The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-04

OF the city, where gas mains DO not eA'eho
Carried.
Alderman Howley moved that the street
committee be requested to report, by nex'
meeting, the best plan for lighting the
streets, locating lamp. posts and for making
contract with gas company. Carried.
INSURANCE REPORT.
Report of Wells & Kerth, insurance
agents, was presented, showing $45.lO to
be 2 per cent tax on their net premiums
for the halt year, ending Dec. 81, 1880,
Attached to said report was the city treas
urers receipt for said amount. On motion
of Alderman Patier, said report was re-
cevcd and filed.
Alderman Pater moved that the city
engineer be instructed to examine the work
done by John Kilgom on the new county
road and report, as near as may be, what
amount is yet due him. Carried.
COMMUNICATION FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The fire department submitted COM
munication, recommending that the public
cisterns be repaired and filled; that the
quarterly allowance to each fire company
be raised to $40, etc. On motion OF Alder
man Howley, referred to committee on
police, Jail and fire department with instruc-
tons to have the csterns repaired and filed
as soon as practicable, and to report upon
the recommendations set forth in said re-
port at next council meeting. Carried by
the following vote: Ayes Blake, Halli-
day, Howley, Hinklc, Patier, Petit, Smith,
Saup and Swoboda-9. Nays-none.
(Alderman Halliday WAS excused from
the meeting)
LIQUOR BONDS.
State and city liquor bonds presented by
the following named persons were, on mo-
ton, approved and filed, viz; James
Bedford & CO., Geo. Wilson, John Gladney,
Vim. Quezeberoth, Richard Powers, Mich
ael McGrath, Antonio Rsggio John Clancy,
Patrick Fitzgerald, Patrick Clancy, Mary
Manning, Daniel Fitzgerald, Daniel Nc
Carthy, T. b. Petit, Antonio Celia, Her
man Igel, Leo Kleb, Joseph Desdemona,
Lizenker p. Scott, Henry Hasejager, John
B. Zanone, c. OsPatier & Co., Nicholas
Monce, Geo IIattner, John Sackberger,
Nathaniel Prolty, A. T. DeBaun, Thomas
OCallahan, James Creamy, Albert Susanka,
Augustus Botto, John Gates, Peter Saup,
John d. Buckley & Co., Joseph Roneker,
Swoboda & Schulze, John Scheel, u.
O'Donnell Matthew Clarke, Patrick Ma
honey, Chas. Pfiferling and Henry Frohma.
Liquor bonds of Feuchter & Schwartz
were, on motion Of Alderman Saup, refer
red back for correction AS to signatures.
RESOLUTIONS.
Alderman Saup presented the following
resolution, which was adopted
Resolved, That the chief of police be
instructed to report all saloons and other
licensed business that are doing business,
that have not procured their license. and
report at the next regular meeting.
Alderman Patier presented the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the city attorney is here
by instructed to notify all railroads using
the streets Of the city for depot switch
yard purposes, that the same must be
abated at once, and within ten days.
AN ORDINANCE.
Alderman Blake introduced the following
ordinance, which was read first time, viz:
ORDINANCE 80
An ordinance granting the right Of way to the
Cairo Street Railway Company.
BE II ordained by the City Council Of the city Of
Cairo:
SECTION Permission ia hereby granted to the
Cairo Street Railway Company TO lay single or
double line Of rails for horse railway, with all
necessary and convenient sdetracks turnontH and
swtches; and 10 use and operate the same az a
horse railway for the period oftwenty years from
the passage OF this ordinance, In the following
named streets 10 the city OF Cairo, to-wit: Fourth
street from Ohio Levee to Washington avenue,
thence said avenue 10 the Intersection Of Pop
lar street, thence on Poplar street 70 Twenty.
eighth street, thence on fwenty-eighth street 10
Commercial avenue. Provided said company
thsll In all particulars comply with the require
ments OF this ordnance
SEorios2. heHack Of said railway shall be
laid 10 gusge Of not less than three feet all rhils
which shall be laid the track or tracks Of said
railway shall be either fat or T rail- and the top
OF said rails shall not extend more than one half
Inch above the surface Of the street The whole |
manner Of constructing said railway, 20 10 carry
out the provisions Of ths ordinance, shall be IN
der the direction OF the committee on streets.
bEcTTos3. Said com psBy shall keep the track or
tracks Of their road IN such condition that said |
tracks ths not At any time be elevated absve the
surface Of the streets IN viii b they are laid 20
that vehicles can easily And freely at all times |
cross said tracks At all pOints, In any direction |
without obstruction.
SECTION T. Said company shall do al the ncQes- |
rsry grading In order 10 make their track conform
10 the grade ~ the streets and shall construct
water courses whenever u may become necessary
from the laying 81 said rblThy Said water courses
shall be constructed according 10 plans furnished
by the city engineer Faii company shall relay all
p'ankng and stree, crossings leaving them in az
good condition ~ they were before being owed
sEcTios5 Tho city Of Cairo reserves the right TO
TO take up and remove the rails Of said company
whenever II sha be necessary for the repair and
Improvement Of the streets or for the laying of
water or gas pipes, or for the construction Of sew
ers, or for other purposes, on the streets on which
said railway may be laid and said improvements
shall be made by the city without unnecessary de.
lay, and the track shall be rcaid by said company