The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-14
CITY COUNCIL.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CALLED BY THE MAYOR FOR GENERAL
BUSINESS. |HI

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Wood ward IL.
The msyor being ab,cn,, on motion o.
Alderman Swsyne, Alderman Rearaer
va. called 10 the chair.
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lyias os.~esa Lsye= sl;ee. ard tac Ua.o
river aud nor.A q Ei-a.eeEiA street, ia
toe aFi addition 10 TIE siiy Q. Caro-. u.
cen:e and permission !; hereby given 10
said Illinois Genital Railroad company. in
addition to the right. they now poses un-
der existing agreements with the trustees
Of Cairo City Property, TO lay down and
operate along and upon said Leyee street
between Eighteenth and Tweniy.sislh
streets, such turn-onts, switches and eide.
tracks as they may deem expedient. and
msy be necessary to make proper and
complete connection between the tracks
they are now authorized TO maintain and
operate on said Lsvee street and the track.
they propose TO lay down and operate cas-,
of said Levee street to the Ohio riye..
Alderman Cunning ham moved to grant
the petition and adopt the resolution.
Alderman Swayne moved to amend
by referring the matter to the ordinance
committee, with permission to report
forthwith, to draft an ordinance giving
said railroad company the privilege asked
for. Amendment carried.
The ordinance committee "a majority
thereof being presently therefore reported
the following ordinance which was read
and on motion Of Alderman Taylor laid
over for second reading viz:
An ordinance to authorize the Illinois Cen.
trnl Railroad company to lay down tracks
on Leyce street.
BE it ordained BY the city council OF the
city OF Cairo:
SECTION That in consideration of the
establishment and maintenance by the ILL.,
nois Central Railroad company Of a freight
depot for the use OF the Mississippi Central
Railroad company, and Of car ferry TO Ken.
lucky TO form connection there with TN 4
company, upon the ground lying between
Leyec street and the ohio river. and north
of Eighteenth street in the First addition
TO the city Of Cairo, license and permission
is hereby given to said Illinois Central Rail.
road company, in addition TO the rights they
now possess under existing agreements
with the trustees OF Cairo City Property,
10 lay down and operate along and upon said
Levec street, between Eighteenth and
Twenty-siXth.streets,s such turii-outs, switches
and sideiracks as they may deem eXpcdient
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complete connection between the tracks they
are now authorized TO maintain and operate
on said Leyec street, and the tracks they
propose TO lay down and operate east OF said
Levec street to the Ohio river.
Mayor Lsnsden appeared and took the
chair
Petitions CT the Z. and V. Railroad
company, by G. j. Raum, attorney, and
property holders in the vicinity, were
taken up, asking tho council to pass an
ordinance granting the right of way to
said railroad company, upon Levee street
from the upper end thereof to and across
Eighteenth street. with the right to lay
down and operate one or more tracks
with convenient turn-outs thereon.
On motion Of Alderman Rcarden the
petitions were granted.
~ ORDINANCE.
The following ordinance wac reported
by the ordinance committee;
An ordinance authorizing Messrs. Stratlglln
| & llinkle 10 sell tobacco at wholesale at
auction without license.
lie II ordained by the city council Of the
| city Of Cairo:
SECTION /. That permission and author.
| ity is hereby given to Messr,. Straughn X
! fiinkle 10 sell tobacco at auction by the
| package without taking out the license now
| required by ordinance and that all pcnalti c
| and iorieitures Tor such sales hy Messrs
straughn Hinkle without having Ii.
cense therefor are hereby remittcd,
Said ordinance was read and laid over
for u second reading.
PETITION,
Petition OF Halliday Bros. was pre-.
sented, fOr the right to lay down and op.
crate such lines OF rails, tracks or switche.
on Levee street at Thirty-siXlh street as
they may find necessary to make desirable
connection from coal dump about to lie
established by them at the above named
point, to the adjacent railroad tracks on
Levee street.
On motion Of Alderman SAT-.
ford said petition was referred
TO the ordinance committee with
instructions to draft an or