The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-12

therefore. TN motion OF Alderman
Wright the report of committee was 70.
ceived and their recommendation con.
Cured in.
The Finance Committee also reported
that they had examined the rcpor, of cx-
City Treasurer Blake, and had found
them correct, also that they had received
from him. and had destroyed by burning.
all the cancelled city orders, interest
bearing city orders and interest coupons
therein reported. ON motion said report
was received aud ordered filed.
The orlinance Committee to whom
was referred an ordinance entitled IAN
ordinance 10 regulate the use OF steam
power on and along streets aud ave-
nues within the corporate limits of the
City OF Cairo" reported the same back
with the recommendation that action
thereon be indefinitely postponed. ON
motion Of Alderman Lancaster said re-
port was received. and the recommended
ton Of the committee concurrcd in.
The special committee appointed ut the
last meeting Of the council to consider
the communication from the several fire
companies in relation to the celebration
OF the coming Fourth oil July, reported as
follows:
Alderman I,ittcnhou-e moved that the
report he received, and that the persons
suggested be hereby appointed as such
committees. Carried.
To the Honorable Mayor aud City Council.
GENTLEMEN We would suggest on
behalf OF the celebration to be- held on
the 18th OF July, that You appoint a.
committee OF final arrangements. one
from your body. one from each fire com
pany, one from the railroad interests, one
IRON the Chamber OF Commerce. one
from river transportation, one from the
Knights Templar. one from the MasonS,
one from the knights of pythias, one
from the Odd Fellows. one from the Ca.
sino, one from the Hunting I Tub. one
from the St,Palriek' : Benevolent Society.
one from the Ancient Order of llibcrn-
ians. one from each band. one from the
Sundy schools. one from the Taylor Lit.
erary Society. one from the Turner's. one
from the Mystic krew, one from the city
at large, one from the Boating Club and
Amateur String Band.
Would suggest as suitable persons 10
constitute such committee the following
named gentlemen:
From the council-His Honor the
mayor.
Delta City fire company-.Iohn Holmes.
IIibernian fire company-Wm. Me-
Hale.
Rough and Ready fire COMPANY. G..
Stcinhouse.
Arab fire company-A. Lohr.
Railroads.&c.. l.. Morrill,.
Chamber of Commerce-Peter Cuhl
River Transportation-Ma 4. W.
Halliday.
Knights Tcmpar-Dr. c. W. Dun
ming.
Masons -EX-May John Wood,
Knights of Pylhias-W. X. Hawkins.
Odd Fellows--.John Robinson.
Cairo tasino-IIerman Meyers.
Hunting club-W. +. Bcerwart.
st. Patrick's Benevolent society--W.
O'Callihan.
Ancient Order of Iibcrnians-D Me-
earthly.
Taylor Literary society Louis Schuck-
crs.
Turners-Ed. Budcr
Silver Cornct band-F. Bross.
Delta City Cornet band--P. II. Schulz.
National band-Prof. Eisenburg.
Sunday schools-B. +. Blake.
From the city at large-tol. :. Stats
Taylor.
Mystic krew--C. Hardy.
Boating associatlon--.Iohn |. Ais
thorp.
Amateur string band-Frank Met
calf.
Base ball-Phil. Howard.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
W. l.. WRIGHT,
JEwErT WILCoX,
GEo. loCUM,
tommittc.
RESOLUTIONS.
Alderman Thisllewood offered the fol-
lowing resolution. and moved the adop-
ton of the same, which was carried:
WHEREAS, The condition OF Eighth
street, between Commercial and Wash
ington avenues. Is such rs to require inn
mediate attention. Therefore
Resolved, That the Street Committee be
instructed to have said street repaired
and put in good order.
The bond of Winter Il Stewart, auc-
tioneers. was presented, and on motion,
approved.
The clerk then read the following com
munication
OFFICE OF THE TRUSTEES
OF THE CAIRO CITY PROPERTY,
CAIRO, lLL., May 6, 1876.
To the City Council, Of the City Of Cairo;
ENTIEMEN-Among the proceedings
In the circuit court of the United States
for the Southern district OF Illinois, in a
case in which the undersigned is COM
plainant, and the Cairo and ST. Louis
railroad company and the City OF Cairo
are defendants, ] ilud an appearance cu-
tered for the city by Mcssrs. Judd &
Whitehousc. of Chicago, rs solicitors for
the city, and an answer filed by them for
the city. signed by the mayor and sworn
to by him.
In this answer it IL stated that the city
expressly denies that the pices of land
upon which the new lcvec Is being con-
structed and which g
Is designated as New Lcvce street, is one
of the public streets of said city.
The trustees of the Cairo City Proper
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