The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-19
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN.
fSnecinl MeetinR.l


Kennedy Lohr, Lonergan and Theobald-9.
The following joint resolution Of the Select
Council referred to the Board of Aldermen
for concurrence, was presented, viz:
Cairo. Illinois, March IL, 1880.
Resolved by the Select Council the Board
of Aldermen concurring, That the committee
on streets are hereby authorized TO have the
sidewalks and cross walks, generally, repaired
where, in their opinion repairs are needed
and are proper, and for the purpose of such
repairs said committee are hereby authorized
to employ two skillful and reliable carpenters
and four laboring men at such rates of wages
as they can arrange for, not to exceed cur
rent rates one of said carpenters and two of
said laborers to compose gang, and each
gang to be employed on separate streets or
avenues Commercial avenue and Washing
ton avenue TO be first repaired, and the other
streets in such order that the sidewalks and
crosswalks most out Of repair and most used
shall first thereafter be attended to as said
committee may direct.
2. That said committee on streets are here
by authorized to purchase such material as
may be necessary for the repairs referred to,
not, however, in greater quantities than may
be required for use during the current month;
that contracts for larger quantities shall be
submitted to the city council for their appro-
val before they shall be Of any binding force
or effect, and that said committee shall report
at each stated meeting of both boards of the
city council their actions and doings since
the previou, meeting; provided, that where
in the opinion of said committee, the sidewalk
or cros,w walk j. in such condition that IL !. eN-
pedient to repair it, report Of such fact shall
bc made to the city council for further action
thereon.
Approved, March 10 1859.
JoHN II OBERIY Mayor
On motion Of Alderman Branklc the reso-
luton. were concurred in hy the following
vote:
Ayc.-Aldcrmcn Carroll, Bronklc, Hen
drick, Kennedy, Loncrgau and Thegboll-C
Nay--Gibson, Hulen and Lohr-3
The following petition was presented, and
on motion Of Alderman Kennedy referred TO
the committee On markets, viz:
Cairo. March -. l..g.
T. the Honorable Mayor and city Council Of the city
OF tairo-
GpHcmcH: We, the undersigned. residents
Of the Fourth Ward, in the city OF Cairo, IN
Outstanding that there !. public market
house To- bo established in said ward, would
recommend TO your honorable body rs "A suit
able place aud central point, the buildingnow
and formerly occupied rs market. Said
mouse J. situated on lot y block IL, IN the
fret addition To- the city of Cairo, at the cor
ncr of Nineteenth and Poplar streets. BY
having the same established your petitioners,
a in duty bound, will ever pray.
H. WmrcNMr. RICH tEp MNGINNfs.
THoMA, LoNp, MM kLUGE
SAMUEL ADAMS.
and ninety other names.
John l.. Chic, praying that "a
proportionutc amount og his grocery and mer-
chant license be- refunded. wa rcni, and on
motion Of Alderman Gibson the prayer OF tho
petition Wa. granted by the following vote:
Aye.-AldermyE Carroll, Branklc, Gibson,
Hulcu, Houlrick-, Kennedy, Lyhr, LoHeE-
gan aud TheoLold-,
Nuy.-Nono.
The following petition wa. r.ad. viz:
p he Mayor. select Com. Z. and Ho.ri NJ NIeunen
otfbr eiiy - Csif1.
We the tax payer. Of the Second Ward.
hearing the report from many, that our rep
re,ruiatiye from the Second Ward Hon. JO-
.eph Mrnlel. !, not 4 legally qualified alder
nsn, and fearing that, whereas questions Of
legal Importance may arise during the term
OF aid alderman, that might destroy the va
hdity II your preceding IN regard % street
hllius. assessments, ~, We therefore petition
your honorable body 20 iuvc'tigato this mat
Ter before doing any important business.