The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-13

The levec Committee also made the iol-
lowing report. and on motion Of Alder
man Halliday was received and the clerk
Instructed TO have the plat OF dedication
recorded
Understanding Ia regard 10 work on
new levce, between Robert Bagncll aud
city Of Cairo, llIs.:
First, The said BagAcll To Issue orders
upon said city payable 10 teams and la
borers for work done To amount OF So
1900. which arr 10 bc accepted AMI paid
BY the city.
Second, The said Bagnell to assign
contract to the city at once. relieving the
city from all further liabilities there
under.
and enactments necessary To- carry into
effect the above. ON its part.
Fourth. Thomas Basnell and William
Ragnell to be employed 10y the city a
fOremen OF the work hereafter. ut the sun
Of $l5 per week each.
Fifth. The city TO have use of about
90 scrapers controlled by said Bagncll
for the term Of ninety days. at the price
Of 81 each for said Use, and said scrapcrs
10 be returned in ~ CORD order a. re-
ceived, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
Alderman Halliday offered and moved
the adoption OF the following resolution,
which wa. adopted by III" following
vote
Ayes-Ilalliday. Lancaster, Ncllis, Pa
tier, Parker, Eittcnhouse. Saup, Thistle
wood, Wright aud Iocum-l0.
Resolved, That the relocation OF part
Of n nus.a .t..I A., a 4
Committee. and in which work has been
done and which change has been made
under the direction OF the I.cvce Commit
tee. be, and the same is hereby approved
and confirmed.
Ordinance Committee reported the fol-
lowing ordinance, and on motion OF Al
derinan Thistlewood the rules were sus-
pended, and the ordinance put upon its
second reading:
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No.
WHEREAS, Under Ordinance No. III, proyid-
ing Tor construction Of the new ieyes, ii is pro-
viaed therein that the work of building said
leyee shall I've done by contract, and
WHEREAS, The work of constructing said
!eSee was let 10 Robert Bsgnell, Esq aud a
contract entered into with HIM by the city Ior
said work but said Ragnell having ceased work
under sad contractsnd the said contract having
been declared forfeited by the proper anthoriii--
Of the city. aud Il being necessary that HE work
of constructing the said new lsyec should be
prosecuted with all possible yixor, and In AVOID
any further delay or complications from failure
OF contractors or Otherwise. therefor.
Re 1t ordained by The city council OF the city %
Cairo;
SECTION I. That said Ordinance No. NJ Il,
and IL hereby 50 amended n 10 provide thai In,
IeGuA ndrr VI the work OF constructing said leye,
shAl sr done by men and team. Nv days work
ubder the supervision Of the eng in-er Ia charge
bui under the general direction OF lice comm
lee on leyees
On motion Of Alderman Thi.tlewood
the ordinance was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-lialliday, Lancaster, Nelli.
Parker, Patier, Kittenhonsc, Sanp, Til,
ilewood, Wright and Nocum--l0.
Nays-0.
Petition Of Jcwett Wilcox, John Gate
and james X. Lane, asking for a rcduc
ton Of license on billiard tables, was pre-
sented and read, and on motion OF Alder
man Wright referred 10 the orll
nance committee with Instructions L
draft an ordinance in compliance there
with.
ON motion OF Alderman Saup. councl
adjourned.
W. fEENcH AxLE,. city clerk.