The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-07-15

cue between tnc Clty Oh talro anu JuuSe
Treat. We hope it may.
MIR. Z. Cuhl wishes ~ build frame
structure on lot 9 block .. Consult the
map of Cairo, and when found make
note of.
Alderman Wright is after the SIT
pcrfluous street lamps. lie Is on the way
to a very pretty item Of economy in the
expenditures of the city.
-Gossman has become an Ice man.
lie melts out OF the city on trip South
every week now, and runs on the Missis-
sippi Central for Iiuse, LOOMS q Co.
Alderman Halliday seems to have
gone into the business OF journal cor
recting. lie had better give little OF
his correcting ability to the Comptrol-
ler's report. But what does little mis-
take Of n few dollars amount tn In such
discount.
sheriff Irwin /. at St. Louis--Or was
yesterday. lie goes and comes with
much rapidity-is here, there and every
where all at the same time. He i an
Irishman's flea of a sheriff. You put
your finger on him, and he is not there.
He was at st. Louis yesterday: to-day he
may be at Hong Kong.
The Admirable Critchton ofthe Bill
LETIS, az fat in all matters of sporting
interest and also cooking and mixed
drinks. has developed another feature.
lie has come to the conclusion that nc is
a pedestrian, and will have rink con-
structed with his last half dollar, for the
purpose OF lettering the last great feat
of the Chicago OLeary.
The Taylor Literay Society are going
to be in the amusement field early in the
fall. 1t will first appear for the season
ut the Athencun, OH October l.t. II is a
musical literary society, and minstrcl-y
will be Que OF lts strong points. Ii in-
tends TO not only turn out statesmen and
poets. but actors of ability. and negro
MINISTRIES that have 40 ,uperiors. Its
programme. in the minstrel part. will be
strikingly original.
After the trial of q cause--wc believe
the lawyers call such things by that
name-in Judge Birds court yesterday.
as the parties 10 it. all colorcd, were COM
| Ing out Of the Judges office. a large stall
wart negro man. by great blow,
knocked down small but busy.tongucd
negro woman who had testified against
him. She fell at the feet Of ID. L. Line
gar. Esq, who had been engaged as a
lawyer in the case. The expression that
spread over Mr.. Iinegar's face, visible
| acros. Washington avenue. was peculiar,
lie looked like man disguised with an
Of negro kind and glad that he had aban-
doncd the Radical party.
Alderman Rittenhouse hit Il heavy
blow at growing evil when he intro
duccd into the Council and had adopted
the following resolution:
Resoicod, That, hereafter. the City
Council will recognize no bills presented
for payment. unless they have first beer
ordered by the City Comptroller or Clerl
! committee OF the department for whic.
such services and supplies are needed.
The intention OF this resolution is tc
permit no officer of the city but til,
Comptroller or Clerk to make bills.
and of course the Comptroller or Clerl
can order nothing that he is not author
lied by ordinance to order.
City officers have been in the habi
of ordering little things-such rs gas fix
lures for police headquarters. publication
OF notices Of assessment, collins, &c.
without authority. and having the thing
charged to the city. The Council, at it
last meeting, properly referred back al
such bills to the officer making the orde
Tor payment If officers may, without NJ
order from the Council, order work done
and buy articles for the city, the Council
might as well adjourn sine die and per
nit the officers to take control of tn,
treasury. Such dangerous prlc
tice was growing up, but the Council saw
it floating in the air and has npped it II
the bud.
The City Council of Cairo pra,
: Judge Treat for an order upon the Re
ceivers of the Cairo & Vincennes railroad
requiring them to comply with the ordi
: nance granting said road right of way OF
Commercial x7cnue, and other ordinance
, of the city. If Judge Treat himself wer'
: guilty of infringing an ordinance of TIT
city it would be the duty of the city all
;. thorities to have him adequately pun
;, ished but the council petitions him t.
: compel his receivers to not do what IN
himself would not dare do. Why don
the officers Of the city arrest the Recciy
ers, If they refuse to obey the ordinance
: of the city. Are they afraid OF Judg
Treat? When did he put on a crown, am
become Superior to law?
= AT the last meeting OF the City Cour
;, ell, Alderman Lancaster offered and 81
u cured the adoption of the following:
! Resolved, That the City Attorney be il
II structed to allow no side track or switc
II put down on Commercial Avenue, bt
a. tween Second and Thirty-fourth streets
!, and should it be necessary to preveI
Is the same, that nc obtain an injunction
once.
$, Upon motion of Alderman IIallida
!" the vote by which this was adopted W,
t. recOnsidered, when Alderman Lancastt
In offered the following as a substitute:
RS Resoloed, That should any persons {