The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

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instructing the City Engineer toprepare
map of city to facilitate the numbering
of houses, read and referred to said
Committee atmeeting of November 18th.
On motion of Mr.. Kimmel said Com
mittee was granted further time.
The Street Commissioner submitted
the following report:
To the Hon. Mayor and Council.
Gentlemen:-I especially beg to re-
port that the contra Il for furnishing
gravel for that part Of Middle street
between Coed Hope and Morgan Oak
streets by James Miller and Frank
Himmei has been executed, and said
contractors have performed said work
in strict compliance withthe terms and
conditions and requirements of said
contract: and I further report that the
amount due said contractors for said
gravel is S131.40.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed.) FRED BRUNKE,
Street Commissioner.
On motion of Mr.. Dempsey said re-
port was received, approved and Or
dered filed.
The following resolution "a pre-
scented and read;
Whereas, the Street Commissioner
has reported t this Council that James
and Frank Kimmel have completed
their contract for crawling Middle
street from Good Hope street to Nor
gan Oak street, and that the work has
been performed in accordance with
said contract, therefore be it
Resolved, That said work be accept
ed by this Council and said contractors
paid for same: and further, that the
City Engineer is instructed to submit
to this Council the names of abutting
property on said part of Middle street
and all necessary information for
assessing said property for the costof
said Improvement according to law.
(Signed. q. H. DEMPSEY.
On motion of Mr.. Kimmel said reso-
luton was adopted.
The City Engineer presented his re
port of Middle street Improvement in
accordance with said resolution, which
was read.
Mr.. Dempsey moved thatsaid report
be received, approved and fled, and
the Clerk Instructed to assess the cost
OF said work and the judiciary Com
mittee 10 draft an ordinance levying
said assessment against abutting
property ownersfor saidimprovement.
Said motion carried.
Miller ard kimmel, contractors for
g~rayeling Middle street between Good
HoTe ana Morgan Oak streets, pre-
scented 4 written request to the Council
to have warrants issued in favor of
the several gravel haulers employed
by them in furnishing gravel for said
and charge the total amount TO
il full for said contract.
said request was on motion of Mr..
Powers. r~eceivedand ordered filed and
SAM granted, ard TIE Clerk instructed
,Iurdingiy.
The Council haFingiaf0rmation that
South Frederick street was INSTRUCTED
by Il fence erected b. T j. Shorb, and
that w. Ehrenschneider had put an
distraction acrCss Elm street, Mr..
k:mmcl moved that the matter be re-
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with instructions 20 investigate
ard If necessary act in the premises
By notifying the parties to enove
said distractions, and said motion
carried.
Mr.. Kimmel's motion that the Clerk
issue a warrant on the General Rev
enue Fund in favor of the Mayor for
$50. 10 BE- used by him as a contingent
prevailed. and it wasso ordered!
Mr.. PJi&ck called the attention of
tie Council to the insecure condition
OF tie railing on the plankwalk on
Sprigg street near BrodtmaDn's Mill,
and moved thatthe Street Commission
er be ordered to put same in safe con-
which motion carried.
On motion Of Mr. Unnerstall, the
Council adjourned until Monday
ercning. December 10Th. at : O'Clock.
GEO. Z. CHAPPELL.