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

served and followed in carving out
the objects sought by this ordinance.
FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT.
line committee on finance reported that
IN accordance with the instructions of a
joint resolution of the city council adopted
Aug. l4th, they had destroyed by burning
ninety-fve July 1872 coupors detached
from the G. & st. L. r. X. bonds. Also
That by authority Of ordinance No. 10 they
mad taken up, Cancelled and destroyed bond
No. issued to Fox, Howard 81 Co, for
the sum of SsO77 81, and had issued in
lieu thereof sixteen $500 bonds numb ered
from to lS, both inclusive. That they
had paid fifteen days interest on said
bond amounting to 500 Co. and had also
authorized the city treasurer to pay out of
the general fund the balance of said bond
in cash, viz ST. 81.
The said committee also reported that
they had destroyed by burning S5,Ss3 so
in city scrip drawing $3l 90 interest, and
had also destroyed coupons to the amount
of $3.50 So.
On motion of Alderman Swayne the
above reports were received and approved
and ordered filed.
REPORT on DUMMIES REsreSArIos.
The said committee also reported back
Street Supervisor Cummings resignation,
stating that they had examined his &C.
counts and found them to be correct
On motion Of Alderman Stafford the re.
port was received and ordered filed.
Said committee also reported back as
correct the report of A. II. Irwin, county
collector, on the collection of delinquent
city taxes placed in his hands.
On motion Of Alderman Stafford, the re-
port was received and ordered filed.
PETITIONS.
A petition of A. HALEY and others
praying the construction of sidewalk
on the west side of Twelfth street, from
Walnut to Locust streets, was read.
An ordinance having been already in
troduced providing for the construction OF
said sidewalk, no action was taken on said
petition.
A petition of Green and Wood, and
others was presented, praying permission
to extend the present mill switch on Ohio
leveo from its present terminus so as to
connect the same at the south end with
the track running from the l. G. Il. r.
round-house.
Alderman Stafford moved that tho petit.
ton be received and the request granted.
Carried.
A petition of Charles Gallagher and
others, representing that the building on
lot 81, in block q, in first addition to
Cairo, is in q dangerous condition, and
asking the council to take action in the
premises.
Alderman Stafford moved that the city
marshal be requested TO give proper notice
to the owner of the building, as required
by the ordinances. CARR, d.
"A petition was presented from Peter
Conlan and Thomas Fitzgerald, sidewalk
laborers, praying the council to raise their
wages TO an amount equivalent to 81 per
day in currency.
Councilman Taylor moved that the com.
pensation OF said laborers be fixed at $2.25
day in scrip. Carried as follows
Ayes-Hurd, Stafford, Stancil. Swayne and
Tsylor-5. Nays-Cunningham, Me.calf
Phlllis, Valdez and Wood-5.
The vote being tie the mayor voted in
the affirmative and the motion was de.
clsred carried.
The following bill. were presented and
on motion of Aid. Swayne referred to the
proper committees viz:
F$trick Sweeney, hauling drunk
en man TO jail ........................ 40
n. Cantwell, running garbage
cart In Septem Der........... ...... so On
VIM. McHale dieting prisoners in
September, GAG days.............. 324 90
Thos. Fitzgerald, rs days work on
slreets....'................. ......... 80 90
L. Coslan, 70 days work on
streets...."..... ."......... ......... 30 90
WIN. McHaie, "a days work on
streets. .................. ......., az On
G. X. Woodward, hardware for
park Iehce............ ..............,
Jos. Branksl, days work on
park fence in Oct.............. II IN
n. A. Devore, g days work on
park fence in Oct............ 1e o.
Frank Bemis, days work on
park fence in Oct. ............. 10 IN
John Moore, cutting down two
trees in park................. AEo
John Gladney, hauling / car load
lumber for park fence. ..,...,. z m
VIM. Newell, 5000 feet cypress
lumber for park fence. .....,..,.
Huse, LOOMS & Co., ice for 81
Marys park laborers..... bao
Barclay Bros, medicines for Jail, 70
John Gadney, hauling SO loads
luin ber............ .................... al go
Cairo City gas company for gas
used IN "a street lamps in Sep
TENDER. ...,.......,., oa1 m
F. Vincent, bbls lime and draw.
hSe'..''' ..,......................, 2 m
Cairo Box and Basket Co, 1881
feet lumber ...................,,, 12a 90
Geo. q. Smith removing bridge
across Seventh and Walnut SITS.
and building steps and GROSS.
ings-cash or its equivalent in
scrlp.."....... .......... ..,..,.,., IN M
p. Saup, Joseph Mckenzie. ID.
After, NJ. j. McGauley, j. @.
Sullivan and j. T. Ward Judges q
OF late election, each...........,.... "a