The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-22
THE CITY FATHERS
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON.
THE "FRESH FISH ORDINANCE,
AFTER BEL NC AMENDED,
Is PASSED

At the call Of the mayor the members
of the city council met in special session,
yesterday afternoon at the council cham
Der.
The clerk called the roll, all members
except Aldensrm Nellis answering to
their names.
Mayor Wood stated that he had called
the meeting for the purpose of acting on
the ordinance regulating the sale, in the
city, of certain vegetables, and instructed
the clerk to read the ordinance.
Alderman MeEwen: Mr.. Mayor, |
move the ordinance be acted upon by sec
tons.
Alderman Rttenhouse thought the
clerk should read the ordinance through.
The mayor said u motion ~ that elect
was not necessary. The clerk would read
the ordinance.
The clerk finished the reading.
Alderman Morris from tho ordinance
committee said Judge Bross had handed
him a substitute for the present sections
three and four Of the ordinance, as hereto
fore published, and moved that those sec.
tons 10 stricken out and the substitute in
corporated in their stead.
The melton was put and carried.
| The ordinance was further amended !
striking out the word "fresh' before y ,
word "ash" and inserting in lieu there D..
| the word "unsound;" and by striking out
word "use' after which it was
iopted.
INSTRUCTIONS TO rHE CITY MARSHAL.
The mayor stated that under the ordi-
nances the marshal or other city officers
were empowered, when they found any
nuisances that required more than their
own efforts to remove, to employ such
help us may be required to remove and
sba.s the same, aud it would be the right
aud duty Of the council to pay persons
so employed by the marshal or policemen
reasonable compensation for their time
and labor. la view Of this he had given
the marshal and policemen instructions
accordingly.
DIsiNFECTAETs.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved by the city council that the
| board Of health are hereby authorized aud
instructed TO purchf"e such disinfectants,
40 they in their judgment may deem nee
f.r hn 1T n haiti A..
sances that exist in the streets aud ave.
nues of the city and use the money in the
special hospital fund for that purpose.
WANTS ANOTHER OFFICER.
| Alderman Morris introduced q resolu-
ton authorizing the mayor to appoint an
officer whose duty it should be to visit
daily all the places in the city where vegs.
tables are sold and see that
unsound vegetables are not sold.
The mayor said he had thought to sug-
gest to,the council the propriety OF taking
ole OF the present night police of and put
ting him on duty in the day tiras to assist
the health officer and marshal in searching
out and sbsting the nuisances.
1t was understood by the council, though
no motion to that effect was made, that
the mayors suggestion should be adopted.
Alderman Morris withdrew his resolu.
ton 10 appoint another officer.
TOO MUGS GARBAGE.
The city comptroller's reported tha,
John Gladney, who has the contract for
running the garbage from the city, could
not under the present arrangement fulfil
his contrAet-thst one team could not dc
the work. The report also stated tina,
Glsdney would run two teams for the mex,
two months for $3.50 per month.
Alderman Meyers moved that the, comp
trollerbe instructed to make contract with
Glsdney 70 do tho scsvenger hauling
with two tesins, for $50 per month, The
motion was adopted.
CITY SCALES.
Alderman Morris made q motion that
the committee on markets BIO instructed t
have the platform and fence about tho
city scales repaired and pat into shape
Carried
THg DOCTORS.
A resolution was passed asking the ply
sicisns Of the city to meet with the coun
Gil at the council chamber, at 4 O'Clock to
morrow Monday, to consult with refer
encs to sanitary matters.
A PETITION
From property owners on 18th street anc
between Commercial av. and Ohio levss
stating that the sidewalks on that strss
are in good repair, and asking that the,
be left - they are for the present, was re
ceived and referred to the street commit
lee. The council then adjourned