The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-05-04

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The following petition was presented
and read, and on motion, the prayer of
the petitioner was granted:
To the Mayor and City Council Of the CITY Cairo,
Illinois.
GeEtiemen:-The undersigned petition
er would respectfully represent that she
IL the keeper OF an eating house on
Eighth street, and that she has been
troubled by the police to take out license,
but being the mother of -four children,
who depend entirely upon my support,
and this being the only mode OF making
"a living for myself and my four children,
/ am unable TO pay IA license, and would
respectfully ask your honorable body to
allow me 10 carry on said eating house
without any license, to enable me aud
my children TO make q living, and not
become = charge Oh the county; and
your petitioner will ever pray, etc.
CARoLINE GRAF.
The following petition was presented
and read, and on motion, laid on the
table:
Cairo, May 8, lsoe.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Of the City
Of Cairo.
Genaemn.-we,t the property holders
and citizens residing on Twelfth street,
W. PtlitiOb ybuT upuOTaDit DDuY tO COLI
struct q sidewalk on the north side OF
Twelfth street, between Washington and
Walnut streets; and your petitioners will
ever pray, etc.
Alderman Mckee presented lengthy
report from the jail committee, and on
motion Of Alderman Gibson the report
was received and ordered on file.
The following resolution was presented
and on motion adopted:
Resolved, by the Board OF Aldermen
the Select Council concurriDg, that the
committee Oh police and jail be author.
lied 10 advertise for proposals for repair
ing City Jail and constructing new
building for occupation of City Tailor,
In accordance with the recommendation
OF said committee In their report to the
board.
The following resolution was presented
and on motion adopted:
Resolved, BY the Board OF Aldermen,
OF the City OF Cairo, that the com mite
on Fire department. be, and, they are
hereby instructed To examine into and
report TO the City Council the condition
Of the tenement on the corner OF oath
street and Com mercial avenue, situated
on lot ], in block "A, in the the first nd
dition 20 the City Of Cairo; and whether
In the opinion Of said committee, the
danger from fire TO the nelghborhood In
which the same Is located, requires its
removal. -- "a, -. ,r 90 r-.n
Alderman Mckee offered an ordinance
entitled an ordinance In relation to dogs.
II was moved TO refer the ordinance to
the City Attorney, which motion was
lost by the following vote:
-Ayes-Brankle, Hendricks, Lonergan,
Mckee and Mendel-5.
Nays-Carroll, Gibson, Hulen, Lohr,
Redman and Theobald.-6.
The following resolutions was presen-
ted by Alderman Mckee, and on motion
adopted:
Resolved, That the City Attorney and
Committee on Ordinances be instructed
TO draw up two or three separate ordi.
nances, one or more Of which shall en-
body mild law against dogs, and regu.
lating them, so that the City Council
may choose between them when they
are presented. Both these ordin ances
are TO include the repeal of all existing
laws In regard TO dogs.
The following reports We're presented
and on motion referred to the committee
on police and jail.
report OF Daniel Mccarthy Chief OF
Police.
Report Off Bross Police Magistrate
for the month March.
Report Of B. Shannesy Police Magis-
trate for the month OF March.
The following reports were presented
and on motion received and ordered on
file.
Report of John Hyland City Treasurer
for the month of April,
Report OF NJ. Bambrick City Marshal
for the month Of April.
Report OF A.. Cain Market Master for
the month Of April.
On motion adjourned. ..
PATRICK MocKLER, City Clerk
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