The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-02-04
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting The, eof
CnrNcn CnAMnrR. CAIRo. nl.

February End, 1875, 1880 p. IN.
Prescnt-IIs Honor Mayor Wood, and
Aldermen Halliday, Mathuss, McEwen,
McGauley, Morris, Tbistlcwood, walder
and Wright-s.
ON motion of Alderman Thistlewood
the minutes ofpreceding meetings were
approved without reading.
OFFICIAL REPORTS or CITY OFFICERS.
Monthly reports of the following named
officers we're presented and, on motion Of
Alderman McGauley approved and or
dercd filed, viz:
ORB +. Blake, city treasurer, and Of
Dan'l Mccarthy, city jailor for January,
and Of Police Magistrates +. Bross and
j. j. Bird for December, 1874.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The finance committee reported that
during the month Of January, 1875, city
orders to the amount Of sl0,2j5 81, had
been paid, and cancelled by the treasurer,
and that they had this day destroyed the
same by burning.
On motion of Alderman McGauley,
said report was received and ordered
flied.
PETITION.
A petition from the Board of Directors
OF the Arab Fire company, requesting
the Council to provide said company with
$50 feet Of hose was presented, and on
motion of Alderman Thistlewood refer
red to the committee on fire department.
CoNNrSIcATIoS FROM TBE MAYOR.
The mayor stated that he had OH the
goth day OF January dismissed from the
night police force, officer John Shcehan,
aud submitted his action therein to the
council.
On motion of Alderman Wright. the
mayors action was sustained by the fol-
lowing vote
Ayes.
Nays-0:
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
The following bills for salaries were
presented, and. on motion OF Alderman
Wright, allowed by the following vote !:
Ayes-IIallilay, Mathuss, McEwen,
McGauley, Morris, Thistlewood, Valdez
and wright-s.
Nays-0.
John Wood, mayor, salary for
January. .SlUO w
W. X. Hawkins, city clerk, sal
airy for uary..............,......... lVC w
! VIM. MclIale, city marshal, sal
airy for ary....."............... lOO w
ID. j. Galligan. superintendent
streets, salary for JaiIuary........ 30 OO
| Il. +. Blake, treasurer, salary for
January................................ IS OO
January ................................ so 90
! A. Cain, j. {. Lahue. William
Brown. G.. Mehner aud w. W.
WoOton. police coustables, sal
AIRY for Japuary, c;,c!............... 10 %
| F. Bross. police magistrate, salary
for December. ls7l................. % 90
J. j. Bird. police magistrate, sal
ary for December, lS74........... - 10
John Shechan salary a. police
constable from January lst 10
the 10Th, inclusiye....."..........- 80 w
The following bills were presented, and
|
fcrrrd to the committee on claims, viz:
Obcrly and Davis, publishing Or
dinaIces. proceedings. &c.,.....S 10 "
II. II. Cunningham. rent of coun-
Gil chamber To February l.........20 N
ID, Mccarthy, dieting prisoners in
| January ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. az "
ID. Mccarthy, extra meals furnish
| eel S.....................,...... = u
| al fttsl N
in 81 street lamps in January. 2CO I;
Cairo Box * Basket Co., 1896 feet
lumber at SiG......................... 70 8;
W. h. Hawkins, amount paid X.
A. ID. Wilbanks clerk of supreme
court for copy of opinion in the
case of the City Of Alton W.
Hartford Insurance Co.,-........ 3 U
T. Fitzgerald, 234 days work on
sldewalkS................ ...,..,....,,.".. IL
=. Conlan, 23i days work on
: idewalks........."....... IA IN
| W. Quinn, l2l days work on
, drainage, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" 70 "
u. Mccarthy, 2 days work in
charge of chain gang.......".... 4 U
NJ. +. Power, hauling IL loads
| lumDer."................. u
+. NJ. Ward, hauling . loads lum-
Ter. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
L. torcorah, hauling loads luiii-
Der........" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i
JIG. Lynch, for fees in case Of as
sessment for graveling Lcvee
strtet..."........."......,. IL U
: VIM. Henry, Jr., ! dozen iiles,.... i
, Cairo Bulletin Co, 800 note circll-
+, lars. 2 copies of daily Bulletin
to Dec. 81, 1875, in advance,
Nc.,.,,,,,,,.,,,,",..,,,,,, 20
: c. b. Newland, I days work on
: sewer ..,.................,'..'''''' ''''',-
DR.. j. {. sullivan, 2 visits TO small
e poX patient at pest house.......- 10 0
e Geo. W. Henricks. | days SER
yises as commissioner to esti-
mate cost Of construction and
, reconstruction Of certain side
= Walks.',.,.........,..., ..,.,''"''''''''.
Cairo City Coal Co., 2 tons coal
, Tor jail. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
4, McTiguc, hauling drunken
man to ....,..-."."'",.'''''''''
Bill of 5. p. Wheeler, for legal service