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

On motion OF Alderman McGauley, the
comptroller's report was received and or
dercd filed.
Reports Of John Clancy, cx-city iailer.
and of James Carroll. city jailer, were
read, and on motion of Alderman This
tlewood. referred TO the Committee on
Claims.
Report of. J. Bird, police magistrate,
for the month OF April, was read, and on
motion of Alderman Halliday. received
and ordered fled
The Committee on Streets reported
that the condition OF the streets. side
walks and drainage of the city was such
as to require the services OF competent
street superintendent that they had re-
tanned the services of Mr.. German az
such, and recommending that they be
| authorized 10 continue his services at a
salary not to exceed sixty dollars per
month.
On motion of Alderman McGauley,
said report was received and the recon-
mendation therein contained concurrcd
in by the following vote:
Ayes-Halliday, Lancaster. McGauley,
Parker, Rittenhousc, Thistlcwood Viii
cox and Yocum-S.
Nays-None.
The Committee on Claims reported
back the bill of election judges and clerks
with the following recommendation:
| Section q of Ordinance 10 provides
that judges and clerks Of elections shall
be paid 81 80 per day, while acting and
conducting elections; and Sc ton IL OF
Article ], of the General Incorporation
act for cities aud villages. provides that
all ordinances in force in any city or
town when it shall organize under said
act. shall continue in force and effect un.
til re pealed or amended.
Therefore, your committee.would still
recommend that the within bills be allow.
ed at 81 80 per day, until ordinances be
amended. WOOD RITTENHoUsE.
| b. +. PARKER,
| NJ. j. MCGAuLEY,
Committee OH claims
| Alderman ThistlewOod moved that the
report he received, and the recommends
ton OF the committee concurred in.
Alderman Halliday stated the revised
ordinances allowed So per day to judge,
and clerks of elections, and that said or
dinaces being now in force, he shoult
vote against the motion to receive tn
committees report.
Alderman Rittenhousc did not consid
er that the city government was as ye
working under the revised ordinances, Al
he did not understand that they wcr'
formally adopted, being still in thu
printers hands.
The question being put on Alderman
Thistlewood's, motion it was carried b,
the following vote:
| Ayes-Lancaster McGauley, Parker
Rittenhouse, ThistlewOod, Wilcox an,
Yocum-1.
Nays--Halliday-l.
The Committee on Claims also reports
that they had agreed to recommen,
to the council, compromise with Mrs
Earl in suit pending in the circui
court for damages received by fall iron
the sidewalk. According to the term
Of the agreement, Mrs. Earl has dismiss
ed said suit at the city's cost for the sun
OF $45, and they would recommend tina
an order be drawn on the treasurer fO
that amount in her favor.
On motion Of Alderman Halliday, sail
report was received and recommendatio
concurred in by the following vote:
Ayes-Halliday Lancaster, McGauley
Parker, Rlrtenhouse, Thistlewood, Wi
cox and Yocum-s.
Nays-None.
The Finance committee reported tha
they had received from F. Nj. Stockfletf
city treasurer, cancelled coupons fror
Fox, Howard & Co., bonds amounting
one hundred and twenty dollars, and tbs
they had this day destroyed the same b
burning.
On motion, said report was receive
and ordered filed.
PETITIONS.
The clerk read petition from ow ne
2 Of property on Sixth street, betwee
. Washington avenue and Walnut stree
, representing that said street is, during
great part of the year, practically useles
owing to the large quantity OF wat,
standing thereon, and praying that as
is an important cross street the coune
would order it TO be filled up to 81,
water line.
$ On motion OF Alderman Halliday. sa
: petition was referred to Commute, {
Streets.
The following bills against the ci
On were read, and, on motion of Aldcrm,
: Halliday, referred to the Committee ,
Claims.
Henry Winter, mayor, May sal.
ry........................ ..........., Al
j. w. Stuart, clerk, May salary Is
D. ii. Gossman, marshall, May
salary...... .........,......,............ "a
Martin o. Maley, police constable,
May salary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. GO
Henry Sargent, police constable,
may ......................... GO
"A. Cain. police constable One-half
Il month.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 30
81 WIN: Brown, police constable one
halt month ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30