The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-08-04

Inc fOiIowing bills were presented and
read, and on motion, referred to the
committee on claims, under the rule:
jas Powers, for repairing tools for street pur-.
NJ Lintons bill for Ice for CLERKS Once for
Msilyerbers for making collection book. 70 90
PITCHER Henry for lumber for city .....,. 2J7 30
cairo gas company for street lamps, from July
IN 70 August lst 1853 is9 %
ness houses IN he ~ Dus % 90
PMcLoughlin, for removing csrrion from city
Albright, for redemption on lot 70, block
90 10
The Clerk presented the following re-
ports which, on motion, were received
and placed on file:
Report Of John SheehsIi, Street super
visor, for month Of July.
or John Hyland, City Treasurer, for
July.
OfJoseph Arnold, Police Constable for,
July.
or Patrick Dryer, Police Constable, for
June and July.
OF VIM. OCallahan and Patrick o..
Callahan, Police Cbnstables, for June and
July.
ofJohn Cummings, Police Constable,
Tor June and July.
OfMichael Bambries, City Marshal,
for July. .
or A. Cain, Market Master, for July
The report Of Daniel Mccarthy Chief
| ofPoIice, together with police magistrates
Bross and Shannessy, were on motion of
Alderman Mendel referred to o. p Lyon
City Comptroller, with instructions to
compare police report with police magis-
trates dockets, and toadvise with City
| Attorney In regard 10 fines assessed
against parties released without pay.
ment OF fine or executing bond for same,
as the ordinance Of the city requires, and
to report.
The bill Of John Sheehsn, as Street So.
pervisor, for percentage and his services
on streets. On motion Of Alderman
Lohr was referred to the committee on
| streets.
Alderman Mendel presented and read
the following resolution, which, on mo-
ton OF Alderman Johr, was referred to
| the committee on street,: u
| Whereas, The city jailor, VIM. McHale,
| has done good service with the chain
gang, for the city, on the streets, with n
| very small salary, (only two dollars per
day in scrip less than any other man
working for the city receives, and as he
should be allowed a reasonable compen-
sation for experimenting said chain gang
and working on the streets,
| Therefore be II Resolved by the Board
Of Aldermen, the Select Council concur.
ring, that the salary OF VIM. McHale be
saised to 3 more reasonable sum, from
the LIST Of August, 1869, and that the Or
\ dinance committee beinstructed to draw
up an ordinance to comply with the fore
going resolution.
The clerk presented and reada petition
from Thomas Fitzgerald, Thomas Naugh.
ton, Michael Mahoney, III. g. Williamson
and Thomas Healy, representing tina,
l.they, az laborers on the streets, are not
receiving sufficient pay wherewith u
furnish them the necessaries Of life, ant
praying that their wages be advanced {,
some reasonable amount or recompenss
for the labor by them performed.
| Aid. Mendell moved to refer the petit
ton to street committee. Molten car.
ried.
The following petition was presented
and read by the Clerk.
To the Honoruse Mayor and City Council Of the Cit,
OF Cairoi
Your petitioners are informed that they
are not Included In the resolution Of your
honorable body, by which provision ID
made 20 increase the pay OF policemen
Of the city, contrary to what your peti
TONERS supposed to be the intention both
J Of those presenting the petition and o
the council In voting upon u. Your pc
titionen would therefore respectfully prs,
your attention to the proprfety and jus
tice of like increase Of their MONTH,
, pay, since II the duties and labors Of tn
night police Of the city were ever NOR
arduous than those Of your petitioner
II is certainly not ut this season Of tn
year. JOSEPH ARNOLD,
JOHN CUMMINGS.
Il A motion TO lay the petition on the ia
BILE was lost. ...,.r aida, Ia al,
Alderman Lohr then moved 10 graz
the prayer Of the petitioners. l Vl rI
The ayes aud nays were called, wit
|, the following result:
y Ayes--l'ibson, Kennedy and Lohr-'
Nays - Brankle, Carroll, Lonergar
: Mendel and Theobold--5.
= On motion adjourned. t,.,l
JOHN BROWN, City Clerk, pro tenn.
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