The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-05-21

Council made at meeting of April
18th. to locate the corner line of North
Lorimier street, from Mil street TO
Mason street, the City Engineer pre-
sented the following report, which
was read:
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun-
ell:
GENTLEMEN: In obedience t o your
order. at meeting of April 10Th, l have
mace an exhaustive survey of North
Lorimier street. I have examined
everything that could have ii bearing
in properly placing it.
The plat attached will show that the
stones pointed out by Mr.. Regenhagdt
do not correspond with each other,
with the bridge over Sloan's creek or
any other known point. Taking the
two stones on the hill and projecting
the line thus formed northwardly, we
find that it passes 81 l-2 feet east of
the buchanan corner and comes with
in 81 feet of the center of the bridge
over Sloan's creek. The corner stones
were planted in accordance with this
plat. Very respectfully.
j. Is. NESMITH.
City Engineer.
The plat referred &c accompanied
said report.
IN motion of NJ. Eor, s,;6 ,aDo,.+
was received. approved and ordered
filed.
The Street and Wharf Committee,
as instructed by the Council, reported
on the cost of extending the sewer on
independence street to the river. by
submitting an estimate made by the
City Engineer. Said committee also
presents said officers estimate of the
cost of building a roadway across
the gulch north side of said street at
the levee.
On motion of Mr.. Rage said reports
and estimates were received and or
dered .iled.
The following communication was
presented and "a
TO the Hon. Mayor and Council, City
of Cape Girardeau:
GENTLEMEN: | desire to call your
attention to the fact that the hydran1.
near the steps leading to the Normal
School. in Normal Avenue. is in or
near the center OF the sidewalk, as
surveyed by Major James Brooks,
and as the State is now constructing
Il granitoid pavement on said survey,
it becomes necessary that the hydrant
be moved. Very respectfully.
J. S. MCGHEE.
Mir. Givena moved that the commu-
~nication be received and filed, and
that the hydrant referred TO be moved
at the expense of the city. under the
direction OF the chairman OF the com
mittee on water and light.
The ayes and nays were demanded
Oh said motion with the following re-
suit.
Ayes. Givens. Reynolds. I;uess-
kamp-3.
Nays. Kage. Kimmcl, ~i'egenhardt
).
Absent. Blomeyer, Unnerstaii-2
The Nayor declared the motion lost.
\. motion by Mr.. kimmel then pre-
vailed that said communication be
referred to the committee on water
and light, with instructions to invcs-
tigatc the matter and report at next
meeting. and it was SO referred.
\. petition from VIM. I. Wilson.
asking the Council to grade that part
OF independence street in front OF his
property, for the reason that ne wish
ed to build a sidewalk and curb and
gutter along same. and also that ne
intends terracing the north front OF his
grounds and offering to give the city
several hundred cubic yards OF earth II
the Council desired to remove it, was
presented and read. and on motion o.
Mr.. Rage received and ordered filed.
The City Engineer presented Il pro
file showing change of grade on VIII
liam street from Sprigg 10 Pacific
street. which on motion of Mr.. Ruess-
kamp was received and ordered filed,
and the Judiciary Committee instruct
ed to draft an ordinance establishing
as the permanent grade, the grade as
outlined on said profile.
Mr.. Rage moved that the sum of
one hundred dollars be appropriated
out of the Street Grading Fund for
completing the work on Aquamsi
street. this amount to be in addition
to the amoun already expended on
said work. Said motion carried
On the recommendation of the Mar
shall. the Mayor appointed James
Assistant Marshal.
On motion of Mr.. Rage said APP
pointment was confirmed by accli-
nation.