The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-20
CITY COUNCIL.
Special Mee,ingJ
COUNCIL CHAMBER,


CAIRO, Ill, Oct. 18th, 1880.
Present Mayor Thistewood and Alder
men Blake, Halliday, Howley, Hinke,
Smith and Swoboda-6.
Absent-Linegar, Patier, Petit and Saup
A
Mayor stated the object Of the meeting to
be for the transaction OF general business.
Alderman Saup appeared in his seat.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE.
Ordinance committee reported the fol-
lowing ordinance in compliance with In
structions Of city council Ordinance read
the first time:
ORDINANCE no. -
An ordinance granting he Illinois Central Rail
road Company the right to lay al additional
eide track on Leyce street.
BE II ordained by the City Council of the city OF
Cairo:
sEcrIoSl That the right to lay down an add-
| tiona eide track on the easterly siGe of Levee
street from the southerly side OF Fourth street TO q
! point 2l0 feet northwardly, TO connect with it's
main track. is hereby granted TO the Illinois Cen.
| trsl Railroad Company,
SECTION ., The exercise OF the right granted
In the foreg-ing section shall not be permitted un.
Ill said company removes Its present double line
OF rails fronting the southerly end Of block No 2,
! eastwardy u sufficient distance 10 leave good
roadway along Leyee street 10 Fourth street, the
width Of raid roadway Ut the northwest corner Of
Fourth and Leyee streets to be al least twenty feet
| from the corner OF the present sidewalk said
right IL also granted upon the condition that said
| company will plank and gravel lis tracks on said
Levee street III accordance with the ordinances OF
the city and 10 the satisfaction Of the Mayor and
Committee on streets and the said right shall be
forfeited and IN exist whenever said tracks
shall cease 10 be kept 80 panked and grayeled,
Alderman Blake moved 10 receive report
Of committee.
Capt. ]. NJ. Phillips, being in attendance
at meeting, asked and was granted permits
sion to express his opinion, relating to pri-
vileges asked by |. C. R.R.
Alderman Bake's motion adopted.
Alderman Smith moved to suspend the
rules for the purpose of placing ordinance
on its second reading, Motion adopted by
the following vote:
Ayes-Bake, Halliday, Howley, Hinkle,
Smith, Saup and Swoboda-7.
Nays--None.
Ordinance read second time.
Alderman Swoboda moved to postpone
action on ordinance until next meeting.
Motion carried,
Committee on police, Jail and fire depart
ment asked tor instruction in reference to
new hose, now here for trial.
Clerk read petition Of Illinois Bell Tele-
phone company, requesting the right of
way TO plant the poles for trunk line on
Commercial avenue; also to put up poles
on such other streets, avenues and alleys,
as may be found necessary.
Alderman Saup moved to refer to COM
mittee on streets. Motion carried.
Clerk read petition of Cairo Box and
Basket Co., asking that VIM. Guyant,
private Waterman of said factory, be ap.
pointed special police constable.
The mayor called attention to section 20
Of chapter 2, which designate the places
where private police constables are to be
appointed. Alderman Halliday moved
that the mayor be requested to appoint a
special police constable TO serve at and
around Box Factory, without compensation
from the city. Motion carried
The mayor nominated for said special
police constable VIM. Guyant
Confirmed by the following vote
Ayes-Blake, Halliday, Howley, linkle,
Smith, Saup and Swoboda.--7
Nays--none.
The mayor, in accordance with resolution
offered by Alderman Halliday at previous
meeting, appointed Hazard Martin to act
as assistant city jailor
Confirmed by the following vote
Ayes--Blake, Halliday, Howley, Hinkle,
Smith, Ssup and Swoboda--7.
Nays-None.