The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-12-05

laid out and constructed by the county court
Of Alexander county, strikes that river
that said committee be also authorized to
contract with said commissioners for the
payment and release to them Of whatever
amour. may be c elected under the levy
bridge purposes for the year 1872, and which
II is understood will amount to about $4,000,
said amount to:be applied by them TO the pay.
ment Of the expenses Of completing the new
road to Cache river, and the construction OF
the new bridge across said river; and that
they also be authorized to contract with saiu ~
for the payment TO them py
the city. of any deficiency that may exist IN
the amount required to pay for said bridge
and approaches { iereto, and road, so az 10
fully indemnify said commissioners against
any loss by reason of the construction Of said
bridge, or completion of said road.
PUBLIC CIsTERNs.
On motion Of Councilman Wood the
committee on Are department were in
structed to have oil the public cisterns inn
mediately filled.
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
A communication was read from the
secretary Of the national commercial con.
vention to be held in the city Of St.
Louis on Wednesday, the 18th inst- re-
questing the appointment Of delegate to
said convention.
Alderman Metcalf moved that o dele
gate be appointed to attend said convsn.
ton. Carried.
The chair nominated VIM. P. Halliday
as such delegate and the council agreed to
the nomination.
COMMISSIONERS REPORT ON ESTIMATED
COST OF SIDEWALKS.
Timothy German, Jno. A. Poore and
VIM. McHale, the commissioners hereto
fore appointed to estimate the cost Of the
construction and the reconstruction OF
certain sidewalks provided for In ordi-
nances Nos. 32 and 81 recently adopted,
including labor, materials and all other
expenses attending the same, submitted .
detailed report Of the estimate Of the cost
of the construction and reconstruction
Of every sidewalk or parcel Of sidewalk
mentioned IN said ordinances.
In connection with said report, the fol-
lowing resolution was offered and, on mo-
ton of Councilman Hurd, adopted, viz:
Be it resolved by the City Council OF the
City of Cairo, that the report Of the estimated
cost and expense Of the construction and re.
construction Of the sidewalks provided for
In ordinances numbered 80 and "a, made by
Timothy German, John A. Poore and VII;
liam McHale, and presented to the council
this evening, be aud the same is hereby APP
PROVED and confirmed. 1t 10 therefore or.
dered that the City Attorney, T., II Pope,
prepars and present to the county court O
petition for proceeding to assess the cost
Of such improvements in the manner pro.
vided in said ordinances and the act under
which they were passed.
PROPOSALS.
The following bids were received for
the building of sidewalks contemplated
by ordinance No. "a recently adopted:
OF George w. Henricks, to build new
sidewalks on the ground at Is cents Q
lineal foot and new sidew alks on trestle
work at 80 cents q lineal foot and furnish
oil material.
OF John A Poore, TO build the sidewalk
on Twelfth street at IS cents lineal foot;
to build the sidewalk on Thirteenth street
at IS cents lineal foot to build the side.
walk on Holbrook avenue, and West
Twenty.fourth street, II feet wide,
at 65 cents lineal foot, and il seven feet
wide, at 10 cents q lineal foot.
Of James Kennedy to build the side.
walks on the ground At 65 cents per lineal
foot; those on trestles not over three feet
high at IS cents lineal foot, and those on
trestle over three feet high, with handrail,
at IS cents lineal foot and furnish all
material.
OF Is. F. Livingston, to build the side.
walks on Twelfth street at u cents .
lneal foot; on Thirteenth street at 81
cents linesl foot; on Holbrook avenue at
" cents lineal foot; on West Twenty.
fourth street at y cents a hneal foot.
Councilman Hurd moved to accept Mr.
Henrick's bid for the whole work. Car.
ried as follows; Cunningham, Halliday,
Hurd, Metcalf Phillis, Robinson, Taylor,
Valdez, Wood and Woodward-lo. Nay
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RECONSTRUCTION OF Sidewalks.
Councilman Taylor moved that . new
notice be given to receive proposals fol
the reconstruction Of the sidewalks men.
toned in ordinance No. 80, no. let At the
last meeting OF the council. Carried.
LIQUOR BONDS.
State and city bonds of James Carroll
for liquor license were presented and, OF
motion Of Councilman Hurd approved.
Similar bonds of NJ. Coyne we're pre-
sented and, on motion Of Alderman Met
calf, referred 10 the city attorney to repor
as to the solvency of the securities.
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD
COMPANY.
A communication was read from tn,
secretary Of the Kentucky and Tennesss,
railroad company, notifying the city coun
Gil Of its acceptance Of the terms AM
agreements Of ordinance No. 81, approve,
November Is, 1872.
On motion Of Councilman Wood nd
journed.
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