The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-05


Hurd, Robinson, Stafford, Stratton, Swsyne
Taylor, Walder and Wood-ll.
On motion Of Alderman Swayno the
reading of tho minutes was dispensed
with.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
Tho following official reports were pre-.
| sented and on motion Of Alderman Wood,
received and ordered filed, viz: of b.
Shannessy, p. NJ, tor January and Febru-
AIRY; OF police constables Martin and Whit.
camp for February; of VIM. McHalc,
,lar, for February; and Of police con-
stable Mehner on the condition Of the
street lamps in February.
oRDISAscE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The committee on ordinances reported
the following ordinances which were reaa
by the clerk, viz:
An ordinance 10 authorize the Cairo and
Nincennes Railroad company to lay down
AMI operate tracks on portions Of Levee
street.
BE it ordained by the city council of the
city of Cairo:
SECTION l. That license and permission l.
Vincennes Railroad company to lay down,
maintain and operate one or two railroad
| tracks upon and along that portion of Levee
street north OF Eighteenth (tSth) street Us
they may deem cXpedient. provided sai I
tracks are so laid, maintained and operated
that the passage OF men and teams owe :,
along, ana across them will not thereby he
interrupted or intertered with.
| An ordinance to authorize Halliday Bros
or Heniy l.. Halliday to lay down railroad
| tracks upon certain portions OF Lcvee
street.
Be it ordained by the city council of the
| city Of Cairo:
SECTION /. That license and permission
is HEREBY given and granted to Messrs.
| Halliday Brothers. or Henry l.. Halliday, to
| Icy down, maintain and operate upon aud
along such portions of Levee street, opposite
| TO, or as abut, upon ground owned by him
| or them, north of the south line of Thirty
| sixth street, such lines oil rails, turnouts or
| switches Us will enable them to make rail-
| road connection between any railroad tracks
which now exist, or may hereafter be laid
upon said Levee street, and any tracks or
lines OF rolls they may lay down upon ground
owned by them east of evee street and
above the south line Of Thirty-siXth street;
provided said lines Of rails, turnouts and
| switches are SO laid and operated on said
Levee street that the passage OF men aud
cams over them will not thereby be inter-
rupted or intetfefed with.
Accompanying said ordinance was q
petition Of the owners Of moro than one
half the land adjoining the grounds de-
scribed in said ordinance, praying the
council to grant to Halliday Brothers, or
Henry L. Halliday, tho privilege asked
for as above.
Al ordinance providing for the appoint.
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BE it ordained by the city council of the
| city of Cairo:
SECTION /. There shall be appointed at
the beginning OF each municipal year, by
the mayor, with the approval OF u majority OF
all the aldermen elected. q city marshal and
a city superintendent Of streets, who shall
hold their offices tor one year, and until
| their successors are appointed and quail
tied, or until other determination Of offices
under the Ordinance OF the city.
SECTIoN2. The city marshal shall be the
chief Of police, and sha possess all the
powers now conferred upon, and perform all
The duties now required OF the city marshal
and chief Of police by the ordinances OF the
city.
| streets shall have charge and superindence,
under the general direction Ofthe commit'ee
on streets, OF oil The work aud improve.
mcnts authorized by the city upon the side
walks, streets, avenues. and public ground'
OF the city. He shall continually observe
| the condition OF the sidewalks aud stree Is
. aud from time to time make report there Of
to the city council he shall, without delay
cause all brea- . in any sidewalk, and al
| displaced planks or other unsafe or insecur,
place to be repaired and removed; he shall
have general charge OF the prisoners from
ihe city jail when working on the streets
aud all other workmen employed by the cit,
: on streets or sidewalks, and snail direct tn,
! city taller when and where TO work them
D whether In repairing sidewalks, cleaning
q street crossings, repairing streets In othe
work, and also have charge OF and direct Al
other workmen employed by the city OF
the streets, avenues or public grounds. Ill
shall observe all work performed by au
thority OF the city by contract, and SEQ as
T., progresses that II Is performed In work
. manike manner, and examine critically
c when required by the committee on street.
s all such work, and report 10 them and b
n shall generally observe that all the ordinar
d" ces OF the city aud orders of the city counc
J. in regard to the streets, avenues and publ
y grounds are enforced and properly com
piled with.
SECTION 4. The city clerk, city attorne
and city treasurer shall he elected for on
year and until their successors are clccte
and qualified.
g sEcrIoS .. The mayor shall be paid
y salary OF twelve hundred dollars a yea,
n payable monthly.
The city marshal shall be paid salary Q
70 the rate Of one hundred dollars month.
The city superintendent OF streets shall b
q. paid u salary at the rate Of ninety dollars
month.
SECTION o. Such portions OF any ord
nance ~ conflict with any Of the provision
OF Of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
(Alisrmen Buder and rhill,s sppeare
~ aud took their seats.
Alderman Stafford moved that tho rul,
" be suspended for the purposs Of putin
-. upon second reading the ordinances el
" titled "An ordinance to authorize II
at Cairo and Vincennes Railroad Q, mp my
lay down and operate tracks on pcrlioI
Cd Of LaYea alraatn and O An ordinance