The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-06
CITY COUNCIL.
Bcwuyar Meeting.
COUNCIL ,CHAMDER. |
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Aldermen Halliday. Lancaster Parker
Rittenhouse. Saup, lhistlewoo1. Nellis
Wright and Yocum9.
On motion Of Alderman Rittenhou.c
the reading of the minutes OF the Iasf
meeting was dispensed with aud the min
utcs approved.
Report of d. +. Blake, city treasurer
for December, was presented and read,
and on motion OF Alderman Wright APP
proved.
Report of +. Bross and j. j. Bird, po-
lice magistrates, was presented and read,
and on motion received and ordered
filed.
The Ordinance Committee reported the
following ordinance recommending the
adoption thereof:
AN ORDINANCE dxlns 'l.ie Of c,mmeucs
nent and endiag Of the ''nscsi year am
municipal year.
he 1t ordained By the CiN council Of ias CIV 90
Cairo
Section one Of Article seven, sni toe "'uuuici-
nal wear" mentioned IN section ei-l'. Nfiltlc
len of the act Of . inc9rr'rai,Sn maj lr.ei
end with tine last day OF pecciuoer, 10 elci year
The Ordinance committee also ~
ported the following ordinance:
AN oBDlNANCE 10 aincn1 se-iioo l'o, OR
dinance No :.
lie itoriainei by the city Caaasi otrs. a', af
Cairoi
SECTION ]. That sc,iiou numbered 70 afpr-
dinance Numbered :. Oe amended so IS O. mai -
follows, viz
SIC. IL Before any license shall D., -rsn,ci
for any OF the VurpJscs VI objects sI--cI led iu
the preceding .ecton, TIE a!plirut uT aVyil-
cants TOT the sia, shtli psS 10 the cis treasurer
the following sums, Was tur cy,Fy aIay.
wagon, cart OF other vehicle, u-el o. claNv1
property, fur hire, drawn d! Ou, aui-r. i've
dollars ior every dray. wagon. ears 90 Other
vehicle used a. above, drawn hN two l1t..- uI
oxen, seven DOLLARS aud hi,y cent.
On motion OF Alderman Halliday the
rules were suspended aud tine ordinance
placed upon Its second reading. ON
motion OF Alderman Neills, said ordi-
nance wa, adopted by the following. vote.
Ayes-lIalliday. Lancaster, Nelll.. Par
ker, Rlttenhouse. Saup. Thisilcwool.
Wright aud \ ocum--9.
Nays-0.
The Finance Committee made the lol-
lowing special report.
To the Mayor and City Council Of the city Of 1
Cairo.
Your Finance Committee beg leave TO |
submit the report OF Hon. John II.
Oberly, appointed under your iH,truc-
tlons 10 represent Lhc Interests Of the
city at Washington In relation to improve
ment OF Mississippi River between foot
OF Dicheys Island and mouth OF Ohio.
We respectfully recommend the adop-
ton OF the Memorial suggested, and that
the Finance Committee be further ill.,
structed TO carry out the other surges-
tons contained in Mr.. Oberly's report.
THos. W. HALLIDAY,
WOOD RITTENHOUsE.
Finance Committee.
CAIRO, LII, Dec. 80 1870.
Ar. Ihos. ". halliday, Chairman Finance
DE.R SIR: Ia compliance with the re-
quest OF your committee | proceeded To
the city of Washington to ascertain
whether it would be possible to procur.
an appropriation by Congress for the
purpose OF making certain proposed i'm
provcments OF the Mississippi river at
this place.
There Is, i'll my opinion, no doubt that
congress viii make an appropriation for
the purpose indicated. ii the citizens i'll
tercsted in its being made will take proper
ana prompt steps to procure it. The
Hon. William Aarlzcll, member from
TINS district, has already introduced Il bill |
into the House of Representatives appro. |
priating 100000 for the suggested i'm |
provement, copy OF which bill is here |
with enclosed. Ii has been referred TO |
the Committee ON Cntn,uapS~, Dut, III |
though Mr.. HartZell Il very earnest in his |
advocacy of this measure and will do all |
possible work 10 carry ii through Con- |
yress, there Is no probability that the |
committee which has il under advise |
ment will report iayorably upon it, or
even report upon it at all, ii the CITY |
Council and citizens of Cairo, river men
and Others Interested in the matter, make
no effort TO convince the committee that
the asked-for Appropriation is one that
ought 10 be made. The Mayor and City
Council should therefore adopt a Memo
rial TO Congress- setting forth the req
sons why the appropriation is asked tor.
and our citizens should meet en- mass,
and endorse the action Of their represent
atlves in the city government. Steps
should also be taken TO have a petition
Tor the appropriation, by steamboat cap
tains and pilots, sent up with the memo
rial have suggested.
Gen. j. III. Simpson. in charge of i'm
provements on the Mississippi between
the mouth Of the Ohio and the mouth of
the Illinois, has already had his attention
called to the condition of the river al this
place, and has had survey of it made
between the mouth of the Ohio and the
foot of Dickey's Island. Upon petition
OF our citizens he will make a report 10
the government. | am satisfied he no
lievcs an appropriation to improve the |
river rs has been suggested j. imperl-
lively demanded by the interests OF com |
inerce and the government, and will so re-. |
port There can be no doubt that such a |
report from so skillful and e.timablc an |
officer would have great weight with Lis |
superiors. and be conclusive argument |
with The Committee on Commerce of the |
House IN favor OF Mr.. Iiartzells bill. Ii |
Is therefore Important that petition |
sucn rs | nave suggested should DE Sent |
10 Gen. Silnpson without unnecessary dc. |
lay:
With this enclose form OF the mem.
oral, that, in my opinion. sLoulI hr
adopted by the Mayor and Civ Council |
and endorsed by our citizens.
Please find enclosed SIG, the apIoint of |
the $50 given to me TO defray INV OK.
penses while at Washington. not used |
by me. RESPECTFULLY,
&c., JONI II. OBERLY.
j" ne oOhsfeas of the United States
o,Ne, your lnemoriaiists, the MayOr and |
'iiy council OF the City of Cairo, mi. |
hois' would respectfully represent unto |
That there now exists great ncccs.itv
Tor the Improvement of the Mis,is.iupi |
river at the city OF Cairo. because;
i. Inc channel thereof, being OH |
slructeu Wy bars, snags aud other oh. |
strucIons, y; IA nmes of low water, and