The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-13
c. G. N. PROTEST IS
FILED In COUNCIL
Few Property Owners Ask That
Merriwether Street Be Not
Improved.

PSN'SAOA W NliC wy OOuIiCll IT.
mOnstrating against the proposed i'm
provement of Merriwether street from
Aquamsi street to Sprigg street yes
terday afternoon was filed with City
Clerk Frissell. 1t was filed from the
office of Chris Betten, auditor Of the
Cape Girardeau & Northern railway
Company, which is openly contesting
the improvement, and contains the
names of eleven signers.
The signers represent themselves as
owning a total of approximately 2127
front feet on Merriwether street in the
district to be affected by the proposed
Improvement.
In order for the remonstrance to be
of any force in upholding the improve
ment work, the names of resident
property owners in the district to be
affected who combined, hold major
ity of front feet must be obtained.
When told of the remonstrance that
had been filed, Mayor Rage yesterday
afternoon declared that he understood
the hackers of the paper admitted they
had not secured sufficient signers to
obtain their end. The matter will come
before the Council and probably be
referred to Senator Thomas F. Lane,
who is in charge of the work in draw
ing up ordinaces to bring about the
improvement work.
1t will be determined if the remon-
STRANGE is sufficiently weighty to be
effective. That Chris Betten was
working to stop the improvement Of
Merriwether street became known a
few days ago when it was declared
that those who canvassed for the re-
monstrance were telling property own
ers the railroad would sue them for
damages to pay for bridge the road
would be forced to construct over the
street in the event that the improve
ment was accomplished.
The following is the remonstrance
in full:
To the Honorable Mayor and MEM
bers of the City Council of the City Of
Cape Girardeau, Missouri:
We, the undersigned, respectfully
state that we, each and all o. US, are
residents of the City of Cape Girar-
deau, Missouri, and, at Tic date Of
the passage of the resolution herein
after mentioned, owned, and still own,
real estate fronting and abutting on
that part of Merriwether street from
the west property line of Aquamsi
street to the east property line Of
Sprigg street, being that part of Mer-
riwether street mentioned and descrb-
ed in the resolution of your Honorable
body, the City Council of the City Of
Cape Girardeau, purporting to have
been passed and adopted at a meeting
of said City Council on July 10, 1915,
entitled:
Notwithstanding it necessary
to improve that part 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
known as the Conner grade to tn"
proposed new grade called the Silver
grade; and by grading and paving
with concrete and constructing grant
told curbs and cutters on said part Of
Merriwether street where none has
been heretofore constructed"
The number of feet of property
owned by us, fronting and abutting on
the above described part of said Mer-
riwether street, is set opposite our re-
spective signatures below.
And, as such property owners and
residents of said city, we do hereby
object, demonstrate and protest
against the resolution aforesaid, and
against each and every section and
provision thereof, and against the
or carrying out of any of the
changes and improvements in said
Merriwether street as set forth and
in said resolution.
Witness our signatures this 7th day
of August, 1915.
William Willeke, owner of $50 feet,
fronting on south line of Merriwether
street.
Mrs. Agnes Schmidt and Mrs. Adam
Belz, COSTS feet front on south line
of Merriwether street.
Aurelia Haas, per Anton Haas, own
er of 4712 feet, fronting on south line
of Merriwether street.
c. f. Mayer, owner of 1S0.435 feet,
fronting on north line of Merriwether
street.
Roth Tobacco Co., by f. w. Flentg.
president, owner of 18O.435 feet fron'
ing on south line of Merriwether
street.
J. NJ. Morrison, trustee for Lawr-