The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-10

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Main and Themis
crossing ......... > 90
Middle street,. | so
Dog Pound. ........ 1 90
Levee. IS
Total for June. s97 90
On motion of Mr.. Blomeyer said re-
ports We're received, approved and
ordered filed, and the Clerk instructed
to issue warrants on the General Rev
enue fund IN favor of the officers and
others for the amount to which they
are entitled unde: said reports.
A report from the Treasurer showing
the receipts and disbursements of the
city for the twelve months ending June
30, 1897, was received and ordered
filed.
Tine following report from the Street
Commissioner was presented and read:
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL.
GENTLEMEN:-Referring to your
order to me. made at meeting of June
2lst, to take down and remove certain
poles and wire erected by the Cape
G~irardeau and Jackson Telephone
Company on Broadway street west of
Pacific street, | have the honor to re-
port that OIL June BIRD | prepared to
execute said order by going onto the
ground with a force of hands for that
purpose but found that the poles and
wire ordered to be removed had been
taken down and removed by said Com
pany.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signedl FRED BRUNKE,
Street Commissioner.
On motion Of Mr.. Kimmel said re-
port was received and ordered filed.
Continued from yesterday
In compliance with instructions at
last meeting the Street Commissioner
submitted Il report of the probable
cost of lowering wall and terrace and
building a wall on each side of east
entrance to the Public Square: said
wall to be built from stone taken from
the wall, 20 he fourteen inches high
and extend north and south from said
entrance. Said officer estimates in
said report the cost of SAID work at
$50.
On motion of Nj. Dempsey said re-
port was received and ordered fled.
The Clerk submitted the following
report:
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL.
GENTLEMEN respectfully report
that have complied with your order
to lie made ut meeting OF June 21st,
1891. to notify the Cape Girardeau and
Jackson Telephone Company in refer
ence to certain poles on Broadway
street west of Pacific street, as fol-
lows.
To the Cape Girardeau and Jackson
Telephone Company, Cape Girar-
deau. Mo.
GENTLEMEN:-Acting by authority
of an order issued to ne by the City
Council of the City of Cape Girar-
deau, you are hereby notified that the
poles erected by you on Broadway
street west Of Pacific street in this city
since the 9th day of June, 1897, have
been erected in violation of certain
provisions of section l ofan ordinance
of said city No. J41l. entitled IAN
ordinance relating to the erection and
maintenance OF Telegraph, Telephone
and Electric Light poles, lamps and
wires in the City OF Cape Girardeau,
Mo-" approved September 9Th, 1894.
and you are hereby further notified
that if said poles are not taken down
and removed within fifteen Isl days
from the above date, then they will be
taken down and removed by the city
at your expense.
BY order OF the City Council.
seal. GEO. L. CHAPPELL,
City Clerk.
And further report that said notice
was served by John A. Weber, City
Marshal, and that service is endorsed
thereon and was returned to me on
June 23rd, 1897.
Respectfully submitted,
tSigned) GEO. f.. CHAPPELL,
City Clerk.
Mr.. Blomeyer moved that said re-
port be received, ordered spread upon
the record and fled, and for the pur-
pose of carrying out said order the
Street Commissioner is hereby order
ed to take down and removesaid poles