The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-06-15
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Proceedings of the City Council
Regular Session.
Continued from last week.

In the matter of proposed improve
ment of Good Hope street, also the
condition of the Merriwether street
sewer and the petition of property
owners on North street, between Mid
die and Fountain streets, praying the
board to grade said North street, all
of which were referred to the Street
and Wharf Committee at the last
regular meeting of the board, said
Committee submitted a written report
recommending the improving of said
Good Hope street, but before beginning
work suggested the changing of the
grade of said street from Spanish to
Lorimier street, that the Merriwether
street sewer was in bad condition and
would cost say 1925 to put in good
condition, and that the prayer of pc
tition for grading North street be not
granted for the reason that it would
put the south side of said street in
bad shape.
On motion of Mr.. Blomeyer said
report was received and ordered filed.
The Street Commissioner reported
that before having an opportunity to
turn over the bills of the city against
Jacob Dietrich and Conrad Lind to
the City Attorney for collection, as
ordered at the last meeting, the par
ties had come to him and rendered
him their several amounts and that he
had accepted same and turned over
to the City Treasurer. The amounts
collected being
From Joseph Dietrich. ST. 10
From Conrad Lind. ........... IS
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On motion said report was received
and the action of the Street Commits
| siOner concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Bierwirth it was
agreed that the Mayor and Council.
as a committee of the whole, meet at
the intersection of Main and Indepen-
dence street Monday morning next at
10 o'clock for the purpose of investi-
eating certain street repairs and i'm
~provements needed.
The Committee on Propositions and
Grievances to whom was referred the
petition of the Trustees of the First
Baptist church asking the Council to
take some steps to abate as a nuisance
the livery stable of John f. Williams
near their church building, submitted
a report in regard to the said petition
which was read: said report being in
substance to this effect. that in their
opinion the Council could do nothing
for said petitioners. for the reason,
LIST. The livery stable complained of
was erected partly before the church
building of the said Baptist church
was erected. and md. The said livery
stable was built during the admins
tratiOn of "a former council, whether
in accordance with law or not. said
committee was not prepared to say.
but that the stable is there and they
do not believe that this Council has
the power to move it
Said report was signed by all of the
members of said committee.
On motion of Mr.. Blomeyer said re-
port was received. concurred in and
ordered filed.
In the matter of the petition of citi-
zens asking the Council to place at
the intersection of Mason and FOun-
tain streets the electric are lamp or
dered placed there some meetings
previous to this. read and referred to
the Electric Light Committee at meet
ing of May Goth. Mr.. Dempsey. a.
chairman and speaking for said COM
mittec. reported that they had investi-
gated the matter and find that the
locating of the lamp referred to was
of record. and would therefore recon-
mend that the prayer Of petitioners he
granted and the Electric Light Com
pany ne instructed to put up said Light
as soon "a possible.
Mr.. Adams moved that said report
be received and concurrcd in. and the
Electric Light Company instructed 20
pu; MP said lamp IL soon Is possible
Carried and so ordered.
I'm the matter of the location o. a