The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-04-18
Ordinance No. ST..

An Ordinance granting Il Ferry
Franchise to Juden and Cauble.
WHEREAS. Juden and Cauble of the
City OF Cape Girardeau. in the State
of Missouri. have proposed that. II
the City OF Cape Girardeau in said
State will grant to thcma ferry license
across the Mississippi River from
Cape Girardeau 20 the opposite shore
in Illinois for the term of five years.
they VIII put in Il steam ferry boat to
ran between the said CityOf Cape Cir
ardcau in the State of Missouri and
Fast CapeGirardeau in Illinois, which
ferry boat shall have se~vcnty-twO and
siXty-Tour hundredths - 6-lOOl tons
capacity and capable of transferring
twelve wagons per "trip ana be % feet
long. ~: iact beam and II feet over
all. and have further agreed to pay
said city the sum of fifty dOllaas every
SIX months for Il license therefor and
tountcr iato agoUd and sufficient bond
"itn two or mere good and sufficient
snrctirs. conditioned for the faithful
performance ot The agreements herein
and the requirements Of existing ordi-
nance, respecting the duties and obi
"ation- 81 fcr}ymeu. equipments OF
ferry beats and 9thcrmaticr- touching
t~-Tr.sS.
Therefore. BE /, ordained ny the
touuri! OF the City of IapeGhrarG>au.
No. as follows:
SEXTON ONE -. That Il ferry IL
"cnse for the sole purpose Oi keeping.
rurHiu" and maiutainiuma steam ferry
over and across tbs Mississippi thSer'
within the JurisdictiCual limits of The
City of Cape tiirlrdeau and II strip OF
land on ihc Illinois ,hOrc opposite
said civ ana not yN.euding beyond the
Line OF the limits % -s,la city along the
hank OF The mississippi i.iTcI. be and
the same = hereby granted to iudcu
and CduhIc q: the City II Cape Gir2r-
dcsu ana Stat. Oi fitS-uUiI. Tor the
term ol 5y~ years: said @rant being IL
all things -GnJsr1 10 me requirements
@; this DruIuaG.-, and al Ordinance
No. :SG:i. b,ia" al oTiiuauce entitled
".\n.Grdinancc regulating 10 ferries. -
approved .Aprli 18th. l>S2. and OF or
: enhance No. III. being IN OrdInare
am.nCM- s.;iG ordinance No. 369, APP
proved september llth. lSL,, and of
al other existing ordinances.
S::-rIU% Two =. said ferry boat
hall have ~cyrnty-twO anu SiEly-iOUr
muuGrcdths - Gl-lUDt tou@ capacity
and "apahic OF transferring twelve
wagane Der trip and shalt be prOpcl.-
81 hr lIequat" steam power.
SECTION THREE ~. said Judeu
ANA tduhtc shall pay 10 The City OF
C"ua GirarG"aU The ~uIu OF fifty dol
.;.rS Tor Stca prriOU ri ~iN months
auyju- the existence of said term 81
five yr2r>:anU license SHALL be issued
III iu, :orIn. signed by the Mayor and
roUatrrSi.ncu by The City Clerk. fol
eacn six months n aforesaid. but nc
such license shall issue until the bond
required ny ordinance No. 3G9. being
an ordinance entitled An ordinanr,
regulating FERRIES. approved Apri
2Hth. lS>2. shall have aeen approved
by tin Mayor. and the acceptance o
the i,r-t l.rer~" hereunder by ~aiC
.Iudeu and C&uhi" shall. be deemed ~
acceptance ana agreement thereto 0
all in This ordinance set out and IL
quira:.
SECTION FuUE a.. The franchis,
not ie transferable without the con
sent u the Mayor and Council There
-.
SECTION FIVE l5l. This ordinance
shall take effect II ne in force from
ani after il passage.
Passed by The COunciiApri II. lN96
: WILLIAM H. COERvER.
President OF the City Council.
Approved April =. 1876,
WILLIAM II. COERVEE.
. Mayor.