The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-13
TIE POLICEMEN INFORMED
THEIR SALARYiCAN NOT
BE RAISED.
THE CITY PRINTING QUESTION
FINALLY SETTLED.
EXTRAVAGANT PURCHASES OF
PENCILS AND PENS.
ETC.


present with Mayor Wood presiding.
PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.
The committee on streets laid before the
meeting Q communication recommending
hat \ special assessment be made against
Tho property fronting on Ohio lovec TO
raise means to dcfray tho expense OF
gravoiling that street.
The communication together with the
of the committee, were |
referred to tho ordinance committee, with |
TO draft an ordinance in nc.
cordance with the recommendation therein
contained.
1T CANT BK DID.
The committee on police and jail, to
whom was referred tho petition of tho po-
lice constsbles asking that their pay be
made equal to SIS in money, reported that
in their opinion the council could do moth
ing in the matter.
CONTRACT FILED.
Alderman Morris, from the committee
on printing, presented the contract be-
tween John II. Oberly, party of the frs,
part and the city of Cairo, party of the
second par, for tho city printing FOR the
year ending Juno 3, 1874. The contract
WAS signed by Mr.. Oberly, all the men,
bers OF the printing committee, and hsv-
ing received tho signature Of Mayor Wood,
WAS ordered to be fled in tho city clerks
office.
BOARD or HEALTH REPORT.
The mayor, as chairman of the board Of
health, submitted communication to
the council, setting forth what the board
had done and what it was dong, A synop-
els Of tho report wall appear in the coun-
Gil proceedings to be Published in TnE
BULLETIN tomorrow morning. At the
conclusion of the reading Of the report the
mayor stated his object in submitting the
communication to 10 because some of tb.
papers Of the city were endeavoring TO
make it appear that tho board OF health
were letting the city 60 TO the dogs
He said this was not true the officers
were and had been doing al they could to
have the city thoroughly cleansod. They
had been embarrassed in their work BY
the wet weather No sooner would they
get to work than down would come II
heavy rain, and then they would not be
able to do anything for days. The faul,
was not 80 much with the city
official. as it was with the
weather clerk in sending too mu, h
s EHR mad Mt Sniv s,o ,Si; 10 sr' ~
whole gang Of mon to go about and clean
up. They had done the best they could
under the circumstances, and that WAS all
that could be expected Of them.
sCRIP-soMETHISG MUST BE DONE.
The mayor also submitted COM
munication setting forth that certain
parties were on the streets taking all the
city scrip they can set at reduced rs.es
that no city taxes had been collected for Il
long time, and none could be collected be-
fore April, 1874; and that tho expense of
running the city until that time would ne
cessarily throw large amour, of scrip on
the market, and that unless some action
was taken to prevent it, city orders would
go down to So or GO cents on the dollar.
lie suggested the convention OF the OUT
standing, interest bearing scrip into
bonds, bearing the same rate Of interest,
and to run three, four and five years.
Tho communi cation was referred to tho
finance committee for their consideration
and report.
MILLS ALLOWED AND REFERRED.
A largo number OF bills were presented
and allowed.
Tho bill Of $40 from DR.. Evans for pro-
fessionsl services on prisoner in the city
Jail was reported back by the committee
on claims with tho recommendation that
| il DO referred to the city attorney for his
opinion rs to whether the city was COM
PEELED to pay it. 1t seems the prisoner re-
ce!ved his injuries in Il house Of ill.famo
before he fell into the hands OF the police
Tho bill Of II. A. Harmon for $40 so
for pens, ink, paper, etc, for the city treas.
urer and comptroller was sent bsck, with
the recommend tion that 81 50 be allowed
IN full Of the bill.
Alderman Morris said he wished to call
attention to the difference in the illsmade
by the clerk and those made by the treas.
urer. Tho clerk used pens worth seven.
ty-Rve cents box while tho treasurer had
to have pens worth 5? so and 81
box; the clerk bought pencils worth
| fifty cents dozen while the trcssurer's
costs one dollar and twenty-five cents a
| dozen,
The clerk arose and corrected the AL
dermsn. He said he did not buy pencils
Al tie expense of the city.
Alderman Rittcnhouss said "the treai.
urer had used more pens since no was
treasurer than he alderman Ri,,enhouse)
did in five years. Tie treasurer kept n
store, and"
The bill wss allowed as recommended
| by tho committe,
The contract for reconstructing the
sidewalks as mentioned in tho advertise
men. which appeared in THE BULLETIN
Of Wednesday morning WAS awarded to
Mr.. Jas. Kennedy, At forty cents per foot.