The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-18
CITY COUNCIL.
Especial meetin Of the Dity Council called
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CoUscL CHAMbE... CAIRo ILL,l II
Sept. 10Th, ls7i, 7.3oPM
Tho mayor beiag absont, tho meeting
was called to order by Alderman Nc.
Even.
The roll being called, tho following
named gentlemen answered to their names
Aldermen Halliday, NICE ven, Saup, This
tewood, Walder and Wight
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
On motion Of Alderman McEwen, AL |
dermau Halliday was appointed temporary |
chairman.
OBJECT.
The chair stated tAat .be object Of
the meeting was for the purpose OF taking
action on proposals for sidewalks and
filing, and for the transaction Ct general
business.
PETITION
Petition Of J. NJ. Phillips, II. W. Miller,
X. T.. Robbins, aud others, was read, rep
resenting that Sixth street ia one of tho
principal cross streets in the city, and inat
travel thereon is increasing daily, but
that during large portion of tho year
ssid street between Washington avenue
and WALNUT streets lie impassablc, by res-
son Of sipe water. 10 consideration Of
the facts, they therefore earnestly request
the council to cause said street TO he filed
between ssid Washington avenue and
Walnut street.
On motion Of Alderman McEwen, ssid
petition WAS referred to the committee on
streets.
PROPOSALS FOR TaE CONSTRUCTION or
SIDEWALKS.
I In answer 20 the advertisement Of the
city clerk for proposals Tor the cons.ruc
: ton Of brick sidewalk. on the north
side Of Seventh street, from Washington
avenue TO Walnut street, the following
l proposal was received and opened by tn
clerk
: OF James Kennedy, 10 furnish al
mstetisls and construct the brick side
= waik on the north side Of Seventh stree
o., between Washington avenue aud Wslnu
o street, under the provisions and requir,
ments of ordinance No. 81 FOR the SUI
Of l9j) ninety-6ve cents per lineAl FOO
and siso proposing to construct the brio
y .idswA,k on south sids OF same street b
- tween Warrington aye1q, sni VAIN
n' street (should tho council desire
20 construct sAii walk a, same prico
~ shove 60; forth.
10 Ga motion Of Alderman Wright, ga
- proposal wa. referred 10 the committee Z
- streeis
~ Alderman Se.lis appeared in his scat
" PROPOSALS PoE FILLING.
=. The following proposals for filing &c
:. Tain portion, Of Fourteenth, Walnut, r
" teen,b, Cedar aud Sixteenth streets, in a
swertn notice 81 city comptroller, We
= reserved and opened by tho ,erk, vi
X OF WIN. IL. RaaVes, proposing to
-" said filing a. :; cents per cubic yard
or Wm. Daley, to furnish sail filing +
10 SOC per cubic yard of jaime. Rosa, to I
re Fourteenth street, from Washington az
~ nue. to Walnut street, for Csc Per cui
He yard Of julius Serbian, to furnish 50
'A' fInng for ioc per cubic yards of JAc
u Lst,ner, 10 furnish asia filing for zoe p
W eIblc yard, in scrip, or 3Ic in cash
- Jame. Ryan, 10 furnish SAID filing
90 izlo per cubic yard Of John sack berg
az TO furnish sald filling for 4Zc poF cul
az yard of e. w. Wheeler & Co., 10 f
49, nish said Glling for 39c per cub. var
Of Thomas Moehsn, 10 furni,h said f,ii
. for 4oc per cubic yard, and of Patri
~ CorcorAn, TO furnish said filing TOR .
''d per cubic yard.
CT On motion Of Alderman Wright, "a
pm proposals were referred to tho commit,
MS on streets.
10 On motion Of Alderman SauP ;
no council adjourned
81" WILL X. HAwKISs, City Clerk