The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-07-09

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to the Council was an interesting docu-
ment. He urged the city fathers to
settle the garbage question by devils
ing a method for it's disposal, dcclar-
ing that the Board of Health should be
relieved of the task
The Mayor recommended that the
city ordinances be revised and urged
the purchase of the Fairgrounds. He
said the city's finances were in such an
excellent condition that the grounds
could be bought without increasing the
rate of taxation.
His message in full follows:
Cape Girardeau Mo-, July 5, 1915.
Honorable President Pro TEN and
Members of the City Council of
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Gentlemen: Agreeable to the provi-
sions of the State laws and the ordi-
nance5 OF the city, l am submitting
for your consideration my report and
recommendations
Following is the recommendation Of
the Appropriation Committee, which l
submit as my estimate of the neces-
sary appropriations covering the en-
suing fiscal year:
For street purposes, such as repairs,
material, labor, concrete work, foot
walks, sewer pipe, sewer pipe across
and under foot walks across streets,
bridges across and under foot walks,
alleys and streets and whatever may
be necessary to keep streets in proper
repair, including small tools, salary Of
street commissioner, and expenses at
tached to the cleaning of, streets
$1,000.
For salaries of mayor, councilmcn,
collector, treasurer, assessor, city clerk
and commissions of city weighers,
$1,000.
For salaries of police Judge, city at
torney, marshal and policemen and
other costs, fees, fixed and incidental
expenses in connection with and Incl
dental to maintaining the police court,
So ,0GO.
For engineering department, salary
of city engineer, hire of assistants,
roadmen and all other expenses to
maintain same, $4,000.
For fire department, salaries of fire
chief, three assistants, hosemen, care
of horses and equipment, and all other
expenses to render said department
efficient, $500.
For extra police, $780,.
For legal department, office expen-
ses and fees and other costs in actions
brought for or against the city, or
which the city has an interest in,
81 900
For printing, advertising and sta
tionery, including contract for city
printing, $1,000.
For repairs to machinery and tools,
5000.
For cemetery purposes, labor, ma
teriaI and sections work, $500.
For sanitary purposes and costs in
Cured in maintaining the Board of
Health, $500.
For Court House building and park,
keeping same in condition and repair,
including improvement of grounds and
janitor's salary, 5000.
For jail, repairs, fuel, lighting and
board of prisoners, $500.
For election expenses, $500.
For flushing sewers, labor and cost
of water, $500.
For street lighting, arc and other
lamps, $1,000.
For hydran. rental, for fire protec-
ton, $1,000.
For aid, provisions and transpor-
tation of INDECENT poor persons and
paupers, $500,
For revisions of ordinances and all
expenses incident thereto, to complete
the work, $1,000.
For other expenses not herein ene-
merated or provided for, which may be
necessary during the fiscal year, as
the council may determine, and for the
payment of contracts not completed,
Total amount appropriated, $4,000,
1t should not be necessary for me
to direct your attention to, and on