The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-05

a, o'clock p. m. NJ. J. HowLEY,
City Clerk.
ADJOURNED REGULAR MELTING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
CoUSCIL CHAMBER, CAIRO,
Illinois, March 3. 1874, ppm.
Present--His honor Mayor Wood and
Aldermen Korsmeyer, McEwsn, Nc
Gauley, 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 ian ordinance 70
amend ordinance No. IL, on fires, fire de-
partmen. and FIRE limits was road q sec
ond time.
Alderman Robinson moved 10 amend
by inserting the words "com mittse on
before the words "frs department IN sec
ton . Of said ordinance. Carried
On motion Of Alderman Robinson said
ordinance - amended WAS then adopted
by the following vote: Aysa-Korsmsy.
or, McEwen, McGauley, Meyers, Morris,
Nelli, and Robinson-7. Mayo.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
Reports Of the following named ofiicerl
were presented and, on motion Of Alder
man Meyers, received aud ordered filed
viz: OF +. Bross and J. j. Bird, police
magistrates, for January Of ID. MeCar'
thy, isilor, for February of VIM
McHale, city marshal, for February; o.
Thos. W. Halliday, city treasurer, fol
February; and OF A. Cain, police consta
BILE, on arrests, and also on tho condition
of the s,reet-lAmps in February.
on ORDINANCES.
Tho ordinance committee reported tn
following ordinance, which WAS read b,
the clerk, and laid over for . second read
ing, viz:
An ordinance to amend sectio
l6 Of ordinance No. =, BE 1t ordains
by the city council Of the city
Cairo:
SECTION !. That section lG Of ord
! |
oil Of that portion of said section com
msncing with the words "provided thI
the holder of any order"
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
i The finance committee reported tn
they had destroyed by burning coupe
10 the amount OF S,s5l &
). and scrip to the amou
= of S4ls So, bearing $l3 Al interest
which had been paid and Cancelled duril
the month of February. On motion
Alderman McGauley said report was !
: ceiaed and ordered filed.
PETITIONS.
Petition Of 4. +. Davis and John NJ
. Nulty WAS presented, praying TO be
i leased from the liquor bond Of Dan
u Miller and Reuben Smith. On motion
" Alderman Korsmeyer said. potion "
,. tabled.
q Petition of Danisl Lampert and nj
u other residents and property holders
the north side of Eighth street betwe
, Commercial and Washington avsnu
' was:presented and read, praying the cou
ID Gil to take measures towards draining
10 the water that :accumulstss on their IL
- in rainy weather.
- Alderman Nellis moved 10 refer to I
~ street committee. Alderman Korsemey
moved to amend by giving permission
80 the petitioners to ill their lots. II
TO amendment was lost. On motion Of
81 derman Robinson the vote on the lat
no question was reconsidered. The quest
then being upon the motion to refer
the street committee, it WAS put and C
Gil ried.
81 The following bills were presented o.
N on motion of Alderman Morris refer
is TO the committee on claims, viz:
ne DR.. G II Evans, visit to Jail and
et' medicine...."......"... "."."... z
las John II Oberly, scrip book, cash.. "a
ia John II Oberly, publishing coun-
Gil proceedings, etc...""..."...- 4
0's John II Oberly, side walk tax no.
'ho ice................"..".. ......"."
per RS Yocum, circuit clork, fees IN
cases in circuit court, dismissed
at city O. ost............"..,... IL
Thos Boyle, hauling 81 loads
the Of brick bats. ..........-.". ~
St. d Mccarthy, A days in charge Of
Jail gang '...-."......."..."
4, Thos Fitzgerald, Sdsys work on =.
eideWalks ..".......... ........... II
Ar. Thos Fitzgerald, Is days work on
drainage"......., ..'''''' '.;,'''.. q
the VIM Quinn, Is days work on
ah. drainage '......'''''''' ''''.'''"'
y. VIM Quinn, a days work on