The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-05
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| "Wednesday evening, May g. 1911
Mayor Landsen presiding.
Present, Connclmen Halliday, Schut
AMI Taylor, and Aldermen Cunning oam
Fitzgerald, Kleb, Metcalf, Rearden, sease
Stratton and Swayne-ll. Absent, Coun.
cilmen Hurd, Wood and Woodward, and
Aldermen Buder, Carroll, Wslder and
Winter.
On motion Of Aid. Strstton the reading
Of the journal was dispensed with.
Aid. Buder appeared and took his seat.
In pursuance Of instructions from the
Council at its last meeting, the drainage
committee reported that they had exam
ined the pond near Williams saw mill,
and recommended that the work Of drain
ing off the water be done by means Of q
ditch connected with sewer through the
levee in the unplatted street, INN sdiately
west of the mill. They also recommended
that the work be done as soon as prsctica-
bic aud to be done under the direction
of the street committee. Said committee
reported the estimated cost Of the work to
be $500.
On motion Of Aid. Swayne the report
was received and the committee discharged
Aid. Winter appeared and took his seat.
PETITIONS.
AID. Fitzgerald presented the petition
of the Hibernisn Fire Co.. praying the
council TO build plank run on the
north side Of thirteenth Street from Com
msfcial avenue TO their engine house.
On motion Of Aid. Rearden the petition
was referred to the street committee
Councilman Woodward appeared and
took his seat.
Inc petition OF number Of
property holders in the vicinity Of
William Gearin's building on
Ninth street. representing said building
to be in dilapidsted and dangerous con-
dition and praying the Council 10 declare
the same nuisance, and have 1t removed
as such, was presented and read.
On motion of Aid. Winter, the petition
was referred to a special committe ofthree
to be appointed by the chair, said commit
tee to be sworn before taking any action in
the premises. The chair appointed as such
committe, Messrs Winter, Buder and
Woodward.
The petition Of Robert Bribach and 9TH
ers, praying the Council to drain that por-
tion Of the city in the vicinity Of 2lst and
Walnut streets, was presented, and, on
motion Of Aid. Cunningham was referred
to the Street Committee.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolution, introduced by
Aid. Cunningham, was, on motion OF Aid.
Winter, adopted by the following vote
Ayes-Sease, Stratton, Swayne, Win
ter, Budcr, Cunningham, Fitzgerald, Hal
liday, Kleb, Metcalf, Rearden, Taylor,
Schulz and .woodward-l4
Nays--0.
Resolved, That the Street Committee
are hereby instructed to drain the pond
near Williams saw mill, as recon mended
in the report Of the Drainage Committee.
By Councilman Schulz
Resolved. BY the City Council of the
city of Cairo, in Joint session assembled,
That the Board of Health be required to
in yestigste the situation Of the sink or
water hole in the rear of Commercial ave-
nue., in block No. 90, and the railroad strip
between Fourth and Eighth streets, as well
as the sink or hole near the northeast cor
her OF Commercial avenue and Eighteenth
street, and that they be empowered to em-
ploy the city team and chain gang, under
the direction Of the jailer, in making such
labor and expense a. may be necessary TO
abste the nuisanccs existing therein.
Aid. Cunningham moved to adopt Car
ried as follows:
Ayes-Buder, Cunningh am, Fitzgerald
Kleb, Me,calf Rearden, Schuh,
Sease, stratton, swayne, Taylor, Winter
and Woodward-l4.
Mayo.
The following resolution was intro
duced and, on motion of Aid. Cunning
ham, adopted the ayes and nays thereon
being as follows, viz
Ayes-Buder, Cunnin CHAM, Fitzger-
aid, Halliday, Kleb, Metcalf, Rearden,
Schulz, Sease, STATION, Swayne, Taylor,
Winter and Wood ward-l4.
Nays-0.
BE IL Resolved by the City Council Of the |
Cityoj Cairo, in Joint Session eonrened,
That whenever the holder of any order
hereafter drawn in pursuance of law by |
he City Clerk upon the City Treasurer,
hall present the same to said City Treas
irer for payment and there shall be no
funds in the treasury for the payment VI
'aid order, it shall be the duty of said
Treasurer, at the request of the holder of
The order, to endorse upon the back Of the
'ame the time Of its presentation in the
words, to-wit: Registered for
interest, this - day of - A. ID. -"
which endorsement shall be signed by the
Treasurer who shall, at the time, make a
minute or entry in book to be provided
for that purpose, of the number and
amount Of said order, the name of the per-
son to whom issued, and by whom and
when presented.
All such orders, 80 presented and en-
aorsed, shall draw interest at the rate of
ten per cent. per annum frvm the time Of /
such presentation and endorsement until
the same shall be paid, or take up by the