The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-09
FAIRGROUNDS
BE PURCHASED
ELECTION AUG. l0
City Council Authorizes VO.t
On $4,000 Bond Issue
Next Month.
MAYOR, IN MESSAGE.
NDORSES PROJECT
Says City Can Acquire Tracl
Without Increasing Rate of
Taxes.

The City Council last night pass.
the Dill authorizing the city TO vo
upon the proposition to buy the Ia
grounds, and the day election was
for Tuesday, August 10.
Before the measure was given =
third reading and passed, Councilman
Bowman presented a resolution pass
ed by the Park Committee of the Com
mercial Club, requesting the Council
to delay action upon the Fairgrounds
ordinance until the Commercial Club
could furnish the city fathers with in
formation, showing the need of 500
coo bond issue.
Mr.. Bowman moved that the Com
mercial Club resolution be accepted by
the Council, which was done by vote
of five to three. By accepting Che
Commercial Club resolution. the coun
cilmen agreed to postpone final action
upon the Fairgrounds ordinance. but
when the measure came up short
time later, it was given a third read
ing and sent to the Mayor for his sig
nature, which makes it a law. Mayor
Rage affixed his signature before
leaving the Courthouse last night.
By passing the bill authorizing the
people to vote on the plan to buy the
Fairgrounds, the Council automatical-
ly killed the resolution from the Cor,-
mercial Club, which urged that the 200
acre tract at Cape Rocl, be inciudcd
in the bond issue
The August election Will decide
whether or not the Fairgrounds be
comes the property of the city. The
Fair and Park Association, which OWES
the grounds, has offered the property
to the city for $4,000. The bor'
sue is for $4,000, the additional
900 will be used in transformin,
great hole at William and Lon
streets into a sunkcn garden and ..
lie swimming pool.
The Commercial Clubs rcSoIut s.
which was presented to the Cou
last night, follows:
Cape Girardeau, Nc, July =. 19l
Tne Honorable Mayor and City Cou
Gil:
The Park Committee of the CO
Girar,!eau Commercial Club desires Il,
call your attention to the following:
First: We desire to correct the i'm
preston which has seemingly gone
abroad that the Commercial Club IS
opposed TO the city acquiring the Fair
grounds for park purposes The PARK
Committee representing the CONNER
rial Club believe after thorough III
yestigatiOn that it will be Impossible
to carry a bond issue which provides
Tor securing nothing except the Fair
grounds. The Park Committee also
believes that a proposition including
Dther property overlooking the Mis-
,issippi River and elsewhere Us We'll
rs the Fairgrounds proposition would
DC sure TO carry because a great many
people would be benefited.
Second: Tee Commercial Club de
;ires us to call your attention 10 the
necessity of knowing exactly and pre-
riding for the future status Of our fair
% that same can be presented in con
rete form to the people at the time
ne bond proposition is submitted to
he people. The vital proposition from
he viewpoint of the Commercial Club
S the preservation Of the fair and any
involving" the purchase of
he Fairgrounds should have the pres
rvation of the fair as a Cape Gi~ar-
eau institution as the paramount Is
ne and primary motive.
Third: The Commercial Club feels
nd desires 70 call your attention to
he fact that if a bond issue should
AIRY for an amount to purchase Il
ingle park, this would constitute an
npediment and would hinder the &C
uirement and development Of a park
ystem, which the Commercial Club
cells is absolutely necessary to the
development Of our beautiful
ty. The Commercial Club desires on
MS point to emphasize the fact that
is system Of parks and not single
Continued on page FOUR.