The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-04-20
CITY eovERNMENT.
Proceedings of the City Council
Regular Session.

SSSoAoA
Continued from yesterday
This being the meeting for the APP
pointment of a board of health for the
year ending on the End Tuesday in
April, 1896, the Mayor announced the
following appointments to constitute
said board, John Kassel, DR.. G. W.
Tarlton, John Walter, j. F. Schwep-
ker.
On motion of Mr.. Vogelsang said
appointments were confirmed, and the
clerk instructed to notify the ap-
pointees of the fact of this appoint
ment.
On the recommendation of the
Marshal, the Mayor submitted to the
board the following appointments to
comprise the police force of the city:
For Assistant Marshal, William J.
Penn.
For stock and dog pound keeper, P.
D. Hopper.
For Special Policemen: Louis W.
Bender, Ferdinand Daues, August
Stoffregan, Michael higgins, Henry
S. Oaks, Philip Mag, George Bron-
son, Louis Ische, William Davis,
Ernst Ulrich. Charles Huebel.
MIR. Blomeyer moved that the APP
pointments as named be confirmed by
reclamation. excepting P. d. Hopper,
and that he be balloted on. Motion
carried and the board proceeded to
ballot upon the appointment of P. D.
Hopper, and after taking three tie bal
lots. on motion of Mr.. Bierwirth. the
ballot was suspended on said appoint
ment and laid over until next regular
meeting.
William Woeleke appeared before
the board protesting against the put
ting in of the eve pipe from Broad
way street along Middle street to In
dependence street, without a further
investigation by the board as to
whether or not it would be of any
benefit to the city, without injuring
private property.
Mr.. Blomeyer moved that the Street
Commissioner is hereby instructed to
not proceed with said work. and that
the matter be referred to the Street
and Wharf committee for investiga-
ton, and report at next meeting.
\ communication from the Board of
Trade recommending that the city
adopt Il good fire alarm system vas
presented and read, and on motion of
Mr.. Bierwirth referred to the Water
Works committee.
The following resolutions were pre-
scented and read:
Whereas, 1t is the opinion of a ma
ioritv of the members of this board.
that Il better attendance could be had
by holding the Council meetings in
the evening instead of in the morning.
as adopted by Il former resolution.
Therefore. he it
Resolved. That the resolutions
changing the time of the meetings of
the Council to mornings be annulled.
and that the regular meetings of the
Council. from and after this date, be
held on the evenings of the days fixed
by ordinance for holding said regular
meetings.
Signed: EDWARD f. BLOMEYER.
On the question of the motion to
adopt said resolution, the Ayes and
Nays were called for. the vote result
ing as follows:
Ayes-Adams, Bierwirth, Blomeyer.
Dempsey, Shivelbine, V~ogelsang-6.
Nays-Galusha. Lind.
The Mayor declared said motion
carried and the resolution adopted.
:. The Mayor appointed the following
members of the Council, as eX-officio
members of the Fire Department:
Messrs. Adams. Dempsey, Galusha
and Shivelbine.
The said appointments made neces-
sary by reason of vacancies caused by
resignation and expiration of term OF
Office of former appointees.
On motion Of Mr.. NOgelsang board
adjourned until next regular meeting.
Tuesday evening next ut : O'Clock.
GEO. +. CHAPPELI. City Clerk.