The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-23

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Aldermen Brankle and Kennedy ap.
peared and took their seats.
Alderman Mendell offered an estimate
u &. i. ieager X Co, concerning gas
ton was referred % Board OF Aldermen
for consideration.
Councilman Rearden presented and
read tAe r, pOr, OF the committee appoint
cd TO ascertain at what price lot No. Ia,
lthe lot upon which the city jail now
stands ia block A., could be purchased
for, - fOllOw-:
cairo illinois, July %. Isp.
To the Honor,'1e Mayor md cry corneI q the city
81 taII8t
Your committee, appointed To asceT.
tain ~ what prIcc aud upon what terms
lot No II, In block No. q, city OF Caro-,
on which the city jail now stands, could
be purchased, respectfully report that the
Cairo City Property trustees agree To sell
the lot 10 the city for the STUN Of four
hundred dollar- Ia city scrip, and your
committee recommend that the lot be
purchased az once, aud that an appropri
alton should be- made IA city SCRIP for
that purpose. Tue committee have FUR
ther ascertaiucd that lot No. 10, adJOin.
ing the Jail lot, belongs 10 Silas y. Hol-
brook, Uf Boston. Nr. {. Winston, the
agent OF HolDruok, thinks he can arrange
10 cell lot No. Is To the city, at the sanIe
price In city scrip that lot No IL IL offer
ed for, aud will toe able in ten days to
give definite proposition relative TO IT,
JAS. =, hEARDES,
GEO w. HEsDRICKs,
MM. LUSERGAS,
Committee.
The report was on motion received,
approved aud ordered on file, with in
struction that CITY Comptroller O. J..
Lyon make arrangements to purchase
the lot Immediately.
Alderman Carroll appeared and took
his seat
A petition from Jcwett Wilcox 4 Co.
and OF A. c. Coleman, praying that
brick sewer be constructed, commencing
In the rear of the st. Charles hotel and
thence to Fourth street, or else to have
the ditch from Second TO Fourth street
thoroughly cleansed and lined, was re-
ferred TO the committee on drainage.
The following petition was received
from David Haywood, and on motion
referred to the committee on claims:
To the Honorable the Mayor. Council and Hoard CT
Aldermen, of the City Of Cairo
Your petitioner David Haywood,
would respectfully represent unto your
honors, that on the 18th day Of Decem-
Der, A. d., 1855, at a sale of lots In sai,i
city for the payment of assessments made
against said lots for the construction OF
sidewalks, he purchased lot one a. in
block twenty five (25,) In said city, and
paid therefor to John NJ. Cyrus, who was
ut tn at time collector for said city, $3.50 gu
besides 3S cents costs. That the law
under which said lot was sold by said
collector aud purchased by said petition
er, gives and entities your petitioner tn
100 per centum on the original purchase
money and ten per cent. interest. That
your petitioner received from said city
collector, certificate Of purchase for
said lot which is herewith enclosed That
upon subsequent examination, 10 has
been ascertained that said lot had been
by said collector enormously sold Mr..
Henry Winter, who was the owner IA
the date ofsale, having built the sidewalk
himself, as he was authorized by ordi
nance TO do. That your petitioner paid
out the amount above stated, in cash
and has never received any benefit from
the same, nor has any part IF SAID
amount been refunded by the said city
its collector or any person. mat IL,
said city is indebted TO your petitioner,
in the sum OF 1921 So besides 3S cenI
cost aud $40 So interest making a totn
of 1908 10 in casa, which amo yoI
petitiouer resi- ectuly ask u, s"u ~ ga!
and discharge, and your pelii uer Wi
ever pray, etc. DAVID Haywood.