The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-01
CITY COUNCIL.
special Meetins
COUNCIL CuAMHEH !

COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Cairo. H., March 80, 1876.
Present-lIis Honor Mayor Winter and
Alderman Lancaster, NclIis, Parker.
Pa,ier, Rittenhousc. Saup. Thistlcwood.
Wright and Nocu.n-9.
The Mayor read the following com
municatiOn which, on motion, was re.
ierrcd to the Levee Committee with in.
strur'ions to take such steps as may be
necessary to protect the city. interest:
10 the City Council of the city Of Cairo.
GENTLEMES-Io on having been called
together this evening to transact general
business, would especially call your at
lehtion TO the passage of the appropria-
tloh bill Tor 1876. would also call your
attention to the condition of the Nissis.
sippi levce below the junction of the new
levee for distance of about 300 feet-the
said old levee Is cutting rapidly away
and demands your immediate attention
or there Is no telling the danger by DELAY
that might ensue. There is many other
matters ] would wish to call your attcn-
ton to this evening. but sickness in my
family have prevented me fiom being
prepared, but will be by next Tuesday
evening, the regular meeting of your
honorable body. Yours respectfully,
ii. WINTER, Mayor.
The Ordinance committee rcportcd
the following ordinance and on motion
OF Alderman Thstlewood, the regular
rule was dispensed with,a the ordinance
ordered to second reading:
Providing for the annual appropriations
fhn ti.a.1 y.l.Ir h.nipnt,,,
LIST, 1876, and ending December 3lsf,
1876.
BE it ordained by the City Council of the
the City of Cairo:
SECTION !. That for the purpose OF tie
iraying the necessary expenses and liza
Oilities OF the corporation for the fiscal
year ending December 3lst. 1876. and Tor
paying certain liabilities already Incurred,
the following respective sums. or so
much thereof as may be required be,
and they are hereby appropriated for the
following purposes, to-wit:
From the general interest fund. For
the purpose OF paying interest on sun
dry bonds of the city, 50. 7l2 40.
2.-FrOm the Fox. Howard 4 Co. inter-
est fund. For the purpose of paying
interest on bonds issued to Fox, How
ard & Co.. $3.50.
3.-From the bond redemption fund.
For the purpose OF paying bonds due
and becoming due before December
3lst, 1876. 500 90.
From the fund for paying city inter
est bearing warrants. For the purpose
ofpaying prnincipal and interest on
interest bearing warrants rs provided
in ordinance No. "a, $1,000 90.
5.-From Levee street gravel road loan
fund. For purpose Of paying sums
borrowed for crawling Lcyee street,
$3.50 90.
G.--From new levee street levee fund.
For purpose of paying sums borrowed
for erecting embankment or levee upon
said new I.evee street, Sl7. 900 90.
From the general fund. For the
following purposes, viz:
Ito pay salaries OF officers, $1,000 On. |
2.--To pay cost of repairing. and por-
tIon of assessments against the city tor
constructing and rccOnstructing side
walks, $1,000 90.
$40 pay the cost of repairing OF
streets, $1,000 90.
ITO pay cost OF drainage pipe and
work, 81, 800 On.
5. TO pay expenses OF board of health,
$1,000 90.
G. TO pay expenses of lire department,
$1,000 90.
Z. 10 pay expenses of city clerks oiilcc |
and council chamber. $500 90.
8. TO pay expense Of city election 500 co.
.. TO pay expenses of city Jail and diet
ing prisoners. 81 900 90.
10. TO pay expenses of city printing,
$500 90.
IL. TO pay expenses of Lighting street |
lamps, $4,000 90. /
~. To pay fees for collecting general |
warrant of 1876, 81, 800 90.
II, TO pay fees and expenses for contin-
gent purposes, ST, 900 90.
Making total amount Of SOS 10? ~,
On motion of Alder IMAM Ihistlcwood, !
said ordinance was approved and adopted
by the following vote
Ayes-I.nncas,er, Nellis, Parker, Paiicr.
Rittenhouse. Saup, Thistlcwood, Wright
and Nocum 3.
Nays-O.
The following communication from H.
r. Blake. city treasurer, was presented
and read, and on motion of Alderman
Rittenhouse, referred To the Finance
COMMITTEES.
CAIRO, lLI., March, 1876.
To the Hon Mayor and CITY Council of the city
of Cairo;