The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-15
SELECT COUNCIL.
Irregular meeting Of The Select conucil.l

Irregular meeting OF the Select Couucil.l
COUNCIL CHAMBER, CAIRO, ILL.,, July 10, 1871.
Mayor Lansden presiding.
Present--Councilmcn Halliday, Hurd
Lnnsdcn, Taylor and woodward--5.
hbsont-Councilman Schulz and Wood
q
On motion of Councilman Taylor the
reading ofthe journal was dispensed with
ORDINANCES.
Upon its second reading, ian ordinance
in reference to the police force"
Said ordinance having had its second
reading, Council Taylor moved 10 adopt.
Carried as follows:
Ayes--Halliday, Hurd, Taylor and
Woodward-4.
Nays--0.
Upon its second reading, tan ordinance
to authorize the subscription Of 800, 900 to
the Cairo and Vinccnncs railroad COM
pany" Said ordinance having been read
Councilman Taylor moved to amend BY in
ser,ing at the beginning of said ordinance
after Section |, the following: "That the
mayor of the city be and he hereby Is au-
thorizcd and instructed to subscribe on
behalf of the city of Cairo TO the capital
stock of the Cairo & vincenne, railroad
company in the sum Of ono hundred thous-
and dollars, said subscription to be pay
able in bonds Of tho city rs hereinafter
provided for" Amendment carried.
Councilman Schulz appeared and took
his seat.
Councilman Halliday moved 10 amond
said ordinance by adding at ''c end thcre-
Of, the following, viz;
"SEc. 2. 1t shall DO and IL is hereby
made the duty Of the Banking, Loan or
Trust Company, Trustee or Trustees which
shall DO chosen or selected 10 hold said
bonds as hereinbefore provided to deliver
up said bonds TO said Railroad Company
upon said Company's issuing to said city
and delivering to said Trustee one hundred
thousand 100, 0OO) dollars of paid up stock
in said Railroad Company, which said
stock the said Trustee Is hereby author
lied and directed 10 sell to saia Railroad
Company, for five thousand (5,00O) dollars
Of Cairo City Bonds so as thereby to carry
out the provisions of the agreement en-
tered into November rs, 1867, by and be-
tween said city and said Railroad Com
pany."
Amendment adopted.
Councilman Halliday further moved to
amend by striking out the words abe fn-
ished," where they first occur in said onii.
nance, and insert in lieu thereof the
words shave been construct ~ Carried.
Councilman Taylor now moved TO
adopt the ordinance as amended. Carried
by the following vote Ayes-Halliday,
Hurd, Schulz, Taylor and Woodward-5.
Mayo.
Upon ITS second reading: "An ordi-
nance to authorize subscription of $780,
900 to the Cairo and st. Louis Rail-
road Company" Said ordinance having
been read, Councilman Taylor moved the
following amendments thereto which were
adopted, viz: TO strike out the word "Hve'
after the word "twcnty" in the for- teenth
me from the top of said ordinance to
strike out the words alexander county
ana III the ioufucntn iinu nom INC vvs-
tom of said ordinance; and to strike out
tho words ''party of the second part" in the
twelfth and thirteenth lines from the bot
tom of said ordinance and insert in liew
thereofthe words "said railroad company
Councilman Halliday withdrew the
amendment offered by him to said ordi.
nance at tho last meeting of this board.
Councilman Hurd offered to amend said
ordinance by adding at the end thereof the
following, viz: "and provided, further,
that in no cs'e shall there be issued to
said railroad company greater amount
in the bonds of the city than fifty per cent
UNI of the cost in cash Of any five miles o!
said road-bed, as shown by the certified
measurements of the engineer Of said rail.
road, until said railroad shall have been
comPlotod, and that any surplus of said
bonds not delivered under this provision
shall be delivered to said railroad compa.
ny, when the track thereof shall have been
completed, and the cars run thereon
from Cairo to St. Louis.
Councilman Schah moved to adopt. Oar.
ried as follows.
Ayes-Halliday, Hurd, Schr' Taylor
and Woodward-5. ......
Mayo
Councilman Taylor moved to lopt the
ordinance as amended. Carried by the
following vote:
Aycs-Halliday, Hurd, Schulz, Taylor
and Woodward-5. ~
Mayo.
Councilman Taylor moved that the bill
of Officer Shoehan which WI laid over
from last meeting DO allowed Us for two
days services. Withdrawn.
Councilman Schulz moved to allow tho
amount in full. Carried as follows:
Ayes-Halliday, Hurd, Schulz, Taylor
and Wood wards.
Mayo.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton of Councilman Schulz the Council ad-
journed. NJ. j. HowLEY,
City Clerk.