The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-10
CITY COUNCIL.
Rcgulsr Meeting.

minutes approved.
The report Of }. +. Blake, city treas.
arer, for the moth Of January. 1870,
was presented AND read, and on motion
of Alderman.v right, received and ordered
filed.
Report Of j. ]. Bird, r. NJ, for Decem-
Der, 1875, was presented and read, and on
motion, approved and ordered filed.
The Conpittee on Claims, to whom
was referred the allowing bills, reported
the same back, recommending payment !
thereof as follows:
Henry Winter, MAJOR saIary Tor
January .......".......'..''......S VI W
Vim. French AxleJ, clerk. salary
for January."....... ......'"......" 20 w |
d. +. Blake, treasurer, salary for
january ........................... W w |
John II. Gossnan, marshall, sal
airy for January. a. 90 |
j. &. I.aIIue. A. Cain. W. WottOn,
Henry Sargent, WIZ Brown and
Martin O'Maly, police consta-
Dies. each. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. w w |
j. Bross, police magistrate, salary
for December. % %
j. J. Bird, police magistrate, sal
airy for January. - 90 i
II. II. Black, city attorney. one
quarter, salary to Feb. lst...... 100 10 |
II. II. Black, commissions On fines
collected ...........a.............. y 40
l.. ii. Myers, for plow............. IL % |
Is. +. Livingston. Tor plow........ * % |
y. Rice. er........................ 100 90
j. $. McGahcy, lumber .............. ~ ~
&. X. Woodward, shovels .......... IL 10 |
G. c. Gas Co., gas in street lamps 1873 80 |
X. II. Cunningham, rent Of conn
Gil chamber. ........."....." 10 M |
John Clancy, dieting prisoners
al days at J0c per DAY .......... 20 80 |
John Clancy, extra meals fur
nshed prisoners. - 33
Deyore 4 Fitzgerald, building
SIDEWALKS Observation-Disclosures" I2S 52 |
st. Mary's Iniirmary. = days care
patient at 81 % per day......... 3 90
Cairo Bulletin Co., | ballot book,
council proceedings. &C. ........., % 50 |
Peter Conley. II days work q, 80
sidewalk at 81 30 per day ........ % 60
Terry Murphy, lGi days work On
sidewalk at 81 20 per day...-.... 81 81
.Iamcs Farrell, hauling l4lOads at
~ "..................."...... 4 10
John Furgeson. hauling I loads at
80 cents. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3 20
Dan Mccarthy, 3 days with chain
gang. ............................. 90
Dan Mccarthy, 2days' work clos
| ing sewers. ........."............ w
James Heating, ! days work clos
ing sewcrS................. ....... 80. 40
Timothy German, Sup't Of streets
in January. ......................... GO 10
| New i.cvee pay roll. llC "
Carl Peters, repairs on scrapers
| ana pl0ws........... ..'......... 800. ~ Il
James Ross. ton coal for police
Headquarters ............"........". ) 80
Thos. Fitzgerald, l days work re-
laying floor Ia jail.......".".....- w
Alderman Lancaster moved the bills as
read be allowed and an order drawn on
| the treasury for the amount. Carried by
the following vote:
| Ayes-Ilalliday Lancaster, Parker, Pa
tier, Rittenhousc. Wright and iOcum-T
Nays-0.
| Alderman Rittcnhouse moved that an
order for the full amount of the new
levec pay roll,as presented, amounting to
S3.l,G 90, be drawn in favor OF the city
treasurer, and that the pay roll be placed
| in his hands for him to pay according to
the corrections. Carried by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes--lIalliday, Lancaster, Parker, Pa
tier, Rittenhouse, Wright aud Y ocmm-7.
Nays--0
The report Of the Finance Commute
for January, 1876, was presented and
read and on motion of Alderman Wright,
received and ordered tiled.
The Levec Committee made the fol.
lowing report, which was read, and on
motion OF Alderman Patier, approved:
To e'IIon. Mayor and City Council:
GENTLEMEN-Your committee desire
to report that they did on the 2d day Of
the present month, discontinue the SER
vices OF John p. Hely, also his time
keeper and all foreman upon the work,
except WIN. and Thomas Bagnell. Ow-
Ing to the long continued bad weather
and so much OF the ground being covered
with water, but few teams can ever be
worked to advantage. Under such cir
cumstances your committee thought best
to curtail expenses as much as possible,
and trust our action will be approved.
w. p. WRIGHT.
WOOD RrrTENHoUsE,
= CHAs. LANCASTER,
GEO. YOCUM,
/ Committee on Lcvces.
! CAIRO, ILL.,, Feb. 8, 1876.
Il Alderman Wright offered the following
resolution, which on motion, was adopted
!, Resoiced, That the Street Committet
be and are hereby requested (as soon Us
!, circumstances will permit) to make
!, thorough examination OF the several sew
4 ers leading through the Ohio levee, ant
to report to this council the general con
dition of the same, together with sucl
= suggestions rs they may think Will bette
/ protect the city from sipe water.
4 Alderman Halliday offered the follow
i ing resolution, which on motion, wa
Q adopted:
: Resolped, That the superintendent o
Y streets be and he is hereby instructed 4
. deliver to William Kelly, George Voter
y and others, nj the city lumber yard, 81
y much old sidewalk lumber as they ma.
2, need to construct a sidewalk along sithe
II side of Sycamore street, or Commercial
. avenue, that may be selected, from Thirty
y fourth street to Forty second street, tn
~ same TO be constructed in such manner IA
n the Street Committee may direct; Pro
! yi,ied. That the constructing Of said side
walk, or any part lhereofsor hauling sal
20 lumber, shall not be donc at the expens
], ot me city.
'e 4tlerinam Halliday offered the follow
q yesolauon j.,
u W' Ian .tt