The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-12-15
RESOLUTIONS.


At special meeting Of the Arab FIRE Co mpary
held on the evening Of the 10Th Of De,embc, 1869,
the following preamble and resolutions were re-
ported by the Board Of Directors which were ordered
bc spread upon the cCords, and ay over for COM
sidcroon at the next regular meeting of the Com.
pany;
whereas, The city Council, OF the city Of Coiro
have enacted an ordinance, providing for the paymcn,
OF all the actual expenses Tor working and repairing
ule engines and APPARATUS OF the companies therein
named and, whereas, the Arab FIRE Company had
neu Their account Of such actual expenses for work.
ing ana repairing then engine anu apparatus for thc
siu vi slA months commencing Aprll list and ending
Sepeinber %Ith 1859, and the oiecrs Of the Company
,h a' TX; fsn9sIed every facility necessary to enable
ne "! ,ohlptroHor aud City Finance Committee to
SATISFY themselves that the account was correct aud
w,,h,h ,he moaning aud inienon Of the ordinance,
~ DO aynS riYlu,rI 10 recommend the payment
hesolyed That the report Of the Finance Commit.
Martin and John W. Mckee. reiotiyo 10 m. account
OF ths Company at the meeting OF the Board Of Alder.
mn, mu On we o,h INST, Was uncallcd Tor and uu.
sehlenany ana unbusinesslke, and not characters.
Tic of that winch the citizens OF this citv are en,tl.d
&c at the hands Of those who have been elevated ID
the position OF pubic servants, and W. oonsd.r tho
report an insult TO this Company.
Resolved, That We have only asked OF the city a.
pay the Company one thousand dollars per year In
scrip, or the actual expenses for working and 70,
pairing the eng mes and apparatus" and this has been
refused, and the Company insulted by the report vi
the Finance Committee
Resolved, That ~ nn Independent Chartered Fire
cnmpanl We are entitled to certain compensation for
aud the Company only ash to be reimbursed for the
actual cApenses ~ set forth ia their account.
Resolved, That unless the sad bill ID paid In cash
or its equivalent IN ,crip, or before the first day IL
Jhsunry, 1870 that then, this Company, under and by
virtue ut thet charter, viii cease 10 exercise the func.
tons OF \ FIRE Company, AZ contemplated by the mt
OF incorporation, aud will turn over their property
and effects, including real estate engines aud appa.
rMus, TO th" Trustees u schools Of Tosnship ~,
south range one west, 10 Alexander county IlnOis,
for educational purposes.
Resolved, Thst Oh tho final adopton Of thrse r..o.
Iutons ~ ne regunf COMPANY meeting. December
rth INST 1hey -hiii 10 binding upon the Company.
Resolved, That the foregoing preamble and rosolu.
tons bc published ia the Cairo" Eyruing Bull"tiu"
until the regular monthly meeting Of the Company,
Dcc"mber 9'th inst and printed notice he served
On every officer aui Iusnisr ~ al. goup,ny 10 Al.
tend said meeting
Respectfully submitted.
II Np ( pwlS wfyrF5, hosrd
WM. II sCHuTTER,J directors.
JAMES n. FULTON, Chairman.
AMER the r.a'ling Of the above resolution. aud tho
ton was introduced, seconded and unanimously ear.
ri.di
Resolved. That the same bli Of items he referred
hnck 10 thu Hnsncc Committee ~ The city Council,
with instructions that claim tlis whole amount,
and that the said Committee .nd Comptroller be IN
formed that ffoo access to all our bil. books, etc.,
Gun ~ had n nm, time o. decide the business ~
clam up 90 the noon Of The guih u December isg.
Attest I. !. KEITH.
dil-ir Secretary Arab Fire Company.