The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-24
CITY MAY GET
XMAS Gift
IN PAVING SUIT
Load of Blocks to be Thrown
In On Proposed Compro-
mise Measure
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES
COMMITTEE TOACCEPT
Cemetery Association Will Get
$500 to Make Up the
Deficit

As 4 municipal Christmas gift, the
city will get a car load of blocks anC
$3.50 in return for an aggregation OF
hump backs, blisters, welt and bumps
in its wood block paved streets.
The City Council last night author
lied a committee that has been seek
ing to bring about 4 compromise of the
city's suit against the Kettle River
Quarries Co., the paving concern that
did the work, to put over the deal for
the $3.50 and the car load of blocks.
The offer of the block, which are to
be used in making repairs, and the
$3.50, is made through the company's
attorney, l. R. ke!so, to Ed. l.. Drum,
attorney for the city.
The suit has been pending for
about three years. The compromise
offer was made to the city several
days ago and last night was brought
before the Council by W. D. Black,
member Of the committee in charge
of the compromise. The other men on
the committee are Charles Armgardt
and Glenn HOeller.
The city sued the paving company
on its bond to repair and maintain the
wood block pavement in good order
Since the paveemnt was placed on the
downtown business streets about five
years ago, the city has had continuous
trouble with the blocks. After each
rain, virtually, there are blisters that
appear owing to the swelling of the
blocks.
The Council last night voted to give
the ladies of the Cemetery Association
$25 to make up for deficiency in their
funds after having a granitoid side
walk laid in the old Lorimier ceme-
terry.
The petition was as follows:
"Our years work at the cemeteries
is done. With the small means at our
disposal, we have endeavorcd to keep
up the several cemeteries in good
shape, and he have even extended our
efforts in making a granitoid walk in
the old LOrimier cemetery.
"But We regret to say, that owing to
poor collections, we have overstepped
our funds. We are short $25 and we
now ask your honorable body for that
amount, in order to clear our indebted
ness for the year 1915"
The petition was signed by Mrs. Uhl,
president; Mrs Pott, vice president;
Mrs. Chenue, treasurer; and Mrs.
Dempsey, secretary.
Mayor Rage also was authorized to
have the fountain in the Courthouse
park repaired. In order to have the
fountain properly repaired, it will be
necessary to move the statue of the
soldier that forms the center piece of
the fountain
Hermann Loeffel, contractor, has
offered to do the work for $40. Other
bids that have been received by the
Mayor for the work are $50 and $50.
Mr.. Loeffiel has the necessary engines
and derricks to do the work close at
hand at the new garage he is building
on North Fountain street. Owing to
the proximity of the machinery, he
told the Mayor his price would be
much cheaper.
The fountain probably will be dis
mantled this winter and the repairs
made before spring so that the shaft
will be in proper shape when the water
is turned on again at the close Of the
cold weather.
The ordinance on the bonds for the
purchase of the fairgrounds for City
Park did not come last night, because
the attorneys for the bond buyers have
not finished examining the legal steps
that have been taken by the City Coun-
Gil thus far in purchasing and author
iZing the bond issue.