The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-09-03

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I ,ftht city Finances, etc.
Avery dry and unntcrcsting joint meet
INK Of the City Council was held INST ilISn'
"a bare quorum for the transaction '' o"'-
moss being present. -,
The Mayor being absent, Alderman
Mendcl was called to the chair
Reading of the minutes was dispensed
with.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
Being called for, y. Shanncssy, Esq
rolirc magistrate, submitted his report for
June, July and August, showing that
during the months of juno and July, no
assessed fines amounting to ssOi 90 of
which $40 90 were paid-Sl94 90 re.
naming unpaid. Criminals committed for
III days. During the month Of Augustte,
assessed fines amounting to 5000, Of which
$50 we're paid. Criminals committed for
1876 days. The report was accompanied
by the Tressurers receipt FOR the amount
collected.
A motion to receive and Ale the report
was made .... .....
Councilman Taylor asked if the report
should not be referred to the proper COM
mittec for examination.
A Motion to receive and file, was car
ried.
| The report of r. Bro.s, ESQ., police
magistrate, for July, was submitted. He
had assessed fines during the month to tn,
amount Of SIS Of which S3l 10 WIS paid
The report Of the police force for Jul.
shows that fines were assessed 60 the amour
Of Sl7s, and that 500 of tho amount wa
collected. The report for August show
> the assessment of fines amounting to S22
and the collection oslo
. Alderman Mckee moved that the r,
1 ports be received and placed on file. y
expressed the hope that il any gcntlems
had reason for believing that there WI
G anything wrong in the reports, no won
:. introduce a resolution providing for the
examination.
Motion to receive and Gle adopted
City Marshal reported that he had u
, rested parties during July and Augu
. whose aggregate fines amounted to s.
, $40 of which sum WAS collected.
The Treasurer submitted report sho'
ing the condition Of the Treasury 90 Z
1st day Of September.
| The street supervisor reported 4
names Of parties from whom he had CO
lected street tax. lie accompanied his I
port with a verbal statement that no h,
instituted suits against IS dclinquents, th
nine Of these had been fined, five Of Il
nine had paid. and four becn committed
jail. soventy-six warrants tor deiinqacti
remain IN the hands Of the officers.
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
The chairman Of tho committee
: streets and sidewalks reported that duri
the month 2o7 days labor had been Z
pended by the calabco,c gang, ut an q
. pcnso Of sci tbst the streets are
r much need Of repairs, and that tho siC
n walks in many places arc unsafe. own
o TO the embarrassing condition Of hnan,
II the commit,oc was unable to make /
d ncedful rcpairs-thc street tax going !,
l. the general fund, left the committee wi
lie out resources. The committees also 81
rc mittcd, for tho information Of the Coui
&c an estimate ofthc outlay that would be
n yolvcd in the repair OF Levco Comm
a. cial and Washington avenue sidewalks
Sc In the consideration of this report q
u the accompanying recommendations, 4
Us Council became solnewha, mixed. -
70 There wa. n disposition to receive
N report, but not to concur In the rcco
Y, | nendations.
y Alderman Lohr thought that il the ,
N undertook to repair the sidewalks il sho
n no, copilno its operations 10 few sire
but include Eighth and all other str,
where repairs were needed.
~ Councilman After thought tina, All
man Lohr msconcciyed the intended cfl
Of the recommendations. The work wo
e not be performed by the city. Its {
n would be taxed to the property abutt
II the Improvement.
The chair suggested that the rep
l. could be received withoutlthc rccommen
h tions A motion to that effect prevail
!. Councilman Taylor suggested that il
/ was the purpose To carry tho recomman
, tions of the Committee into effect 81
: pie resolution directing the perforInar
Of the work in accordance with the ch,
ter and ordinances would be sufficient.
The clerk read u resolution that acco
panied the report, directing that, inasnu
= u. the sidewalks in 'ome places were IN
! dangerous condition, the city clork ,hou
draw his order for $50 ON the gr,enba
fund in favor of tho comptroller, and ID
:, the mohey be expended under the directi
Of the street committee IN making repai
that could not be saf',ly postponed !. u
Councilman Taylor doubted the right
1.-The Council "a carry the resolution in
= effect. Make the necessary repairs. al
4 A. a. Al.