The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-16
MOUNTAIN SCENERY
ORnINANrE M a.

An Ordinance lcying aud assessing taxes for
the current year
Whereas the City Council has, by Ordinance.
appropriated for the f.cal year. ending April 30 th
lSss Tor the several corporate purposes hereinafter
indicated, the following amounts viz
FiRsT-FRoN THE GENERAL FUND
!. To pay salaries Of the regular city officers and
police force, Sl0,500
2. To pay cost OF repairing and portions of Ms.
sessmeni against the city for constructing and re-.
constructing sidewalks, 5000.
,. To pay cost OF filling and improving the streets
OF the city and portions Of any assessment against
the city for any such improvement $1,000
4, To pay cost OF drainage necessary to be done
within the city including cost Of drainage pipe,
;. To defray the expenses of the fire department.
including $500 donated TO the anchor fire company
and also TO pay for new hose for said IRE
companies $500
In carrying Into effect the ordinances relating Ia
the public health $3.50.
I. To pay expenses OF the city clerks sflce aud
cOnpcil chamber, $50
3, To pay expenses Of annual city election, 500
2. To pay cost of dieting prisoners IN city iail
and excuses OF the jail, so
10. Topay cost OF city printing $500.
II. Topay coupe for interest from new
aud issued pursuant to an election
held June ~ 1878 provided said interest shall only
be paid after the said new nds are delivered In
exchange for old bou1s, az provided in ordinance
No. n, s16, 300 and also any sum remaining unex.
pended from previous appropriations for sad pur.
pose
IL. TO pay Tor gas furnished street lamps, 81 800
- To purchase property and pay for erecting
city buildings, $1,000.
u. To provide for contingent expenses, zoo
Total from General Fund, s60.o50
FROM RAILROAD STRIP FUND
For improving Railroad 81. between 1T. Charlie,
street and Fourteenth street, the bal ance now In
said and In the city treasury together with any
money that may come into said fund from sale Of
portions Of railroad strip between said streets.
Aud whearess, After due examination aud
making proper allow, nces for unexpended
balances 10 the City treasury for licenses fines
&c, to come into the treasury during the fsc al
year, 1t is asoertsined by the City Council thai the
amount necessary to be collected from thu tax
levy or the current year IL Thirty thousand dollars,
therefore:
p" II Ordained by the City Council of the city OF
Csifo,
Section l. That the sum of thirty thousand
dollars is hereby levied and assessed for corporate
purposes npon the real and personal property
within the City Of Cairo. As the came il assessed
and equalized for state and County purposes for
the current year
Section ?. The city clerk is hereby directed TO file
with the county clerk Of Alexander County Ills on
or before the third Tuesday in September A ID
1885,, certified copy OF this ordinance (which said
copy sh II be curt6ed by the Mayor and city Gle Ky
Section 3. Whenever the County Clerk OF Alex
snder County has extended the taxes above levied,
upon the county collectors books, IL shall be the
duty Of the city clerk to ascertain the exact amount
so extended and charge the same upon his books
to said collector and to credit SAID collector with
the sums he shall from time to time pay TO the city
treasurer on account of said taxes provided the city
clerk shall not credit the said collector with any
attachments or forietures Ofssid tax, until state.
ment Of the same has been cSamined and allowed
by the council
Section 4. II shall BIZ the duty of the City
Treasurer, when the county collector shall from
time to time pay over to said treasurer any city taxes
levied above, to place the same In the General
Fund and to pay ont the same only upon Warrants
drawn against and IN Pursuance OF the Annual
Appropriation Bill
Approved August Is, A D. 1881
NIB, THlST EWOOD Mayor.
ATTEST - D. J. FOLEY, City Clerk.