The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-06
CITY COUNCIL.
(Re9ular Meeting).
CorScIL CnANarRl

CAIRO It'll April ih, 1876.
Present-iiis Honor Mayor Winter
and Aldermen Lancaster. Nellis, Parker, |
Patier, Rittenhouse, Thistlcwood, and
wright. |
Alderman ThistlewoOd moved to
amend the minutes of the last meeting.
by striking out the words approved
and" relating to the adoption of the APP
preparation bill, and to insert words
"who, with the anayor," relating to the
mayors communication at last meeting.
Motion carried.
Alderman Patier moved a suspension
of rules and that the minutes as amended
be approved without reading. Carried.
In the matter of unfinished business,
"An ordinance permitting the use of part
Of Levee street" was read. Alderman
Nellis moved the ordinance be laid upon
the table, and that action be indefnit-
ly postponed. Motion carried.
The following reports of city officers
were presented and read, and on motion
of Alderman Wright, approved and or.
tlered filed.
Reports Of Jno. Clancy. city jailer for
March; J.J. Bird, =. VI. for February;
+, Bross, =. NJ. for February.
The report of A. Comings, J. r.. for
April was presented and read, and, on
motion of Alderman Wright, referred To
Finance Committee.
| The Finance committee made the fol.
lowing report
To His Honor the Mayor and Council of the
| City Of Cairo:
| GENTLEMEN ~ our committee, to
whom was referred the communication OF
our treasurer, would report us follows:
That after due deliberation on the mat
ter in question. the only plan we can sug-
| gest and recommend in the absence VI
funds will be
First. To reconsider the vote taken at
the last regular meeting. authorizing a
| warrant I'm favor of treasurer for amount
OF Levee Pay Roll: and then would sug-
gest that warrant be issued In favor Of
| the treasurer for the amount already ex-
pended on account of last pay roll anu
also warrant for the uneXpended bal
Il illCt Ill tIlt IstNtC W W 6iNSh "us
as voucher when the said balance Is paid
out to the creditors pro rata.
| Second. That the treasurer be author
| lied to have Levec warrants printed for
| blank amounts, ION same conditions as
former Ones) bearing 10 per cent. ihterest
from da.c, and filled up by said treasurer
| for the amount due each creditor on ac-
count of New Lcvee. to be signed by the
MAYOR and city clerk, and paid out by
the treasurer a. settlement in full on ac-
count Of New Ievcc.
Respectfully submitted.
WOOD RIITESHousE,
tHAs. y. PATIER,
Finance Committee.
alderman locum appeared and took
his seat.)
On motion of Alderman Wright the
report was received and concurred IN by
the following vote:
Ayes-Lancaster, Nellis, Parker, Pa
tier, Iittenhousc, Thistlewood. Wright
and iocum-s.
Nays--0.
On motion OF Alderman Ri;tenhouse
the clerk was authorized to cancel the
order authorized to be drawn in favor Of
the treasurer at the last regular meeting
for iull amount Of Levee Pay Roll.
\ petition from Jas. DeMott, managel
of Rothchild's show, asking the council
to grant said show license free one day
was, on motion of Alderman Wright, re
| ferred to the Ordinance committee, will
instructions to report at next meeting.
The following bills were presented au(
| referred to the committee on claims:
| Henry Winter, mayor, salary.
| III u
| w. +. AXiey, clerk, salary March 10 .,
| Il. +. Blake, treasurer. salary
MARCH. ..........."..".............. ~ w
John ii. Gossman, marshal, salary
March. ....... 70 0,
j. c. LaHue. A. Cain. W.Wooten,
Henry Sargent. WIN. Brown, NJ.
O'Malley. police constables,
eacn, .:'...''..'.'.....'...'.''" W w
j. j. Bird, Z. M........................, 25 o,
+. Bross, Z. M........"...."""... 20 "
Rough and Ready Fire Co., one
quarters allowance to April LIST 90 u
Arab Fire Co.. same. 90 0,
Ilibernian Fire Co., same............. 60 On
Delta City Fire Co.. same........... 60 "
Bridget Mulligan. boarding men,. Is U
X. II. Cunningham. rent Of coun-
| Gil chamber. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Is O
Cairo BULLETIN, proceedings etc.
III harcn....,....'. -,....'"'.'...,. Is W
Jas. Ross coal for jail........ ...... ! q
Jas. Ross. coal for police depart
.........,,.................. u
Jas. Ross. coal for clerks Office. 3
Jerry Murphy. work on old levee Z
b. eastman, word on old levee... 4
NJ. Driscoll. work on old lcvee.... Z
Jas. Harrington, work on old leyec Z
ID. Foley, work on old lcycc...."...
Il. Baird, Sr. work on old lcvee-.. )
, X. Baird, Jr.. work on old levec... I
, John Clancy, jailcr, extra meals. II 3
John Clancy dieting prisoners..".. u J
NJ. l.. Powers, hauling dead COW
10 nv s'','...,..,..'...,,','' q
Peter Comfy. work on sidewalk. 2
| ID Met arthV = DAYS work with