The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-19
ENGINEER OFFICE. L. s. ARMY.
Sr 1 nI,sI Mn No.. l.s.

| ENGINEER OFFICE. L. s. ARMY.
Sr. LOuis, Mo. Nov. II. 1873.
d: ~ Currie. Esq Assistant Engineer. Csp
| Gtrard' Au, NO:
SiR:-As application Ia. been mad,
Tor i'e assistance Of the general govern
ni.ht IN the protection Of the city o
Cairo. from the erosion Of the Mississippi
river. ! am Inclined to favor such asst.
lance u II can IN. given without chdamgrr
my the works IN progress at DEVILS l..
iahd. therefore ass you to consider tn,
question whether thu. work vt that local
ity can br safely lett until further appr,,.
pria'iOn are made. with q view Of work.
ing ut Cairo affrr the 1st Of December. or
tl"rtabOnis. ! expect To h ut Ca,,e
Girar'i'an early next week. and would
like you IL be able 10 give me IN answer
ut that time. Very respectfully.
j. II. SIMPSON.
Colonel of Engineers. L. =. \.
His tIO.'Or presented the following let
ter; also n communication and Momina.
tions In cOnfOrmance Herewith. which.
upon motion OF Alderman Halliday, WAS
received. nominations confirmed, and the
clelk instructed to notify the delegates.
ami ,hc mayor instructed to give dele.
gates proper credentials:
Sr. Louis, October 6, 1875.
Mayor Of Cairo Illinois:
DEAR SiR-lt j. made our pleasant duty
by tue Executive Committee, whose al.
dress u cnc,O 'rd, to cordially invilc you
TO attend tile National Railroad conyri.
ton, 10 be held In 81. Louis on The 23,i Of
November. To take action IN fiSur Oi \
southwest Pacific railroad also To re-
qu 81 hat You appoint one or more 'lci,.-
gates from your Guy. Hoping tor u favor.
able RESPONSE. Me fe,iiail,
Very respectfully yours.
JAMES U. BROADHgAD.
Chairman Executive c,,iiilnitlee.
!. l.. Nary. Secretary.
CAIRO. I'LL Nov. 10. 1875.
To the City Couac Ut t.e City vi Cairo
GkNrLEMEN-iIavinx received from
Ja.. y. Br0u,llica,i. chairman Executive
conl,nittec IT the National Raiir.md con- |
vehti"n. 10 be- held IN st. Louis. Nov. 23, |
the attached letter and ad,irrss to The |
people ~ the Cmitd states, and feeling |
AMI Knowing It u t. ia aivau age. II Il
nnly 10 Caro-. hut t. the whole Iurtun
~ southern Illinois. that this portion Ut |
llr state should be repr, s,nlcd at tn. |
convention.
| there fore appoint. with the consent |
III the city couimil, the following yrhtl,. |
men ~ delegates 1" I. represent the city Of |
CAir" ~ SAIL c.nvrn.in,, IL b. held IN
me ciIy vi 81. Lhii., Nov. ~. 1878, tu- !
Wit: w. J.. llalii'iay. Ensw,u MilnI. d.
!. I.iirgar. .Irwrit WI cox and John, II.
Joerly. Yours respeciiully.
Henry WINTER, Mayor.
The Levee Comlnllte ina!r The follow.
ny report, which, on motion OF Alderman
Halliday, was received and the nioiia.
;ations OF bid approved: .....
At u meeting of the Lever Committee
his p. m. the bid Of Robert Btgnrll was
% amended u. 10 read. II cents per cubic
ard. pa. able IN cash and The sprcihca-
ions 20 changed ~ to make, the t,erI,.
u the proposed kvee - feet Instead of 30
srt. NIL which Was ayr cd upon both by
ihlIr coun,nitte AMI the contractor, Mr.,
Biylcll. W. j.. WRIGHT,
4. r. NELiIs.
WOOD RIrTENHOUsE,
GEoRGE fOCUM,
L. LANcAsTkk,
l.rv,w Committee.
Contract of Robert Rax,,eli. contra tor
81 new i"ve". was read. and. on motion Of
alderman rhistlewood, the blank filled
IN At ST. 900.
Alderman Wright moved the coniract
DC approved. aud the proper officers in.
'ir"cted to execute said contract. Car.
''e' BY the following vote: i-. at'''
Ayr.-lialllday. Lancaster. Nellls, Par.
krr. Pa'ier. Riltsnhouse. SaIp, Thistle.
~o"'. Wright and YOcuin 10.
Nays-O. slf-arrI
u" motion OF Alderman Lancaster,
council adjourned. +-.
w. +. AxLEy, City Clerk.