The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-02

! Andrew Cain, salary as Marshal
from March 10th 10 3lst.... 33 81
Andrew Cain, salary as policeman
from March lst to 10th, 80. %
VI. Bambrck, salary as Marshal
! from March lst to l0th,.. lG CT
+. Bross, salary as Police Magis.
trate four months, from Nov.
20, O,.."...........,...... 100 O(
b. Shannessy, as Police Magis-
tratc for months, ending
March 81, 1SIl,........".."". 20 U
RESOLUTIONS.
Tho following resolution introduced b,
Alderman Winter was, on motion, of Al
dermsn Fitzgerald, unanimously adopted
viz:
Resolved, That the City Treasurer b
and he is hereby instructed to hold al
cash received on account Of the cit.
scales or from other sources, rs u specia
fund to be expended under the direction
ofthe City Council.
By Councilman Taylor
Resolved, That the City Treasurer b.
and he hereby 10 authorized and In
structed 10 transfer TO the General Fun'
the balances now standing on his books o
S2.85 in the Greenbsck Fund, of b
cents in the Filling and Grading Func
and Of $500 in the Drainage Fund.
Councilman Hurd moved to adopt
Carried.
BY Councilman Taylor:
Resolved, Thatths Finance Committed
and City Comptroller DO and they hereby
are instructed and authorized to destroy,
BY burning, the small treasury warrants
now on hand in the City Treasurer's pos.
session, amounting TO $2&6s. (two thousand
four hundred and sixty-eight dollars.)
Councilman Wood moved to adopt
Carried.
By Councilman Taylor
Resolved, That the City Comptroller be
and he i, hereby instructed ~ adopt the
amount reported BY the special commit
tee on September End, last, Of scrip regis
tered and outstanding, as the amount then
outstanding and To make the entries in th'
scrip account on his books to correspond
Alderman Fitzgerald moved to sdop,
Carried.
by Councilman Taylor;
Resolved, That the City Comptrolle
be and lie 10 hereby instructed TO opcI
on his books aud keep up the accounts re
ouired BY section Is Of An ordinance en-
titled An ordinance to adopt the ordi
nance Of the city of Cairo us revised an
codiled.'
| Alderman Fitzgerald moved to adopt
Carried.
by Councilman Taylor:
Resolved, That citizens 10 and the.
are hereby requested 10 repor
by note, addressed ~ the street com
mit.ce 10 be left At the Cit,
Clerk. Office. any commissions Il
ligL; street lamps or TO keep them In
proper repair.
Alderman Winter moved TO adopt
Carried.
Councilman Taylor Introduced u reso
tuition concerning the Cairo and Vim
ccnne. Railroad which, after some re
marks and II motion to lay upon the table
was upon suggestion of y member, with
| drawn.
BY Councilman Taylor
Resolved Tha, the wages OF VIM. Nc
Hale, Thomas Naughton and NJ. Malone!
| engaged in working men on the street
aud sidewalks, be equalized and liked
$3.50 day each.
On motion the foregoing resolution wa
adopted.
The official bonds of Joseph Verreir
night policeman and of James Law and
Samuel Fisher, special police constables
werescverally read and approved.
At the suggestion OF the Mayor tn
Council took n recess.
Upon the re-sssembling OF the Council
the Mayor announced his intention OF
making nominations for policeman, and
appointed Alderman Metcalf and Coun-
Gilman Wood TO act as tellers.
The Mayor then nominated John
Holmes for the position Of night police
man. The nomination was rejected by
tho following vote, viz Yeas. Nay
8.
The Mayor nominated Francis NJ. Sum
ner for the position of night policeman
| The nomi. ,ation WAS confirmed as follows
viz: Yeas-ll. Maya.
The Mayor nominated George Lohr a
Special Police Constable for the Illinoi
Central Railroad depot, which nomination
was confirmed, US follows; Yeas Is. Say'
%.
The Mayor then nominated Louis IL
Myers for the office of Chief OF Police
The nomination was confirmed by the fol-
lowing vote, viz; Yess-lO. Nsys-6.
The Mayor nominated VIM. Brown for
the position Of night policeman. The
nom nation was confirmed by the fellow
ing vote, viz; Yeas--ll. Nays.
The Mayor nominated John Sheehan
for the position OF day policeman. The
nomination was confirmed a follows, viz
Ycas-l0. Nays.
The Mayor then announced that he had
no further nominations to make.
No further business appearing, on mo-
ton Of Alderman Kleb, the Council there
upon adjourned. -
MICHAEL j. H0WLEY,
City Clerk.
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