The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-20
CITY COUNCIL.
journal of the ProceedinSs-Ac-
journed Regular Session (OfHcial.)

lar session: Mayor William H. Coel-
yer presiding.
Members present-Messrs. Dempsey,
Givens, Kimmel, Polack. Ruesskamp,
Unnerstail.
Absent-Messrs. Blomeyer and
Powers.
This being the date and meeting for
the opening of sealed bids for gravel
ing Middle street between Good Hope
and Morgan Oak streets, as adver-
tlsed for by the City Clerk, three such
bids. addressed to the President OF inc
Council, were presented. opened and
read. as follows:
From John Ii. Lindemann: said bid
u not entertained for the reason
that the required deposit Of check for
10 per e n of amount bid did rot az
company same.
Ferd NJ. Daues, proposing to fur
nish the amount Of gravel required for
gravcliug said part of MiddIcstreet at
the price OF - cents per cubic yard.
delivered on said street.
Jas. Miller and Frank kimmcl pro
posing to furnish the gravel required
for - cents per cubic yard delivered.
1t being the senseof the Council that
the latter bid was the lowest. Mr..
I:ucsskamp moved that the contract
for grayeiing Middle street be award
cd TO James Miller and Frank Kimmel
at - cents per cubic yard, as per their
proposition. subject to the bond as re-
quircd by ordinance, and the motion
carried.
The Committee on Propositions and
Grievances submitted The following
rcpugt:
To tns iIun. Mayor and Council
Urutl,mtu-Wc. your Comm ttce TO
whom Was referred the communication
OF !. i. WLitclaw. J.. ). 3IcGhec,
RoDt. l.. Wilson and other citizens
ana Taxpayers. protesting against
granting permission to any Z 10 ca-
tublish Or operate Il steam sausage
factory Oh lot .. range D." respect
fully report that upon Investigation
We liuu that d steam sausage factory
has already been located on The prem
iscs named.
Respectfully submitted.
-iyncG. FRANK CENEH5TALL,
II. GRAHAM DEMPSEY.
y. =. pOLACK,
Com. Proposition ard Grievances.
On motion Of NJ. KImmel, said re-
port was recei,cd anG oraer iIcu.
lir. Kimmelf Tor lie buiidin- Cam-
]a4iiter, reported iOr dc INFORMATION OF
.hc CyuGc... .i.l a. DGIlU.a- e.ee,cd
on said %. ,. in range ID. and used
for Il steam sausage factory was Gov
cred with corrugated IrOn.
Or motion oi Mr.. Poldc.isAsG report
His received.
Mr.. Powers appeared IL mis- sea,-
The Committee on claims submitted
the following report:
To the Hon. Mayor and Council:
conference.-the your Committee, Il
whom was referred the pvtIIien e
! Cape Girarueau Mater Noi~s ao4
L..c,ric Li@4: Company. w.tR ~
/ sr.rc..oas 10 =et The written oG-niol
o: ,Ac city -.tlurneE thereon, lrs3ccr
fa.iy .cpurt nat We have sccalcI TIA
w.ltlc.. opinion .! l4e Clty Attorney.
which - hereto aLC4chcd.
I;cspcctlu.iy submitted.
I. > GtNE+.a.
Ii. GRaHAI DEMPH&&.-
EHONAH Pow Els.
COMMITTEE on Claims.
Fac opinion uI IA "a! Ali"rnc,
rclcrred TO. WHlcu il a:tAcned IA salt
report. - II substance that EG nitl
can not refund the ngaount cialuleu a
~overpaid on city taNes, for tic MASON
that said taxes wcra levied AMI COS
I,c;cu ACCORDING 20 law: and a@au
thai tacasscssmcut GA which said taxi
were based was sworU TO h3 Il. =
Cannon. Manager for saIu Compan,
Ia support OF his opinion the City -
~torney cites certain section. oi III
State law.
On motion OF Mr. Nmmc4 saiU -
l port with the opinion vi the City =.
/ ,orney. was received, c~oucurred Ia All
ordered Tiled. anu tine prayer =. e
ititioners not granted.
Bills for epecia. police ~strvlccstnf>
DAYS uf Fair week. James -Ililer -
e Louis ". Bender. si.J3 each, Nc.
presented. read aud allu#cu, aH1 ~
u rants ordered drawn Oh General 49,
enue fund IN payment nj sante.
e The following resolution "aS p
sentcd and read:
Resolved. That tins C-ly L.HEin,
ie be and Is hereby i~nsIrUcte- 10 PIP"
and submit a. the ncHt Injecting II. Ia
Council. Il map OF the city 10 iacin'U
the numbering OF houses. is IegIi.
by section l63. ordinance no. ID,
IL Signed. GEO. II. MIME
= Mr.. Dempsey moved that said re'
Iusiou be received and referred 10