The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-04

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NJ j. IiowLEY, City Clerk.
JOINT SESSION.
Adjourned Regular Joint Session of the City
Councill
Council Chamber, Cairo, ILL.,,
jan 2, 1872.
Present-lIis honor, the mayor and Cum
bingham, Fitzgerald, Hurd, Schulz, Seasc,
Stratton, Swayne, Taylor and Winter-lo. |
On motion of Alderman Fitzgerald, the
reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
The reports Of the fol-
lowing named officers were
presented, and on motion of
Alderman swaync received and
ordered filed: Jos. b. Taylor
city treasurer, for December
b. Shannessy, p NJ, for December; F.
Bross, =. NJ, for November Martin and
Billingsly, police constablcs for Novem-
her and December; Sheehan and Martin,
ponce 90 stables for December and VIM.
McHale, city jan," for December.
STREET COMMIT .yr prpopr
The street committee repoi.v in repard
to certain resolution adopted on the -.
ult concerning the location Of gas posts
that although many of them are situated at
shorter intervals than two hundred feet,
the prescribed distance, yet having been
erected previous to the adoption ofthc pres
ent cityordinance in their opinion, the city
council has no authority to order the re-
moval Of said posts. On motion Of Alder
man Fitzgerald the report was received
and the committee discharged from fur
Their action therein.
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The following ordinance was submitted
by the ordinance committee and on mo-
ton Of Councilman Hurd referred to the
city attorney for his opinion in the matter ;
An Ordinance providing for the construction OF
certain sidewalks. be It ordalued by the City
Council Of the City OF Cairo.
src !. That sidewalks be constructed as fol.
lows, VIZ On the Ea-terly side OF Washington
Avenue, IN front Of lots numbered Is Eighteen
| l. iNlneteen) 20 Twenty, and q (Tweniy. one)
IN Block numbered "a Twenty -four Ia the Guy
Of Cairo, state Of Illinois, according TO the re-
corded plat thereof and on the sald Easterly side
of said Washington Avenue from the Northerly
| line Of said lot numbered IS Eighteen) produced
tothel line fixed by ordinances athe outer edge o.
| the sidewalk constructed or to be constructed, or
the southerly side OF Seventh street in said City
| Cairo.
On the........side Of sixth street from Wash
| ington Avenue 10 Walnut Street, to connect will
the sidewalks on those streets.
| ON the NortheTly side of Cross Street f:on
Washington Avenue to Walnut Street to connec
with the sidewalks on those streets.
SIC 2. That in constructing the said sidewalks
| on the Easterly side OF Wash ugton Avenue an,
on the said Noftherly side Of Cross street, ILLS 0
Black Locust. Mulberry or Red Cedar may b.
used a. the street Committee may direct an
whore the sidewalk is elevated above the sur
face Of the natural ground on the said Northef
side of said Gross street II shall be only 80 ceya
ted to a line two feet below the general grade o
the CITY a. nov established 10y ordnance, provld
| cd that where any portion Of the natura, groun
: upon which said sidewalks are 70 ue cOnstru,te
Is above the said general grade Of the CITY, sal
sidewalks shall be laid on -tld natural groun
SIC. D. That the estimated cos. of the con
struct:On OF each Of sui sidewalks be assesse
eossffq ron S'Gh the charter SSeg'
a,nsndru"nt- thcrr'p and ordinances az he 90.
The same committee also submitted tn
, following ordinance which was read ar,
laid over for second reading, viz
An ordinance TO provide for cstcrn' and wells !
= certain localities.
He 1t ordained by the city Council Of the CT
i Of CAIRO
D Sac. l. That wells similar to the one now =,
istng on the west sdS Of Commercial avenue ne;
In the corner OF the seventh street be sunk IN III
vacant pace upon which the publ market hous
was formerly located, on Commercial avenue net
| the corner of Twentieth street, and on Washing
ton avenue near the corner OF Division stree
SEc.2 That csterns to be constructed ofc
press or pine lumber in circular TORN and We
bound with iron hoops, and to hold not less tina
| 80 barrels of 40 gallons each be located and n
IN the ground on Commercial avenue near III
, corner of Twentieth street aud on Wa-hingto
, avenue near the corner Of Division street.
q SEc. 3. That the said wells be so located I'M
the public csterns now existing or TO be her,
after constructed can be conveniently filled froI
| them and that sald wells shall be sunk and loca
ed and the SAID clsterns SO constructed and a
: | ranged under the direction OF the committee O
streets, provided the cost of each well shall NJ
:, exceed slli, and the cost OF each cistern sha
not exceed 800.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Said committee submitted their repo
, for December showing that they had d.
stroyed, by burning, city orders to ii
amount Of S3s5S.7G and coupons to I'll
amount of $40. On motion of Aldcrma
Fitzgerald the report was received an
~, ordered on file.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT
The special committee on the reyisio
Of ordinances reported that in conjunctio
! with the printing committee they ha
- arranged with Mr. j. ii. Oberly to prir
, 500 copie. of said ordinances, togcthC
with such other ordinances us are still
n force and some general laws affecting Il
= interests Of the city, and to prepare sic
h notes and a suitable index for the sam
the whole to be bound in boards, wit
leathor haolss, far tho of $500 ca
work to be finished by the 25th inst. I'll
committee recommended the adoption
II the following resolution, viz
Resolved, that the contract en- tered in
u by the special committee on the revisiC
b of the ordinances, and the printing con
e mittee, with j, II. Obcrly, Esq, to pri
500 copies Of the revised and other ordi
V ances and Of general laws applicable to Il
: city government with side notes ana i
dcX, and bind the whole in boards wit
leather backs for the sum Of $500 be AZ
the same is hereby ratified and conirme
n Alderman Fitzgerald moved to rece,
+ tho report and adopt the resolution. Ca
red as follows; Ayes-Cunninghar
Fitzgerald, Hurd, Schulz, Seasc, Stratto