The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-06


81 CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR MEETING.
OouNcIL CHAMBER I
CAIRO, Ills, March 3, 1874. !
Present-His honor Mayor Wood an
Aldermen Mckwen, McGauley, Meyer
Nellis and Rittsnhouse-5.
A qourum not being present, on motio
OF Alderman Meyers, the council ad
journed 10 meet Tomorrow, the 4th inst.
at 4 o'clock p. m. NJ. ]. HowLEr,
. City Clerk.
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING or TIN
CITY COUNCIL.
Council CHAMBKR, CAIRO, I
| Illinois, March 4, 1874, 4p.m. !
Present--IIis honor" Mayor Wood and
Aldermen Korsmeyer, McEwen, Nc.
Gsulsy, Meyers, Morris, Nellis and Rob.
inson-7.
On motion Of Alderman Meyers the
reading Of the minutes was dispensed
with.
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance entitled "an ordinance TO
amend ordinance No. II, on fires, Gre de-
psrtment and fire limits" was read n sec.
| ond time.
Alderman Robinson moved to amend
by inserting the words "commi..ee on
before the words "6re department IN sec
ton of said ordinance. Carried.
On motion Of Alderman Robinson said
ordinance az amended was then adopted
by the following vote; Ayes-Korsmey.
er' MeEwen, McGauley, Meyers, Morris,
Nsilis and Robinson--7. Nays-o.
REPORTS or OFFICERS.
Reports OF the following named officers
we're presented and, on motion OF Alder.
man Meyers, received and ordered 6led
viz; OF +. Bro,s and J. j. Bird, police
magistrates, for January; Of d. McCar.
thy, tailor, for February; of VIM.
McHale, city marshal, for February; Of
Thos. W. Halliday, city treasurer, for
February; and Of A. Gain, police con.,s.
Die on arrests, and also on the condition
oil the street-lamps in February.
on ORDINANCES.
The ordinance committee reported the
following ordinance, which WAS read bv |
the clerk, and laid over for a second read. |
ing, viz;
An ordinance to amend section
Is Of ordinance No. 2, Be il ordained
Of L.
Cairo;
SECTION ]. That section 10 of ordi.
~ no. be- amended by striking out
lii OF mat portion Of said section COM
nencing with the words provided that
he holder of any ordor"
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The finance committee reported tina.
hey had destroyed by burning coupons
the amount Of 1881 IS
M scrip to the amount
4 $4l9 80. bearing si3 Al interest -
'h'ch had been paid and Cancelled during
ha month of Fsbruary a" nOIion or
Alderman McGsuley said report was re-
eiaed and ordered sled.
PETITIONS.
Petition OF l.. Y. Davis and John Mel
Suity WAS presented, praying to DO re.
essed from the liquor bond of Daniel
miller and Reuben smith On motion OF
herman korsmeyer said potion was
Abled.
Petition Of Dani,l Lsmper, and nine
'hef residents and property holders on
Do north side of Eighth street between
commercial and Washington avenues, :.
% presented and read, pray ing the coun- =
u 10 take measures towards draining Of,
10 water that .accumulatss on their lot.
rainy weather.
h'aarmAn Nellis moved 10 refer 10 the
''ee' committee. Alderman Korssmsv.r
ioVed to amend by giving perm,.sion 70
10 petitioners to ill their lots. The
was lost. The original motion
I" also put and lost. On motion Of AL.
''msn Robinson the vote on the ls,,sr
'e'''0n was reconsidered. The question
'on oeihg upon the motion to refer Ia
% street committee, it was pu. and car.
ID. \
BILLS
no io'iow'ng bills were presented and,
motion oil Alderman Morris referred
'ne committee on claims. viz:
T. IL Evans, VISIT to Jail and
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'In II Oberly, scrip book, cash. "a su n
nm IL oberiy, publishing coun.
Gil proceedings, etc q,