The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-13
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Thereof.
CouNcIL CnANpER.

PrcScnt--lItS DOnof, Mayor winter.
and Aldermen Halliday. Nellis, Iancas-
ter. Parker. Patier, Rittcnhousc, Saup,
Thistlcwood and Wright.
On motion of Alderman Thistlcwood
the reading OF the minutes OF the prcvi-
ous meeting were dispensed with.
The clerk then read the following veto
message from the mayor.
GrxrLENlEN or TuE CRY COUNCfL:-
| herewith respectfully return to your
| honorable body for your consideration
the ordinance TO amend section No. 30 of
ordinance No. ,. and will briefly
state my objections to same. In our
| starting out at the commencement of the
municipal year. aud at u called special
meeting tor the purpose OF organization,
aud the appointment OF officer, and their
confirmation, and In my inaugural | set
| forth recommending elaboration in all
your bushes, transactions. stating my
| objections to hasty legislation, was ia
hopes YOU would take heed by my all
] vice and profit by it. In this was dis
appointed as well ~ your constit-
ucnts. Under the charter and ordinances
OF the city, my prcrogativc Is to make
nominations. and the council 10 confirm.
| While making those nominations. a rcso-
| luton was offered by one OF your body
| postpOning further nominations until the
| second Tuesday In Nav. although the res
olution was out of order, thereby voting
my rights from me. ! allowed the same
! to 20 before YOU. out of an act Of cOur-
tcsy and willingness on the part of the
! executive to cOnciliatc rs much a. pos
| -ible all city affairs with you, SuppOsing
the reinforcement intended deiiOcration
| on the subject Of police, none of which
was had with the executive. At your
next meeting, your ordinance committee
| presented an ordinance to amend
| ordinance No. 2. which j. clearly TO re-.
| ducc my powers and prevent me from
making my nominations, and give toyOu
| rights guaranteed to me exclusively.
| said ordinance to amend was read, and
on motion the rulc- were dispensed with.
| to place said ordinance upon its second
| reading, which was done and passed by
| a nearly unanimous vote. Seeing the
I point, aud being anxious to make my APP
! pointncnts. proceeded So to do. thereby
| iilling my police force, by putting in
nomination for day policeman, Mr.. John
| Hogan. Motion was Immediately made
! for the Council to adjourn. which mo-
ton prevailed. Hence. consider was
| unkindly treated.
The original ordinance reads, ''the police
force of the city shall consist OF city mar
! shal aud police constablcs. &C., which
! number may bc increased To 9by rcsolu-
! ton of council. The proposed amend
mcnt 10 the ordinance proposes TO re-
| ducc the force to a city marshal and live
| policemen. | did not, nor do ldcsirc the
| police TO be- increased, Il, the ordinance
reads to nine. but | am OF the opinion
seven i, as small a force outside OF the
chief to guard and protect city of the
size of yours. In making nominations |
had an eye single to the city's interest by
selecting men Tor the police force, that
| could assign To attend TO sanitary duty
in case of necessity : that necessity has
arrived. small pOX being on the increase
in your city. and no health officer being
appointed, the board Of health having
given me the full control to suppress the
disease. have been compelled TO detail
| from the police force, officer NOOten to
assist me in the duties devolved upon Inc
by the board of health, a they are more
than any one man can possibly attend TO.
Mr.. " ooten having had the small poX,
and having had previously Charge of thu
Pest House, l. just the person needed t'
take care of il now. and also have a gen
eral SUPERVISION over all the other ease
. 1
ing force of the police l. reduced 10 foul
men and the chief. which il entirely toe
small for your city. Furthermore my
idea was. with full force consisting OF
a marshal and seven men, | could detail
one for an health officer four Tor the
night police and the other two for the
day duty-onc of the day police TO patro
the lcvec. between the two depots of tn,
Illinois Central railroad company. and IT,
surroundings. the other to patrol the bal
ance of the city. believe 10y such {
course, many an offender would be
brought to Justice that now
goes unpublished; also. that tn,
Increased arrests that would be made. anC
the fines imposed would more than
make up the difference in the cost Of I'll,
, extra policemen. and also that We woulC
have much better regulated police force
} Take for an example an Instance las
week, while the day policeman was Oh
duty on the levec, boys were playing bal
in the streets AT the upper end OF town
the result was, no policeman about, bal
struck horse attached Ia Il sprml
wagon in which were three ladies, causin.
the animal To run away, upsCttin% then
out of the wagon. injuring them terribly
. hurting one - much rs likely will Grip
pie her for life. | trust therefore, gentle
men, you will give this veto your careful
attention, and while [ am in favor o
economy in regard 10 the expenses OF The
city, | think ii bad policy 10 rrduc,
your police force below the number
named in ordinance proposed TO bI
amended, 80 il will become an inefficient
I form. as il will soon become noiSct
abroad, which will bc an inducenlcnt ioI
thieves to visit H. aud commit deprcda
ton. do not believe in policy that l.
penny wise and pound foolish, for there
is nothing that reflects more credit upol
Il city government than good, efficient
%entlcmanly police force. If you pas
, this ordinance over my veto II goe, ial
towards doing away with the very ohlec
, the executive had in view.
, Yours, respectfully.
l Henry WINTER, Mayor.
l An ORDINANCE 10 amend section numbereJ
! ~ OF Ordinance numbered :.
: Dc it ordained by the city council Of the city o
| Cairo
sFCIIoS |, That section numbered 80 Of Or
. | dinance numbered be amended 80 rs 10 ital a
| follows, viz: The police force OF the city shal
: consist OF the city marshal aud nNc police con
stables, which humber OF police cOnstable
I | may. he increased to seven ny resolution
|, OF the city council adopted Oy majority oi al
| the members elected, The city mar shal snail IN
4 chief of police, and have general charge OF IN
| police force of the city and under the general d
, | rCctOn of the mayor shall supelihltnu, control
p and regulate the operations OF me several polio
| constahles while on dutyi ne snall carefully Oh
serve as inr n Is in hts power the conduct Oi ia
police constables during their hours ofduiy IAN,
! | promptly report any omission, default, or dire
lection of duty on the part oil amy OF thcm, To III
, mayor, provided, the city council may al an
| TIME authorize the appointment ol such number
of nnIicc cons fables for speclAl purposes IA the