The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-08

Ii seems to m,r there can be no ouos
ton on this poin = we MAY stop ISSUING
Grip. but until " stop BIZ ,ylng Supplies
apd employing or rrceivil < the service,
o. individuals, we 70 no. stop mourning
Indebtedness. the SC rip sin iply perform.
an unimportant. but never theless use
tai part In these tran sactiC ms. Just a,
We curtail our purcha. IS OF either mate.
rills or services just so niue h do We cur
tail the mourning of deb T., or, in otheg
words. the Issuing OF SC rip.
Who would expect an embarrassed
merchant to get out of hi s troubles bv
declining to give bis clerks evidences of
Their worthy services aud at the same
time retain them in his ser, icr'
rs perhaps impossible II the nature
of things for a city to nave, always,
money In It's treasury for eN cry purpose.
and when it has not it can but one of
two things: either get credit or stop the
use )f the thing out of viii ch the debt
would accrue.
Gentlemen this whole natter ought
10 b. lett with the council. When mate
rial' are required it is absolutely ncccs-
sary for the city to have them; aud the
council can certainly refuse 10 purcha So
services or materials when not absolutely !
necessary for the interest OF the city.
In my opinion the city charter %, it
,tanl-, is ample to protect the city. a. no
contract can be made, or materials or
services bought. unlcs, majority of the
council acquiescc in the purchase: this
beng the ease we think the city per-
tcctly safe, without the passage of this
ordinance.
Gentlemen, as stated by me In the
outset approve heartily Of the object
sought to be- accomplished. but to do it I
aud have nothing to fall back
upon in case of an emergency. would be-
prciudicial 10 the interest, of the city.
Very respectfully.
JONI Woop. Mayor
On motion Of Alderman McEweu the
vote by which said ordinance wa. ADOPT
ed. wa, TccDn-idered. The quc- ton Wa,
then put; "Shall the ordinance become d
u law, the mayor, veto to the contrary
notwitstandiug;' which was decided in
the negative, by the following vote:
Aycs-Ilalliday, Morris. Mlhu.,,
Valdez and Wright-5.
Nays-McEwen, McGauley aud saup-3.
Alderman Nellis excused from voting.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
Monthly reports of Is. T. Blake, city !
treasurer. and Dml Mccarthy, city iail- %,
DR., for March, aud OF Police magistrates,
F. Bross, and John J. Bird, for February.
.S15, were presented and on motion of
illerman Wright received and ordered Il
lied. /,
oRDINANcE COMMITTED REPORT.
The ordinance committee submitted .
he following urdidanccs, which were read
A first time by the clerk, VIZ:
An ORDINANCE 10 amend Ordinance No o., ,
emitted An ordinance creating the Office, |
ami providing for the election oiu Guy as-,,-
cor, and ab llstiug the Office OF cir comutryl-
g,H'i"e'' - '"o ,its ,pu...ti II "a, ,isy 90
>EcroX |. That all of Sectiou numbcrc one ,
U OF Ordinance numbered %, bo uud the same !
s. hereby stricken uut
~ - ,piNAN + To amend Ordinance No o..
entitled IN ordinance nNing Tue -alaric- OF {
various city Officers %
BE q, ordained 10y the city council Of the city Of :
Cairo. a
sFouoS / That section numbered one M Of
ordinance numbered ", he Hneude by suik- l
ns out tho words ''trom aud aitcT May l,t ! 4
-;j, - and Inserting in lieu thereof the wort, /
from AMI after the expiration of the pre.cut :
municipal year and also 10y striking OUT the +
" 'ra, city assessor four dollars ptItty for .
'ch day actually employed, limiting the time
'r n tklng and rcvI-llg a,-e-~mcrt 10 seventy
I'VE ua!- Tor which he snail be paid. OF thpc
inndrr.l dollars Tor hi, sery ICES during any ono
ear -
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The Finance Committee reported that
Turing the month of March. scrip to the q
amount of Ssl6.j1 and one interest cou-
pom for $50 had been paid and cancelled .,
~ the Treasurer. aud that they had this VI
lay destroyed the same by burning. On
notion of Alderman Saup, said report IL
va, received and ordered filed.
PETITION. F
\ petition from Mrs.. Nancy Timmon, of
yas presented, representing that by the Ill
ate lire her house situated on lots %. %.
Z and Is ia Block Is. together with ull OF
Ter personal property contained therein go
lad been destroyed. and that by re- lSon 10
Il said loss she i, left in almost destitute eli
she therefore pllys that
he council will release her from the pay +,
nent of her personal taxes, aud also from NJ
he payment of the take, on said lot, for
hc year 1874. On motion @: Alderman II
aup, said petition wa- referred to the FL in
lance Committee.
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS. I,
The following bills for salnrie, were | CT
resented. and on motion of Alderman m
lcGaulcy, allowed by the following
Ote j.
Aycs-IIalliday, MathuSS, McEwcn, f..
lcGaulcy, Morris, Nclli,, Saup, Wa ldcr
ma Wrght-9. H.
NayS-0. /
ohm Wood, mayor, salary for
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
Y. X. Hawkins, city clerk, salary
Tor March....................,., 100 Cd tn
YIN. Mcllalc, city marshal, sal Il,
airy for rch......,..,.....,......... 100 90 -
}. j. Galligan. superintendent of ro
streets. salary for March..,,,," 90 90 A.
!. +. Blake, city treasurer, salary
tor March. .,......... 20 %