The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-08-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sc.
LECT COUNCIL,
Regular meeiing.)

Present-His honor the Mayor, and
Councilman Jorgenson, Martin, O'Calla.
han, Rearden and Willlamson-5.
Councilman Jorgenson, as chairman
OF the ordinance committee, presented
the following report. On motion Of Coun-
Gilman " illiamson 1t was adopted:
The committee on ordinances, to
whom was referred report ofthe special
committee on licenses, respectfully re-
pOst, that they have prepared an ordi-
nance providing for the issuing Of licenses
In the manner recommended by the
committee, which they herewith sub
NIT and recon- amend It's passage.
In reference to . mode suggested for
the safe keeping Of the bonds OF the city,
they ind that the bonds now issued and
outtanding, amount to about $iS0.0co.
Upon an Examination OF the amend.
ments TO the city charter passed 1t the
last session Of the legislature. and ap.
proved FEBRUARY 10th fast, they find (sec.
% ofsaid amendments, that the ag-
gregate ofall sums borrowed and out
standing. shall not exceed the sum Of
purposes. " this section should De con-
strued 20 apply only 20 the bonded In
debetedness OF the city, IL would follow,
that about 10000 Of these bonds In the
hands Of the Comptroller are illegal and
void and should be. destroyed. AZ there
does not seem TO be any reason why the
Others should be preserved, the commit
tee recommend that all be destroyed
and herewith submit q resolution for
that purpose, the adoption OF which they
recon- mend.
Your committee also report back an
ordinance, also referred TO them provi-
ding for the protection OF lamp-posts and
and recommend IT. passage.
LOUIS JoR0ENsON Chairman.
Councilman Jorgensen presented and
read the following resolution: .r.
Resolved, That the Finance Commit
tee, IN conjunction with the Comptroller,
be and they ara hereby authorized and
instructed to destroy, by burning, the
bonds Of the city In the hands Of the
Comptroller, signed by the officers Of the
city and ready Tor Issue; and that 70.
port Of the Numbers, dates and amounts
Of such bonds so destroyed, be reported
by said committee and Comptroller to
this Council at their next meeting after
said destruction, which, on motion OF
councilman Rearden, was adopted.
Upon second reading, on motion OF
Councilman Rearden, the ordinance In
relation to gas or lamp posts was, adopt.
ed and laid over for the concurrence, o.
me Board Of Aldermen by the following
vote. viz:
.Ayes-Jorgensen Martin, O'Callahan
Rearden, Williamson-5.
Nays-None.
4 The following report from the commit
tee on streets was presented and read BY
the Clerk, and on motion Of Councilman
Rearden the Recommendation thereir
contained concurred In:
20 the honorable Mayor snd Oily Council OF the cny
Of Cairo; a., - 80 s. go A -
Your committee on streets, to whom
was referred the bill Of John tSheehan,
Supervisor OF Streets, for July last,
amounting I. sos, and a resolution In re.
! lation to increase fpay Of VIM. McHale
| while laboring with chain-gang on the
street., respectfully report that the bill
be Allowed aud that the wages Of the SUI
pervisor BE- fxed at So - per day fol
| each days labor upon the streets Nfrom
the first day OF the present month, ~,
We would also report that, In the opip.
ion Of the committee, the City Jailor
should be paid So rs per day for each
days work on the street with prisoners
committed to city jail, and so recon-.
mend. IsN lMigt hr 1l1
q. d. williamson,
James Kennedy,
Timothy O'Calllhan.
August 10, 1859 l'sasio t