The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-04-11


fore mentioned.
On motion Of Alderman Halliday, re.
ceived and ordered filed, and the ordi>
nance committee instructed to prepare
and report an ordinance to carry into els
feet Its provisions.
RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS.
Alderman Wright introduced The fol-
lowing resolution, and moved It's adop>
ton;
Resolved, That the city clerk be, and
Is hereby ind acted 10 advertise Tor pro-
posals for filling not exceeding five hum
dreu cubic yards OF earth on Thirteenth
street between Walnut street and Wash~
ington avenue.
Resolution adopted. Yeas, 10; nays,0,
as follows;
Yeas-Foley, Halliday, Lancaster,
O'Callshan, Patier, Rittenhouse, Thistle
wood, Wood, Wright and Yocum-l0.
Nays-None.
Alderman Foley fiered the following
resolution, and moved its adoption
Resolved, That the city clerk is here
by directed to advertise tor proposals for
putting In five hundred yards OF dirt In
each OF the following streets, viz: in 18th
street, between Commercial and WASH
ington avenues; Goth street, between
Commercial and Washington avenues;
Poplar, between 18th and DiVisio n
streets; Washington avenue, between
18th and Division streets
Alderman Wright moved to amend by
referring to committee on streets.
Alderman Yocum moved an amend
ment to the amendment by filing 10th
street with rock instead Of earth.
Alderman Wood moved the previous
question.
On motion of Alderman Thistlewood,
the whole subject matter was laid on the
table. Yeas, &; nays, ., a. follows:
Yeas-Lancaster, Rittenhouse, This>
tlewood, Wright and Yocum--5.
Nays-Foley, Halliday, O'Callahan,
Patjer and Woods.
The vote being tie. the mayor voted
aye.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Alderman Halliday asked and was
granted unanimous consent of the cOun>
Gil to submit the following ordinance,
which was read first time and laid oyer
under the rules, viz
ORDINANCE NO. 49,.
An Ordinance Providing tor the Holding
OF a Special Election and Submission
OF the Question of Issuing Bonds under
the Act therein named.
WHEREAS, The petition Of ten legal voters, res
ident in the city OF Cairo Illinois, has been pre-
sente 10 the city council OF the city oil CAIRO, rep
resentiDg 10 sud council;
First-That said city has heretofore Issued its
municipal bonds, which are binding, subslstlng
and legal obligations Of said city, AMI the same
10 an amount far in excess Of said city's present
ability 10 pay, remain outstanding and unpaid ;
oil Of which said outstanding bonds can, as said
petitioners believe, he purchased and retired ~
about fifty cents on the dollar, by the issuance
and sale OF new bonds for mu less amount
and drawing lower rate Of interest than said
outstanding bonds, ind and in pursuance Of tie
act entitled, IAN act 10 amend an act entitled
An aet relhtlng to county ana city debts and TO
provide fjr the pay mcnt thereof by taxation IN
such countes and cities approved February
| 18th 1866, and to amend the title thereof" ap-
proved and in force April Y, 1877;
~econd--Tha TO the end aiorss aid the said pc
ttioners believe that 1t is the wish of majority
of the legal voters of said city that the proper
corporate authorities of said city shall issue new
bonds uader said act, and cell the same TO raist
money to purchase retire all of said outstand-
ing 0nds such new bonds 10 bear date July
lsi ls7a, TO be payable IN tweRty years from theiI
date 10 bear interest at the rate OF six per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually on tn first
days of January and July after date and unit
maturity for which coupons shall be attached
| principal and interest TO be payable al the -
- bank In the city and state of New
| York, and the amount of such new bonds to b'
| two hundred anu seventy thousand dollars (which
| is -out fifty per centum less than the amount o
said outstanding bonds,) OF such denomination
| ne may be most proper and available for the pur
| pos aforesaid, the proceeds OF sale OF whlcl
| eaii two hundredA nd seventy thousand dollar
new bonds 10 be expended under the direction Q
the proper corporate authorities OF said city, /
the purchase or retiring Of each AM
| all OF said outstanding bonds and 10
no oSter purpose whatever;
| And praying thai said council will submit (
the legal voters OF sail city, at special electo
| 20 be ordered for sach purpose, the question
| Issuing bonds under said act, in amount ant
! with interest and Of proper denominations, an
ul ls tyAyr and e1crt. and for tn" purpose afore
| said, in manner and form ~ aforesaid, and n
provided in and by the act aforesaid; anu, ~,
| WHEREAS, Said council is DESTROYS and viii
ling to 9all said special election and submit sal
question as prayed In snid petition; therefore,
lie 1t ordained by the City Council OF the CITY
Cairo:
SEC. l. That special election be held o
| Tuesday the - day of ------, A, ID
ISIS, in the several wards Of the city OF Cairo
| at the s0utherly door of the A ab engine nous
building in the First ward; at the Rough an
| Ready engine house building, In the secon
ward; At the IIiberniln engine house building i
the Third ward, at the court house
In the Fourth ward. and at the store house build
ing Of James Carroll, corner of Commercia
| avenue anu 18th street, In the + tth ward 10
the purpose azores aid; at which said special eeC
ton, there shall be submitted to the legal voter
of said city the question of Issuing the sal
bonds under the Act" aforesaid, In manner an
tom and for the purpose specified in the pre-
| amble 20 this ordinance and as therein set forth
SEC g That said special election shall be held
and due notice thereof shall be given by the CT :
clerk OF said city. and the ballots cast therea
shall read in manner and form as required by III
| sHii "Act' approved and in force, April y
1877.
Alderman Halliday presented anu rea
to the council communication from
p. Wheeler. Esq, in explanation of tn
action taken by the Cairo and Vncenne
railroad company, looking to the con
domination of a portion of the "rallroa
strip"
On motion of Alderman Halliday, RI
ceived and referred to the special cou
mittee appointed on April 2ad, to cor
fer with said Cairo and Vincenncs an
other railroad companies.
On motion of Alderman Wood, Il
council adjourned.
j. b. PHILLIs, City Clerk.
1900 TIMES