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

bonds, pocket the proceeds, forfeit bis
bond. and go unwhipped Of justice.
therefore renew my recon mendation,
heretofore made, that these bonds be
made q special deposit In one of our
banks, to be drawn out only on the or
der Of the city council.
The subscription Of 100000 twenty
year bonds to the Cairo and Fulton rail-
road has been authorized by the people
of the city, and great care should he TAX.
en- In making the contract with Mr.
Thomas Allen ! recommend that the
committee To be appointed ~ make this
| contract be Instructed TO provide In the
agreement that no discrimination shall
be made In rates ~ passage or freight
over the Cairo and Fulton or Iron Noun.
tain railroad against Birds Point or
Cairo, and that the same pro rata am cunt
shall be charged for passengers and
freight to and from Birds Point, or any
other point opposite Cairo to and from
any other point on the Cairo and Fulton
and Iron Mountain railroads, a. IL or
shall be charged to and from any other
| points OIL said road
JOHN r. OBERLY, Mayor.
The following resolution was presented
by councilman Rearden; and on motion
adop.ed.
pointed on the subject of the proposed
arrangement with the Cairo 4 Fulton
railroad company, be aud they are here
by instructed to provide I'm their agree
ment with that company, or with tn,
Hon. Thomas Allen, that no discrmm mi.
nation shall be made In rates Of passage
or freight over the Cairo & Fulton or
Iron Mountain railroads. against Birds
Point or Cairo, and that he same pro
rata amounts shall be charged for paasen.
gers and freight to and from Birds Point,
or any other point opposite to Cairo, to
and from any other point on the Cairo
& Fulton and Iron Mountain railroads,
as IL or shall be charged 10 and from any
other points OIL said roads.
Councilman Rearden presented an
ordinance In relation to the fire limits
an ordinance creating fire warden; an
ordinance making an appropriation TO
the chartered fire companies Of the city ;
and an ordinance In relation TO ~
Mary's Park, and providing for bonds
To be sold to enclose the same.
The ordinances were severally referred
TO the ordinance committee.
Alderman Carroll moved that the
ordinance committee be instructed tn
prepare an ordinance 10 prohibiting
bathing in the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, within the corporate limits of the
City of Cairo. Motion carried.
Councilman JorgensOu moved that two
additional members OF the council be ar.
pointed TO act with the committee here.
tOfsre appointed t. examine the books
Ia the clerk and treasurers office. Mo.
ton carried. Whereupon the Mayor APP
pointed councilman Rearden and alder
man Mendel.
Councilman Rearden offered the fol.
lowing preamble and resolutions:
! Whereas, the citizens Of the city OF
Cairo are deeply Interested In the i'm.
provement Of certain wagon roads lead
/ Ing into the fertile and productive coun-
ties lying ia the States OF Missouri anu
4 Kentucky opposite To said city, aud
every enterprise looking TO the attrac
ton OF the rich ana valuable trade al
! those counties, aud whereas, there l.
now, in course OF construction, an eleva
ted earth embankment across the low
grounds between the river shore aud the
! Intersection OF the Cairo and Bluudville
gravel road In Ballard county, Ky, and
1 hilt hfiAE ahNb'
| lutely necessary to secure easy aud unub
structed travel between the Cairo ferry
| landing on the Kentucky shore and the
\ Cairo aud Blaudville gravel road, be IL
| therefore resolved. that the city csun.
! Gil in joint session convened, hereby
| pledges the faith OF the city u pay ia
city scrip the sum OF - dollars for la
Dor expended in building the afo!e men.
toned earth embankment; provided
that the scrip shall be only issued To
the laborer upon the presentation of his
bill, duly certified as To the amount OF
labor performed by the person in charge
OF said labor, and he being a citizen OF
! the city Of Cairo, Illinois.
| Aid. Mckee moved to fill the blank
with the words, fifteen hundred dol
lars" Carried; and the preamble and
resolution, as amended, were adopted by
q unanimous vote.
On motion the Mayor appointed COM
mittee, composed of alderman Mckee,
and councilmen Williamson and Bar
clay, to draw joint resolutions respect
ing the necessary books required by the
City Clerk and Treasurer, as stated in
the communication presented and read
by the Mayor, for the purpose of more
efiectualiy securing the funds OF the city
received for licenses.
Alderman Mckee moved that the
mayors communication be referred IL
! the committee, lnstructing them also Ia
| take the recommendations therein con-
tanned into consideration, and report at
the earliest practicable moment.
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