The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-09
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Thereof.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
CMRO, Ill, Sept. Z, $50.

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Prcsent--Iii. Honor Mayor Winter
and Aldermen Halliday, Lancaster,
NelIis, Parker, Paiier, Rittcnhouse saup.
Thi:tlewood, Wright and Yocum--l0.
On motion Of Alderman Wright the
reading Of the minutes Of the last regu-
lar aud intervening meetings was dispens-
cd with, aud the minutes approved.
The Sidewalk Ordinance was placed
upon its second reading. Alderman
Thistlewood moved to amend section |,
of said ordinance By striking out the fol-
lowing words: ION the north side of
Fifteenth street. between Cedar and Lo-
Gust streets, except that portion OF the
sidewalk. commencing at n point one
hundred and liiiy feet west OF Cedar
street, and terminating two hundred and
fifty feet west of Cedar street." Amend-
ment carried.
Alderman wright moved TO amend, by
striking out that portion on Twelfth
street north side, between Washington
avenue and Walnut street, aud inserting
that portion on north side of Eleventh
street, between Washington and Com
mercial avenues. Amendment carried.
On motion Of Alderman halliday. the
| ordinance ~ amended was adopted bv
the following vote:
Ayes-Ilalliday. Lancaster, SELLS,
Parker, Paticr, RittcnhouSe, Saup. This
tlewood, Wright aud locum-l0.
Nays--O.
Tie petition Of Jno. Cochran and 9th.
railroad, which was referred 10 the Street
Committee and by them reported back.
together with their recommendation
thereon, was read.
Alderman Paticr moved the report OF
the Comulittee be concurred in.
Alderman Wight moved to amend Al
derman Patier's motion by re-commit-
ting the petition back TO the Street COM
mittee. Amendment carried by the fol-
lowing vote;
Ayes-Iialliday, Parker. Rittenhouse,
Thistlewood, Wright and Yocum--6.
Nays-Lancaster Nellis. Patier, Saup
II.
The following monthly reports of Of
fcers were presented and read, and on
motion of Alderman Halliday approved
and ordered filed.
Report of b. +. Blake, citytreasurer,
for July and August. ~pl
Report Of +. Bro.s, police magistrate,
for July.
Report of j. j. Bird, police magistrate,
for July.
Report OF a. Comings, justice Of the
peace, for September.
Reports OF J. c. LaIIue, +. NJ. Schus-
ter, II. Sargent and W. ". Wooten, po-
lice constabes, for August.
Report of Jno, Clancy, city iallor, for
August.
The following report Of Alderman
Thos. W. Halliday, special committee.
was presented, and on motion of Alder
man Rittenhousc, received and ordered
published with the council proceedings:
10 tn. Mayor and City Council:
| GENTLEMEN: AT the request of your
| Honorable body. | went To Springfield.
and appeared before The State Board Of
EQUALIZATION in behalf of our people To
obtain, it possible, Il deduction IN our us.
scssinent. found, upon examination and
from information, that our assessment
was considerably larger IN proportion 10
value than the otherpoitohs ofthe State.
made such statement, to the proper COM
mittees rs | thought necessary, which
were iavorably received. and | am in
formed by telegram from a member OF
the board, received to-day, that deduc-
ton on our assessment, OF sixteen per
cent. on lands, and lhirty-live per cent.
on lots, had been recommended blythe
Committees, which have no doubt will
be approved by the boald.
Respectfully submitted,
l1Ios. W. HALLIDAY,
Special Committee.
Cairo. Sept. 7lh, 1875.
The Finance Committee submitted
their report for July and August, which
on motion of Alderman Wright was APP
proved and ordered fixed
The following report OF the Board of
Health was presented and read, and on
motion of Alderman Thistewood ar.
proved and ordered illod
10 the City Council of the City Of Cairo
GENTLEMEN The undersigned Com