The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-08-05

ton OF Alderman Rittenhouae. referred
to the Committee on Claims.
The bond of J. s. Mc0ahcy was pre-
sented and read, and on motion Of Alder
man Thistlewood. the amount of the
bond was fixed ut 81 900.
On motion Of Alderman Lancaster the
bond was approved. and the proper off,
Gers authorized to draw up n contract.
The bonds Of X. +. Billingsly and Jas.
kooken, police constablcs, were presented
and read.
Alderman Patier moved the bonds be
approved.
Alderman Halliday moved that action
on the bonds he deferred to next regular
meeting.
He Honor ruled Alderman Iialliday's
motion out Of order. whcrcupon Alder.
man Halliday appealed to the council to
sustain him.
The motion Of Alderman Halliday wa.
then submitted to the council, and the
council sustaining the motion. the bonds
were deferred to next regular meeting.
The bond Of Parker a Axlcy. auction
GERS, and the State and city liquor bonds
ofJas. Manning, were read, and on mo-
ton OF Alderman Thistlewood approved.
His Honor then read the following
communication to the council:
To the Honorable City Council Of IN. CITY of
| Cairo;
| Observation-Disclosures the powers con-
ferred upon me by the charter of the city.
] did. on the 18th day of July, remove
from the police force of the city the fol-
lowing named policemen, to-wit Fred
crick Whitcamp and +. NJ. Schuster. and
In compliance with the law, report the
following causes for removal:
]. DisObeying orders ot the Mayor.
| 2. Talking disrcspectfully of the exec.
utivc.
3. Complaints of shooting dogs tagged
&c.
!. Going into peoples premises ant
killing their dogs.
8. Threatening to shoot Mrs. Gunshe
when protecting her dog.
9. For II tyrannical exercise of their,of'l
cinl duties az policemen.
have investigated the above cause
and find them to be well founded in facts
and in my opinion thought the best inter
est Of the city required their removal.
therefore respectfully submit to the coun
Gil for consideration the above removal
under Section one ID OF the act of III
general assembly concerning the appoint
ment and removal of city officers. an
proved and in force April 10th, 1875.
Yours, respectfully,
HENRY WINTER. Mayor.
Alderman Halliday moved that in or
der to enable the council to determine
whether or not the reasons given by tn
mayor for the removal Of Messrs. Whit
camp and Schuster are good and sufil
} cient, the charges presented against sal
men are hereby referred to the commit
tee on police and Jail, with instruction
to thoroughly investigate said charge
and with full power to compel the al
tendance Of witnesses.
Said committee shall report fully to III
council upon the completion of such in
vestigatiOn) any and all facts and iniOI
nation ascertained that will assist an,
enable the council to determine the sui
, iiciency Of the reasons of the mayor TO
removing the said Whitcamp and Schus
ter.
The city marshall is hereby drccte
to have served and delivered any and al
papers, &C., that said committee Of in
vestigation may direct.
The Mayor ruled tho motion OF Alder
| al h.,in Of I.
stated that the question before the Coun-
Gil was the approval or disapproval of the
Mayors actions.
| Alderman Halliday then moved that the
Mayors action be diSapprovcd. Motion
carried by the following vote:
D Ayes-lialliday. Lancaster, Ncllis, Pan
: ker, Rttenhousc, Thistlewood. Wrigl
y and Iocum-s.
, Nays-Patier-l.
Alderman Halliday moved that Mcssr,
Whitcamp and Schuster he re-instate
D upon the police force upon their filing
new bond and being sworn into office
that the clerk be instructed to notify
D F. Billing-ly and James Kookcn that the
services are no longer required from th
date.
On motion adopted by the following
J vote:
, Ayes-Halliday, Lancaster, Ncllis, Par
ker, Paticr, RittenhOuse, ThistlewOOd
} Wright and iocum-9
Nays-O.
On motion Of Alderman Patier tn
. council adjourned.
WM. FRENCH AXLEY, City Clerk.