The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-23


near the corner Of oath street and Com
mercial avenue, and stating that when
he had opened said ditch, one Michael
Calvin several times closed the same,
thereby causing the water 10 flow through
the basement Of petitioners house,
causing inconvenience and damage, and
that, In demonstrating with said Calvin,
some unpleasant words passed for which
the petitioner was arrested and fined So
and costs, which fine OF I've dollars the
petitioner asks to have remitted.
Alderman Mendel moved TO lay said
petition OH the table.
Motion lost.
Alderman Carroll then moved that
said petition be referred to the drainage
com mittee, with instructions to report
joint resolution remitting the said fine
IS, which motion was carried by the
following vote:
Ayes-Brankle, Carroll, Kennedy,
Mckee, Martin, Rearden and William
son.--7.
Nays-Hulen, Hendricks, Lonergan,
Mendel, Theobald, Barclay aud Jorgen-
SON..
TIere being tie vote the chair voted
in the Affirmative.
Petition of sundry citizens In relation
TO the plank road on Ohio levee, present.
ed and read at length, was on motion Of
Alderman Mckee referred to the street
committee, with instruction to ascertain
from the agent Of the Illinois Central
railroad, the probable cost of.procuring q
sufficient quantity Of gravel 10 gravel
the Ohio levee from the Illinois Central
railroad freight depot, TO the 81. Charles
hotel.
Petition OF VIM. O'Callahan, Patrick
Dryer, p. O'Callahan, Phillip Helm
and Daniel Mccarthy, representing that
the salary, s75 per month, now being
paid them as night police, IL, owing to
the deprecated paper In which salaries
are paid, wholly inadequate; and asking
that their pay be increased TO such an
amount as will be an adequate recon-
pense for the services performed by
them.
On motion Of Alderman Mckee the
petition was referred 10 the com mittee on
police and Jail.
Petition Of h. Shannessy, asking for a
suspension Of sixty days time, Ia which
To make his last months report as Police
Magistrate, was read, and on motion of
Councilman Jorgensen the prayer OF the
petitioner was granted; aud the commit
tee on claims directed 10 report joint
resolution 10 relieve the petitioner from
the payment of the money stolen from
him, belonging to the city.
Petition OF NJ. ]. Buckley, representing
that he had, on the Goth day OF January
last, paid To the City Treasurer, the sum
OF fifty dollars. and that he had taken a
receipt fJr the same 10 the City Clerk,
aud that the Clerk issued n license Ia Him
az steamboat agent, and dated the
same back TO the lst day OF January,
1859, TO run fora period Of SIX months
from the date thereof, and ask
ing that his license be extended for TWEEN
ty.one days from the lst day Of July,
inst.
On motion the petition was referred 10
the committee on claims.
referred TO the committee on claims un-
der the rule.
New business being in order, the May.
or read the following communications:
MAYORS oTUcr,
Cairo, Ill., July n, ls5'.
To the cry Council OF the city OF Cairo
GenHemoH. The recent trial OF Mr.
Patrick Mockler, City Clerk, charged
with maifeasance in oifce, deyeloped
condition OF affairs In the administra-
ton OF the offices OF Clerk and Treasurer,
which demands immediate considera-
ton at your hands. Under the ordinan-
ces as they now stand, there is no SUN.
cient cheek upon either the Treasurer or
the Clerk; and, II men occupying these
offices, should confederate together 10
rob the city, TO make discovery OF the
dishonesty would be task most DIM
cult, If not altogether impossible. Tue
lied u be issued, shall, upon presenta-
ton OF the City Treasurer's receipt, be
issued by the City Clerk" This Is very
indefinite; and experience has demon
strated the fact, that the rule does not
sufficiently protect the treasury.
la persuauce therefore of my duty as
mayor, / beg leave to recommend 10
your consider alton a remedy for this de-
fictive rule to suggest plan, which IL
adopted, will, / believe, effectualiy
guard the license funds from the grasp OF
any clerk or other city officer. suggest
that the treasurer shall be provided with
"A book Of blank license receipts, with
stubs, and that the blank receipts and
stubs be numbered before the book Is
placed in the treasurer's hands; that the
.Ierk shall he furnished, In the same