The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-23

provide when there is insufficient funds
in the General Revenue fund, that the
cost of bringing any street to grade
shall be assessed to the owners of
property abuttlng thereon, as well as
the g~raveling, ETC., of said street.
(See Rev. Ord. p. 81. Sec. 109., also
p. 80, Sec. go, Ord. 49,
Bird. We are also informed by the
City Attorney, that the city can not
issue special tax bills against the
property of Mrs. Painter abutting on
said part of Independence street, for
the reason that said property is in tx
cess Of forty acres and has not been
laid off in lots and blocks and a plat
of same filed for record. (See Rev.
Ord. p. IL, Sec. 2 Charter.
4th. We desire to call the attention
of the Council to the fact that a reso-
luton for improving Good Hope
street, also a resolution for the i'm
prsvment of South Frederick street
have long since been passed by the
Council and have not yet received the
endorsement of the Treasurer on &C.
count OF a lack of funds.
9Th. If the petitioners, Mrs. Paint
er, as we'll as others, will subscribe or
guarantee the necessary amount to
improve said part of Independence
street, we recommend that the work be
done.
(Signsd. HERMAN VOGELSANG.
E. F. BLOMEYER.
On motion of Mr.. Kimmel said re-
port was received, %concurred in and
ordered filed.
The Committee en- Claims asked for
and were granted ~furthertime in which
to report on claim of John Grieb re-
ferrsd to them at a previous meeting.
A petition from Citizens OF the Third
Ward, complaining that the water
supply at the public watering place in
said ward is insufficient, and praying
the board to enact some rule OF regu-
lation whereby said supply would be
sufficient, was presented and read and
on motion of Mr.. Bierwirth referred
to the Water and Light Committee,
with instructions to carry cut the
prayer of petitioners, also to investi-
gate the condition of the other public
watering places and if necessary see
that a sufficient water supply is fur
nished, and for said Committee to con-
fer with the Manager Of the Water
Company in reference to placing a
guage in some conspicuous public
place, showing the pressure from the
reservoir at all times, and to ascer-
tain, as near as possible the cost of
putting in such guage.
The following petition was present
ed and read:
To The Hon. Mayor and Council.
The Trustees and members of the
First Baptist Church respectfully re-
quest permission to build a stone and
plank wall along the outer line of the
sidewalk on the east of their church
building along Spanish street; said
wall to begin at the inner line of
Broadway sidewalk and extend north
the length of their building.
III, ,, g., .nf ,n =, fan nrnn-
menting their church property.
Done by order of the First Baptist
Church trustees this 18th day of May
1896.
(Signed.) J.. MAPLE WILSON,
Secretary.
Mr.. Bierwirth moved that said pc
tition be received and filed and the
prayer OF petitioners granted. on the
condition however. that said Trustees
will agree to remove said wall when
called upon to do SO by the City Coun-
ell, at any time. Carried.
The following bills read at meeting
of May 18th AMI referred back to the
different parties to be certified to as
required by law, were again read as
certified:
Northwestern Stamp
Works. 200 deg
checks -.........S3 ~
st. Francis Hospital
board and nursing
Bruce. ............ : w
Lee Hit, tive pick
handles ........... ~
A. Walther, coffin
for Pauper tCoun-
ty .......-..... fO
DIR. ]. ID. Pnrtsrfield
" g d. attendance
iicFarland........ ~
On motion of Mr.. Kimmel said bills
'sere allowed and the Clerk instructed
To issue warrants on the General Rev
enue fund in payment Of same.
A communication from the Fire
Chief in reference to Siamese coupling
and ball nozzle. with bill for same,
recommending their purchase. wa,
read and action deferred until next
meeting.
Mr.. Kimmel, Chairmanof the Build
ing Committee. having called ths
boards attention to certain needed