The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-02-19
CITY
Journal Of ths-Proceed1ngs-Adjourn-
ed Regular Session. fOficiaID

afQeau- TUESDAY Evening
18th, 1898
The Council met in adjourned regu-
lar session at I:3O o'clock: Mayor
William H. Coerver, PRECEDENT, pre-
siding.
Members present-Messrs. Dempsey,
Kimmel, Pola&k, Powers, Unnerstall.
AbSent-Messrs. Blomeyer, Owens,
Ruesskamp.
The Street and Wharf Committee
submitted q report showing compliance
with instructions receiveda 1T last meet
ing to have the City Attorney furnish
a written opinion in reference to i'm
proving Good Hope street, from Sprigg
street to Spanish street, under a reso-
luton passed by the Council October
L, 1894, by submitting the City At
torney's opinion as requested, which
was read.
Said opinion is to the effect that,
although the City Charter is silent on
the questions involved, yet it would,
in his Judgment, not be safe to make
the improvements under said resolu-
ton, for the reason that the work was
not commenced in a reasonable length
of time after the publication of said
resolution, andfor Otherreasons which
are given at length and in detail in
detail in said opinion, which is ex-
haustive and specifically sets out said
reasons why said work should not be
done under the resolutions referred to.
On motion of Mr.. Dempsey said re-
port and the opinion of the City At
torney, were received and ordered
filed.
Said Committee also submitted a re-
port from the City Engineer with pro-
file attached in reference to widening
and making passable for vehicles,
Aquamsi street, from independence
to Williams street, which was read.
said officer states in said report that
said street, between the streets named,
can be made Il good dry weather road
with easy grades and everywhere vide
enough for teams 10 pass each other
by placing j. cubic yards of earth
wheT" needed. al q cua' OF $S2.9S. TAX
in for granted that the distractions
intruGcd on said street wiIlb DC removed
the cost of the owner thereof.
said officer also reports IN reference
to the grade of Good Hcpe street, be-
tween Spri@& and Pacific streets. that
the present surface OF said street is
the grade established by ordinance.
OF grade and grade lines are
attached 10 said report.
On motion of Mr.. Dempsey said re
PEI, WIS received and ordered fled.
III. Polack moved that the Mayor
ana Council, us Il committee of the
meet at Planters Mills next
Monday morning ats O'Clock for the
purpose OF inspecting the condition of
Aquamsi street and determining
whether or not to put said street in
p,.ssaUie condition for vehicle. from
independence to Williams street. and
he motion carried.
The Street and Wharf Committee.
to whom was referred ut meeting of
February III. = petition from property
Jw4crs Oh 8cntou street stating that
were owrers OF real estate ga said
,tIert. asking The Council tc open said
Ben ton street, from Independence
: sect to Broadway street. submitted
III following report, which was read:
10 the Honorable Mayor and Council;
We. your Street and Wharf Com.
10 whom was referred the pc
Of property owners to open Ben
ton street, from !udepeudeaceto Broad
way street. respectfully report and
recommend that no action ba taken to-
opening said Benton street, for
the reason that the petitioners vs. no
real estate fronting on said street.
THOMAS POWERS.
AUG. RUESSKANIP.
FRAEK UNNERSTLL,
Committee.
On motion of Mr.. kimmel. said re
WAS received. ]concurred in and
ordered fled.
The following protest against grad
ing and graveling Good Hope street,
between Sprigg and Pacific streets, in
accordance with a petition to that eff
feet read at meeting OF February eth.
by L. {. NOeninger, Ferd
Steimile, John II. Lindemann, Martin
Ruth and six other owners of real es-
tate abutting on said part of Good
Hope street. was presented and read:
the Hon. Mayor and Council:
Gentlemen-We. the undersigned
taxpayers and owners OF real estate
abutting on and fronting on Good
Hope street. between Sprigg and Pa
ciGc streets, demonstrate and protest
of the grading and gravelingsaid part
OF Good Hope street as aforesaid.
On motion said protest was received
and ordered filed.