The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-03
CITY COUNCIL.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, I
CAIRO, ILL, Feb. I, 1870. I

lis. Parker, Ps,ier, Rittenhouse. Saup.
Thistlewood, wright and Yocum-lO.
On motion, the reading OF the minutes
of the last regular and intervening meet
ings were dispensed with and the minutes
approved.
A communication from the mayor was
presented and read, and. on motion OF
Alderman Nellis. received and ordered
filed.
Alderman Wright moved that mas.
much as the council had been cnjoined
from taking any action In the matter of
thu Cairo and st. Louis railroad, that the
whole subject matter be indefinitely post.
poned. Carried.
Alderman Saup offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption
BE 1t Resolved By the City Council Of the City of
| Cairo;
That the city attorney OF the said city
be and he l. hereby instructed and direct
cd to take no action, nor to make any
appearance, on behalf OF said city of Cairo
10 the proceedings for condemnation of
right OF way now pending in the Alex
ander Circuit Court, wherein the Cairo &
st. Louis railroad company Is plaintiff
and Samuel Stats Taylar. the City OF
Cairo and others are defendants. Injunc-
tons have been served upon the city In
other proceedings connected with these
matters. and hence the city does not de.
sire to take any action whatever in the
| premises.
Lost, by the following vote
Ayes-Nellis. Saup, YOcum, 3.
Nays-lIalliday Lancaster, Parker. Pa
tier, Rittenhouse, Thi.tlewood, wright,7
| A communication from d. F. Blake.
| city treasurer, asking for further time in
which to make his report was presented
and read, and on motion further time al.
lowed.
The following report Of city officers
were presented and read, and on motion
approved and ordered filed:
Report OF F. Bross, police magistrate,
for December Joseph Bross, weighmas.
ter, from October 18th, 1875, to January
2lst, 1876; John Clancy, city jailcr. for
January. 1876.
Report of II. IL. Black. city attorney,
upon the petition OF 4. c. Coleman. was
presented and read, and on motion ap.
proved.
Alderman Thistlewood moved the
prayer of the petitioner be granted, and
that the mayor, city clerk and treasurer
be- instructed 10 grant him license in ac-
cnrJanca xrith fha ratifinn Marian nm.
ried by the following vote;
Ayes Halliday, Lancaster, Nellis,
Parker, Patier, Rit,enhouse, Saup, This.
tleweod, Wright and Yocum-l0.
Nsys-0.
The Ordinance Committee submitted
the following report in relation to the
printing of the revised ordinances.
Mayor and City Council, Gentlemen:
Your Ordnance committee having been
authorized BY resolution to contract for
revising, printing and binding the re.
vised ordinances of the city, would re-
spcctfully submit the following report:
We caused advertisement u he inserted
Ia the official paper of the city, for print
ing and binding one hundred and fifty
copies. uttN Oh WHICH we're 10 De inter-
leaved with good quality of writing pa
per, suitably iu n,uin anu oU "oI hMnd az" y,
~. ht,,n " as The Old voi and for which
We received the following bids, which we
here submitted as part OF his report:
both oids oesns II. eNccss y, amount noun,
for additional bids, reducing the number
OF comics TO one hundred, tifty of which
yr,ti,g naner and the one INN.
IL 'ias ha honnl os
ureu copies 10 pe pouhu AS
the old volume; and for which
we received two bids, which we here SUBJ
n,itt.d The C.IRo RrIIprIy Cow.
'ui..eu' osns - III, a,'d L;nd ,h,. ~,
PANi ProPoses 70 P!,u' aio UNIV .ne oiic
hundred copies i9r ths sum OF Two nun
h hid we would recommend that we be
authorized to accept, and that the proper
officer. be requested to draw up contract
10 coi,ioI1h !ncrew,.m.
Tnns ~ UAIIIn,y Ordinance
CHAs. +. NELLls, Nou'
Alderman Wright moved the report be
concurred In, and the proper officers be
Instructed to sign contract. Carried
by the following vote Ayes-lIalliday,
Lancaster, Nellis, Parker. Patler' Kitten.
house, Saup. ThistlewoOd, Wrtght,-9.
Nays i ocum--i'
NV o''''"'oe oo"A'n'.'ee ~ -, ' -.
following ordinance recommending It's
adoption.
AN oRDISANCE in regard to the publication
OF theOIuinances OF the CITY .