The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-05
Robert F. Billingsby, salary us

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amounting to $5i dollars for publishing
conuncil proceedings and for other ndver-
Using in October was on motion of Conn.
Gilman Hurd referred to the printing COM
mittee.
Several bills Of Jno. q. Hartman, Cir
cult Clerk, amounting in the aggregate TO
$4,000, for costs in cases in the Circuit |
Court, wherever the city failed to obtain
judgment, were on motion of Alderman |
Fitzgerald, referred to the committee on |
claims.
A bill of II. II. Williams for lumber |
Which has been delivered To- the proper Of |
ficer having been lost or msaid, Aid |
Fitzgerald moved that Mr.. Williams be
permitted to present another similar bill
to go before the committee on claims
without reading in the joint session.
Carried
RESOLUTIONS.
Councilman Taylor introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which, on motion of
Aid. Cunningham was adopted, viz:
Resotred, That the ordinance committee
be, and they are hereby instructed to pre-
pare and submit to the board of alder
men for consideration, an ordinance
providing for the sinking of three wells
similar to the one on Commercial avenue
near 18th, street; one Of said wells to hc
located in the vacant space formerly occu-
| pied by the market house, one near the
corner Of Goth, street and Commercial av-
cnuc and one on Washington avenue at
the corner of Division street, the par,icu.
lar location of each to be indicated by the
mayor and committee on streets, Proridcd
the cost of the same shall not exceed 800
for each, and proridci also, that they may
be so located that they may be used for
| filling any public cistcrns that now exist
or may be hcrctfter constructed.
BY Councilman Taylor.
Resolred that the special committee on
the revision Of the ordinances III coniunc-
tion with the committee on printing be
and they are hereby authorized to have an
edition OF one thousand copies of the char
ter and amendments thereto and of the
revised ordinances and such other ordlnan-
ces as are still in force and such general
! laws affecting the Interests of the city rs
they may deem cXpcdient
printed for the use OF the city, five hum
dred to be bound in pamphlet form and
4 five hundred in boards, said edition TO be
5 printed on the same quality of paper and
= in the general style OF the existing volumn
Of ordinances, and the cost Of the same
not TO exceed $500.
' On motion of Alderman Rcarden the
foregoing resolution adop ted.
Councilman Taylor offered the following
a resolution which on motion Of Councilman
Hurd was adopted
u Resolved, That two police constables (,
o be designated by the mayor be detailed e.
act a. day policemen temporarily and UNI
A til otherwise instructed by the mayor {,
assist the chief Of police in enforcing tn,
u ordinance prohibiting the running a
large of hogs and other animals
= BY Councilman Taylor;
10 Resolced, That the taxes assessed on tn,
3 block ofg-ound used for hospital purpose
No. go in the lst addition to the city nea
the public school building on Walnu
's and eros. streets, be abatcd, and that TIA
city treasurer be instructed accordingl!
Y. and be directed to omi
&c on his list of delinquent lots upon whic
" judgment to sell for non-paymcnt Of take
n will be applied for.
> On motion Of Councilman Taylor, tn
foregoing resolution was adopted.
WHEREAS, The track room and 9th,
facilities furnished by the Illinois Centri
ID railroad company are deemed entirly inaC
=, equate to the transaction of the increasin
u business at this point, and
WHEREAS, 1t is believed that the be:
70 interests::ofth city would be subscryc b
ap,n. alterations and i,nprnynmnptg In IL
No track and ground, of said railroad con
pany at this place, and
20 WHEREAS, 1t is believed that if prop,
efforts be made said company can be il
duced to make such alterations and in
% provements therefore be it
Rosoired, That Il committee Of three b
90 appointed by the mayorto confer with Il
is officers of the company upon the subje
l6 and ascertain what action, If any, they al
30 willing TO take in the premises; SAID COZ
mittee to Act in coniucnton with any col
mittee appointel by the citizens Of Cair
so On motion of Alderman Cunningham
=. the foregoing preamble aud resolu,i(
w were adopted.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
90 The chair announced that inasmuch
tHc 'huiSt Hihu' " HlHI III tHc sldUilI
90 committees, on the 30th day Of Scptemb
last, constituted the committee on CLAIM
entirely of members Of the board of aide
DO men (Which is in conflict with existing @
dnanccsJ he would order the committee
~ stand as first appointed with this exec
M ton: that Councilmen Hurd and Woo
change positions as chairmcn of fnan,
and claims committees.
on NOMINATIONS.
m The mayor placed in nomination for p
liceman, to fill the vacancy occasioned |
90 the resignation Of Officer Sumner, Hem
m 7. Martin, and appointed Messrs. HUI
W and Cunningham tcllcrs. The nomin
20 ton was not confirmed, the vote being
~ Yeas, 8; nays, .,
The mayor then nominated Alon2
70 Haynes for the same position. This non
nation was also rejected, the vote being
~ Yeas, Il nays, 3.
No The mayor again nominated Henry
Martin. vote being taken resulted
~ Yeas, o; nay, |. Whcreupo
20 Aid. Fitzgerald moved that the chair b