The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-05-19
ANNEXATION BILL.
IS DEFEATED BY
4 TO 3 BALLOT.
Bowman Gets into Row With
Rage Over Formers Pet
Measure.
HERMAN LOEFFEL WINS
FOUNTAIN ST. PAVING
Bowman Says Annexation Meant
1900 Added to Population
of Cape.

Inc Bowman annexation bill was
defeated in the City Council last night
by vote of four to three, after it had
been called up for its third reading
by the father and sponsor of the
measure, Councilman Arthur c. Bow
man.
The vote on the bill was taken after
Councilman Bowman and Mayor Rage
engaged in 4 small verbal tilt in which
the Councilman endeavored to get the
Mayor to say whether or not he would
veto the measure if it should pass the
vot" Of the Council.
The Mayor declined to state what
MS %cticn would be if the bill should
reach him, but after the session of the
Council he declared that he believed
he could have signed the bill had it
passed.
The measure proposed to take in
eight subdivisions to the Cape and,
according to the figures which Mr..
Bowman quoted in his speech for the
bill, the territory to be annexed to the
city would add 800 homes to the city,
1900 people and $500 annually in
general revenue.
The vote on the measure was as
follows:
Aycs-Armgardt, Fowler and Bow
man.
Nays - Seagraves, Medley, Kacss
and Brunke.
Mr.. Black was absent.
Mr.. Bowman in his address declared
thai the 300 houses in the subdivisions
were valued al an average of $500.
There are 400 vacant lots, he said.
The date fixed for the special cleo
ton to determine whether or not the
city should annex the Territory was
fixed in the ordinance at June 20. The
clash between Mayor Rage and Mr..
Bowman occurred when the Mayor
suggested to the Councilman that in
making arrangements for the date of
the election he make allowances fer
the time during which the Mayor has
the privilege CT considering the bill
before signing or vetoing.
Bowman then demanded TO know
Mr.. Rage would do 20 the bill. The
Mayor countcred by declaring he
would announce his determination
when the time arrived for his action.
Herman Loeffel, the well-known
building and paving contractor, last
night was awarded the contract for
paving the street and making curbing
and sidewalk along North Fountain
street from Washington to Olive
streets His bid was $7,265.26 for the
entire Job. His closest competitor was
j. H. Rouse, whose bid was S7,27O.36.
F. w. Keller bid S7,S28.74.
the CONTRACT consists of $500 cubic
yards Of excavation in preparing the
street, $500 square yards of paving,
3071 lineal feet of curb and 11,277
square feet of walks.
On the recommendation of Council
man Kaess. the Cape Girardeau &
Northern railroad will be ordered to
repair their crossing at Giboney and
Ellis and Independence streets.
Mayor Rage last night appointed
COuncilmen Fowler, Brunke and Sea
graves to receive the returns from the
fire department bond election next
Tuesday night
The Council ordered the Judiciary
Committee, together with the City
Counselor, to draft an ordinance pro-
viding for Q system of daily reports
to be made to the City Clerks office
by junk dealers in the city. The reso-
luton that was passed by the Council
stipulates that a report of all pur-
chases is to be made daily and no
minors are to be allowed to seel to the
dealers.
A resolution recurring a sidewalk on
Spanish street south of Good Hope
street also was passed.