The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-12-16
RESOLUTIONS.

At special meeting OF the Arab Fro Compact
held on the evening Of tho 10Th Of December, 1856
the following preamble and resolutions were
ported by the Board OF Directors, which were order
10 be spread upon ,hc Records, and lay over for go
rideralion ut The next regular meeting Of the Con
pany
Whereas, The City Council OF the civ O, Csr
have. enacted ordinance, providing for The paynei
Of oil the actual expenses for working and ieparii
the engines and apparatus OF the companies iher.
named and, whcieaj, the Arab Fire Company hu
MED their account OF such actual expenses for wof
y and repairing their engines and apparatus for u
scIn OF six months coiunenc ng Apri ~ aud endn
september JOh, s6D, and the officers OF The Compni
i having rendered every facility necessary to enab
ule Cl'y Comptroller aud City Finance Committee
sAusy themselves that ihe account WAS correct an
wm VIII the meaning aud intention OF she ordinance
ana ,'ey having roisrd 10 RECOMMEND uis payinei
VI ,hc @'9unt Therefore,
hosoiyad That the report ot tho Finance CoInmi
mi n"ue 70 me Mayor ani Cy Council by william
Martin ana John W. McKee,, relative to the accoua
VI TINS Company ut the meeting of HE Board VI Alie
men, hed on Tue 9Th 'ins1, uncalod Tor and ~
sentieinpny aud unbuhincssiiko and not IRIS
tc VI That whsh the citizens OF this city are .nte
to at 'he hands OF those who have boon elevated \
report an INSULT this Company
Resolved, That we have only asked Of The city
pay the Company ono thousand dollars per year d
scrip, or " The sctuH expenses for working aud r.
pairing the enFnes and apparl.us and this has bee
refused, aud ,ie Company insuIed by tho report u
the Finance Committee.
Resolved, That rs an Independent Chartered Fir|
Company, We arc entitled 10 ccr,ain compensation Tot
hclNlcce set IN the ordinance IN lofceI
aud the Company only ask 10 he tciin hurscd for th
actual expenses ~ sct forth in their account
Resolved That unless the said bill IL paid In cas-
or Its equivalent IN scrip, bei0rsihs first day II
January, biu that them this Company, under AMI IN
virtue of their rnrcr viii 10 exercise the fnc1
tons of FIRE Company, contemplated by the act
OF incorporation, aud viii turn over their property
aud effects, ncldGuy real estate, engines aud sppn-
fatus, to me Trustees 81 schools Of Township ~.
south range Que wes', Ia Alexander esus,y, Illinois,
for educas onal purposes.
Resolved, THAI on the final adoption Of these reso.
lutons nj ,he regular Company meeting, December
gull INST, they SHALL he binding upon the Company
Resolved, That the foregoing preamble amt rc.olu.
tons Is published la the Cairo" Evening Bullsiiu -
until the regular monthly meeting Of the Company,
December y IA inst, and printed no,ise be served
ON every officer and member 81 tbs Company to o..
tend said meeting.
Respectfully submitted
y l.. wlCkwfRE, J Eosri
HENRY WINTER, "
WM. H. sCHUrTER,J Directors.
JAMES -. FULTON Chairman.
Amer the reading Of the above resolutions and the
action OF tho Company thereon tho following resoiu.
RED:
Resolved, That the same bii ~ items y. referred
back 10 the Finsucc Committee Of the City Council,
with Instructions that We claim the whole amount,
and that the said COMMITTEES aud Comptroller be IN 4.
formed that free access to all our bills. books etc
Gan b. had at any time b. dec de the business 81
claim mp to the noon of the 10Th Of pssmbsr lso9.
Attest r. J. KEITH,
dll-lV Secretary Arab Fire Company.