The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-11


Morris, Saup, Thistlewood. Valdez and
Wright--s. Nays-0.
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The ordinance committee submitted the
following bills for or finances which were
read a first time by the clerk, and laid
over for second reading, viz;
AN ORDINANCE fixing the salaries Of various
officers
Be il ordained by the City Council orthe City Of
sEcrIoSI The salaries Of city officers on 'ui
after May let, A ID. 1853, shall he ~ follow
payment of same TO he made monthly The
Mayor shall be paid i've hundred dollars pcr an
mum; City Clerk, nine hundred dollars per an
mum and the following fees, viz. ~ cents for is
suing license and 20 cents Tor taking bond; for
ing and certifying copies of ordinances, or
other matters Of record In his office - cents for
every hundred words; for giving certificate nm
der seal of the city, 90 cent?; Provided he shall
not be entitled TO any Of said fee when done at
the request of and for the city. city Treasurer,
nine hundred dollars per annum, and ifduties of
collector are added, three hundred dollars add-
tional therefor; city Assessor, four dollar, for
each day actually employed, limiting the time
for making and revising asses sment - seventy
five DAYS, for which he shall be paid; or three
hundred dollars for his services during any Que
year, CITY Marshal, seventy i've dollars Der
month and ten per cent of lines actually collect
Ell under arrests made by him, and such other
fee. a. are now , or may hereafter h. allowed 10
county constablcs for similar services under the
laws Of the state; Police Constitutes ffty dollars
per month, and ten per cent 81 hne' actually
| ly, and such other iccs n are now, or may
hereafter be allowed 10 county cons tables for
| similar services under the laws Of the state;
CITY Attorney, three hundred dollars per an
mum, and fifteen per cent. OF the nnes actually
collected.
| An ORDINANCE creating the Office, aud
providing for the election Of city assessor, aud
| abolishng the Offices ofcity comptroller and
| superintendent Of streets
BE IL ordained by the City Council Of the City Of
| SECTION l. That the Office Of City Assessor lie.
and the same l., hereby created; aud election for
said officer 10 I've ordered held at the time OF the
SIC. ? That the Offices Of City Comptroller
| and Superintendent II streets he, and the
same are, hereby abOli.hed the same 10 take ei-
feet at the expiration Of their present term. The
duties Of CITY Comptroller ~ heretofore pre-
| scribed shall thereafter devOlye upon the City
| Clerk amt the committee on streets arc hereby
authorized 10 employ some person from time TO
| time for such periods ~ they may think neces-
sary, 10 perform the duties heretofore imposed
on the superintendent of streets
AN ORDINANCE prohibiting the doing Of
any work, provided 10 be- done by special a.
se5smeut, until the money has been collected
therefor, and prohibiting the issuance of war
rants, and contracting Of debts, unless there be
money in the treasury to meet them
BE II ordained by the City Council Of the City OF
Cairo
!.
or Improvements made which have been provid-
eli for by special assess mcnt until the city has
funds sufficient ia the treasury 90 pay the
amounts assessed for the public benefit, and un-
til the amounts assessed against property own
err for the special benefits TO them, arising
from said work or Improvements shall have
been actually collected and paid into the city
treasuryi Provided, that If the council shall see
~ to do such work by letting contracts therefor,
IL may be done before the special asses mcr's
have been collected If the contractor or con g
lac d -fIH1
special as.cssm have been collected, aud II
the city shall have sufficient am Junt In the
treasury pay the sum assessed for the public
benefit anil which has been appropriated .Ur
such work or improvement.
SIC. = II shall not be lawful for the city 10
purchase any materials or supplies or contract
any debt, Except ia the conditions named in
section Of this Orlinance,l nor shall any war
rant De issued ia yment for any materials, sur
plies, service, or debt of the city, unless there
be sufficient funds in the city treasury appropria-
ted 10 the special object for which the warrant Is
drawn.
REPORT OF CITY TREASURER.
City Treasurer Blake reported that he
had this day received from Mr. A. b. SAT
ford, trustee for the city in the matter OF
the bond. issued by the city to the Cairo
& II. Louis X. Il. Co. the sum of $4,000
in interest coupons, which had been de-
tached from said bonds, and the sum Of
s. 81 In cash; the same being the amount
of interest due on said bonds, To March
9th, 1873. lie further reported that he
had this day delivered To the finance COM
mittcc said interest coupons, and that he
had placed said IS 81 TO the credit of the
Cairo a 81. Louis X. Il Co. interest
fund.
The treasurer also reported that he had
received from Mr.. Stafford, trustee, GER
lificatc No. 60 for $50 shares of the capital
stock of said Il. Il. Co.
On motion said report wa, received
and ordered filed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The finance committee reported that
they had this day received the said Sl2,-
900 in interest coupons from the city
treasurer. and that they had destroyed
the same by fire.
On motion of Alderman Wright said
report was received and ordered filed
REPORT OF A. b. Stafford, TRUSTEE.
4. b. Stafford. Esq, trustee for the city
in the matter of the bonds OF the city is
sued TO the Cairo d ST. Louis railroad
company. reported that he had on the
9th day OF March, as per instructions from
the council, delivered to said railroad
company the sum of $50, 900 of bonds of
the city, held by him as trustee, (aiter
detaching a sufficient number of coupons
to pay the interest thereon to March jth,)
taking the receipt of said com Pany
therefor. which he has filed with
the city clerk. lie also reported that said
company had delivered to him certitl-
cate No. 90 for $50 shares of the
capital stock of said Railroad Company,
which he had delivered to the city treasu-
rer, taking his receipt therefor which he
has filed with the city clerk, On motion
OF alderman Wright said report was re-
ceived and ordered filed.
RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS.
The following resolution offered by al
derman Halliday, was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote;
Ayes, Halliday, Mathu,s, McEwen.
Morris, Saup Thi,tlewood Walder and
Wright-s.
Nays-0.
Resolce{. That the mayor be instructed
| TO employ John NJ. Lansden TO assist the