The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-16

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| Origin ofiircs aud alarms
Bursting of coal oil lamps Observation-Disclosures. >
lnCeudisry .................
Defective hUcs ............... ................ {
Burning chimn!r, :
Matches
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Losses
Total los by fire the past ycsr......... S.i7>o y
insurance on zane, aud paid ............ GSs> %
Loss over and above insurance ...... sl7 So y
wHARvEs.
| would again call your attention to the
condition of the wharf fronting blocks No.
/ 2 and on the Ohio river, on account Of
| repeated complaints from stcamboatmcn
draymcn and citizens in general who have
| occasion TO use the same. By calling Your
attention to article ) of the CITY Charter
secs 32, 30, "a. 3j 30 and which gives the
city the undisputcd right and full power
to regulate and control public and private
landing places, wharyes. docks and leyccS
etc, and would recommcd to your honora.
/ BILE body the passage Of the ordinance that
now lies in the hands of the ordinance COM
mittce, notwithstanding the learned legal
opinion Of the City Corporation Coun>cls
against the legality Of it, provisions.
HEALTH
The health of the city the past year has
been extremely good, there being no con-
tageous disease within it, limits. and a.
the warm weather is approaching would
recommend 10 the citizen, in general To cX-
ercisc the most extra caution 10y keeping
their premises clcanscd and purified
MORALS.
! The morals Of the community is greatiyim
| proved the past year, which j. attributable
in great measure to tao reform, inuugcrat-
/ ed for We can see the beneficial result, from
the same. and by closer supcryiliancc Of
the police force, it is proposed to still
/ greatly improve the same The Sabbath
/ day i becoming more and more observed
/ Saloons are kept better closed, and with the
f exception Of laborcr, from across the river
/ coming here and becoming intoxicated and
( appearing upon our streets, can say safely
/ say We have gained tha, height Of morals
that few communities, the size Of this city.
| can boast Of.
GAS.
There i some agitation, but principally
| by those who have an axe to grind, that the
( city should light its streets again. trust
| the Council will tax" no action looking 70
that end if the streets are to be let ot ALL it
is lust and proper they al should be. The
taxpayers living Of from the business
thoroughtarc need light 10 wcnd hi. way
home Just as much "a, the business portion
Of the city need, gas for their patrons. or
that the wealthy need, ga, to 20 to tacir
homes The discontinuancc Of the use of
gas by the city is amonthly saving on an
average Of $500 per month or 50. 900 each
year. this expensive luxury We can well dis.
pcnsc with, the people AS a mas; are salts
fed with the doing away of such a luxury
at such AN cyhorbiyDut uricr am there
fore Of the opiniop il * bp.. 10 lrayr well
enough alone and do without tlis luxury
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