The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-03
CITY COUNCIL.
RepHg MeetingJ
COUNCIL CHAMBER, }
CAIRO, ILL.,, March 1st, 1881. {

and Swoboda-6.
Absent Lncgar Paticr Petit and
SMITH.
MINUTES.
On motion of Alderman Blake the min.
u'cs Of the !ast regular and intervening
'"cc"nSS were approved without reading.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
report OF committee on police, Jail and
IRE department, relating to telephones in
engine houses and clerks Office, submitted
at meeting February 8th and laid on table
''ntll next meeting was taken M.
Alderman Howlcy moved to receive and
file.
MOTION carried.
Aldermen Pa'ier and Smith appeared in
their seats.
Alderman Halliday asked to be excused
from meeting, Permission granted.
REPORTS or OFFICERS.
Alderman smith desired to be excused
from meeting. Permission or,,+.d
reports OF o, A. Osborn, j. p, for Febru-
ory and A, Comings, J, p, for January and
February were read and on motion Of Al.
''''" anu uleo'
Report of Geo, E. OImsted, p. NJ. for
,,,,,, -, was submitted On
-, ''''''' ''''" "'ief received and
d..
,,,n,L,, - ,' ''''" o''"' Guy Jh''er showing
month g. ~, ~ '''"''' ''''lng served IN
rood ~. was submitted and
rooo;..l,.,n, N'"crllah Saup
pany, "',' "''''
oorna,, :; "' ''' 'I'o'r'' corporation
-, ''''' VI petition from retailers
VI liquors on money paid to city was
'e'd'
Alderman Saup moved to roco;ro onae,.
report. NV
llo. -,
,'''''"' i'''"e moved 10 amend by also
printing report with proceedings. Amend.
mcnt accepted.
Motion carried
LAW o,,,,,o,.
Coiro VI 1 uiH r " GlLBERT
To the Hon. CITY Connc i''''' Cd J 90 1851.
Gentlemen T., ,no,,
p,,o, r,.,o,,,.,,, PETITION
'''' W. ALTERS VIZ LIQUORS FOR REBATE
ON MONEY PAID TO CITy,n in ros,oo. J.,
which your COMMITTEE on clsi,osn nv
pressed themselves no sin ao,1,,
ioo,1 ,n..e " =" ''"p' Us 10 The
,;,?1'.' '',''''' VI complying with their (pe-
''"o''crs request, and which was referred
10 the corporation counsel for his onin,o,
tuornon ,,o,,ll 49,, 'P'"'on
know Of no lean, ,nann, 'epo't '"at
.,,, '7'' '''"ler IN winch the
'''"0'. 0'u'' comply with such request.
l. me petitioners in paying 10000 for
slA months license, did nothin1 moro thar
Iney were required to do by the law of the
Imd, VIZ: The ordinances of the citv ~
'Fdcr To enable them to retail liouor with,n
.nc Guy ol Caro-; without payment of tbo
NlUO'OO they could not lawfully enro,,o l.,
'uch business and if they had don 90
hey would have become liable to ,ha 49, 49,
Tor the payment OF the fine imnoscJ h., C ,t
ityordiuancrs ;and by paymcnt or,ha S,n u'o
10 they therefore only did tbeir local 5 ~too'
aw abiding citizens. fine mouor ,,o Ivy 90
was legally due and owinr to fla ai:, P"iu
when paid went into thr c;t, , 10y WY "h1
lpcnmr , .n,rto - a.. w "N"S"Iy ana
.ity. '''''' '""uS OF the
3 A person nayin,, ,,o,.;
rcas,wy LEGALLY dTc and 'N;s ''"' tIe cry
ndcr valid ordinnncn' .a, lug ~ roe CIV
over it back and ,hat smaL w.. III Ia" re-
ngal claim agsinst tLo ";,.. pI'Son mas no
Proposition of law too ,ycll sS,,I I"I'e'or lsa
t controversy. ''' ~ AUNT
3. It's cGuaIIv wclI so,,IoI,,,
ublic funds of tlIr rin, c,,, Nv, ~" ','a' ,i'e
ppropratcd bv fine city co,n" Gt "o legally
orporale purnosrs amon,, 'U ,,t oHoePt Tor
nd legal claims aoainst Iho " n, ucDtS
Iudcd, and from Which mora eir,. "io M
ons to its citizens arc cycIndsaJ 20 VI uoha'
1, As icgal nronosi,ion thc, e ;.,.
Tie that the money in Question was ,, ~ Uo
aid and pctitioncrs bayo No ,.,i ''S".N
yanst the CITY for IFS ,,cornr, -" .'atiu
resent ease. if is clcor tbat a,,, "" ~ '"u