The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-07-21


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oPEciAL Joint SESSION or THE
7a i1llrpI CITY COUNCIL.
81 yn9 9unoi'T Cairo. m. 3,.,, ,a,, ,s,o
Fresent-Councilmen AFTER, Jorgenscn,
Nyef, Taylor, Brankls, Carroll, Fitzger.
AID klsb, Lohr, konerean, Mckee, Men.
dermsI Hcndsi took the chair, and stated
she objcos oftho meeting was to receive
. report from the special committee ap-
pointed on the lst inst, 10 examine into
Inc financial condition of the city, and to
consder such other business as might,
come before the board, whcreupon the
clerk pressptsc and read report from
Mid committee, to-wit: Cd
The special committee, appointsd BY tho
City Council In Joint meeting assembled,
on July LIT instaut 70 Ascertain the
amount ct city orders outstanding, and 10
m1AS ether eiammss atoms, rcspeetfully 70.
- Tkst = eIssuisatioa Of the books Of the
city ,haa satisfied them that IN accurate
estIinile Or the amount Of city orders now
outstandine cAn b a4sived 1t only after
will require considerable time 70 make. A.
n 'cf the utmost impoftancs that the full
aunouhs q SbO city Indebtedness shouid be
,assestains1 q NE earliest dsy possible, and
q a will b impoesihls. probably. 10 A.
offnin ths AkounS a c}Av orderc. iurors
cSrti1cAtoe Ma tr0AslYv yarrants n snv
sther Vsv. vour Cematttcc rerommcnd
Nhak Ill kohees Of 49, svilenOps Of citv
indahfednaoo BE- reoueetsd IN presest tAor,
10 Ihe Cav TfossufeP fUr reeistretim II n.
Safiv dAv. ana that ne ciCv Tfeasurer ~
instfuctcd not 70 receive. slSsr 4 cortais
d.v Ito h. a,a,I Nv ,s.1,,nt;on, .nv ci,v
order. Ssrursi csstidusse or trossury war.
rant unless thev shall have bucn 40 rcvi..
tered,
= To carry out tbose recommendnt lions tbcv
Avrcwilh submit, FOR Inc considerstion Of
the CIV Council. resolutions. and an ordi.
nanoe. the sxloption Of which thew recon- !.
mend = -
Your committee find that thu exsmiua-
tious rcouircd by tho object OF thoir An.
pointmcnt cannot bo mads bv one clerk
Without great Additional labor. ana there.
fbro reouest thcy NAV bO Authorized 10
employ two.
II. d. AFTER Chairman.
July 10, 1870.
Resolved, That the CITY Treasurer bs
and 10 10 hereby iustructod and direct.i
not 70 receive amer Angus isth, 1870 In
payment Of any Indebtedness 90 tho CITY
and not 70 redeem any order drawn by tho
City Clerk on tho City Treasurer, any
jurors certificate Of the former Court OF
Common Pleas Of tho city Of Cairo, or
any treasury warrant or other evidence Of
indebtedness, loss than Is, unless Il he
coupons becoming duo hereafter for the
payment OF interest on bonds, unless they
have been registered ~ hereinafter provi.
ded for.
Hesotveds Ihst tue City treasurer shall
give notice Immediately upon the adoption
Of thcse resolutions ty publication for
mee Gays .Sccsss,ve,y Va . newspaper pub
..nca "a 'ns siy .! Csfo, o. the above IN.
ssructions OF tnc City Council and slso that
no 10 prepared to register all the outstan-
ding evidences OF city indebtedness above
referred u. Whom said evidences are
70 tbs City Treasurer, he shall
examine the same and satisfy himself BY
referenco 70 the scrip book and scrip rcgis-
tor aud other sources Of Information,
have been correctly issued, and il SO issued
whether they hsvo been paid or redeemed.
y satisfied upon these points aud that tho
city 10 legally bound TO pay tho same, the
'aid cry Treasurer shall write 10 red ink
across tho face Of said evidence ofindebted.
ness the word registered" with the dato Of
presentation and his name and
.fier tho aitesnth day OF August next,
1870, no shall not receive any such eviden.
'es OF Indebtedness unless so regis.
tered.
HSso'vsd, That the City Treasurer be,
And nc 70 hereby instructed TO procure Q
suitable book In which TO register the evil