The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-12-06
n Meyers, was received and placed on
opn,u.Scr Committee REPORT.

| recommend that the ordinance hcreVoior
also referred TO them, 10 "regard to TN
grade of certain streets and avenues" b'
adopted.
On motion, tho report was rccei lived, and
the recommendation of the Committee con.
CURED IN, and the ordinance recommended
to be adopted.
Referred to the Board Of Aldermen for
Report of Market committee and Weigh
master Mendci, showing that he has col.
lccted since the LIST day Of May, 1870, for
weighing done on the city scales, the sum
Of x66 IS, were presented and on motion
of Alderman Mckee the reports were sew
orally received and placed on file.
Alderman Mckee then moved shat Mr..
Mcndel De allowed ono-balf the amount
collected us weighmnster, up TO date, as
Compensation for his services rs such.
Carricd-Arter, Barclay, Fitzgerald, Jor-
genscn, Kcnntdy, Lohr, Myer, Mckee
| Taylor, Walder, Wilson-ll.
Alderman Mendel excused.
Report OF Finance Committee showing
that they received and destroyed coupons
and bonds cancelled by Jho. Hyland, lute
Treasurer, to the amount. Of ,39l -, and
that they received from Jos. u. Taylor,
cancelled city orders and coupons to the
amount Of Sg,gs3 10 all Of which they de-
stroyed by burning, after curefulIy exam
aiming the same and finding them prop.
erly Issued AID Cancelled. Report received
and fled. ..
The spcca, committee 10 whom was re-
fcrred the bill of the Cairo City Gas Co.,
for gas consumed in street lamps from Oct.
LIST to Nov. LIST amounting 30 s2Gj so re-
ported the same back recommending pay
q. H. al. A
and bill on motion referred to the board Of
Alderman for allowance. I
REPORT OF Committee on SETTLEMENT.
The Special Committee on settlements
with city officers respectfully report:
That they have examined tho accounts
Of John Hyland, late City Treasurer, and
submit herewith list ot personal taxes
which ho Ia. not been able 20 collect,
amounting 10 sl,0si a., aud Of forfeited
iots, the taxes on which amount 10 $3.50 ~, |
for which two amounts no asks an niate.
ment aud credit ON the tax warrant given |
to him 10 collect.
The Committee also submit herewith /
condensed statement Of the late Treasgr.
ere accounts and If the amount. received
By him on account of the tax warrant Of
is63, nil Of whhli appear TO be correct,
except As referred to below, and which
show balance due him Of 81 30. The
Committee recommend that the aba,c-
men,, asked Tor bo allowed and that an ore
der on the City Treasurer for 81 20 be
isucd TO Mr.. Hylsnd, 10 settlement Of the
amount appearing 10 be due him
The Committee find among the receipts
In the City Clerk Office given by Mr.. Iiy-
land for wharfboat licenses the following,
viz:
Dated April 18th 1909, in favor Of J
n. Phillips X Co. for license from April
18th, 1859 To Jan. let, ls10, SlJ7 90.
Dated April 18th, 1850, In favor of Cairo
Transfer company, FOR license FOR
months 60 Jan. lit, 1870, sl11 10.
Dated April Goth, lsJC. in favor vi Cairo
,ity wh1rfboat for license frou April 90,
80 10 Jan. LIT, 1870, sI,2 Oh.
The amounts FOR which these receipts
sere ssyerslly given. appear 10 have been
rat for one half Of what should have been I
harged, the calculation having beci, made
i the rate OF S2jOa year for such license, |
\ hen IL should have been 500 the result
,eing q los 20 the city Of 500 10. Mr..
Iyland's explanation Of the matter is, tina.
he amount was received by the City
Jerk Mr.. Mocklcrl and the licenses T..
ued BY him, and the amount then handel
D the City Treasurer, Mr.. Hyland) By .
he City Clerk, with statement that the
mount was correct. Mr.. iIyland thinks
ndcr the circumstances he should not he
ED responsible for the amount, and asks
Or release from IL.
Tic Committee recommonlt the adoption
The following resolution, viz
R,soirei, That mn ordcr on the City a
treasurer be issued Ia John Hyland, late $
ity Treasurer, for Si7 -. the amount APP d
caring due To him upon settlement. o
u. AFTER, Chairman. Z
Louis JoRGgSsgS, Secy. {
Alderman Fitzgerald moved that there c
ort be received and recommendations Of [
20 committee be eoncurred in. Carried. 6
Mr.. Barclay then moved that the re.o. {
ltion reported by the said committee DO n
lopted, upon which motion the ayes and G
lys were called with the following result.
Ayes--l2. II
Nays-ngnc,
PETITIONS,
a petition from VIM. 7. SScott praying
10 Council 10 refund certain monies paid
TO tho Treasury by him or grant him u
lizard table license for the same during u
le year 1877, was presented and read, "
III on motion referred TO the committee !,
claims.
Petition of Jas. Murphy asking permits T.
on to erect building to be used as II W
shop on lot o in Block ID in Z
e city. Refcrredto committee on Fire :.
apartment. #"
Petition Of Susan Harding, representing 49,
the Council that fine was assessed "
ainst her by +. Bross, T.. NJ, upon u
large of keeping n lewd house, and
at she is very needy, and asking. the
,uncil TO refund said fine ~
Councilman Meyer moved to refund tho u
10. EI. III
Councilman Taylor moved to amend by III
ding; provided she leave town v
thin a week, on which the yeas and
ys were called, and it was decided in
9 negative, Mcssrs. Barclay, Jorgcnscn,
,hr, Mendel, Taylor, voting in the ~
irmative.
Messrs, After, Fitzgerald, Kennedy, re
eyer, Mckee, Valdez, Wilson, I, voting te
tho negative. flr .I ~.
Tho question then being shall the fine be o.
mitted -sn..... .r.4 Ia
II WAS decided In tho affirmative a. f,l- ON