The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-09

COMMITTEE REPORTS .

COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on streets to whom
were referred the bics for furnishing ina.
terials and reconstruction OF sidewalks,
at the special meeting, held on Both ult.,
reported recommending the making
awards as follows, viz;
70 Milton jenkins:
On the nOrtherly side Of .ilh street, be-
tween Commercial! avenue and Walnut
street. at 81 cents per lncal foot; on
westerly side Of Commercial avenue, be-
tween 3rd and 4th, and ON and 18th
streets, Mt 80 cents; on the eastcrly side
OF Washington avenue, between 10th and
l2ih., and on westerly side of Washing.
ton avenue, between 18Th anti 18th streets,
at 80 cents; on the northcrly side OF 10th
street, between Commercial and Wash>
ington avenues, at IS cents; and on the
nor tEerly side OF 18th street, between Cc-
dar and Locust streets, 50 cents.
To George Wilson and William Mi
nard, on the northerly side OF Goth street,
between Commercial avenue and Lcyee
street, at "a cents per lenal foot.
To j. Cooke and Henry bunker, on
the northerly side Of 10th street, between
Commercial avenue and Levee street, and
on south side of l4th street, between
Commercial avenue and Leyce street, at
Is cents per lenial foot; on the. southerly
side OF 9th street, between Commercial
avenue and brewery, at ij cents.
Tot. J. Fitzgerald, on the westerly
side OF Poplar street, between 18th and
18th streets, at 46 cents per lineal loot; on
the northerly side Of Sth street, between
Cedar street and lot 32. block 60, trestlc>
work, at So cents and on surface OF
ground, AZ cents, and on the southerly
side OF l4th street, between Washington
avenue and Poplar street, 50 cents.
On motion OF Alderman Wood, the re-.
port was received and recommendation
concurred in, and the proper officers in
structed to make contracts with the sew
eral parties and therein except such parts
of the foregoing sidewalks as are being
reconstructed by the owner or agents Of
lots AUDITING thereto, by the following
vote, viz:
Aycs-Halliday, O'Callahan, Ritten.
house. Thistlew0od, Wood, Wright and
Yocum-7
Nays-None.
The finance committee reported the re.
ceipt from b. +. Parker, city treasurer,
the sum OF 81 800 81 in general city Or
ders, redeemed during the month OF DC.
toher, all OF which they had this day de.
stroyed by burning.
On motion of Alderman Thlstlewood,
the report was received, approved and or.
dered filed.
| PETITIONS.
With permission OF the council, Alder
man Wright presented and had read by
the clerk petition OF sundry persona,
praying Tor the building Of a sidewalk on
the south of 18th street, between Walnut
and Pine streets.
On motion Of Alderman O'Callahan,
received and referred to the committee on
streets.
Alderman Wright, also after permis,
sion being granted, presented petition of
the Rough and Ready fire company, as.
king the purchase by the city of 300 feet
linen hose.
On motion of Alderman Wood received
and referred to the committee of fire de-
partment.
No objections being offered, the clerk
presented and read the petition OF sundry
persons, praying that a street crossing
be built across Washington avenue at 18th
street.
on motion Of Alderman Wright, re-
celVed the prayer OF petitions granted,
and tho crossing ordered built under su.
perintendence Of committee on streets
BY the following vote;
AyeS--Hallilay, Lallahan. Ritten.
house, Thistlewool, Wood, Wright and
Yocum'--7.
Nays-None. .rl.t,
The clerk also without objection being
made, presented and read the petition oil
Ferry Powers praying for the privilege
to place stock scales on easterly side Of
Commercial avenue. In front OF lots s and
| 0, block IL.
On motion Of Alderman Wood, receiv.
ed and referred to committee on streets
with discretionary power to grant the