The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-09-13

ing for the privilege to erect an addition
Of l2xl6 feet to his wood shed, situated
on his premises.
On motion Of Alderman Lancaster,
said petition was referred to the commit
tee on police, jail and fire department.
BY permission, Alderman Wright pre-
scented aud had read Petition OF B. +.
Blake, representing that he Is the holder
of time check from 4. II. Bagnell to
DR.. Sullivan for ten dollars, that sec
ond certificate therefor has been taken
ont, and asks tor an examination into
the matter.
On motion OF Alderman Wright re.
ierrcd 10 finance committee.
Alderman Wright also presented
petition of John Clancy, representing
that Judgment had been recovered
against him by the City of Cairo for
building a sidewalk abutting lot /,
block IL, amounting to sixty dollars and
sixty cents $50 COY before the county
court, and that no sidewalk had been
built abutting said lot, and prays the
discharge from payment OF same.
On motion OF Alderman Wright
petition was referred to ordinance COM
mittee with Instructions TO report
thereon at first meeting Of the city coun-
ell.
Petition Of suniry persons resi-
dents of Fourth andl Fifth
wards, praying for the appoint
ment of Sydney Robinson, special
policeman, without compensation further
than allowed by ordinance. t'
On motion of Alderman Wood, re-
TERED to committee on police, Jail and
fire department.
REVOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS.
BY Alderman Wright:
| ResotCed, That the following named
sidewalks, be and are hereby declared to
be unsafe, and the superintendent OF
streets directed TO have the same torn
down, to-wil: on the northerly side OF
Fourteenth street, between Cedar street
and lot 50, block 70, Oity OF Caro-, on
easterly side OF Cedar street between
Fourteenth street and high ground near
Fifteenth street, Oh nOrrherIy side of
Third street, beteen commercal and
Washington ayenlIes, Oh easterIy side of
| Washington avenue between Seventh
and Eight street, on northerly side of
| Commercial avenue, between Sixth and
| Eighth street, on nOrtherly side OF
sixth street, between Washington and
Commercial avenues. on northerly side
OF Eighth street. between Washington
and Commercial avenues, on northerly
and southerly sides Of Nineth street,
between Washington avenue and Cedar
street, on northeriy side OF Tenth street
between Washington avenue and Cedar
streets, on northerly side of Division
street, between Washington avenue and
Poplar street, on westerly side OF Wash.
ington avenue. between Eighteenth and
| / wentieth street. AID 90. tH.F
Resolved, That the foregoing side
! walks, 50 tar rs practicable, as fast as
| torn down, be replaced with o sufficient
| ill OF earth to conform with the estabab.
llsbed grade; to be covered or top dressed
with cinde-s or gravel, said work to be
done under the direction OF the COM
mittee on streets. And be it further IS"
Resolved, That the city clerk advertise
under ordinance No. i'll, for the recon.
StruCtIOn OF the following sidewalks, to-
wit: On northerly side of Twentieth
| street, between Commercial avenue and
Levee street, excepting that already
| reconstructed by Charles Gallagher; on
southerly side OF Fourteenth street, be-
tween Washington avenue and Poplar
street.
On motion of Alderman Wood the
resolutions were laid over until next
meeting of the council for final action,
and ordered printed with the proceed.
ings.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Contract and bond of X. Mason for
filling and grading on Commercial aven.
lie were read by the clerk, and on mo-
ton OF Alderman O'Callahan, were ap.
proved.
His Honor, Mayor Winter. notified
the council OF his contemplated absence
from the city, and advising the appoint.
ment OF chairman pro tempore.
On motion of Alderman Halliday,
Alderman Rittenhouse was chosen to
act as such during the atsence of the
mayor.
On motion of Alderman Wood, coun-
Gil adjourned.
j. B. PHILLIs, City Clerk.