The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03

street be extended on its present course
from Tbirtyfourth street to the present
cross levee, and from that point, in a
straight line, to the point Of intersection
Of the new county road with the northerly
limit of the city. The committee also re-
commended that Washington avenue be
extended on its present course, in a
straight line, from Tnirtyfour:h street to
the new county road along the Mississippi
river, it being understood that the
Trustees of Cairo City Property will do
hate the right Of way, 80 feet wide, for the
extension of Sycamore street inside the
cross levee, and 100 feet outside of that
levee, and 100 feet the whole distance, for
the extension Of Washington avenue. The
committee reported the approximate cost
of putting these Two roads in proper con-
dition to be $3.50.
On motion of Aid. Sease, the said re-.
port was received.
DRAINAGE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The drainage committee, to whom, on
Feb. 9th last, was referred petition from
number of citizens of the fourth ward,
requesting n drain to be made in the vicin-
ity of Center and Walnut streets, presen-
ted their report, recommending that a
drain be made along the north side of
Center street from Washington avenue to
Walnut street and along the east side of
| Walnut street to the low ground north of
Loretto Academy, and recommended the
drafting of an ordinance authorizing said
work to be done.
On motion of Councilman Wood, the re-.
| port was received and referred to the or
dinance committee to draft an ordinance
in conformity Herewith.
Councilman Hurd appeared in his
seat
oRDISAScE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The ordinance committee reported the
| following ordinances Tor consideration
viz:
AN ORDINANCE
! To authorize the issuance of bonds to take up
and pay oil bonds OF the city of afro, now due
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be It ordained by the city council OF the city Of
Cairo
Sac. !. The MAYOR Of the city OF Cairo, il
hereby authorized and directed TO cause to be
prepared eighteen u.s. ,one thousand (iOooi dol.
lar bonds OF the city OF Cairo, payable in fifteen
years from the date thereof, ana to bear such per
st @sapua cent q. per bsboa nnum payable
| they are W be exchanged now
| bear and when 80 prepared, the said nayor a I'D
the eiiy clerk and city comptroller OF sail city,
| are hereby authorized ant instructed to sigu the
| same ana aitA the seal OF said city thereto.
SIC. 2. When sald bonds have been prepa. ed
aud executed, rs herenbetore provided Tor, the
| same shall be exchanged, under the direction Of
| the finance committee Of the city council an the
ssld mayor, for the bonds of the city which are
now due and which will become due during tins
year, A. u. 1872, the exchange to be according Ia
the lace or sar value of the bonds x ven IN e.
change, no discount OF or deduction from the same
to be made or allowed in any case and the boId.
ecei'ed by the said committee aud mayor in ex
change shall be takencnal &c o by sad commit
tee, and by them destr YET t their first meet.
INK for the destru 'tloL Of other evidences u,
city Indebtedness, the SAID committee rep ,rt ~
to the city council the tact Of the destruction ui
sad bonds, giving in their report full aud com.
plete description OF each anu every bond 30 drs
| tToyed,
Sgc. 3. The said committee and mayor shall
give to the city 90 nptrolier aud city ,rea,u err a
list of the names OF the per, cns to wnotn sand
bond, or any of Ihem. shall be- gwen in exch ,nge
o-ether with he numbers ant amounts OF The
| bonds so ex hanged and should said committee
| and mayor ne unable, within u reasonable time
| to effect ar exchenge If all Of said honds for
ss. nonds no. due and bscome due sfore.
said they shal report to the city council the
amount on hand which they hate been unable "a
exchange, and shall hold them subject to the or.
| der OF sa!d city council.
Aid. Stafford moved to amend section /
of said ordinance by striking out
eighteen (ls), one thousand (lOOO)' and
inserting in lieu thereof, "thirty-si1 (36y,
five hundred, (50o)." Carried.
AN ORDINANCE
To provide for the exterslon an improvement,
OF sycamore street aud Washington avenue.
BE II oadilied oy the CITY Coun al CT the cit,
SECTION l. That Washington Avenue be exten
ded Ia s1ralsht me on lis present course and
with us present vi { from rhlrt, fourth stree.
to ITS intersection wiih the cross road leaf IA
| over the emb,nkineut OF the Cairo and ut. ,.oui,
Ran Road COMPANY, ne the nOItherly Limit OF
| the CITY, aud that sycamore str el be extended
on ITS present GIutse, ana with width of " teel
tom Thirty fourth 81, eet 20 It's ION ufcros-iup
the prr.ente cross le'ee, ami from hat ONT IN
| straight !lue, wtha wld,h Of one hunhr, d feet Ia
Is intersection with the nor ,h-ry limit Of tie
| citV.
SEC. 2. That Sycamore street extended a.
| ton with Washington avenu- TO its inter, &c n
! with the county road, such levelng To lie done,
no far As cutting down the elevations will fIrnl.
| earth TO do II, aud that proper crossing be con
| stfuoted over the present cross levee upon IA.
! limo Of SAID y catnOre street.
| &c, 3, That the present filing on Washinu.
| ton avenue between Thu first and ihrt,.
| third streets be widened three feet on each . de
~ it, present Leight. and the til ing ImInrdlHteN
| 'uth OF the present cross leyee be wId-Led q
| lar as To make the iull width sixteen IL, {, and
that the sppro tch to the leyee on the side OF
the cross leyee. on the ine of Washington avenue
| eNtsPded, be so hlled up as to make tie slope OF
| SAID apprOa h not 10 exceed one foot perpeudcu
lar 10 Twelve feet hor zoutal,
| SIC, =. That proper culverts be put In where.
over IA the opiDloA OF tie Street Committee they
| are required, aud that all the work provided for
IN his ordinance shall he Done under the direct
| of SAID Street Committee,
AN ORDINANCE
For the protection OF the United States Water
| Guag-.
Be II ordained by the City Council of the City OF
| Cairo
! SIC /. Ths: it shall not be lawful for any pe,.
| son, not legally author BED therrunto to remove
| the water guagc plac' and established on the
| slope OF the ono Levee near the freight u. not
buildings of tue Illinois central Raj Roai Co &.
/ p,ny, by the Oihccrs Of the government Of the
| IN ted tates, or any 20 ton there 4, or to d.s
troy, lnlure or impair, or in any manner to mt r.
icre WIN, sai water guage or any RI or portion
of the sam. anu every personvIVlat ng any Of the
provisions OF ihls Ordnance, or removing, des.
lrOylng lnJurlng, lmpa,rlng, or in any manner
interfering with the sai1 " Ter guage or any - l.
ton therro shall 10 felt aud pay to said city Of
AFRO sum not less than five dollars nor more
IN ~ nifty dollars Tor eacn and every ofense.
AN ORDINANCE
For the regulatlonOf the police force.
BE II ordained by the CITY Council OF the City of
Cairo,
SIC. /. That section thirty-siXth of Ordinance
No, 2 OF the revised ordinances, be amended b,
striking out the word 'reven' IN the second line
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