The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-07
COUNCIL. PROCEEDINGS.
Irregular meeting.1

Halliday, Lohr, Kelly, hedtnan, Ryan, ht-
tenhouse and Vncent-lo.
His honor the mayor being absent, on mo-
ton of alderman Halliday, alderman Carroll
was called to the chair.
On motion the reading of the minutes was
dispensed with.
The monthly reports of f. Bross and B..
Shannossy, police magistrates; A. Cain, mar
ket master; w. Il. Beerwart, city treasurer
and of police constables, were presented, and
on motion received and ordered on fle
The petition of w. IT, Beerwart city col
lector, asking for further time in which to
! collect unpaid taxes, was taken up, and on
motion of alderman Gibson the time extended
for thirty days.
The final report of John Howley, city col
| lector for 1867, was presented, and on motion
referred to the comptroller. y
The special committee appointed to report
on an abatement for street filling on the prop
crty of G. n. Shipman reported that they
had examined the books Of the comptroller
and found that a credit was due mr.. Howley,
ex-city collector, for the amount of the abate-
ment, and recommended that the clerk fur
nish the comptroller with said amount to be
placed to the credit of said John Howloy.
| On motion the report was received and the
| recommendations adopted
The following resolution was presented and
unanimously adopted
To the honorable John II. Mulkey, judge of
the court of common pleas, OF the city OF
Cairo: ...aI
Whereas it appears that the county Jail
is filed with prisoners awaiting their t-ial for
the different charges against them, and where
as there is no circuit court held on account
of being no judge Of said circuit court,
we therefore respectfully ask that you will
hold So cal term of the court Of common
pleas. for criminal business only, as soon rs
convenient to you, and thereby relieve the
people of an expense and heavy taxation.
The petition of Joseph Higlin, night police
constable, representing that by u fall from a
sidewalk, while in discharge of his duties, he
was disabled from the 18th Of October, 1858,
until the 9TH day of December, and praying
the council to allow him his salary for such
time, was referred TO aldermen Gibson, Red
man and Ryan for investigation.
Tho petition of S. NJ. Orr, asking for an
abatement Oh assessment, was referred to the
comptroller.
The petition of VIM. r. Beerwart, city col
lcctor asking for abatement of tax on certain
real and personal property was laid on the
table. ..-
The ordinance committee reported back an
ordinance relating to the establishment Of n
sinking fund, with their approval. On motion
the ordinance (No 10Y was adopted by the
following vote;
Ayes--Arter Carroll, Gibson, Halliday,
Lohr, Reilly, Rcdman, Ryan, Rittenhouse and
Vincent--l0.
| Nays-nonc.
The committee on printing presented the
following bids
OF Cairo Times, agreeing to publish coun-
ell proceedings, ordinances and advertisements
for one year, for $500 in city scrip
Of Cairo Bulletin, agreeing to publish
| council proceedings, ordinances and advertise
moats for 1915 cash, or its equivalent in city
| orders.
The bids were referred back W tho commit
tee with instructions 10 close u contract with
either of the parties before the converting OF
mn adjourned meeting TO be held ON Wednes-
day evening, January, 9Th.
On motion the amount OF bond was increas'
cd TO 81, 900 and the bids returned to the COM
mittee with power to close contract.
The resignation Of Albert Susanka, alder
man from the second ward was presented
and read. .......
I On motion of alderman Gibson, the resigna
ton was laid on tho table, and alderman
Susanka fined five dollars for non-attendance
y The committee on claims returned tho fol
lowing bills, with the recommendation tina
: they be allowed;
OF ii. Able, work in market house. . o.
! OF Thomas Naughton, work ON side -
walks. ..........,,....,'' ~
OF Michael Mahoncy, work on side
, walks. ....''''' .'''''''' ~
walls ',....,.. IS 0
OF Gustave Bieland, hanging Sign. .
, OF O Melveny x Lansden, legal SER
vices in city cases, ......,.,.''"''.'. %
lamns '.................... 1877 0
OF Cairo city gas company, Rough
and Ready fire company, ...,......
OF Cairo city gas company, Arab en-
s CINE house .'''''''''' y.
n OF Cairo Times, printing. :. ..''.'.''. 40
OF David Davis, care of smallpox pa
tent, in lieu of $3s .......""... ~
: OF John w. Strahal, dieting prisoners
< in city jail,,..,,..,."..... ioo
;, OF Mulkey, Wall Il Wheeler, legal
d services in street filling assessments $50
Dc On motion the several bills were allowed b
IS the following vote;
a. Ayes-Arter Carroll, Gibson, Hallida
At Lohr Reilly, Rcdman, Ryan, Rttenhous