The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-12-10
man TAYLOR. referred 70 the committee on

man Taylor, referred 70 the committee on
claims.
A petition from Q number Of citizens
vas presented praying the council TO have
. competent civil engineer to locate .
drive around the entire edge Of St
Msry's park, the expense Of such survey
and Of the work TO b. done, TO Be paid for
By the petitioners. On motion Of Council
man Hurd the petition was referred TO the
street committee.
A petition Of certain commission msr.
chants was presented asking ths appoint.
men. Of . grain inspector, and recon-
mending John Cheek for that position.
Councilman Hurd moved 10 refer TO the
mayor. Withdrawn.
On motion Of Councilman Halliday the
ordinance committee vas Instructed to
dram an ordinance creating the once Of
grain inspector.
RECONCILIATION.
Councilman Taylor moved 70 reconsider
the vote taken ct the last meeting limit
ing the number OF delegates to three 10
railroad con vention TO be held ct Paris,
Tenn. Carried.
Councilman Taylor now moved that the
mayor be authorized 10 appoint Eve dele.
gates to said convention. Carried.
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
The mayor informed the council that
Capt. Halliday could not attend the com.
msrcial convention to b held q St. Louis
on the ilth inst, TO which be had been ap.
pointed delegate ss the last meeting Of the
council
Councilman Halliday moved that the
mayor be requested TO appoint another
delegate. Carried. The mayor appointed
Councilman Hurd - such delegate and
the council concurrsd 10 the appoint.
ment
CAIRO AND vINcENNHs RAILIoAD-sSE-
cIAL COMMITTEE REPoRr.
The special committee appointed on
the 2, inst. to adopt measures to commsm-
crate the opening Of the Cairo and Vim.
csnnes railroad, submitted report com.
mending that the city invite the county,
city and town oficials along the line OF
said railroad, and ia northern terminus,
together with the railroad officials, to visit
Us, upon some day to b agreed upon not
later than the l7ta inst, and that . supper
or banquet b provided for them. The
committee recommended that liberal 81.
lowance be made, to enable said commit.
tee TO provide . suitable entertainment,
and also adopted the following resolutions,
viz
Resolved, That the special committee
appointed on the I'd inst. to devise meas.
ures TO commemorate the opening Of the
Cairo and vincinnes railroad, from Vim
cennes here, be authorized and requested
TO invite the county, city and town officers
along the line Of that road to visit our city
and to have prepared . banquet for their
entertain mentor to adopt such other meas.
ures in refsrsncs thereto, and that they
he authorised 70 dsfray the expense Of
tbs Same on account Of the city, provided
the expense Of the same shall not exceed
six hundred dollars.
Councilman Halliday moved 70 receive
the report and adopt the resolution. Aid
Stratton moved - an amendment that The
words zone thousand" b substituted fol
the words "six hundred" in said resolution
Amendment adopted.
Councilman Halliday's motion a,
amended was then adopted BY
the following vote: Ayes-Cun
bingham, Halliday, Hurd, Aeteal
Phillis, Robinson, Schulz, Stratton, Taylor
and Waldsr-l0. Mayo.
A petition Vas presented from j. II
Phillip. John Tyler, Henry Bunker and
Peter Ebs, property holders on the south
side Of West Twenty.fourth street, pray
ing the council 70 rsscind their action il
ordering the construction Of . sidewalk OF
said street.
Ga motion Of Councilman Hurd the %
Iton vss referred 70 the street committee
A rssi,ioa va presented from z. w
xorgsn, for Esmes' hub factory, praying
permission to erect necessary platforms
around said factory. said platforms TO @x
tend not 70 exceed twelve feet north wardl,
on Thirty-six,h street, nor to sxcsst
twenty feet westerly from the front line
Of said factory, on the same street.
said petition also requested that th,
time for the payment Of the $4,000 sool
10 become due 70 the city, being purchase
money for the apparatus formerly used Y
run the Tenth street pump, be extended
one year from the second day Of Jan
usry, 1879, at such terms - the city ma!
deem proper, interest 70 BE- paid ssmi.sn
nually.
ACouncilman Halliday moved to gran
that portion Of said petition which refuse
the payment Of said 5000, the rate Of 10
tsre't to be axsd st ten per cent, psyabl
ssmi-snnually and that the city at,orns,
bs Instructed to draft the proper paper,
and that the other portion Of said petition
be referred 10 the street committee. Car
| ried.
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