The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
81 ALDERMEN, q f,It
spccial Meetinr.l

Cairo. H., March Is, ls6e
Present-The Chairman, Carroll. and Al
dermen Bfankle, Gibson, Huleh, Hendricks
Kennedy, Lchr Lonergan and Tbeobald-.
The following joint resolution Of the Selee
Council, was concurred In by the folowin
vote, viz:
Ayes--Aldermen Carroll, Brankle. Hen
bricks, KENNEDY, Lonergan and Theobold-s
Nays-Gibson, Hulen and Lohr-3.
80. Cairo. illinois, March u, Lees.
Resolved, by the Select Council, the Board
~ Aldermen concurring, That the committee
ON streets are hereby authorized 10 have The
sidewalks and crosswalks, 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 Iaoorers to compose gang, and each
gang 10 DC employed on separate streets or
avenues; Commercial avenue and WASHING.
ton avonue 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 10 as sa;d
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 10.
not however, IN greater quantities than NAV
that contracts for larger quantities shall be-
submitted 70 the city council for their sppro.
val before they shall be Of any binding force
or effect and that said committee shall report
NJ each aated meeting Of both boards of the
city couheil their actions and doinps since
the previous meeting provided, that where.
w 'ne opinion OF said committee, the sidewalk
or erosswaik Is in such condition that Il is ex.
pedient To repair IL, report of such fnct shall
DE made 10 the city council for further action
ihercon. "''o"
The following petition was presented and
On motion OF Alderman Kennedy referred to
the committee on markets, viz:
To ,he lIororabe Mayor and City coanel Of ths city
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned. resident,
OF the Fourth Ward, in the city OF Cairo, un.
Outstanding that there l. n bubble marie,
house 10 be established in said ward would
recommend 10 your honorable body ms n suit-
able place and central point, the building now
ana formerly occupied rs N market. Said
house Is situated on lot 81 block 10, in the
hr't addition to the city of Cairo. Mt the cor.
ner OF Nineteenth and Poplar streets. By
having the same established your petitioners.
rs IN duty bound, will ever pray.
n. whitcamp, Richard Maginnis,
Samuel Adams, and ninety Others.
Petition of John b. Chic, praying tina, a |
proporiionate amount Of his grocery and mer.
chant license be refunded, was read, and on
motion Of Alderman Gibson the PRAYER Of the |
petition was granted by tho following vote,
Ayes-Aldermen Carroll, Brankle. Gibson.
Hulen, Hendricks, Kennedy, Lohr, Loner- |
gan and Theobold-9.
Nays--None
The following petition was read, and on
motion referred 10 Aldermen Theobsld. Lobr
and Kennedy, who were instructed To invest.
gate disqualification Of Aldermen Mendel
and 10 report TO the next meeting of the
beard, viz:
To The Mayor. Select Council and Board OF Aldermen
OF city Of Cairo;
We, the tax payers of the Second Ward.
nearing the report from many, that our rep.
Feseh,suve rom the Second Ward Hon. 10.
seph Mendel is not legally qualified alder.
man, and fearing that, whereas questions of
lesal Importance may arise during the term
OF said alderman, that might destroy the VA
i,,uty oi your proceedings in regard 10 street |
hi''hs' assessments, &c, We therefore pettion
your honorable body 10 investigate this mat
Ter before doing any important business.
James quinn, Wood Rittenhouse.
w. j. Hamilton, G. Schultz.
refer Neil G. ID. AFTER,
X. D. cundf NJ W. Parker.
Andrew j. Garlic, Henry Harris,
VIM. 1. BeerwarL Charles Franz
{. Latin, l., w. Stilwell,
John Hodges, G. Ortiz
VIM. Winter PW Neg
W. l.. Bristol :
The following bill. were presented, and al.
owed by the following vote, viz:
Ayes-Csrroll, Brankle, Gibson. Hulen 4
ienrioks, Kennedy Lohr, Lonergan and
'heobald.--0
Mays None.
! y Of Jsha Hogan, for twelve days salar, As n
~. ma shnl, amounting 10 ........, On IN n,
'iii 81 Ja'oo l. sneh, for services rendered he "
ny hi'is 'p'''................. ........ az g.
The following bills were referred TO the A
ommittee on claims. viz, "
'h OF Alexander Irwin, for services as clerk of l.
II, ~ ~ ',,,n.ul Pleas amounting 90 NJ
y. ,i sn'ih " s''"n'a iog dlrting prisoners, -
ll Of H. 4 ianno, Ia stationary rn.Ic BY 20
.i,s .'ft '' '''i' {" common pleas, amoun-
On motion of Alderman Gibson the
va 81 ). Johnson, for lumber furnished m.
ei' am"ining TO-. ......sy 4, as =
las allowed by the following vote, viz:
Aye Carroll, Brankle, Hulen. Gibson
isnef'ek', Kennedy aud Lohr-7. =,
N"' voting Lonergan, Theobold.
oh nAion of Alderman Hulen the follow 4
ls bills were laid on the table, viz:
ll Of hr''es''a SALES, Cor nursing small ,or INA. =
lrnis . ga. :, amounting l., $500 - - go IN
W o. 'sin'- NORMAN, for nursing small box d..
~ Of Mason Friedman, for nur.ir ii -, -
P''-fii' - ""ys' amounting to..-..........a 40 50