The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-05

ests of the city. Be it further
Resolved, That section ordinance No.
45 be referred to the corporation counsel
tor his report as to the legality of said sec
ton of said ordinance. Said report to be
furnished to the city council on or before
Tuesday August 9th. 1881.
Alderman Halliday moved that all the
portion of resolution, prior to asking cor
poration counsels opinion as to the legality
OF Ordinance 45, be stricken out. Motion
carried by the following vote:
Ayes Blake, Halliday, Hinkle, Petit
and Swoboda-5.
Nays-Hughes, Patier and Wood--3
Alderman Swoboda moved to adopt re-
solution as amended Motion carried.
Alderman Hughes offered the following
| resolution
Resolved, That the mayor ia directed to
have all the public csterns filed with
water at once, that in case any Of service
clsterns are out of repairs that he have
them repaired.
Resolution adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes Blake, Halliday, Hinkle, Hughes,
Patier, Petit, Swoboda and Woods.
Nays-None.
Alderman Petit offered the following
resolution
Resolved, That city comptroller be in
structed to advertise for bids to purchase
500 feet hose for Anchor Fire Co., No. Z.
Resolution adopted
| MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Alderman Halliday presented the follow
ing ordinance, which was read at length
first time;
ORDINANCE No,
| An ordinance 70 amend section 80 Of chapter 6
Revised Ordinance, fixing the fire limits within
the city.
Be it ordained by the city council of the city Of
Cairo
SECTION |. That section 80 of cbaptsr Of Reyis
cd Ordinances (Which fixes the fire limits within
the city, be amended 80 as TO hereafter read as
| follows towit:
SECTION 32 All that part of the city embraced
within the lowing blocks, viz; Blocks one two,
three four FIVE six, seven, eight nine. ten eleven
Twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen seven
twenty-five, twenty-threc twenty four twenty Ave,
twenW-sx twentyseven, twenty eight, twenty.
nine, thirty, thrty.one, thirty-two thirty.three,
thrty.iour, thirty five, thiry-six, thirty-seven,
thirty eight, iortyeight forty.nine fifty, dfty.one
niy-two hity-lhree, hftyfour, dfly-hye, ifty.six,
htyseven, fifty eight, sixty, sixty'one, sI.yfour,
in the city of Cairo, and blocks one, sixteen, sew
enteen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, forty.eight
iortynne, fifty in First addition to city; and all OF
Railroad Strip addition, and all of the hotel add
ton to the city OF Cairo, shall hereafter compose
aud be known % the fire limits Of said city.
Alderman Halliday moved to refer ordi-
nance to ordinance committee. Motion
carried.
5 Bonds and contracts Of the following per-
D sons for faithful performance Of contract Of
v filling streets were read for approval /:
Thomas Meehan, l.. Leith, A. Amount, ]
Q Smith, Dan Franklin and Ed Basley, and
0 Louis Leath and j. P. Smith.
Alderman Blake moved to approve bonds
, and contract. Motion carried.
l.. H. Myers, city marshal, submitted the
following report for month of July Of ma
ture of cases for which arrests were made:
Burglary 2, larceny 2, gaming 2, con-
j fidence game /, disorderly conduct SO,
drunk 80, vagrancy 2, carrying concealed
D weapons 3, violations of various city orders
n 26. Total 1856
0 On motion of Alderman Petit receive
and filed.
D Wells 81 Kerth insurance agents submit
ted report OF net premiums collected and
amount of taxes due thereon at two pei
cent for the half year ending June Both
1881. To which was attached treasurer
y receipt tor $49.56.
On motion of Alderman Wood, received
O. and filed.
:, Mayor reported to the council request 0
e. |. G. r. r. Co. for the appointment of job
c. j. Webster police constable to do duty q
depot without compensation from city.
RS Mayor placed in nomination John
~ Webster for police constable to serve with
"a. out compensation. Confirmed by the fo
if lowing vote;
he Ayes-Blake, Halliday, Hinkle, Hughes
W Patier, Petit, Swoboda and Woods.
~ Nays-None.
a. Mayor informed council of having re-
,d ceived communications from different per-
in sons, in relation to construction OF water
" works.
- Alderman Patier moved that the mayor
be instructed to correspond with parties,
.. relative to the probable construction Of
water works. Motion carried
!. On motion of Alderman Wood, meeting
IS adjourned. j. FOLEY,
J. City Clerk.