The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-06-04
COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT

u"o'o" WILL nearly Wlunlgnt, and the
reader will therefore excuse us if we
omit details.
The bid Of Albert Smith to remove car.
bage during the months of June, July and
August for S45 per month and
the balance Of the season for 1856 per mouth,
was accepted.
Petition of the Delta City fire company,
praying for the appropriation of 800 to as
sst in building public cistern, was present
ed by Alderman Halliday who moved that
the prayer Of the petition be allowed,
and that cistern be built under the direc-
ton of the street committee. Agreed TO.
The city treasurer reported balance in
the treasury of $i2,0G565
The petition of sundry property holders
asking the reconstruction of sidewalks on
the easterly side of Commercial avenue, be-
tween Sixth and Eighth streets, was refer
red to the committee on streets.
The advance agent Of Robinsons circus
asked that inasmuch as the price Of admis
sion to his circus was only % cents, and as
the champion rider Of the world was con-
nected with it, that the price Of license be
reduced from $50 to S25. Tabled.
Petition ASKING council to declare Baum
gard rookery nuisance was referred to
city Marshal, to examine premises and re-
| port.
The ordinance prohibiting the rur,ing at
large of horses. cattle or boar hogs south of
Thirty-fourth in the plated portion Of the
city, was passed by II vote of s to /.
The salary bill with the exception of
amounts due Sheehan and Taylor was
passed. Consideration of excepted items
deferred until next meeting.
Bills for recopstructing sidewalks, to the
amount Of $4,000 were presented end refer
red to the committee on claims.
The committee on streets was directed to
perform certain work at Cache bridge and
to advertise for 1900 to 1000 yards of fill
ing at the approaches.
The official bonds of w. B. Gilbert, F. S,
Smith, j. G. LaIIue, j. p. Hogan, W. w
Wooton and W. F. Schuckcrs were pre-
sentcd and approved.
And now at this juncture commenced
"the circus" The Mayor assigned his
reasons for removing policemen Wilson and
Olmstead, and jaiIor Mahoney, which were,
in brief, that the officers named We're not
in harmony with his administration, and
that the term Of their appointment by the
Observation-Disclosures had virtually expired.
Whereupon Alderman Paher moved the
adoption Of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Mayors communica-
ton be referred to special committee of
three, to consist of O'Callahan, Linegar and
Smith who shall consider of
the same and report at next
meeting. The Mayor addressing the
Aldermen remarked that he thought his
resolution out of order. Before vote was
taken upon Mr.. Patier's resolution, Alder
man Halliday moved, as an amendment,
that the action of the Mayor
in removing the officers named
be not approved. Upon this motion
the vote stood ayes and 4 noes. Where
upon the Mayor decided that ''two-thirds of
the councilmen elect having failed to dis
approve his acton, the same stood approx
ed" Mr.. Llnegar insisted that the vote was
simply to determine il the amendment
should become part OF the original mo-
ton, and that the vote upon the action
of the Mayor had not been reached. Mr..
Halliday argued that his motion operated
as a substitute for Mr.. Patier' s notion and
being OF higher privilege, the vote upon
it was an expression OF the council upon the
Mayors action. And then there was
firing and cross firing, and the result was
that no further action on the Mayors com
munication was had during the evening
There were sharp passages, one or two Of
which were slbly spiced with i'll humor
The Mayor then arnounced that he would
place in nomination for the position OF
city TAILOR, the name Of Daniel Mccarthy,
and the vote upon confirmation stood ayes
3, nays 6. There was an attempt at ap-
plause among the spectators when the re-
suit was announced, but it was promptly
quelied.
The Mayor then nominated for the same
position, Michael E. Powers, Rejected
ayes nays 5. The name of John Sullivan
was submitted. Rejected; ayes a
hayes 8. Warren Wins was NOM
mated. Rejected-ayes 3, nays 8. John
Tyler was then nominated, and he too was
rejected by vote Of to 5. The two last
named are colored men.
The Mayor then announced that he had