The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-09

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COMMUNICATION.
The mayor read the following COM
muncation to the council;
CAIRO, ILL.,, June 9Th, 1916.
To the City Council OF the City of Cairo
GENTLEMEN IL would respectfully
inform your honorable body that have
reduced the police force of the city since
your last meeting, as recommended in
my annual message, to chief and two
night policemen, by the removal OF ON;
GERS W. w. Wooten, Andrew Cain and
VIM. Brown, the same took effect on the
the 10th day of May, being u hall months
services rendered during the month. l
also relieved from duty on the 2lst OF
May, j. G. Lahue, being two-thirds Of a
month on duty. | find the plan Of re-
duction works we'll; the chief doing
the day duty, and the two police
men, together with the assistance OF the
chief, the night. | find there is no in
crease Of crime, but on the contrary the
city is Just as orderly, and great saving OF
city expenses. The amount saved by
this reduction of the police force, and the
| non-use of gas in street lamps, there
is a monthly saving OF over $4,000. i
would call your attention TO your re-
| quest in regard to the appointment Of o
| health officer: ! am of the opinion that
| the said health officer could be dispensed
with at the present time for two reasons
| namely: l have Issued an order to all
| citizens to Immediately cleanse their
premises, and persons knowing Of their
neighbors not complying with the order,
to either notify the city marshal or my
self, when their case will be promptly at.
tended to. think this plan meets with
public favor and will answer all pur.
poses.
Secondly, in regard to economy, by
the saving of at least sixty dollars pei
month, in the dispensing OF said health
officer, this amount added to the amount
saved by the reduction OF the police fOrct
and the burning OF gas, believe the
amount saved could be used to better
advantage to the city. For instance. il
would 20 far towards the cleansing, re
pairing and periecting your drainage
which demands your immediate atten
ton. Still ii it is your desire to have s
health officer submit to your wishes
and will appoint one whom | think vii
make an energetic and efficient officer
would also inform you j released from
custody Mary Hays, on the 10th day o.
May, on account of the death OF neal
relative, she having been sentenced fol
thirteen days, and having only three day!
to serve. also released Fannie Miller
on account of her being sick and having
two small children at home and no ont
to take care of them. would also cal
your attention to the city property at thu
pump on Thirty-second street and Ohit
levee, the building attached to same hav
Ing been lately destroyed by fire; ais.
the pump and castings at the Tent
street pump. Would recommend that tn
city clerk advertise the same to be SOLE
on the 26th day of June at public auction
to the highest bidder, under the direction
Of the street and drainage committee.
Yours respectfully,
| II. WINTER, Mayor.
On motion of Alderman Thistlewood
the above communication was receive,
and ordered filed.
Alderman Thistlewood moved that tn
mayors recommendation in regard L
the sale of the city property at tn
Thirty-Second street and Tenth stree
pumps, be approved, and that the cit,
clerk be instructed to advertise and sci
the same on the Goth day of June, at pull
lie auction, under direction OF the Stree
committee.
5 Motion carried by the following vote
Ayes-Halliday, Lancaster, McGauley
Parker, Rittenhouse, Thistlewood, Wi
! cox and Yocum-S.
Nays-None.
On motion OF Alderman Halliday tn
| action of the mayor in removing officer
, Cain. Lahue and Wooten from the polio
. force, was approved by the followin
vote.
!, Ayes-nalliday, Lancaster, McGauley
, Parker, Rittenhoase. Thistlcwood, Wi
cox and YOcum-s.
Nays-None.
Alderman Halliday moved that the a,
ton Of the mayor In removing Healt
n Officer WIN. Brown, be disapproved. an
n that he be restored to Office upon flin
new bond and taking new oath Of ofiic,
The chair declared the motion out
z order.
U Alderman Halliday appealed from Il
N decision OF the chair.
The question, ''Siall the decision
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