The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-25
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Proceedings of the city Council
Adjourned Meeting.

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the chair and the following members
present:
Messrs. Adams, Bierwirth. BlOmey-
er, Dempsey, Galusha. Vogelsang.
Absent-Messrs. Lind and Shivel-
bine.
A petition from W. H. Eigin, pro-
prietor of the Riverview Hotel, was
presented and read. Said petitioner
asks the board to grant permission to
Mr.. Hume TO remove his scales from
their present location to one on the
levee on the south side of and as near
as practicable to Broadway street. and
that the board permit the grounds thus
vacated and all of the grounds in front
of the Riverview Hotel. and between
the Railway tract and the river to be
used by the Riverview Hotel for "a
front ornamental plat, and free to the
public under certain restrictions, the
city to have possession whenever she
may have use for the grounds.
On motion of Mr.. Dempsey said pc
tition was received and ordered filed
and the prayer of petitioner granted.
and the Street and Wharf Committee
instructed to confer with Mr.. Hume
in reference to the new location for his
scales.
The Judiciary Committee to whom
was referred the communication OF the
Mayor, read at last meeting, suggest
ing that certain ordinances and nor
particularly the License ordinance
should be amended, submitted a re-
port recommending certain amend
mcnts to said ordinance, also that
Sec. | of ordinance No. 531, be so
amended as to prohibit the dumping
of any refuse or matter of any kind
into the river or the drawing of ashes
or cinders by steamboats, lying at the
river between the foot of Independence
street and the foot of Bellview street.
Said Committee also submitted an
ordinance authorizing the Mayor to
quit claim by deed to the School Dis
trict of Cape G%irardeau city, out lot
H. also deed for said out lot H. for
the Mayors signature.
On motion of Mr.. Vegslsang said
report vas received and ordered filed
and the City Attorney instructed to
draft an ordinance carrying out the
recommendation in said report.
The Committee on Claims, to whom
was referred the bill of DR.. Werner
Schmidt at last meeting, submitted a
written report, giving it as their
opinion that the city is not indebted
to DR.. Schmidt, for the reasons that
the services claimed as rendered, vas
without authority, and is thefore ir-
regular and without standing before
the Council.
On motion of Mr.. B'erwirth said re-
port was received, c]oncurred in and
ordered filed.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and read:
Resolved, That the City Attorney be
and he is hereby instructed to compro-
mise the lawsuit now pending between
the city and Frank Unnerstall by ac-
cepting payment from said Frank I'm
nerstall at the rate of $50 per annum
from the time OF the expiration of his
last license and also upon payment OF
all costs in the case.
+. F. BLOMEYER,
Signed: AUG BIERwIRTH,
H. G. DEMPSEY,
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Galusha moved 'te adopt said
resolution. the ote resulting as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Bierwirth, Blomeyer, DemE-
soy, Galusha-4.
Nays-Adams, Vogelsang-2.
The Mayor declared said motion
carried and the resolution adopted.
The following resolution was pre-
sented by the Judiciary Committee
and read:
Resolved. That in the opinion of
this Council it is necessary to have
certain streets in the city sprinkled
and cleaned during certain months OF
the year. and assess the cost of same
upon all real estate abutting on said
streets OF avenues.
Therefore, The City Clerk is hereby
instructed to publish this resolution
as provided by the State law, tsee
laws, revised ordinance book. page
A. section 81 for the sprinkling and
cleaning of the following streets:
Broadway street from Pacific to Water
street. Water street from Broadway
to Themis. Themis street from Water
street to court house square, Main
street from Broadway south, hide
pendenca street from Main to Spanish
Spanish street from Broadway tC
, Morgan Oak.
Provided. however. that the proper
ty owners shall be allowed thirty day:
in which to file remonstrance instead
of ten days as provided by law.
Z. +. BLOMEYER,
Stoned: AUG. BIERWIRTH.