The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-04
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings of the City Council City
of Cape Observation-Disclosures
Regular session. (OficiaI.)

Council met IN adjourned regular
session.
Mayor William H. Coerver in the
chair and the following members
present:
Messrs. Blomeyer, Dempsey, Owens,
Kimmel. Polack, Ruesskamp, INNER
stall.
Absent, Mir. Campbell.
The journal of the proceedings for
the month of July, the reading of
which was deferred AT last meeting
was read and approved.
y petition signed by J. {. Stone. F.
&. Liggett. j. c. Hutchins and fur
other property owners and residents
on Wathen street between Pacific and
Benton streets. praying the Board 10
open said part of Waihel street for
public use. was presented and read
and on notion OF Mr.. Blomeyer re-
ceived and referred to the Street and
Wharf Committee with instructions to
report at next meeting.
Petition ofC. Uhl. prayingthe Boa d
to permit Il license as dramshOp keep
err to be issued to him forthe fraction
al term of six months. from Sept. Sd
to Nov. It'll, 1897. 50 that said license
will expire on the date nat his State
and County license expires. was pre-
scented ana read and on motion
Of Mr.. RUeSSKamp received and
ordered filed and prayer Of Pc
t]itioner granted. with instructions to
the Collector 20 receive the amount for
said fractional term.
y petition from resident owners of
property on Broadway street, praying
the Council to make some provision
to take care OF the excessive amount
Of water that runs down the street dur
ing heavy rains. was presented and
read: said petition recites that the
property owners on said street have
paid to the city Il considcrablcamOunt
for ~graveiing said street, but that the
heavy rains wash away the gravel
thus making the Street narrow and dif-
t;cult for vehicles to pass one another:
and tIIat any other attempt to keep the
street in good repair will result in fail
urc, so long as the large amount of
water is permitted to flow down said
/ street.
said petition Is signed by Conrad
Kempe, August Brunkhorst. Freder
lex Rueseler, Charles Rucseier and
eighteen other resident property own-
ers on said Broadway street.
GA motion uf MIR. kimmel said pc
titiUa was received and referred To the
Street anG Wharf Committee with m
struct!uns 10 investigated the complaint
of petitioners and report At mcX meet
ing.
Petition oI +. H. t.ngelmann, Agent
New YORK Underwriters. asking that
he be refunded the sum OF SO for Ii
ccnse paid by him FOR said Company,
for the reason that the Hartford Fire
Insurance Company had paid Il license
for the term for which said payment
WIS made. WAS prcsentudand read aad
on motion ii Alr. Dempsey referred to
the Judiciary Committee with in
strUctiono to report at next meeting.
Report OF Fire Chief for July. read
a; meeting OF August ID and returned
T. said officer for IN explanation re-
garding attendance of certain members
III the Fire Department at fire of
Brune's blacksmith shop on Broad
maF. was again submitted by said of
fcer with Il supplemental report at
,ached. stating thatfour members were
present and actually working at said
lire: that four other members we're on
heir way to tle fire three of them
Nith Il hose cart bat did not reach the
ire.
On motion Oh Mr.. Blomcyer said re-
port Was received and ordered flied
and the CLERK instructed to issue war-
rants on the General Revenue Fund
IN favor ufthr members therein named.
for drill and fire service. excepting
the four members who we're not at the
fire and actually working.
AS required by ordinance and Il
resolution Of the Counciladopted June
eth, 1897. the Clerk submitted IL list Of
parties doing business within the city
whose licenses have expired and the
same not renewed.
SAID list was read and on motion of
| MIR. Kimmel received and the Clerk
instructed 20 deliver to the Marshal
Il correct copy of same with in
structions to said officer to collect
said delinquent licenses and if not
paid in Il reasonably short length of
time 10 prosecute those parties not
paying for doing business without
first having procured license. as pro-
vided by ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. Kimme, property
owners were permitted. at their own
expense and without any cost to the
city. to ill up alley running North