The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-12-08
CITY COUNCIL.
Journal of the Proceedings. Ad
journed Regular Session.
l~oFFIcIAL.1
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU.
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COUNCIL CHAMBER,
CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU.
Monday Evening, Nov. 10, 1900.
The Council met in adjourned regu-
lar session, Mayor William H. Coer-
President, in the chair and all
members present, except Mr.. Shlvel-
bine.
The Street and Wharf committee, to
at a meeting of October 29th
was referred the matter of ascertain
ing cost of making new map of the
city, proiles, ETC., including re-survey
and monuments or corner stones, sub
mitted a report to the effect that they
had consulted with the City Engineer
in regard to the matter and he had in
formed said committee that his esti-
mate for the entire work would
be say, $4,000, and that said
survey can be used for sys-
TEN, provided the city at any time de-
cided to put in such a system.
On motion of MIR. Rage, said report
was received and filed.
The committee or Propositions, to
whom was submitted the protest OF h.
B. Andrews ct al, with instructions to
ascertain if the grade OF Independence
street in front of protestatOrs' prop
erty was the established grade OF said
street, submitted a report and profile
made by the City Engineer, that the
same was the established grade, and
that the water flow should be toward
the river on the south side of said
part of Independence street.
On motion of Mr.. Morrison said re-
port was received, ]cOncurred in and
ordered filed.
The Street Commissioner presented
his report of the cost of gravellng
Ellis street. by blocks, from North
stress to Good Hope street, and that
said grading had been done In accord
ence with the ordinance authorizing
said work.
a report from the Street and Wharf
Committee was also presented and
read. to the effect that said committee
had examined tire work referred to and
that the Street Commissioners report
is correct.
y resolution as presented by MIR.
Bleckwendt approving the reports OF
the Sire Commissioner and Street
and Wharf Committee and instructlng
the City Engineer and City Clerk to
make reports to this Council in refer
ence TO the @ravelin9 Of said Ellis
street. as provided by. ordinance. and
for the Judiciary Committee To pre-
sent an ordinance assessing the cost
of said %graveiing against AUDITING
property owners, III accordance with
the assessment for such grtveling.
Ga motion of Mr.. Morrison, said
resolution was adopted.
The City Engineer submitted his re-
port of the ame of property owners
and number of lot and front feet own
ed by each on Ellis street from North
to Good Hope street, also the cost o
crawling each block between said
streets, which, on motion of Mr.. Nor
rison, vas received, approved and Or
dered filed.
The Clerk submitted his report Of
the assessment for the cost of SAID
crawling. against each and every
! property owner on said Ellis street
! between North and Good Hope streets,
name. number of lot, range and front
foot and amount to be assessed againsl
each of said property owners.
Said report was, on motion OF Mr.
! FGerth. received, approved and order
ed filed.
The Judiciary presented an ordi
nance assessing the cost OF sale
, crawling, entitled, An Ordinance
Assessing, Apportioning, Levying
and Taxing the Cost of Graveling
Ellis Street from North Street to Coco
Hope Street. in the City of Cape Cir
| ardeau, Missouri, Against the Owner:
of and the lots Fronting on Salt
Ellis Street" which, on motion o
MIR. Fuerth was read for the frs
time.
Mr.. Shivelbine appeared in his sea
during the first reading.
On motion of Mr.. Bleckwendt salt
| ordinance was read a second time
| and on motion of Mr.. Morrison, reat
for the third time. its final reading.
Mr.. Bleckwendt moved to pass SAT-
ordinance, the vote resulting as fol
lows:
Yeas-Bleckwendt, Fuerth, Morri
son, Ossenkop, Regenhardt. Ruess
kamp, Shivelbine-1.
Nays-Kage-1.
The Mayor declared said motion
carried and the ordinance passed.
The following resolution was pre-
scented and read:
Whereas. a bill entitled, IAN Ordi
nance Granting TO Houck's Missoul
and Arkansas Railroad Company
Franchise Over and Along Fountain
Merriweather and Middle Streets t
Independence and Frederick Streets
in the City of Cape G%irardeau, Mis-
souri," was presented TO the Council