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

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The BOARD or Aldermen held meeting :
ast night Alderman MsblcI inINs s
chair. ..r... . ,,ah1 s.z. a.
Ptcscn, -Me.sr. Brankie, tsr&l Lon
ew.n. Mckee Mcnaei. Thcob id IN al.u
der. La. I-at.F - 4.pi.lW
lUnhnshcd business being in order Mr..
Mich GO cailed up the resolution cNun.d,ss;
the tine for the construction II the Crir@
and Ninc.nu"s railroad. EsNHJ Ia
: I(bshman 'Nt,uEIss oseTyt 81 d'''a Z so
"lwhfnSt Ne -AtS&r o. body iftho'
re.oliytdh Is considered first I sha'i do
~ flTtAl tAhtf sftaiIGl sivr the megt'
lag a,al brs.b tie ,piurhm. S0W,
Mr.. Mendel withdrew outside the bar
when Mr.. Mckee said; .uI.. 10
y ~ hopStAe ehnir,haa i ii not withdraw
from the room until he Has heard the reso-
hutton which Mr.. Brankle desires to pre-
pent 10 the Council ~
r. M. Mendel, returning within the bar
bat refusing TO resume the chair said b. -.
Read the Resolution, .aL r..- ...
=. Mr.. McKee.--"Tnke the chair" ,a
Mr.. Mendel-'I can hear the resolution
horo." n ~ RE
The clerk then read Mr. f,rankle's reso-
luton, as follows .aHsP
'9 Rssolred, That in consideration of the
disrespoct shown this boardy on several oc-
casions, BY its chairmsn,' Joseph Mendel,
he IL hereby requested " resign his seat ms
chairman Of this board.
Mr.. Mcndel, --"I can do so when the
proper time comes a.
He then left the room, and thsg hsrshal
WAS sent 10 make search for another mem
Der to repair the quorum. ...' ...
Mr.. Fitzgerald appeared aud took his
seat. .ffIHfE nr" 20.
Roll call showed seven members present
The resolution to reconsider the Cairo.
and Vincchn.s railroad resolution was
then taken up and adopted by IMAM
imous vote. rfar' f..HN T.. .
Mr.. Mckee them offered the following
Resoired, Tint the resolutions In regard
10 tho Cairo and Yincinnes railroad, which
wore sent to this board from the Select
Council for cencurrsnce, on tho lst day OF
August, 1870, DO now concurred in Win
the following aniendmert 10 he added Vt
the end Of the resolutioa, fto-wit: "and
that the said company pay any debts owed
by them 70 citizens or Cairo, prtorto said
frst day Of January, ls5iH
The resolution wa; adopted by the fol-
lowing vote, VIZ: So 50 NJ
-Erankle. Carroll, Fitzgerald,
Lonergan, Mckee, Thcobold, Waldcr-'.
Nays--none, "a -.
sundry accounts We're them pse'catsd
and disposed Of
Alderman Brankle offered the following
resolution, and moved its adoption;
Reso,red, That the action OF the chairman
of this board, Joseph Mendcl, in refusing,
on various occasions, TO place resolutions,
offered by members, before the Board,
and by his withdrawal :Ud absen,ing
himself ON five different occasions
| thereby preventing a quorum, when ho
had no other business n. an excuse for
such absence, 10 considered ~ studied
and deliberate insult 10 our constituents
whose interests thereby suffer, aud his
seat as chairman 10 hereby declared va-
cant. rr r.frf.N .. rsi.D
The call of the ayes and nays resulted rs
follows; 9 ?. .t.4.f.t
Ayes-7Brankle, Carroll, Loncrgan, Nc
Kcc, Thcobolj, Waldcr-G.
When thu name Of Nr. Fitzgerald was
called, he said r-It.t.U .s,,a
~ have not boon present nj the meet.
ings vi tsss hoard Gor -ths yi.st uionth, and
have not been u witness of the acts OF dis
respect charged against Mr.. Mendcl, and
cannot, therefore, vote intolligently upon
the question. 7 ask 10 he excused
The excuse was accepted. -'''''
The election Of chsisnan to succeed
Mr. Mcndel was announced TO be in order,
Mr.. Mckee nominated Mr.. Carroll, who
declined, and insisted that Mr.. Mckee
should be elected to MI the position. Mr.,
Mckee endeavored TO decline tie honor,
bu, his pcr.istency was in vain, and hewa7
elected by N unanimous vote.
Whereupon the Board adjourned.
Fowl PLAY, PRoBABLr.--On Thursday
mornin. II small, dark brown horse was
found standing in the weeds below town,
and near by Was found carpct--ssk, con
tanning a few worthless artich.s, and II
pocketbook that had h4ea rihcd of it,
contents. From memoranda found in the
rocke,book, the property is supposed N
belong to German stranger and, from
the condition of tho nriiclcs fnnnd. iherc