The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-21
Council Orders Investigation
to Take All Additions
Within Limits.
TO INCREASE CENSUS
REPORT BY HUNDREDS
Carter Urges Action on Frisco
Franchise COntract-Other
Proceedings.

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few years, last night was launched il
the City Council by Arthur c. Bow,
man, and preliminary steps to accom-
Dlish the tentative annexation wert
taken by the members Of the Council
The proposition to annex tcrriior!
to the corporate limits of the city vii
add several hundred inhabitants 70 the
city in census count, as we'll as much
land
In many of the sections that will be
available for annexation, it is under.
stood that the property owners anC
residents are anxious to be taken into
the city. The land that will be con-
sidcred for annexation is situated on
the north, northwest and southeast
parts of the city.
There are about eight different real
estate additions that deserve to be
inside the corporate limits of the city
Mr.. Bowman said, and the city de-
serves to be allowed to count them as
q part of the corporation. To all
intents and purposes the people who
reside in these additions, he said, are
inhabitants Of the Cape.
The proposition was referred to the
Ways and Means Committee of the
Council, of which Mr.. Bowman is
chairman, and Il righteous and COM
plete investigation of the annexation
situation will be made within the next
few days, to prepare report for the
next meeting Of the Council.
1t is asserted that with the proper
annexations to the corporate limits of
the city, the Cape will go beyond the
5000 class on the completion of an
accurate census of the city.
At the meeting of the Council, +. J.
Deal appeared with Buckner Ragsdale
and r, f. L. Lamkin to settle a ques-
ton Of property lines for the lot that
the Buckner Ragsdale Company pur-
chased at Broadway and Main street.
The lot, which was formerly occu-
pied by the Houck building, is given
as 134 feet in depth from Main to
Water street on the official platts Of
the city. and the abstract for the prop
crty declares that the depth shall be
ia feet, more or less.
As the Buckner Ragsdalc Company
is preparing to erect store building
on the lot, CITY Engineer Chris f.
Silver was employed to make an Off
cial survey of the land. The old build
ing occupied a lot 1871 feet and >
inches in depth, extending out on the
Water street sidewalk 3 feet and )
inches more than the platts allow.
The official surveys also give the own
ers Of the lot an additional strip Of >
inches along the sidewalk on the north
side of the old building.
Mr.. Deal asked the Council 10 APP
prove q resolution allowing the pro
posed store building to he built on the
additional 3 feet ) inches of space on
the Water street sidewalk, so that the
building lines would conform with the
building lines already there, and save
. bad rupture.
The proposition as explained to the
Council by Mr.. Deal was referred to
the Propositions and Grievances Com
mittec with instructions to have 4
report ready at the next meeting.
S. NJ. Carter, president Of the Com
mcrcial Club, accompanied by Judge
Frank Kelly, also appeared before the
Council and spoke on the subject OF
the ieopardizcd condition of the city's
franchise contract with the Frisco
railroad. Mr.. Carter urged the Coun-
Gil to take some decisive action 10
protect the interests OF the city in
saving the franchise. Following this
the Mayor informed the Council that
legal steps had been taken last Sat
urday to accomplish the protection OF
the city in the Frisco franchise
project.
City Counselor o. a. Knehans wrote
to Federal Judge Sanborn asking fol-
permission to file an interpleader foI
the city in the Frisco case notifying
whoever buys the railroad at the
receivers sale in June that the Cape
franchise contract must be maintained
Mr.. Knahans expects to hear from
Judge Sanb0rn today.
An opinion written by City Coun-
selor Knehans also was read before
the Council, declaring that according
to the ordinances now in force, City
Attorney r. H. Whitelaw is not en-
titled TO his salary Of 5000 4 year