred to the city at
torney with instructions to report at
next meeting. Carried.
The committee on Propositions and