The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-30


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RESOLUTIONS.
Councilman Wood introduced and moved
the adoption of tho following resolution,
which was adopted, viz
Resoired, BY the City Council in Joint
Session convened, that the Printing Com
mittee be and 10 hereby ordered TO place
the contract made by them with John ii.
Ooerly Il Co, in the hands Of the City
Clerk, and that said contract be put on re-
cord in the Clerks Office for the benefit Of
all parties concerned.
BY Councilman Taylor:
Resolved, That the wages of +. Fitz.
gerald, assistant on sidewalks, be fixed q,
$3.50 q day, in scrip, until otherwise di.
rected by the City Council.
| Councilman Wood moved to adopt
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Buder, Cunningham. Halliday,
Hurd, Kleb, Lansden, Metealf Resrden,
Schulz, Sease Stratton, Swayne. Taylor,
Valdez, Wood aud Woodward-lG.
Mayo.
By Councilman Woodward
Resoired, That the Committee on Po-
lice and Jail be and are hereby author
lied TO have the roof of the city Jail re-
paired or made new, as in their opinion
they may consider the interests Of the city
demands; prorided, however, that said
amount expended shall not exceed two
hundred and fifty dollars.
Councilman Halliday moved 10 adopt
Carried by the following vote, viz:
Ayes--Buder, Cunningham, Halliday,
Hurd, kleb, Lsnsden, Metcalf, Resrden,
Schulz, Sease, Stratton, Swayne, Taylor
Walder and Woodword--l5.
Nays-N ood-l.
Councilman Halliday introduced res
oIution in regard TO drainage in the
Fourth Ward, which, after being amended
and the amendment carried, was with
| drawn.
By Councilman Wood
Resotred, By the City Council IN joint
session convened, that the CityAttorney be
and is hereby instructed % proceed at
once to collect the balance due from Thos.
Wilson on the sale ofthe engine BY the
old Drainage Committe.
Councilman Wood moved 70 adopt.
Carried.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT.
The Special Committee appointed at the
last meeting Of the Council to co 1sider
and report on the petition of Marshal
Cain concerning an incsease o. his compen-
sation as Marshal, reported that under ex-
listing constitutional law they could find
no relief for him except by appointing
him to the performance of some other du-
ties authorized by existing ordinances.
Councilman Wood moved that the re-
port be received and the Committee dis
charged. Carried.
Aid. Rearden introduced the following
ordinance and moved It's reference to the
Ordinance Committee, and also that the
blsnS be filled up so as to read S25 per
month. Carried.
An ordinance to provide for the ap-
pointment of a Fire Warden, and to pro-
vide compensation for his services as
SUCH
BE II ordained ty the City Council of
the city of Cairo, That for the purpose of
carrying out and enforcing ordinance num-
bered 81 of the ordinances Of the city ard
such other ordinances as are now in force
relating to fires the erection of buildings
and the removal of or extension or rlarg-
ing OF buildings within the city that
there shall be appointed by the Mayor,
with the advice and consent of the City
Council, Fire Warden, whose duty shall
be to visit and inspect every building pro-
posed to DO erected or in course Of erection,
or such buildings as may be extended, en-
larged or repaired, or in any way changed,
or such buildings as may be removed from
one place to another within the city; and
it Is hereby made the duty of the Fire
Warden to see that all ordinances relating
to the matter herein named are properly
enforced and obeyed; and for such SER
vices he shall receive the compensation OF
dollars per month.
The Chair stated that in accordance with
the desire Of tho Council expressed in
connection with the "ball alley petition, he
would appoint Messrs. Wood, Sease and
Metcalf as committee to inquire into the
facts contained in said petition.
The Chair instructed the Council to pro-
coed to the election of u committee to act
upon the resolution passed at the last meet
ing of the Council in reference to street
filling assessments.
On the first ballot Councilmen Hurd and
Aid. Rearden having received a majority
of all the votes cast were duly declared
elected members Of said committee.
\ second and third ballot were taken
for the remaining two members of said
committee and no election had when
Councilman Halliday moved that, mas
much as Messrs. Taylor and Metcalf had
received the highest number of votes cast,
they be declared elected members Of said
committee. Motion carried.
NOMINATIONS.