The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-23
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Proceedings of h City Council
Adjourned Regular Session.

OND ES ENlNG, MA lClh, lC5O'
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
William H. Coerver, Mayor, in the
chair, and the following members
present:
Messrs. Bierwirth, Blomeyer, Camp
bell, Dempsey, Kimmel. Lind, Vogel-
sang.
Absent. Mr.. Galusha.
The following report from the Judi
ciary Committee was presented and
read:
To The Hon. Mayor and Council.
GENTLEMEN: We, the Judiciary
Committee, in accordance with a reso-
luton introduced May 4, 1896 and in
structions, submitfor your amendment
and approval a General Sprinkling"
and also Bicycle" ordinance, also
the written opinion of our City At
torney, regarding stock running at
large upon private property unen-
closed.
(Signed. H.. GRAHAM DEMPSEY,
GEO. G.. KIMMEI-
On motion of Mr.. Bierwirth said re-
port was received and ordered filed,
and the Bicycle" ordinance referred
to in said report, entitled SAN srdi-
nance regulating the 5 Of bicycles
on the public streets and other public
places, and prescribing penalties for
the violation" was taken up and read
for the first time.
On motion the ordinance presented
by said committee, entitled "An or
dinanceprovidingf for sprinkling streets
and forissuing specialtax bills to pay
for same" was alsotaken up and dread
for the first time.
Said Judiciary Committee completed
their report by submitting the opinion
of the City Attorney, referred to in
said report, which was read, as fol-
lows:
Mr.. H. q. Dempsey, Chairman of
Judiciary Committee. Sir: In reply
to your question submitted to me at
the request Of the City Council, as
to whether the City Marshal and police
men can take up a cow or other ami
mails, under Sections 59I and 59S of
u Revised Ordinances, when found
~(unguarded and untiedl Upon private
but u~ninclosed lot in this city. l will
say that, if said animal has come upon
such private and u~ninclOsed lot by
passing over, and while running lat
large on any street, alley, square, COM
mons or ~levees" of this city, then it is
subject to be taken up by the Marshal
and policemen: but if any animal so
found on an uninclOsed lot should be
taken up and the owner should prove
that said animal had not come upon
said lot by passing Over and while
lat large on "A street, alley. square,
commons or levees." then it would
have to be released.
suggest that our Marshal's diff
Guilty may be removed by amending
said Section 80 by inserting the
words 'or uninclosed lot" after the
word ''levees" in said section.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed.) b. r. DAVIS,
City Attorney.
Mr.. BlOmeyer moved that the COM
m%unication be received and filed with
the report of the Judiciary Committee,
and hat said committee. with the as
sistance of the City Attorney. are in
structed to prepare and present to this
board an ordinance amending said
Section No. so of ordinance No. 4S9.
as suggested in said communication.
The vote being in doubt. the Yeas
and Nays Were called. for resulting as
follows:
Yeas. Blomeysr. Dempsey. Kim
mel. Lind.
Nays. Bierwirth. Campbell. Vogel-
sang.
The Mayor declared said motion
carried.
In the matter of petition of William
Burgess, asking that the taxes charg-
ed against him as Guardian, referred
TO the Committee on Propositions and
Grievances AT meeting of May 18th.
said committee reported as follows:
To The Hon. Mayor and Council.
We, yourC COMMITTEES en- Propositions
and Grievances. beg etOr report in
regard to the petition of Va. Burg
ess. that We have fully investigated the
matters referred to therein and believe
that VIM. Burgess was enormously
assessed for the years 1890. 1891. lSg!
and ls93 and recommend thatthe taxes
for the years mentioned be stricken
of and the Collector credited with the
amount
Respectfully.
Signed. +. F.. BLOMEYER,
GEO. q. kIMMEL.
h. GRAHAM DEMPSEY.
On motion of Mr.. Bierwirth saiI re-
port was received. cOncuurred ir. and
ordered filed.
Concerning the petition of property
owners to grade and gravel InGepend'