The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-06

okDINASCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
Alderman Sease, from the committee n
ordinances introduced the following ordi-
nance which was, on motion Of council
man Taylor, referred TO the next meeting,
of either board or the joint meeting Of
both boards, as might first occnr.
BE il ordained by the City Council Of
the city of Cairo:
SECTION /. That il shall not be lawful
! for any member of the select council or
DO rd of aldermen TO be absent from any
stated or special meeting of the city coup-
Gil, convened in JOINT session, or for any
member of tho select council TO be absent
| from any stated or special meeting Of the
select council, or any alderman to be ab-
sent from any stated or sp ,cial meeting Of
! the board of aldermen for a longer per iod
| than fifteen minutes after the hour fixed
by ordinance tor the stated meetings of
each board respectively, or for the same
period after the time fixed in the notice
given for any special meeting Of any Of
said boards and II any of said persons
shall be so absent for a longer peri d than
said fifteen minutes they and each of
them shall forfeit and pay TO said city the
sum of one dollar and one dollar addition
al for each fifteen minutes thereafter dur.
ing said meeting he shall be 50 absent
! provided the time adopted by the Illinoi,
| Central Railroad Company shall be and
/ hereby is adopted by this board as the
! standard from which said time snail BE-
! computed and measured.
| SECTION .. If not otherwise called e
| order, il shall be the duty Of the city clcrl
Z to call each board to order; at the cxpira
| ton Of fifteen minutes after the time fixed
/ a. above for the meeting of any Of sait
/ boards and upon ealing the roll, he shal
/ note in the minutes Of the proceedings o
said board the absence OF any member unC
| shall likewise note the time at which an
member may subsequently appear, and i
shall also be the duty OF said city clerk t.
report after the first subsequent state,
meeting thereafter, If IN the meantime tn
fine imposed by this ordinance nus no
been paid or the absence sali,factorily nc
counted for TO said board the fact of .ucI
absence 10 the city attorney to enable hin
10 institute the proper proceedings for tn
recovery Of said fine and costs.
Messrs. Buder, Schulz and Wood ware
appeared and took their seats.
MARKET COMMITTEE REPORT.
The committee on markets reporte,
that the weighmaster had collected from
the city scales from Dec. lst 1877 I,
Marh 4th, 1872, the sum of sl5 whici
amount, less Is per cent for commission
ha. been paid into the city treasury. On
motion of Councilman Wood the repor
was received.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The report of the committee on fnanc,
for the month Of February, showed tia
they had destroyed by burning, city order
TO the amount OF Sl.j3i4I and coupons L
the amount of S6.57l.i9. On motion OF
Councilman Hurd the report was re.
ccived and ordered filed.
REPORT OF POLICE AND JAIL COMMITTEE
Tho committee on police and Jail re-
ported the necessity of appointing ser
geant of police to act in the chiefs place
at night. The committee also alluded in
highly complimentary terms to jailer Me
Hale. In connection with their report
the committee submitted the following
resolution;
Resolred, That II sergeant shall be APP
| poi"ted on tho police force TO act in the
captains place when he is absent.
Alderman Fitzgerald moved to recev,
the report and adopt the resolution.
Councilman Wood moved to amend by
referring the resolution TO the ordinance
committee. Carried.
The question then being on the motion
to receive the report, it was put and car.
ried.
| PETITION.
| A petition from VIM. Schenck was read
praying permission to remove the frame
building ON lot . in block % to lot 80 in
o'ock 20 in the city Of Cairo.
Alderman Buder moved to grant.
Councilman Wood moved to amend by
tabling,
n'ue'ihah Budcr called for the ayes and
nays on the amendment, with the follow
ing result Ayes-Hurd, Metcalf, Schulz,
! Sease, StrRttOn, Taylo, Iy,,,.r XVood