The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Joint session OF the city council.
Counc Il Chamber. !
Cairo Ill. April 4, 1877.

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Stratton, Swaync, Taylor, Valdez, Wood
and Woodward-l5. On motion OF Aid.
Sease the reading of the journal was dis
pensed with.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The reports of the following named off
GERS were presented and, on motion of
Councilman Wood, received and ordered
filed, viz; w. II. Robertson, police con-
stable; b. Shannessy, p. M. A. Cain, city
marshal l.. II. Myers, chief of police and
J. B. Taylor, city treaurer, for March; of
F. Bross, p. m, for February and Mar
tin and Billiugsly police constables, for
February and March.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON STREETS.
The committee on streets submitted the
following report and resolutions. On
motion Of Councilman Woodward, the
report was received and the resolutions
were adopted BY the following vote:
Ayes.-Cunningbam, Metcalf, Philli.,
Robinson, Stafford, Sease, Stratton, Taylor,
| Wood and Woodward-l0
Nays.-Rearden, Stancil, Swayns aud
Walder-4.
| The committee on streets respectfully
| report, that an examination of the side
| walks of the city shows, that although u
great deal of work has been done upon
them within the last year, a large amount
is still required to put them in good condi-
ton. In view, not only Of the convenience
of the citizens, but also of the necessity of
| placing the walks in such a condition AS TO
relieve the city from the risk of being
subject to constant claims and suits for
damages, for injuries to persons resulting
| from insecure walks, the committee re-
commend that two gangs of men. consist
ing of three each, be aced at once upon
the repairs of sidewalks and cro.s-walks
ard upon such new walks as may be or
dered by the city and are not constructed
by contract, one of each gang to be en-
ployed AS u foreman at three dollars per
day. and the other two in each gang TO be
paid two dollars per day.
| Your committee also recommend that
an additional man be employed at S75
month, to attend to the miscellaneous du-
ties connected with the construction of
side and cross. walks, and general work
upon the streets and avenues Some of
these duties would be the preparation of
estimates for materials to be purchased,
the reception, measurement and general
verifcation of the correctness and proper
character of the materials received and
the safe-keeping of the same, and proper
delivery in locations where they are to DO
used, general observance of the work
performed and the manner in which, and
of the time during which work is pc =
formed, and generally to act as superin.
| tapIapt of oil uynrly
nues under direction of the street or other
appropriate committee, report to be
made ty him at the end of every month
| to the committee on streets, or oftener i!
required by said committee of the above
and other particulars, that it may be sub.
mitted to the city council at each stated
monthly meeting on the first Monday OF
each month.
The attention Of your committee has
been called to the present grade OF
many of the sidewalks, which seems TO be
much higher than is required in many
places, and could be lowered to great adj
vantage This is particularly the case
with the walk on Commercial avenue
above goth street. Your committee
would recommend that this walk be low
cred at once not more than three feet, and
where such general reconstruction is re-
quired as will permit it to be done, that
the other sidewalks of the city on streets
which have not been filed, be lowered t.
such grade rs will not materially incon
venience citizens whose buildings have
been erected with reference to the pres.
) ent grade, as the street committee may
determine, such reduction of grade not to
exceed three feet in any case.
To give effect to the above suggestions
your committee recommend the adoption
of the following resolutions, viz:
Resolved, That two gsLgs Of men be
employed upon the repairs of sidewalks
to be composed of three each, one of each
gang to act as foreman and to be paid a.
the rate of So per day, and the other two
at the rate of 81 per day each.
Resolved, That general superintend-
ent OF work on streets ard sidewalks be
appointed to act under instructions of the
committee on streets and generally per-
form such duties rs may be required of
him by them, the same being generally
indicated by the recommendations con-
tanned in this report, and that such su.
perintendent be paid $40 month.
Resolved, That the committee on streets
be and they are hereby authorized to
have the sidewalk now existing on Com.
mercial avenue, from goth to 34th street,
lowered to such grade as they may deem
expedient, not to exceed three feet below
the present grade, and to reduce the grade
of other sidewalks when reconstructed.
where the streets have not been filed, to
such level rs they may deem expedient,
not to exceed three feet below the pressn I
grade, and in no case be lower than the
natural surface of the ground and that
where the sidewalk is not elevated more
than eighteen inches above the natural
ground that said committee be authorized
to construct said sidewalk with red cedar,
black locust, or mulberry stills, with white
oak or cypress stringers of suitable size to
be laid on edge, instead of tho present
mode OF elevation by short posts.
Resolved, That the city comptroller be
and he is hereby authorized and instructed
to purchase such material for the use of
the city in repairing sidewalks, cross
walks, and streets and avenues as the
committee on streets may, by written or
der require Of him, reports of such requi-
sitions to be made by hin, ut the city coun-
Gil at each stated monthly meeting, on
the first Monday of each month, with a
statement Of how said acquisitions have
been complied with,
Resolved, That the committee on
streets be and they hereby are authorized
and instructed to have the streets and av-
enues levelled, where gullies and holes
Al.