The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-17

the deficiency to pay for the required re-
pairs The committee reported that the
funds TO reimburse the city for this ex-
penditure will be furnished by the taxes
levied by the said commissioners, but will
not be paid into the city treasury Till
next spring. The committee recom-
mended the adoption of the following res
olution, viz
Resolved, That the special committee
appointed on the 7th inst, in reference to
Cache river bridge, be and they hereby
| are instructed and authorized TO contract
with the commissioners Of highways for
township II S. X. West in Alexander
county, or such other parties as they may
deem expedient, to have the necessary re-
pairs made upon the bridge across Cache
river on the Mound City road st once, so
as to make 1t safe for passage, so much of
the cost thereof to be paid out of the city
treasury as the commissioners of highways
cannot furnish.
Resolved, That the said committee be
also authorized and instructed to have
prepared plans for new bridge to be
constructed across Cache river at the
point where the new county road strikes
| Il.
On motion of Alderman Swayno the re-
port was received and the resolutions
adopted by the following vote; Ayes
Hurd, Metcalf, Phillis, Robinson, Stafford,
Schulz, Stancil, Stratton Swayne, Taylor,
Wood and Woodward-l2. Mayo.
TREAsURERs REPORTS.
Report Of Jos. b. Taylor, city treas
urer, from Angus, lst TO 10Th inclusive,
and Of Thos. w. Halliday city treasurer,
pao TEN, from August 9th TO October
sth, together with a statement of the
amount of taxes collected on the general
warrant for 1871, and a statement of the
balances in the different funds, paid over
to his successor, and also duplicates of
receipts Of his successor for funds books,
papers &c, handed over to him, we're
presented and read, and on motion of
Councilman Hurd received and ordered
filed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on finance reported the
amount Of treasury warrants paid and
Cancelled by Jos. B. Taylor, city treasurer,
from Aug. lst to Aug. 10Th, to be $685.,
city scrip TO the amount Of s2,5l9 sc, and
bond No. 40, issued Sept %, 1868, for S2j
bearing interest in the sum Of SAYS.
Amount of city scrip paid and Cancelled
by 4. w. Halliday, treasurer pro TEN,
Oct. II, 1872, s494lo, and treasury war
rants from Aug. 9th to Oct. sth, 1872,
amounting to SG7e.
RECONSIDERATION.
Councilman Wood moved TO reconsider
the vote to receive and Ale the report Of
7. W. Halliday treasurer pro tenn. Car
ried
CoMPTRoLLERs REPORT.
The city comptroller reported that Mr..
Csn.wells contract for removing garbage
had expired, and tina. he Mr.. Csn,welD,
offers TO remove garbage twice each week
for another month for S,5.
On motion OF Councilman Wood the
report was laid on the table.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolution offered By the
mayor was, on motion Of Councilman
Wood, adopted;
Rssoired, That committee Of three be
appointed TO examine the old stable ada
cen. to the shop Of J. T. Rennie, Esq and
tina, they be, and are hereby directed
TO have the same taken down or removed
if, in their opinion, it is not best to allow
it TO stand until the requisite notice be
given as required by section seven OF ordi-
nance No. Of the revised ordinances;
and II they are Of the opinion that it will
safely stand & sufficient length of time,
then they shall cause the notice required
in such cases to be given.
The mayor appointed as such committee
Messrs. Swayne, Phillis ard Wood.
The mayor offered the following resolu-
ton, viz;
| Resolved, Tha. the board Of health be
and it 10 hereby instructed 10 employ not
| exceeding three suitable persons whose
| duty it shall be 10 visit all families or per-
sons resident in the districts or wards sew
orally assigned to them by the board, and
vsccinate all persons not vacclnsted or
who may require 10 be vaccinated, and of
all persons who are not and who may re-
fuse to be vaccinated. The persons so
employed shall act under the direction Of
the board Of health, and shall use none but
the best vaccine virus or matter procura-
Bile, the same to be furnished them by the
board. They shall thoroughly canvass
such Districts or wards as may be assigned
TO them and shall make full report every
week TO the board Of health.
They shall also collect from all persons
vaccina,ed who are able TO pay therefor,
the sum Of twenty-five cents and shall
note the same in their reports TO the board.
! Councilman Hurd moved to adopt.
Carried as follows, viz Ayes-Hurd,
Metcalf, Phlls, Robinson, Stafford, Schulz,
Stancil, Stratton, Swsyne, Taylor, Wood
and Woodward-l2. Mayo.
On motion Of Councilman Schulz, ad.
journed.
NJ. J. HowLEY, City Clerk.
| BOARD OF ALDERMEN.