The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-05-03
THE COUNCIL.
Communications, Petitions, ana Mis.
ce11aneOus business,
Gathered from the Proceedings BY "Bulls-
tin" Reporter.

The following items are gathered from
the council proceedings OF Tuesday
evening. Councilman Wood presented
the following:
1. c. X. X. COMMUNICATIONS.
To the honorable Mayor md CITY roupcu
of the City OF Cairo:
Ihe Illinois Central railroad COMPANY
would respectfully call the attention of
the honorable Mayor an6 city council to
the decision recently,filed in the case of
the people, etc, VS.. illinois Central rail.
road company, whereby it will become
necessary to tear down the yellow ware.
house and elevator, and to take
up the mile switch, and
remove the car hoist and
transfer outside of the city limits. At
tentlon is also called to the fact that said
decree absolutely enjoins this company
from loading or unloading any cars be-
tween Fourth and Fourteenth streets and
between Eighteenth and Fcrty.second
streets; whereby the mills, manuiacto.
ries ard warehouses above Eighteenth
street Will be deprived of great accom-.
msdations and conveniences now exist.
ing, and this company greatly damaged.
1t has been suggested that if the leyee
street above Eighteenth street could be
vacated and devoted to railroad uses, the
damage and injury to the business of the
ri nv. a plsfn ip1ix-i1naIc
company could be averted.
You are therefore respectfully request
ted to appoint a committee to confer
with this company and with the attor-
neys for the people in the above case,
which committee may ascertain whether
any juuicious settlement of the difficult
ties caused by said decree can be made.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL Il. Il. Co.
On motion OF Alderman Wood the
following resolution was concurred in:
Resolred, That a committee Of three
members OF the city council be appointed
| by the mayor, whose duty it shall be to
confer with the Illinois Central
the attorneys tor the people
entered as referred to in the communica-
ton before the council from said railroad
company, with view to some arrange
ment TO protect the interest of the peo-
pie of the city.
Aldermen Wood, Halliday and Pater
were appointed as committee to confer
with the railroad company.
TIE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the tax payers association:
CAIRO, ILL.,, April 10, 1877.
| To the honorable Mayor AID City Council of
| the City Of Cairo:
AT meeting Of the Cairo taxpayers
association, held March 10th, 1877, the
following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The salary of the city clerk
was fixed at its present amount 5000
per annum and feesl upon
the understanding that the office
was to be kept open at the council cham.
Der, and his attendance there is no longer
required, and he is permitted TO give at
tention 10 other business, and to transact
his Official business at his private ofii re :;
therefore
| 1trSOIttUs lIot lliC suDJtCl vi u
| ton OF the salary of the city clerk be
brought to the notice of the city council,
and that ii be recommended to said coun-
ell TO reduce the said salary to $500 per
| annum and present fees.
ReSotUed, That the secretary be and is
hereby instructed 10 furnish copy of
this resolution to the city council.
Very respectfully,
Il. +. BLAKE, Secretary,
The ordinance committee to whom
the above was referred, reported that as
the reduction of salary could not apply
to the present incumbent, it should lay
over for such future consideration as the
council may see fit to take thereon.
MAYORS BOND.
f. F. Davis, Peter Neff and Leo.
kleb are the bondsmen of Mayor Win
ter in the sum of $1,000.
CITY TREASURER BOND.
The Official bond OF City Treasurer
Parker, with Fredoline Bross, Peter
Neff, William Kluge, William Wolfe,
John McNulty, c. NJ. Osterloh, John
Gates, b. +. Livingston, ii. Wells and
Patrick Fitzgerald, sureties, was ap-
proved.
TO INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE.
The resolution OF Alderman Patier to
increase the police force to seven men,
including the Chief, was referred to the
committee on police and jail.
MRS. GAFFNEY's PETITION.
The finance committee, to whom was
referred the petition OF Mrs. Gaffney,
praying the retunding of license money,
was reported back with the recommends
ton that it should not be granted.
PETITION FOR A CROSSING.
The petition OF VIM. X. Hawkins,
Henry bunker, Mrs. G. A. Christman,
z. McMenemee and F. Bemis to con-
struct A crossing on the northwest side
of Twenty-third street and Holbrook
| ovapua uas prantcI nv tho council