The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-18
CITY COUNCIL.
Special Meeting Thereof for General
business. Called by tie mayor.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, !
| CAIRO. LII, March IL. $50, 1880 pm.
Prescnt-lIis Honor, Mayor Wood
aud Aldermen Halliday, Mathuss. Nor.
Ri, saup, Waldcr and Wright.
ORDINANCES.
I An ordinance cnttled"An ordinance Gre
ating the office and providing for an cleo
ton of city assessor aud aboli,hing the
offices OF city comptroller and supcrin-
tcudcnt of streets was read second
time by the cleIk, aud on motion of Al
dermsn Halliday, adopted by he
following vote:
Ayes-Halliday, Mathuss, Morris,
Saup. Wallcr and Wright.
Mayo.
An ordinance entitled "An ordinance
prohibiting the doing of any work, pro-
vided to be done by special a,ses,ment,um-
tilthe money ha, been collected therefor.
aud prohibiting the issuance of warrant,
and contraction Of debts. unles, there be
money in the treasury To meet item"
was read Il second time by the clerk. aud
Oh motion OF Alderman Morris. adopted
10y the following vote:
Aycs-Ifalliday. Mathuss. Morris,
/ Saup. Walder and Wright.
Nays-0.
An ordinance, entitled IAN ordinance
fixing the salaries OF various city officers"
wa, read second time by the clerk.
Alderman Halliday moved to strike out
the words. land if duties of collector are
added" aud insert IN lieu thereof the
words, "and if the duty of collector of
general warrant i added" in that por-
ton of said ordinance referring to the sal
AIRY Of the Cry Treasurer, Motion car
ricd.
alderman Thi:tlewool appeared in
his seat.)
Alderman Morris moved to f,r,her
amend that portion OF said ordinance re-
latng TO the salary of the City Treasurer
/ by striking out the word mine" and i'll
sorting in lieu thereof the word "siX."
/ Motion carried.
Alderman Morris moved to further
amend said ordinance by striking out the
word fifty" and inserting ia lieu there
OF sixty" in that portion of said orli-
nance relating to the salary Of police con-
stables. Motion carried
Alderman Halliday moved to strike ont
the words land ten per cent ofthe fines ac-
/ tually collected under arrests made by
chin and "by them respectively in the
| portions of said ordinance relating to the
salary aud fees of the City Marshal and
police constables. Motion carried.
Alderman Halliday moved to strike out
the word three and insert in lieu there
Of the word -four" in that portion of
| said ordinance relating to the salary of
the city attorney, and also TO add TO that
| portion of said ordinance the following !:
(Which shall be in full for all services
rendered by him for, and on account of
/ the city" Motion carried.
/ Said ordinance, as amended, was then
read by the clerk, and. on motion Of Al
derman Halliday, adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-IIalliday, Mathuss, Morris, Saup,
Thistlewood, Walder and Wright,
Nays-0.
Said ordinance as amended reads as fol-
lows:
AN ORDINANCE fixing the salaries Of various
BE il ordained by the City Council of the City Of
SscrloS l. The salaries ofcity officers from and
| after May lst, 4. ID. 1870, snail be as follows
! payment OF same To be made monthly: The
! M.iyu. snail be paid five hundred dollars per an
! nuini civ Clerk, nine hundred dollars per an
mum and the following fees, viz - cents for is
| suing license aud ~ cents Tor taking bond; for
| transferring license 81; for certifying copies
OF ordinances, res buttons or other
matters of record in his Office Is cents for every
one hundred words; for giving certificate un-
der seal of the city, bl centsi Provided he shall
| The request of aud for the city, city Urea uror,
six hundred dollars per annum, and Ii the duty of
collector of general warrant is
added three c9 9" Rasa.or dollar s1mS adj.
| each day actually employed, limiting the time
for ma ing aud revising assessment to seventy
Ave DAYS Tor which ho shall be paid; or three
hundred dollars for his services during any one
YEAR, City Marshal seventy i've dollars per
or may "" hereafter be allowed 'f to-
county constables for similar services under the
laws OF the state; Police Ionstables sixty dollars
Der month, and such fees as are now, or may
hereafter be allowed 10 county conslables II
similar services under the laws of the state;
City Attorney four hundred dollars per an
mum, and fifteen per cent of the fines actually
collected, which shall he in full for all services
rendered by hun for and on account Of the city :.
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The ordinance committee submitted