The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-26
COUNCIL VOlDS
DISSOLUTION OF
CAPEFAlR ASSN.
Stockholders no Longer Must
Cash in" to Mayor to
Complete Sale.
KAGE PRAISES r. B.
OLIVER JR. FOR WORK
Lauds Attorney For His Interest
In Drafting Park
Ordinances.

The City Council last night rescind-
ed its resolution passed Monday night |
which had the effect of dissolving the |
Cape County Fair and Park Associa- |
ton before the city's purchase of the
Fairgrounds could be completed.
The stockholders OF the Fair Asso-
citation no longer will be required to |
leash in" their stock to the city in or
der to consummate the deal for the
sale of the organizations property to |
the city.
Monday night the council passed a
resolution making it mandatory with
the stockholders in the Fair Associa-
| ton to turn over all the stocks to
Mayor Rage, before the sale of the
Fairgrounds would be wound up. This,
in effect, would end the Fair Associa-
ton as it stands now.
However, the council last night held
that the transfer of the property to the
city was entirely free of any move
ment TO dissolve the Fair Association
and that the city was not interested
in taking over the Fair Association it
self. but Just the property belonging
to it.
The council meeting was held adj
iourned from the Monday night regu-
lar session to receive the vote at the
bond election Tuesday. Five members
were present-BOwman, Blumer, Fow-
Ter Medley and kaess.
| The order to rescind the councils
Fair Association stocks resolution was
| brought about throughout the use of
a nice bit of parliamentary procedure.
The Mayor placed before the coun-
| Gil message setting forth reasons for
resembling the resolution. After it had
been read, Councilman Bowman moved
that the Mayors message be filed and
concurred in by the council
Following the passage of that mo-
| ton by unanimous vote, Councilman
Kaess placed motion for the recon-
sideration of the resolution in question
before the body. This passed, where
upon the council voted down the fair
stocks resolution when vote was
taken on it.
Mayor Kage's message to the cOun-
Gil on the fair stocks resolution is as
follows:
Honorable President pro TEN and
Members of the City Council.
Gentlemen: At the last regular
meeting Of the City Council, held Mon
day evening, Nov. Is, 1915, there was
presented and adopted resolution re-
quiring that all stock in the Cape Cir
ardeau County Fair e. Park AssOcia
ton must be surrendered to the Mayor
in behalf of the City of Cape Girar-
deau before the final contamination Of
the park property purchase.
"Since the adoption of said measure
| have made further investigation and
am now inclined to the belief that the
action of the council in that respect
was necessary. l find nothing en-
bodied in the operation of purchase
given by the Fair & Park Association
that would warrant such demand on
the part of the city. | believe that 1t
would perhaps be impossible to Sc
cure the SURRENDERED all the Outstand-
ing stock in said association, and if
it could be accomplished great delay
would be OccasiOned thereby, and no
particular benefit would result in the
end.
! Therefore, as a matter Of expedl-
ton and in order that we may avoid
all needless delays in acquiring title
to the park property, and converting
it to the use of the city, would re-
specially suggest that We reconsider
the matter and that our action in
adopting said resolution be rescinded
and held for naught.
Respectfully submitted,
az. A. Rage, Mayor"
In another message that the Mayor
had read to the council, he paid high
tribute to the attorneys who have aid
ed the city in the acquisition of the
park by drafting the ordinances in le-
gal form. He named r. B. Oliver Jr.,
especially in this connection.
Mayor Rage worked with the ordi-
nances covering the city's purchase of
the park by bond issue for four
months before The documents were put
in such shape that they will be ac-
ceptible to investment bankers who
wish to take the city's bonds.
The character of the bonds to be is
sued depend largely upon the validity
of the ordinances creating them. Mr..
Oliver made the final draft of the or
dinances. One already has been passed
bv the CITY Council and a second re-