The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-04
REsOLUTIO

RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions introd ucca by
Alderman Buder were, on motion of Al
derman Cunningham, adopted;
Resoired, That from this date no officer
shall be permitted to shoot dogs within
the inhabited parts Of the city, and that
the City Marshal shall be required TO
catch such dogs and impound them.
Resoired, That all resolutions giving
officers authority to shoot such dogs are
hereby repealed.
Resoired, That the Ordinance Com
mittee is hereby required to draft an or
dinance in compliance with this resolution
and that committee be appointed %
three members of this council 10 fIrni.l
| and erect proper pound.
By Councilman Hurd
Rcsoired, BY the City Council of the
City of Cairo in joint session convened
that the City Comptroller be, and he i.
hereby directed to notify the Cairo City
Gas Company that the contract heretofore
existing between said Gas Company and
the City, under which said company are
now furnishing gas for the street
lamps IN said city be Cancelled
from and after this date; and that said
Comptroller confer with said Gas Com
pany with view of ascertaining at what
price they will furnish gas for said street
lamps and other gas consumed by said
city, and report to the Council at ITS next
meeting.
On motion of Councilman Wood the
foregoing resolution was adopted.
BY Councilman Hurd:
Resotrcd By the City Council of the city
Of Cairo u joint session assembled, That
the Comptroller be and he is hereby Iii.
rocted to correspond with parties holding
the bonds of the city of Cairo now past due,
and with those holding bonds maturing
during the present year, and ascertain
upon what terms said parties will agree To
surrender such bonds in exchange Tor other
bonds of the city having twenty years tc
run, and report the result of such inquiry
to the council as early " possible.
Councilman Wood moved to adopt
Carried.
ORDINANCES.
Councilman Taylor submitted the fol-
lowing ordinance for the liberation Of
the Council:
of 500, 900 to the Cairo and St Louis
Rail Road Company.
Whereas, by resolution of the CITY
Council of the city Of Cairo adopted on
March 9th, 1866, it was ordered that an
election be held on April 3Oth, 1866, in
the several wards of the city for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the wishes of the
voters Of the city of Cairo in regard to
q subscription Of 100000 to the capital
stock of the Cairo and st. Louis Rail Road
Company, and
Whereas, an election was held in pur-
suance of such resolution and the returns
of the same were laid before the City Coun-
ell at a special meeting held on May 3D.,
1866 from which it appeared that 673
votes were cast in favor Of said subscrip-
ton and 40 against it, and thereupon the
City Council declared said election carried
in favor of said subscription and instruct
ed the ordinance committee to prepare
and submit to said Council the necessary
ordinance to carry the result of said elcc.
ton into effect and
Whereas, II provisional contract has been
entered into between the said Cairo and
st. Louis Railroad:Company and respon-
sible contractors for the construction of
heretofore authorized to be made to the
capital stock of said company by counties,
cities and towns along the line of said
road; therefore, for the purpose of giving
effect to the expressed wish of the elect
ors and Taxpayers of the city, as above
recitcd
BE it ordained by the City. Council of
the city of Cairo;
SECTION |, That the Mayor of the city
be- and he hereby is authorized and in
structed, to subscribe on behalf Of the city
Of Cairo, to the capital stock of the Cairo
and st. Louis Railroad Company, in the
sum Of one hundred thousand dollars, said
subscription to be payable as hereinafter
provided for; that bonds of the city shall
be issued in payment Of said subscription
to'the amount of ninety-fve thousand dol
lars, in such sums as the said company may
designate, said bonds to bear interest ut
the rate of eight per cent. per annum, and
to be payable in twenty-five years from
date thereof and that the Mayor of the
city, City Clerk and City Comptroller be.
and they hereby are authorized ard in
structed to Sign and afix the seal of the
city to the same, and to deliver the same
upon the following conditions, viz that
the track of said road shall enter Alexan-
der county at its northern limit, upon the
1.-The dividing it IN Union county and
shall be carried upon the most eligible
route to tho levcos surrounding the city of
Cairo, and that the work shall be COM
menccd and prosecuted from the city of
Cairo by the first day of July, 1872, and
when the road shall be completed from
Cairo one half the distance to the Union
county line, one half the bonds of tho
county of alexander and the city of Cairo
shall he paid to the party of the second
part, and on the completion Of the road
from Cairo to the Union county line the