The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-06-18
PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sc.
LECT COUNCIL. 6BDEt
Stated Meeting.)

Cairo Illinois, June 10th, 1860.
Present-Mayor Oberly, and council.
men Barclay, Martin, Rearden and vii.
liamson--4. t.e.s4e.,.sg \. n.
On motion Of councilman Barclay, the
ing meetings was dispensed with. alif /.
Councilman Jorgensen appeared and
took his seat ffftb . AFJUh
The committee on claims to whom was
referred the following bills reported the
same back with the recommendation
that the bills be allowed, and on motion
the report was concurred In and the bills
allowed by the following vote, wiz
Ayes, Barclay, Jorgensen, Martin, Rear
den and Williamson. Nays, none.
Bill ofw. NJ, Williams, for lumber furnished>
the city in the months Of April and May. l7s IS
OF Barclay brothers for medicine furnished to
prisoners in Jail, amounting to,............. ~ %
OF =. vluceni, for lime, amounting to.!..e@. 70
N Jane Powers, for repairing tools etc o -
or Patrick o'Lsnghln for removing caSrion,, 2 70
The committee on ordinances reported
an ordinance entitled ian ordinance lin
relation TO meat shops" which was read
at length by the clerk, aud laid over I'M
der the rule.~
The committee OH ordinances also re.
ported an ordinance entitled ian ordi-
dance In relation to the salary Of the
city marshal" which was read at length
by the CLERK, and laid over under the rule.
The committee on ordinances further
reported the following resolutions:
Resolved by the select council, the
board Of aldermen concurrlng herein,
That the committee on markets be and
they are hereby authorized 10 procure q
Fairbanks platform scale aud place the
same Ia the street at the north end OF the
present market house, provided the cost
| Of the same shall not exceed four hun
dfed dollars.
Resolved, that the same committee be
also authorized to have the cisterns at the
market house cleaned, and three gas
lights placed In the market house, one
| 1t each end and one In the middle OF
said house. and that said committee re-
| port TO the council the estima ted cost In
detail OF such repairs AS In their opinion
should be made on said market house
Councilman Barclay moved to amend
by striking out the words: "in the stree,
asthe north end Of the market house.
| Carried.
On motionof Councilman Rearden thu
resolution was adopted AS amended.
Councilman o'Callihan appeared ant
took his seat. .ro ngr ggrv
The special oinmittce TO whom wa!
referred the subject OF the enclosure o
st. Mary's Park, at a Joint session Of tn,
city council, reported IS follows:
1 Cairo
The special committee TO whom wa
referred, on the 4th inst, by the cit,
council, convened In joint session, tn
subject Of enclosing and improving b,
Mays park, respectfully report, -,
That upon examination they hud sal,
park IL L. 100 feet In length aud 400 fee
wide,conisinipg about ~ acres, and tina
10 enclose II will require $40 line.
feet OF fencing. To construct O plaiI
picket fence, Of this length, six feet Il
highth, Of dressed lumber, will requir
as follows, viz:
as cedar posts, At 90 cents 40
sIso feet oi 6a.e board tcypress ....,..,... lt2
500 feet u rails. oak, st tt0............. 1cl
10 pek.ts, dressed go per In.......-....... ssl
Ak~E- neli- ~ " ~ "
bggng w post holes AZ locts, ........ Al
buiding fence, esfreniefst - cents peril
80
Total $50
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