The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-12

Firt-Thss de city be d,yided intc
four fire districts,
The first district TO extend up a. far Al
Seventh street,
| The second district 20 extend from
Seventh TO Twelfth street.
| The third districts to extend from
Twelfth to Seventeenth street, and
The Fourth district 10 comprise all that
part VI the city above Seven teenih street.
Stcossd-1hat on occasions Of fire tho
! alarm bell be FIRST sounded, say dozen
| taps for an alarm; an then the distI let
| sounded according to the locality VI the
lire, thus: one tap for the first district !;
two taps for the second district, three taps
for the third district aad four Taps for tho
fourth district this method Of ringing to
b rePsated while the alarm " being
sounded. - ~
: 'Third--Tbst the Arab Aro Company be
assigned to the fret district, the Tough
and Ready fire company to the second
district. the Hibernisn lire company to
tho third and the Delta City fire company
to the fourth, and that the company in
whose district the fro may occur be ro.
quired 70 remain on the ground--if in the
opinion of the chief engineer 1t 10 necess-
ary-- after tho other companies hAvo been
dismissed.
On motion Of Alderman Korsmeyer
tho report was received and concurred 10.
CITY TREAsvRgR's REPORT.
Report OF Thos. w. Halliday, city
treasurer, Of tho revenue of tho city from
January 10th 70 aIss, inclusive, was pro.
sented and, read and, on motion Of Alder
man Nollis, received and filed.
LIQUOR BoNps.
State and city bonds Of James Greapy
for liquor license were presented snd, on
motion Of Alderman Meyer, approved.
ORDINANCE.
Tho ordnance committee reported the
following ordinance which was read by
the clerk and laid over for . second
reading, viz:
An ordinance 10 amend Ordinance No.
IL. "On tires, IRE department aud fire
limits"
BE il ordained by the City Council Of the
city OF Cairo:
SECTION ]. That all Of section NJ. IL
Of ordinance No. | l after the words "shull
consist Of the be stricken out and the
following inseftsd il lieu thereof: "a
chief engineer, Nh AssistAn. engineer, fire
warden and the various hro comphn les
Of tho city, and the officers OF chief en-
ginser and assistant engineer shall DO
Tiled W appointment OF Tho mayor and
approval Of the city council
SEC. 2. That sections IL, II aud IA OF
said ordinance No. IL be aud the sams
are hereby repealed and that the words
"msyor or person acting as" in section ~
Of said ordinance No. IL b. stricken out
and that the words "mRyor as such" in
section II Of said ordinance No. IL be
stricken out; and that section 25 Of said
ordinance No. ! be amended by striking
out the word "two" before the words
hundred dollars" and zone" inserted in
lieu thereof; and that section %
OF said ordinance No. IL 10
he amsnded by striking out all that por-
ton after the words tan order Of the"
and inserting, sire department Of the city
shall be obtainsd sAsoti oning The ssmo..'
PoLIcs ooNsTABLIs DIscaARGRp.
Tbs mayor stated that in accordance
with the resolution passed at the las.
meeting Of the council, authorizing the
reduction Of the police force. no had dis
charged policemen John Hogan aud Phil
lip Helm, on the 9th. inst, the discharge IL
date from that day.
RESOLUTION.
The following resolution WAS offered,
and, on motion Of Alderman Phillips,
adopted, VIZ:
Resolved, That the city treasurer be
AID he h hsrAby authorised and Instruct
cd TO receive and place into the general
fund oil sums received from licenses
and from general taxation 9TH
or than amounts collected
for payment Of interest and redemption
of sopds, and that he also be authorized
and Instructed to pay out OF the general
fuaeAll orders drawn upon him by order
ofhe council for all purposes other than
for the payment of interest.
EAMEs MANIPULATING COMPANY IN.
DEDTEDNEss.
On motion of AlderD,sn lsItten house
the report Of the committee on manufsc-
tories in reference to tho conversion Of
tho Indebtedness Of the Eames' Msnufsc-
turing company to the city, into stock
in new incorporated company, which
was laid upon the table at the last meet
ing Of the council, WAS called up and
read by the clerk.
On Motion of Alderman Rittenhouso
said report was amended by fixing the
amount Of capital stock to be subscribed
Ut SIS, 900 instead Of 500, 900, and substi.
tuting the "Cairo Manufacturing Com.
pany," for "Esmos Manufacturing Com
pany." .
Alderman Nellls moved that commit
toe Of three DO appointed to make an in
vestigAtion into the whole matter ut hand
and report to the council. Wfr
The chair appointed ss sueh committee,
Alderman Rittenhouse, Phillips and
Nells.
On motion Of Alderman Phillips the
council thon adjourned
NJ. j. HowLEY. City Clerk,
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