The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-15


asks the city to pay forit
Alderman Foley remarked that the city
owed the Marshal more than the amount of
the lumber bill, but would receipt all
Claims against the city on account of i'm
pounding and Strengthening dogs, if the
city would pay this bill, and then the city
would own the pound, He thought the
proposition fair, and would vote for it,
Alderman Wood then spoke at some
length upon the irregularity Of the proceed
ing
Alderman Rittenhouse said that he
thought it an expeditions manner Of dispos-
ing OF the matter, The amount was due to
the Marshal, and he would accept its pay
men. as Il payment in full to himself.
Alderman Yocum remarked that he rec
objected voting against the pound resolution,
but it was n pound for cattle and hogs.
Since then the Council had discussed the
dog nuisance, the Marshal was charged
with the duty Of abating it, and what was
he TO do? Catch them and chain them mp!
How was he to dispose of them! He
thought the Marshal had acted under the
pressure of necessity He was therefore in
favor of paying the bill.
Alderman Patler wanted the matter dis
posed of, and could not see but that the
Marshal's proposition would ctfoct that
object.
Alderman Wood remarked that if the
Committee on Claims would indorse on the
Marshal'S report, that the payment of the
1895 for the lumber would be in full for
all sums due the Marshal on account of
impounding and Strengthening dogs-it be-
ing understood that the pound was the
property Of the city, he would vote for IT,
Otherwise he would vote against ii.
The report was finally endorsed accord
ing TO alderman Woods suggestion, and the
motion to pay the 1885 carried.
An ordinance amendatory of Sec. 1G,
chap. 10 of the Revised Ordinances, provid-
ing for the appointment of physician as
Health Officer, and Inspector of Meats and
Vegetables, at salary of S,5 per month
was read second time, and on Il motion to
adopt, alderman Paticr said he should vote
against the ordinance because of his con-
vlction that no competent physician would
serve the city faithfully for the compcnsa-
ton named.
Alderman Wood thought Alderman Pa
tier had raised a question for future, not
present determination. He felt satisfied
that S,5 per month WOULD command the
services ola qualified physician; but as the
Alderman had expressed a determination to
defeat the ordinance, which his single vote
would do, he would move to lay it on the
table.
Alderman Patier didn't want to see the
ordinance defeated by one vote; he wanted
fuller expression Of the Council and
would therefore withdraw his motion to
adopt. \ vote was then taken on the mo-
ton to table, which resulted affirmatively.
Ordinance No. -. in reference TO the
cleaning of privics, which was referred to
the Ordinance Committee on the It'll in
slant, was reported back with the recon-
mcndatipn that the suggestions OF the Tax
payers Association be incorporated therein
except the suggestion that the cottonwood
shade trees Of the city be cut down. The
committee thought that the planting of
any more such trees should be prohibited, ,
but an attempt to cut down those now
standing would provoke i'll feeling and
trouble. Alderman Patier remarked that
he had some very fine full grown trees of
that kind himself, and he felt as every other
citizen would feel-like defending them
against the woodman's axe with his shot
gun.
Alderman Rittcnhouse said that it was
the cottonwood trees toward which the Tax
payers association evinced the greatest hos
tility, especially against the female cotton
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