The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-07-13

'chuster were presented and read and on
notion of Alderman Thistlewood re-
eived and ordered filed.
Report Of Harmon ii. Black. City
Attorney, in relation to the liquor bonds |
f Z. b. Petit, G. II. Lawrence and Louis
:. Herbert was read, and on motion Of
alderman Halliday, approveda and ordered
fed.
Report of WIN. Williams. City Marshal.
vas on motion of Alderman Nellis APP
'roved and ordered filed.
The Committee on Streets made the
report, recommending the
of the following new wooden
sidewalks:
Poplar street, west side, between
Tenth and Twelfth; Twelfth street,
north side, between Washington avenue
and Walnut; Fifteenth street, north
side, between Walnut and Cedar;
Twenty-eighth street, south side. between
Levee and Commercial avenue.
And the reconstruction of the follow
ing walks of wood:
Second street, both sides, between Levec
aud Commercial avenue; Fourth street,
both sides, between Levee and CONNER.
cial avenue; Twelfth street, south side
between Ievee and Washington
avenue Washington avenue, botl
sides, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets; Fourteenth
street, south side, commencing l5(
feet west of Commercial avenue to Wash
| ingtOn avenue; Fourteenth street, boil
sides, land lowered to new gradc) be
tween Washington avenue and Walnut
| Fifteenth street, north side, between
Cedar and Locust; Cedar street. ives
side, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Poplar street, west side, between Thir
tcenth and Fourteenth, and Fic
teenth and Eighteenth; Eigh-
tecntl street, north side, be-
tween Lcvee and Commercial; Eigh.
teenth street, north side, to be let down to
new grade, between Washington avenue
and Walnut: Twentieth street, both
sides, between Levcc and Commercial /;
Washington avenue. west side, between
Eleventh and Twelfth; Thirty-fourth
street, south side, between Commercial
and Levee.
And the following side walks to be
Nniit az h";a,,-
: Eighth street, south side, between
Washington and Walnut; Seventh street,
both sides, between Commercial and
Washington avo"~s, washington av-
cnuc, west side, between Seventh and
Eighth streets.
On motion of Alderman Nellis said re.
port was referred to the Ordinance Com
mittcc, with instructions TO draft an ordi.
nance covering the cost of building the
same.
The Committee on Streets also reported
upon the bids of j. $. Masahey and New.
ton Rice for lumber, awarding the con.
tract for one-half the lumber to each OF
the bidders, both bids being the same.
On motion Of Alderman Halliday, said
report was concurrcd in, and the proper
| officers authorized to make contracts witt,
the parties.
The Committee OH Streets also reported
upon their trip to the Gravel Pits and
their examination Of same.
The report was received, and on mo.
ton of Alderman Wright, the clerk was
authorized to advertise for 1000 cubic
yards of gravel delivered upon the streets
of Cairo.
The Ordinance Committee reported
an ordinance relating to the collection OF
poll tax, and which, under rules, was
laid over until next regular meeting.
The Ordinance Committee also report.
ed upon the annual appropriation bill tor
the fiscal year ending April 3Otb, 1876
Laid over to next regular meeting.
The Board OF Health made the follow.
ing report, which, upon motion ofAlder.
man Ncllis, was approved and ordered
filed and published with the proceedings
To the City Council of the City of Cairo:
GENTLEMEN The undersigned com.
mittee of Board of Health beg leave 10
make the following report
Since the breaking out of the small
poX we have had, IN the city, over 80
cases, 10 of whom have been treated at
the hospital. During which time have
died IN the city and at the hospital 10
were discharged, cured. Accompanying
this report are sundry bills, amounting 10
S2li 90, which winds up and closes up
all bills against the city for expenses Of
taking care of and guarding small pox
cases during May, June and July. The
expense of same during the month of
May was 1914 So or a total Of $40 80
during the small poX epidemic. Deduct
from this amount about $50 for building
addition TO pest house, and it leaves the
total cost of taking care OF the disease in
the city and pest hospital, 5000 80, for
Durlals, nurses, guards, food, &c. w
can safely say there Is no more of the dis
ease IN the city, to our knowledge, and
trust there will not be. In treating same,
we nave had consultation with all the doc
tors, who have given us all the informa-
ton and suggestions that were necessa-
~ Tor us to handle the disease, and final
" conquer 1t. We, as committee. have
iaborcd night and day to that end, and
nave done SO as economically as II was
possible 10 be done, and trust our actions
w WI meet your hearty approval as well as
OF the citizens at large.
In regard to the petition of sundry citi.
zens, asking the abatement Oft slaugh-
Ter houses as public nuisance, we beg