The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-25

taken away from east side of Spanish
street with another one and to put in
good condition the following located
fire hydrants: Corner Morgan Oak
and Spanish streets: corner Spanish
and Mason streets: Pacific and Inde-
pendence Spanishand Mill and Normal
avenue near Normal School building.
Said order to be complied with within
- days.
Said motion carried.
The report of the special committee
appointed to examine for the Council
the delinquent tax list. submitted by
Christian Hirsch, collector, read at
last meeting and action on same
deferred until this meeting, was again
presented and read.
Said committee also submitted "A
list of the taxes which they considered
worthless and uncollectabIe, which
was examined by the Council. after
which the following resolution was
presented and read:
Whereas. this Council. by IL special
committee, duly authorized thereuntO
at meeting held on Monday, May
Ind. 1898, has carefully examined the
land and lot and Personal Delinquent
lists of taxes for the year 1883 to 1897.
both inclusive. submitted by the
Collector, Christian Hirsch at said
meeting. the same being the total
amount of all taxes due the city As
enumerated in said lists, therefore be
Resolved, That the said delinquent
tax lists submitted by the Collector
be received and credited to the COllec-
tor, and that the Collector be recharg-
ed with the amount of same less the
amount of taxes stricken off. as re-
commended by said committee: and be
it further
Resolved. That the report of said
special comr:ittee concerning said
delinquent lists. be received. approved
and concuried in and ordered filed
and that the several amounts for the
different fun ls for each of the years
as stated in said lists and the aggre-
gate sums of the same. less the
amounts of said funds and years of
the taxes stricken off as uncollectible
and worthless. be made a matter of
record as a part of the proceedings
of this Council. and the clerk is hereby
authorized and instructed to make the |
entries on the collectors account with
the different funds of the city to cor
respond with said amount stricken off. |
Signed. +. \. KAGE.
On motion OF Mr.. Blomeyer said |
resolution was adopted.
The Building Committee submitted |
an application made to them by John
H. Lyons. for permission to erect in |
front of the ladies entrance to the
st. Charles on Themis street an iron
pOrtico of three iron colu>hns set in |
sidewalk at outer edge. and frame |
work of iron. Said committee presents
said application with the request that
the Council act on said application.
On motion of Mr.. Kage said appli-
cation was received and ordered filed
and permission granted for the cree
ton of the pOrtico named.
AS instructed at last meeting the
} Judiciary COmpittee submitted an
ordinance changing the grade of
Williams street entitled IAN Ordi-
nance to change the grade of Williams /
street from Sprigg street to Pacific
street. which on motion was read for
he first time
On motion of Mr.. Kimmel said ordi-
nance was read for the second. time.
and on motion of Mr.. Regenhardt read
'or the third time its final reading.
Mr.. Kimmel moved that said ordi-
nance be passed, the vote resulting as
ellows:
Ayes, Blomeyer. Kage. Kimmel, !,
tegenhardt, Unnerstall, ).
Nays, None. j
Absent, Givins, Reynolds, Ruess- J