The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-25

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ing of sealed proposals foi graveline
Themis street from Frederick to Sprigg
street, as advertised for BY the city
clerk, the following proposals were
presented by the clerk, opened in the
presence of the Mayor and Council
and read, as follows: From
Timothy Sullivan, proposing te
furnish the required amount of gravel
for. rs cts. per cub. I'd.
n. l. Hunze.......70
Thomas Perkins. 10 " |.
VIM. J. Liston.....73 !"
Thomas Miller. IA "
Thos. E. Collins. f. .664
lGockel&S eehausen.1 /" "
j. B. Farrer. ......4
On motion of Mr.. Shivelhine the
proposal of Thos. G. Collins was
accepted, and all other proposals re-
jected, and Thos. C. Collins awarded
the contract for crawling said Themis
street, subject to the requirements,
stipulations and bond as defined by
the ordinance governing contracts for
street Improvements.
In the matter of the claims of 2. M.
Leatherman and Anton Keterer, re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims at
last regular meeting, said Committee
submitted a. written report recommend
ing, in regard to the Leatherman
claim, that as Mr.. Letherman had
given orders to C. N. Lucas and G.
E. Rodney for the amount of the said
claim 500, and as S. Albert had also
sued Mr.. Leatherman and garnisheed
the city therefor in the Common Pleas
Court, that a warrant be issued paya-
Bile to the City Attorney, and in
answering said garnishment for the
city, deposit said $50 in said court
and let the court decide who is entitled
to the same; and in regard to the
claim of Anton Ketterer, that said
Ketterer received from the city all fees
to which he was entitled by ordinance,
and they could mot understand how
he can claim fees on what he did not
collect"
Said report was signed by all of
the members of said committee.
Mr.. Bierwirth moved that the report
of the committee be received, c~oncurred
in and filed, and the clerk instructed
to issue a warrant in favor of the City
Attorney for $50, as recommended in
the matter of the T. M. Leatherman
claim.
A communication from the Fire
Board, recommending the amending
OF ordinance No. ga, and that the
Council contract for fire alarm service
and to enact an ordinance establish
ing a Hook and Ladder Company as
an auxiliary to the Fire Department
was read, received and ordered filed.
In compliance with instructions
given him at last meeting, the clerk
reported that he had conferred with
MIR. Thomas Cannon, the President of
the Water Works and Electric Light
regarding the depositing of
the rentals for city lights and water
and in accordance with instructions
from Mr.. Cannon had written the
trustees, the st. Louis Trust Company
in reference to same, a reply to which
letter was submitted, read and on
motion fled for further action if adj
visable.
A proposition was presented and
read from G. C. Schadenburg for
erecting a shed and manger at the
city pound, proposing to build same
and furnish all labor and material for
$500.
On motion of Mr.. vogelsang said
proposition was accepted; said work
to be subject to the approval of the
Marshal.
A petition, signed by Frederick
Rueseler, VIM. Regenhardt, Henry
Brandes, and seventeen other citizens
and taxpayers, requesting the board
to have placed at the intersection of
Mason and Fountain streets, the
electric arc light heretofore ordered
by the Council to be placed at said
point, was presented and read.
Mr.. Bierwirth moved to lay said
petition on the table. The yeas and
nays we're called for on said motion,
the vote resulting as follows:
Yeas-Bierwirth, Dempsey, vogel-
sang.-S.
Nays-Adams, Blomeyer, Galusha,
Lind, Shivelbine.-5.
The Mayor declared said motion
lost,
Mr.. Blomeyer moved to refer said
petition to the Electric Light Com
mittee and for said Committee to re-
port at next meeting. Carried.
A petition from John Langlois and
Richard Carroll praying the board to
grant them an exclusive ferry license
for a term of ten years to do a ferry
business from the city of Cape Girar-
deau, Mo-, to a point opposite said
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