The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15

Whereas, That part of Sprigg street
from Good Hope to College street is
in bad condition and needing repair.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Street and
Wharf Committee are hereby instruct
ed to repair said Sprigg street from
Good Hope street to College street,
and are authorized to contract for a
sufficient quantity of gravel for that
purpose.
TSigned. BEN II. ADAMS.
On motion said resolution was
adopted and the Street and Wharf
Committee instructed to proceed with
the work, provided however that said
committee shall not pay yer seventy
five cents per cubic yard for the gravel
for said street.
The following resolution was pre-
scented by Mr.. Dempsey and on motion
of Mr.. Shivelbine adopted.
WHEREAS. 1t is necessary that Mid
die street from Broadway street to
Themis street should be graded and
graveled forpublic use, Therefore belt
Resolved, That said Middle street
from Broadway street to Themis street,
be graded, graveled and otherwise
placed in condition for public use in
accordance withthe law and City Clerk
is hereby instructed to publish this
resolution in the newspaper doing the
city printing. for two consecutive
weeks. to the end hat said work may
be done.
[Signed. H. G. DEMPSEY.
Bill of Charles Hunt for whitewash-
ing fence andwall on East side of pub
lie square amounting to 81 80, was
read and allowed and clerk instructed
to draw warrant for amount in his
favor on General Revenue fund.
Bill Board of Education for $50 90
for rent of Out Lot III" was again
laid over until next regular meeting.
Mr.. Bierwirth moved that the city
attorney be instructed to draft ordi-
nances for the Improvement of Freder-
lex street from Broadway to North
street, Frederick street from Good
Hope street to Jefferson Avenue, and
Good Hope street from Spanish street
to Middle street, all in accordancewit
resolutions referring to said improve
ments, adopted by the Council and
published according to law.
On motion Mr.. Shivelbine the clerk
was instructed to look into the matter
of the Catherine Doyle special tax bill
for constructing a pavement in front
of her property. and report at next
meeting.
On motion Mr.. Shivelbine the Street
Commissioner was instructed to make
up an itemized statement of the costs
of repairs on Main street, and for
gravel and labor on Independence
street, and collect the same from the
property nj liable for said re-
pairs. Said work having been done
by him and paid for by the city as per
his report for the month of May. and
report at next meeting.
On motion of Mr. Bierwirth. Henry
Hopper was granted permission to
take. say 30wagon loads of earth from
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and Belview street, under the direction
of the Street and Wharf Committee.
provided said Committee think that
quantity of earth could be spared from
said street.
An ordinanceentitled AN ordinance
providing for the levying of the An
nual City Revenue Taxi the City Fund
ing Interest Fund Tax: the Normal
School Interest Fund Tax: the Nor
NAL School Sinking Fund Tax: and a
City Funding Sinking Fund Tax, for
the fiscal year ending on the Both day
of June 1896. having passed a first
reading at meeting of May both. and
referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
was again presented by said Committee
and on motion read for the second
time.
On motion Of Mr.. Slomcycr said or
dinancr was read for the third time. the
same being il final reading.
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