The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-14
CITY C0UNCIhgOH
Regular MeetlnR.)

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IN mOtiOn ol Aloerman hittennVu
the minutes OF last preceding meeting
we're approved without beng read. lF
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communication irolh Tue mayor
To the City Council OF the City Of Cairo.
GENTLEMEN IL herewith hand you
circular and letter from Joseph Brown,
chairman on Mississippi river improves
ment convention that was held at St.
Paul, October 18th and 18th, 1877, and
request that you take immediate action
| 10 the matter by making the appr0pri-
alton asked tor. Fl ~ kAA 49, Z
AT your last regular meeting was inS
structed to appoint committee OF three
to act together with myself to select a
suitable place tor the press OF Illinois TO
hold their yearly meeting In. Would
report the appointment OF Messrs. W..
z. Wright, George Iocum and Charles
Lancaster as said committeeman. y.
Would report the release from JAM
February 18th, Of Phillip Keeper con-
victed and confined for vagrancy. Upon
examination found he was no yagrant,
but man who had steady employ
ment, but was caught with some OF his
acquaintance at the Hibernian engine
house when a rad was made upon same
by police force.
| / would also report to your honorable
body that on the Zou Oh DecemDer, ap-
poanTu nn,om lam sad Nv ~ sicIness If
Martin o Maley of the police force. Ex-
pecting from DAY 10 day " Macy re-
urn W ivy, ha ~, nn Ia,marw ~
Mr.. Cain filed his bond with CITY clerk
for the faithful discharge of his duty.
Things nave run along ever since .,,l Ine :
a anI, y, t hot n,Malev res;cn visited
Rim. and was satisfied he would never be
able to return to duty, and this commits
hicatlon l. hao intended 10 nave uiaue az
mo.,i IL a. " No nnnrnn m transact hnsi-
ness did not attend, hence make the
report to,night, in consideration
" the deaui to,uay " WI. " a,oy
, - yo,,r snp pr, \. to fiji the vacancy
caused by the sickness and death of Mar
tin O'Maley, Mr.. Andrew Cain, said
Gam, 10 Draw pay LOT serVices irou' cp'
i'' a iu' which , reanectfully submit.
lACG WI Henry WINTER, Mayor.
| On motion of Alderman Halliday, com.
| municatjon received, ordered published
with the proceedings and filed.
Alderman Halliday moved that SO
much of the communication as referred
20 the appropriatlon of one hundred
800 0Ol dollars for the use OF commit.
tao AZ wasb;nutor n q In navmeut n,
expenses incurred IN pruning ana otnei
expenses, while pressing Inc claims o.
the Mississippi valley Tor the deepening
OF the channel oil the river DO cohcurreC
in, aud the city treasurer authorized te
forward the amount 10 the committee.
Inc mo'ioh was rejected oy INC ioi-
lowing 'oIe '.s-....
ASes-liaiiiday' o',ailahan, iailer
hsttehhouse anu "right-o'
Nays-foiey ana wood
Before the chair announcer the oeci'
s'oh Oh the quesuoh, Alderman haii'oay
asked, and was granted consent to change
his vote.
| REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
REPORT OF J.B. PULLS, city comptroi'
ier' upon tue report OF b. +. Parker
'i'y ''easui luz '''e ni'h'n Vi Z eo'u afy
icioi'eu az Ids. 'nee'"s 'oi 'oi 'l0".'V"
""s ' ~, a',u' o,' ',o''ou VI A .',.,
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'.. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. ...
| Report of committee on streets, t
whom was referred proposal oil Henr!
bunker Tor The reconstruction oil brici
Sidewalk ol sou'nefiy s'oc oi E'gh''
'N' o. ' e' "' ~
'heiu'''S 'ne @'o'p'""'' VI e"'u p'o
poea'' -..-. ~ q,
oh molion Vi hiueruiah hItIenhouse
report received, recommendation con
CURED in and the proper officers instruct
ed to enter into contract for the work, by
the following vote:
Ayes-Foley. Halliday, 0'Callahan
patier. Rittenhouse. Wood and Wriybt-7
NJ ~ ~ r"~ -
nass-None'
report Oh same committee upon pro
posals for furnishing all lumber required
~, o;, ,,o ouo. ,.u
w 'he ei'' uis '''o ''''e"' '' s' car
referred toi az last meeting, was reaS
recommending acceptance of the pro
noso, ofJ q p.rnord
poo"' w ~ y .,.
oh mouoh VI Alderman "r'ght' repor
received, recommendation concurred II
and tho nroner officers ;nstructed IN ente
49, oo,,t.,,,, ,,,;,n oo,II n ps-.a.a :.
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