The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-31
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
adjourned meeting ]


Prcsent-his honor the Mayor, and aldermen
AFTER, Carroll, Gibson, Halliday, Lohr Reilly
Redman Ryan, Rttenhouse Susanl;a and Vim
| cent-ll. =
The Mayor stated the object eff the meeting
to be TO hear the report of the committee on
amendments to charter.
Alderman After, chairman of said commit.
tee, presented the following
The special committee having again consid-
| cred the report submitted to the board at its
special meeting on the 23d inst, respectfully
report that in accordance with the suggestions
made by judge OMclveny, in his communica-
| ton submitted TO the board at its last meeting,
they have altered the proposed amendments
to the city charter in the following particulars,
| viz:
/. At the end of section Is, they add the
words; "A majority of said commissioners
shall be II quorum to do business and the dec-
| sion and report of such majority shall be as
valid and binding as if the whole number of
commissioners appointed had united in the
same"
2. In section ls they strike out the following
words ain which shall be stated and shown
the proportionatc amount so assessed to said
improvement fund, by reason of the general
benefit to the city at large from said improve
ment and also the proportionatc total amount
so assessed to all the said lots or parcels of real
estate, by reason of the special benefit accruing
thereto from said improvement, over any in
juries to said property by reason of such inn
provement if any and add the word (which
before the words "said assessment roll, &c"
D. The word Forfeited in said section, is n
misprint in the printed copy, for the word
perfected
4. In section 20, after the words appoint
ment of commissioners they insert the words
'as provided for by this act"
3. In section "a, they insert the word 'like' |
before the word 'principlc"
g. In section Is, after the word in the last !
line "assessment,' add the words $50 appealed |
from"
Your committee respectfully recommend the
addition of these amendments to their forego-
ing report ID. AFTER Chairman.
December 80, ls6s
Alderman Rittenhouse moved that the por-
ton relating to the claims of Fox, Howard &
Co., be stricken out and the report as amended
received Motion adopted
Alderman Halliday moved that the report
as amended, be adopted.
Alderman Carroll moved that the report be
taken up section by section. The ayes and
nays being called, the amendment was adopted
by the following vote
Aycs-Carroll, Gibson, Reilly, Rcdman,
Ryan and Susankn-G.
Nays-Artcr Halliday, Lohr, Ritteuhousc
md Vincent.
The clerk then read sections one and two,
which were adopted.
Alderman Halliday moved the adoption of
cction three.
Alderman Reilly moved to amend by i
triking out "S2, 500 aud inserting "Sl 500" 9
Alderman Carroll moved to further amend {
~ inserting after the words Omitted States ,
he words ~ citizen of Cairo and, by
striking out the figure 49, in "2,5OO' which
was lost and Alderman Reilly amendment
adopted by the following vote;
Ayes-Artcr, Gibson, Halliday Lohr,
Reilly, Rcdman, Rittcnhou,c and Vincent
IS.
Nays-Carroll Ryan and Susanka--3.
Alderman Halliday then moved the adop-
ion of the entire report, as amended, which |
was carried by the following vote:
Ayrs-Artcr Gibson Halliday, Lohr, !
Reilly, Rcdman, Rittenhousc and Vincent-s.
Nays-Carroll, Ryan and Susanka-3.
On motion adjourned. ,
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