The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-04-14
SCIVALLY STARTS
COUNCIL JAMBOUREE
Tells City Dads They Don't
Understand Much About Special
Road District.

Nhen DennIS SclVally, county high
way engineer, last night told the city
councilmen that he did not believe
any of them understood what the Cape
special road district is about, he
launched jambouree over the ques-
ton of funds that ended in a drawn
battle when both he and Councilman
J. +. Fowler ran out of wind.
Scivally also had a verbal tilt with
Mayor Kage in which the Mayor
scored signal victory.
Scivally opened his address to the
council by stating that the commits
S;oners of the special road district
were willing to repair the bridge over
Sloan'S creek, north of town, but that
they had instructed the engineer to
appear before the city council to ask
what assurance the board OF commits
sioners has that it will receive the
money due il from the city out of the
saloon licenses, to be paid regularly
and as collected by the city.
The special road district under the
law is apportioncd onc-fourth of the
city saloon license. A few weeks ago
the board of commissioners retained
an attorney to prepare to bring legal
proceedings against the council TO
enforce the payment of the money.
81 don't believe many of you under
stand this road district at ALL" Scivai-
~ said.
He then said that it was organized
primarily to keep road tax money paid
by Cape Girardeauans within a section
around the city. There is a road tax
of % cents on the 500 valuation that
must be paid, he said.
Under the provision for the spccia!
road district, all the money so col
lected in this district must be spent
in this district.
Scivally said that it is costing 5000
a mile per year TO maintain the Jack
son gravel read. Hc closed his state
meHt by saying that he has instruc-
tons to proceed with the work on the
Sloan's creek bridge rs soon as the
permits, but that the board
Of commissioners wanted some assur-
ance Of future payments from the
city.
The Mayor then asked Kim if the
secretary Of the board of road COM
missioncrs had sent copy of their
to the council, assuring the
city that the bridge would be repaired.
Where are we formally assured that
the work Will be done?" the Mayor
asked.
Fowler said that the city had held
up the payment of road money to the
because the bridge had
cot been repaired. He further assert
ed that the commissioners had prom
sed in Il statement to the council that
they would take care of the bridge
bat had failed to make good the
promise.
Scivally could give no explanation
Of the absence of a resolution from
the board of commissioners in re-
sponse TO Kage's demaEds.
The tilt with Scivally marked the
closing scene of the old council. The
Mayor announced the expiration of the
I'D council by adjourring it sine die.
c. Il. HoelIcr and S. Edward Blum
or forthwith rclinquished their seats
in favor Of Henry Brunke and W. J.
newly elected members.
Hr. Hoeller made a short speech to
the remaining members of the old
council.
81 want to thank you for the good
times | have had in the last two years
with YOU" he remarked. "And | want
to thank you for the baG times | have
had, too. | have been squatted on,
but | guess l needed it. | want to
make this my farewell to you ALL"