The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-04


mittee representing the several fire COIN
pantes of the city, and acting under the
instructions Of their respective compa-
MES. beg leave to suggest to your honor
| able body the propriety of taking proper
steps towards celebrating In u Hitting
manner the approaching Centennial
birthday of our country. It's our opin-
| ion that snch celebration should be n
general one and participated in by all
our people, aud that all our societies and
organizations generally should remain
at home and join in such celebration.
| Such an occasion, We believe, would
serve to attract large numbers ofpeople
| from the neighborlng towns aud country.
thus not only tending TO increase the in
terest of the occasion, but would other
wise naturally be of benefit to our city.
We would therefore respectfully ask
your honorable body to inauguiatc a
| movement as herein suggested In which
event the several fire companies pledge
their united cooperation, and viii use
their best endeayors in assisting in max
ing IL success.
WOOD RITTENHousE,
Arab Fire Company:
j. GEO. STEINHoUsE,
Rough and Ready Fire Company;
VI. J. HowLEY,
Hibcrnian Fire Company;
ii. SARGENT.
Delta City Fire Company.
Alderman Wright moved that the chair
appoint a committee of three to act in con-
junction with the mayor, and to whom
the said communication be referred. with
instructions to report at next regular
meeting.
Carried.
The chair nominated Alderman Wright,
Wilcox and Iocum as said committee.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR.
His honor, the mayor submitted the
following communication:
CAIRO, His, May .. 1876.
To the City Council Of the city of Cairo:
GESTLEMKN-I would respectfully re-
port to your honorable body, that did,
on April Is. release from the city Jail one
Mrs Alice Smith. confined for disordcrly
| conduct. she being unable to pay her
fine, and having tour small children and
no one to take care of same.
Ibid on May lst release Laura Smith
and Nellie Baker who had been confined
| for vagrancy, and had served twenty
tihNt tdys. vi tut
city. Also on the same day release Liz.
zie Rommies, who had been confined
twenty-three days tor same ottense.
Would also report that shall d, charge
all appointed officers Of the city, the same
| to take effect on the 10th of this month.
and that will, either ut an adjourned
meet or "A call meeting of the council. on
next Friday night, nominate new officers
fer the ensuing year.
will also on that evening deliver to
your honorable body nv annual mes
sage, oiferir & and recommending such ac-
tons to your honorable body for adoption
that ! think will be of material interest
to the city's welfare. Yours. Respect
fully, ii. WINTER. Mayor.
On motion Of Alderman Halliday said
communication was received anG filed.
COMMITTEES.
The Mayor then announced the follow
ing standing committees for the ensuing
year:
STREETS AND DRAiNAGE.
Patier, Iocum, Wright, Lancaster and
Thistlcwood.
CLAIMS AND PRINTING.
Rittenhouse, McGauley and Parker.
POLICE, JAIL AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Wright, Parker and McGauley.
FINANCE.
Halliday, Patier and Rittenhouse.
ORDINANCE AND MARKET.
Wilcox, Halliday and Patier.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Mayor aud Alderman Wilcox, l,it-
tcnhouse, Parker, McGauley and Ian
caster.
On motion of Alderman Wright. council
adjourned to meet Friday evening, May
9th, at 1880 p. m. j. w. STEWART,
City Clerk,