The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-04

tition OF Moses foss, with au-
thority to construct an approach
to Washington avenue an Seventeenth
street, in accordance with said petition, re-
ported that the resolution authorizing
said improvement is insufficient. They
reported the proper method to be to
adopt an ordinance authorizing said work
and that they had requested the ordinance
committee to prepare and report the
proper ordinance to the council for their
consideration.
On motion Of Councilman Hurd, the
report was concurred in.
ORDINANCES.
The committee on ordinances submit
ted the following ordinances:
AN ORDINANCE.
To amend ordinance No. of the Revised
ordinances.
Be i, ordained by the City Council Of
the City Of Cairo.
SECTION /. That section of said ord-
nance No. 3, be stricken out, and the fol-
lowing inserted in lieu thereof viz: Sec
ton Z. 1.-THE City Treasurer shall be
paid q salary at the rate of nine hundred
dollars $4,000 per annum, to be paid in
monthly installments.'
Alderman Stafford moved to amend said
ordinance by inserting the words six
hundred in lieu Of the words nine hum
died," but after discussion the motion was
Withdrawn
AN ORDINANCE.
To amend section TO- of ordinance No. IA,
OF the Revised Ordinances.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the City Of Cairo:
SECTION !. That the word "two' be
stricken out in the seventh line from the
beginning Of said Section 10 of said Or
dinance No. IA, and the words lone and
half, be inserted in lieu thereof; that the
word Twenty" be stricken out, in the
ninth line of the beginning of said Section
10, and the word sixteen" be inserted in
lieu thereof; and that the word Six" be
stricken out in the eleventh line from the
beginning of said Section ~, and the
word Give" be inserted 10 lieu thereof.
, The words 'or may be nailed on to q white,
or burr oak or red ceder SILL" be inserted
after the word $50" in the thirty -eighth
line from the beginning Of said Section,
and the words ''and closely filed" in
4 serted after the word noticed" in the
thirty.frst line from the beginning Of said
u Section.
< On motion of Councilman Wood said
ordinance was laid on the table.
;, AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the construction of an ap.
N proach to Washington avenue on 18th
M street.
% BE it ordained by the City Council OF
M the City of Cairo
N SECTION ]. That an approach to Wash
N ington avenue, on 18th street, be con-
NJ structed of earth that said approach shall
n be constructed on slope Of one foot per-
N pendicular to twelve feet horizontal, with
q a top width Of twenty feet that 1t be SO
n constructed in accordance with the ex-
n isting ordinances Of the city under the
n general direction Of the: committee on
n streets and that the expense thereof shall
) be paid out of the general or improve.
! ment fund, and the committee on streets
10 hereby authorized to advertise for pro-
} posas for said work, and to give it out to
, the lowest responsible bidder.
J AN ORDINANCE
D Providing for an alteration of the city
D grade and an amendment of ordinance
D No. II Of the Revised Ordinances.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
. the City Of Cairo:
D SECTION !. That the grade 10 which
the streets and avenues of the city shall be
Q hereafter filled, and the sidewalks and
' crosswslks shall DO hereafter laid, shall be
. and hereby is fixed and established at
. level three feet below the present city
. grade, as designated by the top surface Of
. a stone monument fixed for the purpose
, at the southwes,erly corner of CONNER
, cial avenue and Sixth street, provided that
. this ordinance shall not operate to change
. the grade of streets or avenues already
0 filled or Of the sidewalks or crosswalks
0 laid and constructed or TO be laid and con-
o structed on streets and avenues already
% filed, and provided also that the grades
" operate upon such portions Of the
y streets and avenues as established
" by this ordinance shall only
70 are below the grade hereby established
20 and that when the natural ground il
% above the grade hereby fixed, shall be and
W remain rs the city grade.
W SECTION 2. That when connection ID
W required to be made between high and 9
10 low grade or between tho grades hereby
10 established and the higher natural ground
% it shall be made on q slope of foot per
10 pendicular to IL feet horizontal.
OO PETITIONS.
90 Petition of Jennette Hudson, was pres
~ ented, praying the council to grant he
no pei mission to construct an addition to he
90 building situated on lot SO in city bloc
W 90.
oO Councilman Schulz, moved to refer +
90 the committee on fire department.
90 Alderman Stafford moved to amend b.
Oo tabling. Amendment carried.
90 Petition of Arab fire company, wa
90 presented, asking a donation of one thou
w w sand dollars towards assisting in the erec
M M tion Of their proposed new building. ]
90 motion by Councilman Wood to tabl
90 was withdrawn. On motion Of Alderms
90 Stafford, the petition was referred to tn
0o city attorney with instructions to rspol
90 as to the authority Of this body to max
co the donation.
w Petition Of John Cshill, which WI
0O laid over from the last special joint so
90 sion, was read. Alderman Stafford move
% that Mr. Ssass and Mr.. Thrupp b q