The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-17
CITY COUNCIL.
special Meeting of the city Council,
Called by the Mayor.

COUNCIL CHAMBER.
CAIRO. HIS, Dec. Is. 1874, 1870 PIN.
Present-IIis Honor Mayor Wood, and
Aldermen Halliday, McEwen. McGauley,
Nellis, Valdez and wright-6.
On motion of Alderman Wright the
minutes OF the last regular meeting were
approved without reading.
OBJECT.
Inc "hair stated that the object of the
meeting was Sor the transaction of yen-
eral business.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GAINS.
The following bills which were at a..
last regular meeting referred to the comp
troller for his approval, having been APP
proved by him were referred back by the
claims committee, recommending their
payment as follows:
James Kennedy, for balance due
for constructing 47G feet ofbrick
sidewalks on South side of
Eighth street between Washing
ton and Commercial avenues. $i23 90
4. W. Henderson. for putting up
stove at police headquarters and
snndries for same..................... 4 M
Cairo City Gas Co., gas consumed
In street lamps In November, IL
...........".......""."... l72 %
On motion OF Alderman Wright tn,
recommendation of the committee wa
concurred in aud said bills allowed BY
the following vote:
Ayes-Haliday. McEwen, McGauley.
Nellis, Valdez and wright-G
Nays-0.
PETITIONS.
Petition of VI. Mccarthy requesting the
council to grant him license to sell vinous.
spirituous and fermented liquors in less
quantities than one gallon, from this date
until July /, 1875. for the sum of $40 90.
the same as charged for six months, was
presented. and. on motion of Alderman
Halliday, tabled
Petition of Melissa L. Clark was pre-
sented. representing that on the 29th day
Of October last she had payed into the
city treasury the sum of $40 90 for H.
cense TO retail spirituous. fermcnted and
vinous liquors, on lot Z, block 2, city. I'M
till July /, 1875, and that on the 10th day
of the present month, the mayor had re-
yoked her license under the authority
vested In him by the provisions of ordin-
ance No. 80, upon n charge Of gambling
being permitted on said premises. Said
petition further states that il any gam
bling did take place on said premises 1t
was unknown to her and against her eN-
press orders and without any intention
on her part to violate any of the ordin-
ances of the city. She therefore earnestly
requests of the council that her said IL
cen,e be restored 10 her that she may be-
saved from serious pccmiary loss. prom
ising in the future strict obedience to
the laws and ordinances of the city.
The chair held that inasmuch rs the
council had not been officially notified OF
his action in the matter, they could not
for the present take action on said petit
ton.
Alderman Halliday thcreupon moved
that action on said petition be- deferred.
Motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR.
\ communication from the mayor wa :
presented, stating that under and by vir-
tue of the authority vested in him by sec
tons and of ordinance No. 20 ha had
on the 10th inst. revoked license No. sos,
issued to Melissa l.. Clark for the sale of
z;,iV ,-i,a
on lot :, block No. 2, city, for a violation
of said ordinance No. rs. in permitting
gaming for money on said premises, and
submitted his action in the premises to
| the council.
On motion of Alderman Ncllis, the
mayors action was sustained by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Halllday McEwen, McGauley,
| Nellis, Valdez and Wright-G.
Mayo.
RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS.
The following resolution was presented
by Alderman Halliday, who moved its
adoption:
| Resolved, That the mayor be author
lied to issue to Melissa l.. Clark, new
. license for the unexpired term of the on'
| revoked, whenever evidence satisfactor,
to the mayor is given that the ordinance
! 1lark not be again violated within Mrs
| u + :" h"oi""o0 ""d new hond
| Prorided, This action of the council
shall not prevent the mayor from apail
reyoking Mrs. Clark's license wheneve
the ordinances shall be violated within
her place of business, and the mayol
shall nsider IL necessary so to do.
Resolution adopted.
The following resolution presented b,
Alderman Wright, was adopt ed, viz
| WHEREAS, Messrs Fcuchter Il Co., hav
ing asked permission of the council {
construct the brick sidewalk in front o
their place of business on the east side -
Washington avenue, h9t"ceh ElghtIi
aud Nineth stroots' ana tila' Iilashluch
JanIe5 Kennedy has failed to execute hi
contract of which the above is Il portion
therefore be 1t
Resolved. That said Feuchter q Co., b,
allowed 10 put down said walk In from
OF their place of business, the same u
comply in every respect TO all the pro
visions ofthe ordinance relating thereto
CONTRACT AND BOND OF SIDEWALK con
| TRACTOR.
The contract with |. V. Carney for tn
reconstruction of the sidewalks ON Leye
street, In front of lots l6 and II, block 3
lots |, 2, 3, 4, 3, 6 and 10, in block 5, an,
lots 8, 10, IL, II, 10 and II, in block 8, to
gether with bond in the sum of 81 ,00t
fnr the faithful performance of his cor