The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-24
SECRAVES OPENS
N. MAIN PAVING
WRANCLE AGAIN
Resolution For Improvement
Passes Council by
Unanimous Vote.
COUNCIL WILL HEAR
PARK PLANS THURSDAY
Alters Water and Light BilI-Or-
ders Streets Cleaned
Other News.

City Councilman w. J. Scagraves
last night started another movement
for the improvement of North Main
street from Broadway to the shoe fac
tory by paving it, when he introduced
a resolution before the council, calling
for the pavement of the thoroughfare
The main street resolution passed
the council by unanimous vote and
steps will be taken at once to endeavOr
to put the improvement through pro
vided it is not blocked in any manner.
The resolution provides that the city
engineer shall make plans and specif-
cations for the improvement work.
Usually the street paving actions are
brought before the council by a petit
ton of the property owners on the
street wishing the improvement made
Such petitions have been taken be
fore the council for North Main street
heretofore and in each event the mat
ter has been blocked by a rerlOnstrancc
signed by enough property holders and
residents to knock the work out.
The Seagraves resolution declares
that irasmuch as the customary meth
cd is deemed ineXpedient and imprac-
ticable, he desired to get the improve
ment issue before the council with Il
resolution. Many of the business in
terests on North Main street are anx-
ious to have the thoroughfare paved.
1t is one Of the chief arteries of traffic
in the Cape and is constantly in rela-
lively poor condition to the reception
Of heavy traffic.
The council last night also approved
report of the Proposition and Griev-
ance Committee which recommended
that the bill of the water and light
company be trimmed by $50 and or
dered the fire chief to make weekly in
| spections of all the fire plugs in the
city. The deduction in the deduction
in the water and light bill was on ac-
count Of hydrants out of order for
which penalty is arranged under tho
terms of the ordinance.
| The council last night ordered the
street commissioner to open West End
boulevard from Independence to Ner1i-
Wether streets, when petition signed
by several hOuSchOlders was presented.
| Specifications fOr sidewalks on Hen
dersnn avenue between Independence
and William street were approved and
Il resolution was passed providing for
the construction of a sidewalk on Hen
derson avenue between independence
and William street were approved and
a resolution was passed providing for
the construction of a sidewalk on Hen
derson avenue between Normal avenue
and Dunklin street.
A large group of Paiifc street poti-
TONERS asked the council to provide
that street with a sweeper, WhereupOr
the council ordered the city street COM
missioner to have all the paved streets
not taken care of by regular sweep
or, cleaned about once a week or once
each two weeks.
A. J. Brown and J. o. SeabauGh.
springling wagon drivers, presented Il
remonstrance against the late license
ordinance and asked for leniency on
their license. They are asked to pay
SO year and they assert that they
pay also s. for another delivery truck
which they use only during the part
of the year when their teams are not
used on the sprinkler.
The council assigned the case to the
Judiciary Committee and city counsel
or to see if relief may be afforded.
When the council adjourned last
night, they adjourned to Thursday
night when they will have a special
session which will be for the purpose
of hearing plans for the new city park.
The landscape gardeners have sent
word that they will present their plans
to the city after tomorrow and the
council to take them up in special ses-
sion at that time.
The council also voted to close the
deal with the Vogelsanger Hardware
Co., for the purchase of wire fencing
to take the place of the wooden fence
now fronting on Broadway at the
Fairgrounds Park. This fence prob
ably will be installed before the fair
is held.
tacks on the administration.