The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-13
CITY COUNCIL,


gspecisi Joint Session Of the CITY Council,
called BY tho Mayor, for general busfness.)
CcvNcIL Cha msKA,
Cairo, Ills, April II, is7a.
Prcsent--His Honor Mayor Lansdcn
and Cunningham, Metcalf, Philli., Robin
son, Stafford, Schuh, Seasc, Stancil, Strst.
ton, Swayne and Tsylor--l2.
STREET COMMITTEE REPORT.
The street committee reported the ne.
cessity Of employing man to assist the
street supervisor in working the men no
titled by him TO perform street labor, and
recommended the appointment of Daniel
Mccarthy to said position. The commit
tee recommended the adoption Of the fol.
lowing resolutions, viz:
Resolved, That the supervisor of streets
be and he 10 hereby instructed to notify
all persons liable TO labor on the streets to
be and appear at such place as he may
deem expedient, with the proper imple-
ments Of labor, TO work out their street
tax, and that ono OF the laborers employed
on the streets he directed by the street
committee to look after and superintend
the same.
Resolved, That when there arc no pris.
oners In the Jail who can be employed to
bury carrion, that the superintendent of
work on the streets, be authorized TO en-
ploy, under the direction Of the street
committee, one or both Of tho laborers on
the streets to perform that service and
that the jailer DO also authorized, when
there are no prisoners in the Jail, TO employ
one or both of said laborers TO assist him
in attending to the sewers and in
performing the duties imposed upoL him
| by section 10 of ordinance No. of the
revised ordinances.
On motion of Alderman Swayne the
report was received and the resolutions
adopted.
| NOMINATION.
The mayor thereupon nominated Dan'l
Mccarthy for the position referred TO.
Messrs. Robinson and Schulz acting rs
tellcrs. The nomination was confirmed
by-Yess-li. Mayo.
Councilman Hurd appeared in his seat. J
| SEWER PIPES.
Councilman Taylor moved that the
drainage committee be Instructed to have
the large sewer pipes outside the levee
removed into the Tenth street pump house.
Lost.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions introduced by
Councilman Taylor, were, on motion of
Councilman Hurd, adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the committee on police
and Jail be and they are hereby requested
and instructed in conjunction
with the mayor to have prepared
and put in force at once, but to
be, submitted to the city council for infor-
nation at its next stated meeting, specific
rules and regulations for the government
of the police force and jailer; that such
regulations shall embrace directions as to
the hours Of service and the locality Of
service by each policeman, the character
and extent of supervision by the chief of
police, the extent Of search of prisoners I'M
der arrest and by whom such search shall
be made and what disposition TO be made
Of money and property found upon them.
That said regulations shall require the
police constables TO observe any defects,
injuries or breakages in sidewalks, cross
walks or streets, ard omissions in lighting
street lamps at proper times, and to re-
port the same promptly to)the city clerk,
that the proper information may be con.
veyed BY him to the proper officers or
committees. And that said regulations
shall generally embrace whatever will be
ough service by the police force, except
as now regulated BY ordinance
DRAINAGE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The drainage committee submitted a
report recommending that they be au.
thorized 10 purchase 400 cubic yards OF
store to place under the discharge of the
Tenth street sewer pipe, to prevent any
further abrasion Of the levee at that point
Alderman Metcalf moved to receive the
report. Councilman Schulz moved as an
amendment that the report be received
and that the committee DO instructed to
purchase 800 cubic yards Of stone instead
of 400.
Councilman Hurd moved as an amend.
ment to the amendment that 1900 be
substituted for 1900" Lost rs follows
Ayes-Hurd, Metcalf, Phillis, Stafford and
Stratton-o. Nays-Cunningham, Robin.
son, Schulz, Sease, Stancil and Swayne--6
Councilman Taylor not voting.
The question then being on Councilman
Schuh's amendment, it was lost by the fol.
lowing vote: Ayes-Cunningham, Robin.
son, Stafford, Schulz and Sease-5. Nays
Hurd, Metcalf, Phillis, Stancil, Stratton
and Swayne-6.
Alderman Metcalf moved to reconsider
the vote on Councilman Hurds amend
ment. Carried.
On motion of Councilman Schulz said
amendment was then adopted, as follows
Ayes-Cunringham, Metcalf, Phillis, Rob
inson, Stafford, Schulz, Sease, Stratton and
Hurd-9. Nays-Stancil and Swayne-2
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The said committee to whom
on the LIST instant, was referred
report from the drainage com
mittec in reference to the cutting of ditch
on Walnut street north of Center street
reported in favor of cutting said ditch, and
submitted the following resolutions, viz
Resolved, That the drainage committee
be and they hereby are authorized to have
ditch dug from Center street north, on
Walnut street, and in front Of Loretto
| Academy, to drain that portion of Wal.