The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-12
A WARM TIME.
A LIVELY ROW IN THE CITY COUN.
GIL, -.

Gil.
Sometime in August last the city being
in great need Of nails, and Mr.. Woodward
being the only dealer 10 the city who had
the kind wanted, on hand, the city con.
troller bought from Mr.. Cash, Of Wood.
wards iron store, several hundred dollars
worth. The committee ON claims audited
the bills, and the council voted that orders
be drawn upon tho treasury for the
amount. Mayor Lansden, remem bering
tho provision of the charter which prohib.
its any member OF the council from max.
ing contract with tho city or
selling goods TO II, refused
10 sign the orders, and Mr.. Cash has
been deprived OF the use OF his money for
many months. The mayor has been in the
habit of signing Alderman Cunning CHAINS
orders, that alderman having q contract
with the city for the use Of the building
used by the city clerk and council, but he
couldn't be induced to sign CASH scrip,
he entertaining g shrewd suspicion that
Mr.. Woodward was tho nsil-seller.
lie compelled the controller 10 buy from
other psil-dealers, who bought from
Woodward,s at q price advanced . dollar or
two on the key, making handsome profit,
but he wouldn't sign CASKS orders. He
wanted TO make fearful example of our
friend Woodward. On Friday night last
q resolution was introduced into the coun.
ell directing the city treasurer to receive
the Cash scrip for taxes without his
honor's signature. The mayor ruled the
resolution out of order. The pro-
pc cd action, il successful, would ere.
ate new liability. Mr.. Woodward was
OF the opinion the mayor was wrong. Mr.
Stafford intimstci that the mayor was
hair splitter, and said il was nobody's
business from whom Cash cot the nails
that the city had used them and should
pay for them. The mayor called Mr..
Rearden TO the chair took the floor and
made speech supporting his peculiar po-
sition, and said that Mr.. Woodward had
made good thing out Of the city. Mr.
Woodward asked his honor If
that was any of bis business,
and demanded that the chair should call
| bis irste honor to order for using person.
alities.
The mayor; have got the floor. Sit
| down, cir.
| Mr. Woodward: l will not.
The mayor 1 will make you, sir.
| Mr.. Rearden, in the chair, ruled that
the mayors language was on, of order.
Mr.. Woodward insisted that the chair
should compel the mayor to sit down, say
ing that he bad spoken twice.
The chair ruled that the mayor had q
right to the foor.
Tho mayor, after u few more words,
apologize Of his hasty language, resumed
the chair, and an sppeal was taken from
the mayors ruling on the pending resolu.
ton.
The appeal was sustained by q solid
vote of the council, with the exception Of
Mr. Cunningham, the only mem
Der Of tha council who has a contract with
the city, who voted to sustain the mayor
opinion that the charter prohibits sucl
contracts and the reception OF money by
member of the council for any article sole
to the city.
A vote being taken on the resolution
was adopted by ayes to no, Mr.. Wood
ward not voting.
The mayor then ruled the whole pro
cecding, vote and ALL out of order, saying
that, under the new charter, it required I
twe-thirds vote to create liabilities.
Mr.. Taylor appealed from the ruling o
the chair, saying This action creates n,
new liability, but is simply doin
what the mayor had wrongful
and purposely omitted to do.
The roll WAS called and Mr.. Cunning
ham refused to vote.
The mayor insisted that Mr.. Cunning
ham should vote. Vote" be sad ii
you have to vote no, why vote" Blu, h.
didn't.
The appeal was sustained by vote Q
l0to0.
So the matter ended; but the mayor die,
hard.