The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-03
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Assessment end Tsr Levee-Ordi.
mances, etc.

Inc meeting OF the City Council las
night was called for the purpose of re
ceiving appeals from the assessment o.
property made by the City Assessor fol
the current year. His honor, Mayor
Lansden was in the chair, and the follow.
ing members were present. Messrs. Blu.
der, Cunningham, Halliday, Hurd, Kleb
Metcalf, Rearden, Sease, Stratton, Swayne,
Taylor, Valdez, Wood, Woodwa Fitz.
gerald and Carroll.
Mr.. Wood moved to proceed to dispose
of the objections to the assessment. Car.
RED
The clerk then laid before the council
the assessors book, and presented an OBJ
lection from c. X. Clark, as follows:
1.-THE subscriber wotld call your atten-
sion to valuation Of lots in block O, near
stone depot. Some Of said lots are put
down at 800; others al 81, 200. think
the lots are about an equal value. Or, at
least, IL any difference, the corner lots
with US would realize q trihe the highest.
i respectfully ask that my inside lots shall
be assessed at 81, 300 each, the same rate
as other lots adjoining thereto.
C.R. CLARK.
Cairo, June 2, 1871.
Mr.. Wood moved 10 raise the assess.
ment on lots 10, 1s, II, and Is in city,
block 6, to $4,000 each
The assessor, Mr.. Burnett, stated that
he had made the difference in assessment
because he believed the lots nearer Twelfth
street Of more value than those near the
stone dipot.
Mr.. Taylor objected to the motion on
the ground that the meeting having been
called to hear objections to the assessment
and that the matter now before the council
was the objection Of Mr.. Clark, which
must be disposed of before new subject
a. this was, could be taken up.
The Mayor thought the subject before
the council was Mr.. Clark's objection.
Mr.. Halliday thought the adoption Of
Mr.. Woods objection would be unjust,
said If the council raised the assessment on
the first four lots read it ought 10 go
through the whole list.
Mr.. Wood insisted that his motion was
right, but to facilitate business would with.
draw his motion.
Mr. Taylor thought the assessor had
made wise assessment.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to lay the OBJ
lection Of Mr.. Clark on the table.
The ayes and hays were called for By
the Mayor, with the following result;
Ayes-Buder, Cunningham, Halliday,
Hurd, Kleb, Metcalf, Sease, Stratton,
Swayne, Taylor, Walder Woodward-I2.
Nays-Rearden, Wood-2.
Messrs. Carroll and Fitzgerald were ex-
cused from voting.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to confirm the
assessment.
The Mayor ruled that the motion was
not IN order.
Mr.. Hurd moved to refer the assessment
TO special committee Of three.
Mr.. Wood objected.
The Mayor stated that neither the char
ter nor ordinances provided for sucn COM
mittee, ard it was Objectionable He could
see no reason for referring the assessment
to n committee.
After further discussion, Mr.. Hurd
withdrew his motion.
Resolutions, prepared by the Mayor con.
drming the assessment, and levying one
half Of one per cent. for the Fox, How
ard & Co. interest one-half Of one per
cent. for interest fund; and-for the
improvement fund were read.
motion TO fill the blank with the
words "one-half of one per cent" was
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Taylor moved to adopt the resolu-
tions as amended. Mr.. Carroll didn't
want to vote, not having had time to ex-
amino the list.
The ayes and nays being called, the
vote resulted as follows:
Ayes-Cunninghsm Halliday, Hurd,
Metcalf Rearden, Sesse, Stratton, Tay-
lor, Wood, Woodward-l0.
Nays-Buder, Carroll, Fitzgerald, Kleb,
Swayne, Walder--6.
The regular order of business was then
proceeded with.
Several ordinances were read for infor-
m alton Of tho t,nuoan