The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-22
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
ep'1 I" meeting OF the Board of Alderman, called
ny h'ueiman Cunningham and Fitzgerald.
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Cairo, Ill.,, jury 20, 1871.
Alderman Ricardo in the Chair.
Prcsen;--Aldermen Cunninobam F;,z.
gerald, Mctcaif Rearden, Seaso, stratton,
Swayne and Winters.
Absent Aldermen Buder, Carroll.
Kleb and Walder--4.
On motion of A derm.n Cunnir pham
the reading Of ordinances was proceeded
with.
Upon the first reading in this Board and
laid over for second reading: Gan or
dinancc 10 authorize subscription of
$l0O, 900 TO the Cairo and st. Louis Rail-
road Company also "An ordinances to
authorize the subscription of 100000 to
the Cairo and vinccnnes Railroad Com
pany, and for other purposes" =
| Upon It's second reading "An ordi-
nance to prevent the running at large Of
cows and goats, and for other pun poses
Said ordinance having had its second
reading, Alderman Fitzgerald moved to
table. Withdrawn 1".'.
Alderman Walder appeared in his seat.
Alderman Motcalf moved to amend
said ordinance by striking out section 2 Of
the same. Carried as follows;
Ayes-Cunningham, Fitzgerald, Met
calf, Stratton and Walder-5.
Nays--Rearden, Sease, Swayne and
Winter.
| Alderman Winter moved to table said
ordinance. Lost by the following vote :;
A yes--Swayne and WINTER. Mays
Cunningham, Fitzgerald, Metcalf, Rear
den, Sease, Stratton and Walder-7.
The ordinance as amended was then laid
over for q second reading.
The Clerk read the report OF the special
committee heretofore appointed to receive
proposals for lighting the city, and also
the bids of Thos. Wilson, J. I. Thomas
and the Cairo City Gas Company, in which
report said committee recommended that
the Mayor, City Clerk and City Comp
troller be authorized and instructed to
make contract with said company for gas
at their bid, viz $3.50 per post per month,
and $3.50 per thousand cubic feet, the COM
pany to keep the lamps and posts in good
order, and to light the lamps and extin-
guish the lights, said officers to provide in
the contract that the burners in the street
lamps shall burn not less than four feet OF
gas per hour and give light equal to those
now in use, and after twelve months either
party to the contract may annul and
make void the same by giving not less
than sixty days notice. in writing, Of their
intention to do so.
Said report having been referred to this
Board by the City Council in joint ses-
sion, with the recommendation that the
bid Of the Gas Company be accepted, and
the reco mendation Of the special COM
mittee be concurred in. Alderman Gun
bingham moved to concur and that the
Mayor, Clerk and Comptroller be author
lied and directed to make o contract al
recommended by the committee. Lost al
follows: Ayes--Cunningham, Reardel
and Stratton-3. Nays-Fitzgerald, Met
calf, Sease, Swayne, Valdez and Win
teri.
Alderman Sease moved that specia
committee of three be appointed to confer
with the several bidders and examine ant
test the lights, and also to confer with tn
Gas company and ascertain whether the.
Q will furnish gas on any lower terms thai
a those already proposed Carried.
The Chair appointed as such commet
I tee, Aldermen Sease, Swayne and Gun
ningham.
-. ORDINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The ordinance entitled IAN ordinance I
q amend ordinance No. 40 and for othe
A purposes" having been referred by thi
q Board at its last meeting, TO the Ordinanc
= Committee for amendment, said commit
ia tee reported the same back with the 70
> lowing additional section as an amend
n ment thereto, viz:
,e SgeTIes 3. 1t shall be the duty of tn
"a City Comptroller to provide means fol
removing from the front Of all dwellin
~ houses in the city, all vegetables and dr.
N kitchen offal of every description, proviG
| Ell tut ouiiIt 10 piuSou poASo Va ooitoi
. placed in convenient locations in front q
'' said houses before the time fixed 70
y such removal, and that such re
s. moval shall be made from the first day G
IF December 10 the first day of March ono
- "a week, from the first day of March to tn
10 first day of June, and from the first ds
t. of September to the first day Of DeceM
n Der twice in each week, and from tn
n first day of June to the first day Of SEP
" TENDER three times week, and that motto
e shall be givan by said Comptroller Of tn
/ time of such removal by publication il
it the newspaper publishing the ordinance
/ of the city, any arrangement made by tn
- Comptroller for the purpose above speci
70 fed to be by him reported to the Cit
II Council in joint session convened for ap
d proval by them"
n Alderman Stratton moved to adop
c. said amendment.
d Alderman Swayne moved to table
s. Lost bp the following vote;
d Ayes-Fitzgerald, Metcalf, Swayne nm
rs Walder
N Nays-Cunningham, Resrdon, Seas
le Straton and Winter.
Or Alderman Walder moved to amen
r. said amendment by striking out the wor
- 1voIlin0n in the second line and nj,