The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
MERRlWETHER
ST. ORDINANCE
Is READ TWICE
COuncilmen Stand Six For
Measure and Two Are
Against it.
ARMGARDT TRIES TO
PREVENT End READING
Bowman Votes Against Bill on
Second BallOt-.-RailrOad
Against it.

The Merriwether street improve
ment ordinance last night passed its
first two readings in the City Council
and will come for the final reading at
the next meeting. The third reading
was deferred by the councilmen in or
der to make thorough investigation
of a remonstrance that was filed
against the ordinance through the cf-
forts of the Cape Girardeau & North
ern Railroad
What may be viewed as a test vote
on the ordinance took place last night
when the Council voted on the second
reading. The second reading was or
dered by a vote of 6 to ,.
Immediately after the first reading,
Councilman Charles Armgardt at
tempted to place a motion before the
Council that the next reading be de
ferred. Mayor Rage ruled it out of or
der and Councilman c. B. Hoellcr
moved the second reading.
On the call for ayes and nays on
this motion the vote stood as follows:
Ayes-Black, Blumer, Fowler, Hocllcr.
kaess and Medley. Nays-Armgardt
and Bowman.
The ordinance provides for change
in the grade of Merriwcther street
and pavement from Aquamsi to
Sprigg. The Improvement has been
opposed by the c. G. & \.
The remonstrancc of property own
ers filed against the ordinance is not
strong enough to hold up the ordi-
nance, it was said last night.
As soon as the ordinance is passed
by the Council, a petition to the
County Court at Jackson will be made
by Senator Tom Lane, asking the APP
pointment of a commission of three
members to assess benefits and dam
ages.
The railroad crossing of the c. G..
& n. will be adjusted through the Pub
lie Service Commission which has iur-
isdictiOn.
The attorneys for the railroad have
given notice they expect to fight the
move for the Improvement of the
street at every step they can.
The complete ordinance as it stands
at present is as follows:
The Merriwethcr street ordinance i'm
full is as follows:
An ordinance providing for the I'M
prOvement Of Merriwether street from
the west property line of Aquamsi
street to the east property line of
Sprigg street, by changing the grade
from the established grade called and
known as the Conner Grade" to
new grade to be called and known as
the "Stiver Grade" and by bringing
the same to the established grade and
constructing concrete pavement and
granitoid Curbs and cutters and aU-
thOrizing the city to contract for said
Improvement and the issuance of spc-
cial tax bills against the abbutting
property owners to pay for said i'm
prOvemcnt, and for the assessment of
benefits and damages to abUtting
property owners; and providing for
the separation of the grade at the
crossing of Merriwether street by the
Cape Girardeau Northern Railroad
Company, where the same crosses said
Merriwether street
BE il ordained by the Council of the
City of Cape Girardeau, as follows:
Section l. The City Council deems,
and hereby declares. that public ne
cessity exists for the improvement of
Aquamsi street to the east property
line of Sprigg street.
Sec 2. Whereas the Council Of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, by
a resolution in writing duly adopted at
a regular meeting thereof on the 10Th
day Of July. 1915, found and declared
it to be necessary to improve that part
of Merriwether street from the west
property line of Aquamsi street to the
east property line of Sprigg street, in
the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
by changing the grade thereof be-
tween said west property line Of
Aquamsi street to the east property
line of Sprigg street from the present
grade known as the "Gonner Grade"
to new grade to be known as the
Silver Grade" as follows, to-wit:
Lower the grade line at center Of
Aquamsi and Merriwether streets
from 1850 to 4245; lower the grade
line at center of Spanish and Merri-
whether streets from 50.12 to 50.35;
over the grade line at center of Lori