The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

by the Mayor.
CouScrL CHAMBER, CAIRo, Ill,
| July IL, 1871. !
The Mayor being absent, on motion Of
Councilman Halliday, Councilman Hurd
was elected President.
The roll was called with the following
members present: Councilmen Halliday,
Hurd, Schulz and Taylor; and Aldermen
Budsr, Cunningham, Fitzgerald, Kleb,
Metcalf, Rearden, Swayne and Valdez
10.
Absent-Councilmen :Lansden, Wood
and Woodward; and Aldermen Carroll,
Sease, Slratton and Winter.
Councilmen Taylor moved to dispense
with the reading of the journal and to
proceed with such business MS may be pre-
sented. Carried
The Chair presented the resignation of
j. NJ. Verun,' night policeman, which, on
motion of Councilman Taylor, was accept
ed
Alderman Stratton appeared in his scat.
| NOMINATIONS.
The Chair announced to the Council
that the Mayor had sent in the names of
John Holmes and VIM. II. Robertson for
the position of night policemen to Ill va.
cancies. The Chair appointed Aldermen
Buder and Fitzgerald te!lers and instruct
ed the Council to vote first upon the name
Of John Holmes. The vote being taken re-
suited in the confirmation Ct Mr.. Holmes
by Yays 10, Nays 8.
The name of VIM. Ii. Robertson was
then presented. The ballots being spread
the nomination was found to be confirmed
!, as follows Yeas 10, Nays 3.
RESOLUTIONS.
Alderman Cunningham introduced an(
= moved the adoption of the following reso
= luton viz;
: Resolved By the City Council Of the Cit,
y of Cairo in Joint Session assembled, Tha
the Board of Health be empowered ant
u instructed to employ team and suth
" cient number of laborers, not exceeding
l. five men, to clean up the streets and open
l. lots of the city, abating such places ms il
n their judgment may be most offensive TO
!, good health and cleanliness; and thai
they be further empowered and instructed
o to employ team and laborers to haul of
0 all waste vegetables matter and Stops
that may accumulate upon the streets and
sidewalks.
Councilman Taylor moved as a substi-
tute, that u committee Of three be ap.
pointed to investigate concerning the
cleanliness of the city and report to the
Board of Aldermen at their next meeting
Carried. The Chair appointed as such
committee, Messrs. Taylor, Stratton and
Valdez.
Alderman Rearden offered the follow.
ing resolution and moved the adoption OF
the same. Carried:
Resolved By the City Council Of the city
Of Cairo in Joint session assembled, That
the committee on Fire Department be au-
thorized and empowered to examine the
public cisterns of the city on Commercial
avenue, and report their condition and ef-
fectveness and that they DO further au-
thorzed and empowered to have the els
tern at the crossing Of Fourteenth street
pumped out in order to enable the con-
tractor for repairing the same cistern to
complete his work thereon.
BY Councilman Taylor
Resolved, That the Governor be re-
quested to appoint VIM. p. Halliday ~ .
Director of the Cairo d St. Louis Railroad
Company to fill one of the existing vacan-
cies in the Board of that company.
On motion of Alderman Fitzgerald the
resolution was adopted.
| Alderman Kleb moved to adjourn.
Withdrawn.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT ON GAS.
The special committee appointed on the
l4th ult. to receive bids for lighting the
city with gas for the ensuing year, re-
ported that they had received the follow
ng bids;
OF Thomas Wilson to light the city
with "Tully's Patent Gaslight" at the
rate of So per month for each lamp, for
one year, or $3.50 per month for each
lamp for two years. Contractor to keep
the lamps in good order during the term
of his contract. Payment to be made
monthly in cash or its equivalent in scrip
OF j. T. Thomas to light the city at the
rate of So per month for each lamp, con-
tractor to keep lanterns in good order,
procided, the city remodel tho lanterns to
accommodate his style Of lantern.
OF Cairo City Gas Company at $3.50
per post per month, the contract TO run
for five years; and $3.50 per thousand
cubic feet for city buildings
J and engine houses, the contract to run ft I
five years, tho company to keep the lamps
and posts in good order, and to light the
lamps and extinguish the lights Payment
tobe made monthlp in cash or scrip bear
ing interest at the rate of 10 per cent
Said committee recommended that tho
Mayor, City Clerk and City Comptroller
be instructed to contract with the Gas
Q Company for gas, on the terms proposed In
n their bid, providing in tho contract thai