The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-09
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Order Of Mayor
Leg Hit. For two
pick handles, Street
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Commissioner $500.

Lee 1lll, FOR TWO
pick handles. Street
Commissioner 20
Excepting the bills of officers Grieb,
Juden and Brunke, Fisher and Davis,
the same being for salaries and fees,
Mr.. kimmel objected to the payment
of said bills for the reason that the
parties had not verified the same by
a o statement as required by law.
Mr.. Blomeyer thereupon moved
that the bills of officers Grieb. Juden
and Brunke. Fisher and Davis be al
lowed and the same be paid by war
ranton the General Revenue fund, and
the remaining bills be referred to the
Judiciary Committee for them to Sc
cure the opinion of the City Attorney,
whether it was necessary for said bills
TO be verified under oath after being
guaranteed as to their correctness
over the signature of a City officer,
bills could be allowed, then in that
case who pays the officer his fee for
administering the oath. Carried.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and read:
RESOLVED. That on accoun of the
great increase in the use of bicycles in
this city, thatthe Judiciary Committee
together with the City Attorney are
hereby instructed to prepare an ordi-
nance, to be submitted al the next
meeting, regulating the use of bicycles
withinthe City, compelling all bicycles
to have a gong or bell attachment and
at night to be provided with lamps
and such other regulations as may be
deemed necessary. and providing also
for Il fine in case of failure to comply
with the ordinance.
Signed f. +. BLoMEYER.
On motion of Mr.. Bierwirth said
resolution was adopted.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and read:
Whereas. the contract for the City
printing will expire on the first Mon
day in June, 1896. Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the City Clerk is
hereby instructed to advertise for
sealed proposals to do the City print
ing for the year ending on the first
Monday in June. 1897, and in accord
ance with ordinance No. 526. Said
City printing shall embrace the print
ing Of ali ordinances in a weekly issue
OF IA newspaper first issued after the
approval Ofthe ordinances, of all pro-
ceedings. resolutions and orders of
the Council. Board ofHealth and Fire
Department, of all financial state
mentS. official ballots. notices. procla-
nations. officers notices and adver-
tisements for proposals or bids. Said
proposals to be madein conformity to
Ordinance No. 526 and this resolution
and to be accompanied with bond as
required by said ordinance.
The City reserving the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
SIGNEDl f. T. BLOMEYER.
On motion of Mr.. Dempsey said
resolution was adopted and the Clerk
instructed to advertise for proposals
to do the City printing, in accordance
with Ordinance No. 90 and the said
resolution.
An ordinance entitled An Ordi-
nance prohibiting the sale of cigar
cites and cigarette wrappers to minors
and providing penalties for its viola
ton" read for the first time at meet
ing of April p and laid over until
this meeting, IA on motion of Mr..
Bierwirth taken up and read for the
second time.
On motion of Mr.. Vogelsang said
ordinance was read for the third and
last time.
Mr.. Blomeyer moved to adopt said
ordinance the vote resulting as fol-
lows:
Yeas. BloTeyer, Vogelsang.-2.
Nays. Bierwirth, Campbell, Demp-
sey, Kimmel, Lind.-5.
Absent. Galusha.-1.
The Mayor declared said motion
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