The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-07-24

iOCdUcu anu IOunu, on tnt
ground, that all of the poles referred
to had been taken down and removed
Respectfully submitted,
FRED BRUNKE.
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Mr.. Dempsey said re,
port a received and ordered filed.
In accordance with instructions al
last meeting the Appropriation Com.
mittee presented an ordinance ppr
priating the City Revenue for the cur.
rent fiscal year, and an ordinance
fixing the rate of taxation for the cur
rent fiscal year.
The Appropriation ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance appropriating
the City Revenue for the fiscal year
ending on the Both day of June, 1898, -
was taken up and read for the first
time.
On motion of Mr.. Dempsey said or
dinance was read for the second time,
and on motion of Mr.. Blomeyer read
for the third time, its final reading.
A motion by Mr.. Dempsey to adopt
said ordinance carried by the follow
ing vote.
Yeas. Blomeyer, Campbell, Demp-
sey, Givens, Kimmel, Polack, Ruess-
kamp, Unnerstall-S.
Nays. None.
The Tax Levy ordinance. entitled
IAN ordinance providing for the levy
ing of the Annual City Revenue Tax,
the City Funding Interest Fund Tax,
the Normal School Interest Fund Tax,
the Normal School Sinking Fund Tax
and a City Funding Sinking Fund Tax
for the fiscal year ending on the Both
day of June, 1885," WAS on motion
taken up and read for the first time.
On motion of Mr.. Ruesskamp said
ordinance a read for the second
time, and on motion of Mr.. Blomeyer
read for the third time, its final read
ing.
Mr.. Ruesskamp moved to adopt
said ordinance. the vote resulting as
follows:
Yeas. Blomeyer, Campbell. Demp-
sey, Givens, Kimmel, PoIack, Ruess-
kamp, Unnerstall-S.
Nays. None.
The Mayor declared said melton
carried and the ordinance adopted.
An ordinance repeating a part of
ordinance number 49,, and so entitled, |
read for the first time June 18th. 1895,
the second time July eth, 1896, was on
motion of Mr.. Kimmel brought mp and
read for the third time. its final read
ing.
On motion of Dir. KimmeI said ord
nance was adopted by the following
vote, and so declared by the Mayor. =
Yeas. BIomeyer, Campbell. Demp-
sey. Givens, Kimmel. Polack. RHess-
kamP, Unnerstall-S.
Nays. None.
On motion of Dir. Himmel the at
tention of the Board of Health was
to a pond of water on the
"Hoerr" property or alley between
Broadway and Tnemis Streets west of
Fountain street, as said pond was
complained of as being a nuisance,
and for said board to Investigate the
Mr.. Kimmef moved that for the pur. |
of carrying cut the recommended
ton of the Mayor in his report, that
the Judiciary Committee draft and
present to the Beard an ordinance
the City Park. Carried.
The Street and Wharf Committee
was on motion of Mr.. Bf0meyer in
structed to investigate the complaint
of Herman Broeedes, that the water
from Frederick street was damaging
his property.
MIR. Dempsey as Chairman Of the
Committee on Water and Light, re-
ported verbally in reference to in
structions of the Council at a former
meeting, that said Committee had re-
quested MIR. Cannon to move the
electric lamp from intersection of
Spanish and Merriwether streets to a
point opposite the Speak property on
Spanish street, under the condition
that the city was not to pay for said
work, butthat he had declined to move
the lamp under that condition as he
had not promised to do so: but if the
city should order a lamp put up at in
tersection ofLOrimier and Merriwether
streets, he would then remove the lamp
mentioned at his cost.
In reference to lamp at intersection
of Frederick and Bellview streets, that
same had been raised as instructed by
the Council.
On motion Board adjourned until
next regular meeting.
GEO. T.. CHAPPELL,
City Clerk.
Stray Notice.
Taken up by F. A. Obermilier and
posted before A. H. Grant, a Justice
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