The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-12-09

The bill Of o. p. Lyon city Comptrol.
Ter, for salary under ordinance, No, 90
was presented and read, and on motion
city Attorney, with instructions to re
port upon:the validity of the said ordin
ance, increasing the salary.
A number Of bills were then presen ted
and referred to the Committee on
Claims, under the rule.
PETITIONS.
Petition from Jos. Lehmes, asking the
City Council to refund money, whic h
he paid into the city Treasury for o
license, inasmuch as he never used said
licepse but few days
On motion the petition was laid upon
the table.
Petition from Cyrus Close, asking that
Z the city refund 20 him certain monies,
paid to the city for sidewalks, wa pres
ented and on motion referred 10 the city
Attorney for his opinion AT to whether,
or not the city, Is bound 10 refund the
same.
Petition from James Johnson praying
lin as much as the City Council in JOINT
session convened, passed a resolution
authorizing f. II. Barber 10 act as pas.
senger agent for the l. c. II. r. Co, un-
der license issued 10 A. G. Coleman for
that purpose) the city refund the amount
OF money paid for license issued TO T..
II. Barber for Agent rs said Co
Referred back to said petitioner notify.
ing him that the Council in joint session
was not authorized to take such action:
Petition from Ed. F. Sisson, James
Biggs and NJ. J. Buckley "Steam Boat
Runners" asking that the license impos-
I'D upon steam boat runners he reduced.
A motion to grant the prayer Of the pc.
titioners WAS lost.
Petition from Daniel Hartman asking
reduction In the license i'm posed upon
auctioneers of this city, was IN motion
laid upon the table
Petition from Jos. Arnold asking fur.
ther time in which to make his monthly
report ~ Police constable was read and
~ motion further time was granted
ORDINANCES.
Upon second reading In this board la
relation To the Police Force and certain
City officers, WAS on motion amended by
striking out the words "of the market
maste shall be Fifty dollars month";
A motion was then made TO strike ont
the words ''of the city Marshal shall be
Fifty dollars per month" which motion
was lost, the Ayes aud
nays being called resulted as follows:
Ayes -Brankle Carroll Hulen Kennedy
Mendel--5.
Nays-Hendricks Lohr Lonergan The.
Obold McKee,.
The ayes and nays We're then called .
upon, motion to adopt the ordinance
~ amended with the following result:
Ayes-Brankle Hendrick Lohr I.oner.
,an Mckee Mendel Theobold-7.
Nays--Carroll Hulsn Kennedy.
REPORTS
The Monthly reports OF b. shanessy
or the month OF Oct, and Of +. Bross
or the month OF Oct, and the report of
ohm Hyland City Treasurer for Noy
nd A. Cain Market master for Nov,
'ere presented and ssyerally read and
pproved and ordered on file.
NEW BUSINESS.
by Alderman TheobolJ.
Cairo No De-, = ls5r.
! hereby tender my resignation as n
,embsr Of the Board of Aldermen.
F. THEOBoLD.
Laid ON the table.
On motion the chair appointed com.
littee of three to confer with Col. SIS
aylor and ascertain upon what condit.
m the lot upon which city lumber yard
ow is can be purchased or leased The
hair appointed as such committee AL
srman Lonergsn Theobold and Mckee. !
Adjourned until Tuesday at7i O'Clock :
m.
john Brown,
(Itv Clark