The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-07-22

o,o1 and confirmed ms Mayer pro tenn. at
,tc mcc,inr held on Monday, July Is.
$50 vas again nominated and confirmed
| ne MAYOR pro tenn, and took the chair.
Councilman Joreenscn was nominated
| and confirmed as City Clerk pro ten.
Councilman Taylor offered the follow
jug resolution.
| WHEREAS, since June 7th last, there
have been confined in the city jail
able bodied ma @ prisoners, whose terms OF
service have amounted in the aggregate to
25l days, ahording an average OF about
men a day. u sufficient. number TO have
provided all the labor required in the re-
pairs and construction ofsidewaIk- and re-
pairs Of street.. and WHEREAS, these pri,.
Oners have not b'rn required TO work. De-
cause there have existed scriou, dOubts
whether, the persons in charge of the Jail, !
from not having been rc-nominated a. jailcr
by the Mayor, and confirmed by the City
Council upon the expiration of his term of
office, Oh the 18th II Starch last, had any
right to take them from the Jail building
and if he had this ght lac has had no as
sis,ant since the suspe l,ion or discharge
by the Mayor, of hi. assistants on june 9TH
last, and whereas for these causes, these
prisoners canno lie 90 worked until such
appointment and confirmation of iaiicr
and an assistant la. been made therefore
lie IL
R,s,ircd That The Mayor be, and he is
hereby requested 70 make, at the present
meeting, nomination. of persons for jaler
and an assistant IT, the jailci to have
charge of such of the prisoners in the Jail
as may be required hy the Committee ON
street. to work on the sidewalks, and for
10 AZ o lup ..Fl tfth Of
the said prisoners Il. may be required by
the same committc t. work on the streets.
Approved thi. 2lst day of July, 1870.
JOSEPH MENDEL,
Mayor, pro tenn.
Which was adopted unanimously.
The Mayor pro TEN then nominated
William MclIalc tor city .Iailcr. Alder
men Carroll and Winter were appointed
tcllers.
The ballots being counted, the nomina-
,ion was confirmed by the following
votes:
Ayes-la.
Nocs--nonc.
Thcrcupon Mr.. Mrllalc was declared
duly elected City Iairr.
The Mayor pro tom nominated Mich
| ael Mahony n assi.tant 10 Jailer to worl,
| chain-gang on the ,trrts. The vote TO con.
firm the nomination of Mr.. Mahoncy
stood yes Q, no ,.
Nomination lost.
| The Mayor pro ton again put Michael
4 Mahoncy in nomination u assistant city
| jailor 10 work chaiu-gang on the streets.
The nomination was confirmed by III,
following vote
| Aycs-l2.
| Nays-nonp.
Michael Mahoncy was therefore, de
clared duly elected
The Mayor pr" ten then Nominated
Thomas Nnughtou 10 supcrintend persons
working on the sidewalks. The vote being
taken on the confirmation Of Mr. Naugh
ton, stood ayes IL. hayes /.
Thomas Naugh;on was ,hercupon de-
| clarcd duly elected.
The mayor pro '"m stated that in ac-
| cordancc with a., ordinances il was me-
ccssary 10 have additional police officer
| to do duty ut night. lie would therefore
nominate Andrew G lin for that office.
| Councilman Taylor moved that the May
or pro TEN. be requested to withdraw
this nomination. The motion was second.
ed by Alderman Winter, and being put
10 vote was lost AFTER, Taylor, Jorgcnsen,
Lohr, Thcobold and Winter 90 vot ing
| aye anu M'Nof, " tlluhan, carroll, Lon
] crgan, Mckee, Mrndcl aud Waldcr a.
| voting no.
The Mayor th"rcupon nominated An
| drew Cain ~ night policemen. The Coun.
| ell refused Ia confirm the nomination by
| the following vote: aye, : n"cs O.
| Motion Ia adjourn hy Alderman Luhr
wa, carried hy the following vote: Ayes
AFTER, Jorgcn,ou Meyer. Callahan,
| TnVlur Carroll 4 .,lr Mpnll Wnllpt
and Winter, 10. Nays-Lgncrgnn, Nc
koc and Thcoboli
LOU JORGENSEN,
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