The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-06-14
Adoption Of An Ordinance Creating the
Office Of Cooperation Counsel.

| VinVo VI WI PVtnuun SounsoA'
The city council met in regular scs-
sion on Tuesday evening, with the fol-
lowing members present.: His honor,
Mayor Winter, and Aldermen Halliday,
Lancaster, O'Callahan, Rittenhouse,
Thistlewood, Wood, Wright, and Yo-
cum.
SHOWED OVER.
On motion OF Alderman Wood the
reading of the minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with, and tn
council at once proceeded to grind GU
the business before It.
CITY OFFICERS REPORTS.
At the last meeting Of the council, thu
report of City Treasurer Parker was re
ierred to tue city clerk for examination
The clerk made his report, which was
on motion of Alderman Rittenhouse re-
ceived and approved and ordered filed.
HAPPINESS FoR THE UPTOWN PEOPLE.
The report of the committee Oh streets
to whom was referred, by resolution, the
petition Of number of up town people,
asking tor the grading and filling OF
| Commercial avenue, above Twentieth
street, was received and read, as follows
ave would recommend that ill BIZ
made upon Commercial avenue, say
between Twentieth and Twenty.eightl
streets, the estimated amount OF eartt
required being eight hundred yards
Would further recommend that tn,
proposed work be done by contract
and that the city clerk invite proposal:
accordingly"
Alderman Halliday moved to receive
the report and that the recommendation
OF the committee be concurred in, and
the city clerk Instructed to advertise for
proposals for doing the work, and report
such proposals on June 18th inst,
which prevailed by unanimous vote.
THE MYSTIC bREw's PETITION GRANTED.
The committee on streets reported also
on the petition read ct the last meeting,
from the Mystic Krew OF Comus, asking
the use of st. Mary's Park on the Fourth
of July, recommending that the same be
granted, and instructing superintendent,
Tim German to see that the guarantees
as to the injury OF the park be strictly ad.
bered to. The prayer OF the krew was
granted on motion OF Alderman Thistle
wood.
| AND WALNUT AED CEDER TOO.
The report OF the street committee OIL
the petition of sundry citizens residing
in the nelghborhood Of the corner Of
Walnut and Ceder streets setting forth
the bad condition OF that thoroughfarc,
and asking that repairs be made, wa
next read. Ths committee recon.
mended the granting the prayer OF tn
petitioners, and the clerk he or
dered TO advertise for proposals ioi
dong the work. On motion Of
Alderman Wood the report was re.
ceived and the recommendation of the
committee cOncurred III by IL tai. vote.
THE CITY SCALES TO BE REPAIRED.
The street committee next reported on
the report of joe Bross. which was re-
ferred to them at the previous meeting
OF the council. They recommend
that the city scales undergo "A geuera
overhauling, and be p Into proper con
dition to do the WORK they are intended
tor. Alderman Halliday NOV d 10 re.
ceive the committees report. aud in.
struct the street committee to SET that
the necessary repairs are made. Carried
unanimously.
COOK AND BUNKER THE LUCKY MEN.
The street committee report ed that
after due consideration Of the subject
and carefully examining the bids Of
Messrs. Devore, Fitzgerald, Madden
Denny, Cook and Bunker, for the con-
struction OF sidewalks on Levcc street,
between Tenth and Twelfth streets, thty
had come to the conclusion that the pro-
posal OF Messrs. Cook and bunker met
their views. and recommended that thell
bid be accepted, whereupon Alderman
Wood moved the report be received, and
concurred in, and that the proper officers
be authorized 10 draw up contract,
which motion prevailed by a unanimous
vote.
| CLAIMS.
The committee on claims reported bacl
all bills received at the previous meeting
which, on motion OF Alderman Wright
were ordered paid, except those placed
on the pay roll in the name of VIM. Vol
for labor on streets, which the committee
recommended should be paid, ii the same
were presented IN the name OF the par
ties who performed the labor. The bill
were presented as required, and are a.
follows.
2. Cochran, o. days on streets with
team.................".... 81
James Adsin, 0 days on slreets.....Sll 2,
James Heating, lGl days on streets $40 3
James Heating, 0 days Oh streets Sll 2;
Alderman Halliday moved-t to recon
nit said bills to the committee on claims
with instructions to report instanter
The committee reported the bills back
recommending payment.
Alderman Halliday then moved tina
the report Of the committee be receives
and the bills paid, which motion pre-
vailed.
ORDINANCES.
The ordinance com nittce, which body