The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-10

Gil Of the city OF Calro may require the
gauge of sand road TO be widened if said
council deem It proper TO do So"
Your committee, therefore, respectfully
report back the ordinance read at the last
meeting of this body, with the recommends
ton that the substitute herein mentioned
be adopted. Resp'ly submitted,
THos. W. HALLIDAY,
NJ. j. HowLEY,
Committee on Ordinances.
Alderman Blake moved to receive report.
Motion carried.
Alderman Patier moved that the ordi-
nance referred to- ordinance committee be
taken up and read the second time. Mo-
ton carried,
Ordinance read second time.
Alderman Howley moved to amend sec
ton by striking out the words, "Either OF
T." Motion carried.
Alderman Howley moved to amend sec
ton 2, as follows; Provided, That after
the expiration of ten years the city council
may, in their discretion, require a wider
gauge and different style OF rail.
NIr. Lewis, Sec. Cairo Street Railway
Co., asked permission to make explanation.
Alderman Paher moved to grant request.
Motion carried.
Mr.. Lewis made the desired statement.
Alderman lIowleys amendment put, and
carried by the following vote:
Ayes Howley, Hinkle, Patier, Petit,
Smith and Swoboda-G
ays-Blake--1.
Alderman Pater moved that the ordi-
nance, as amended, be adopted. Motion
carried by the following vote
Ayes-Blake, Howley, Hinkle, Patier
Petit, Smith, Swoboda--7.
Nays--None.
Committee on police, Jail, and fire de-
partment, reported on report OF fire depart
ment, recommending the purchase Of ten
feet suction for Delta engine;
also recommending that action
on increasing quarterly allowances
Of the different fire companies be postponed
until end of fiscal year.
Alderman Howey moved to receive and
concur in report. Motion carried by the
following vote;
Ayes-Blake, Howley, Hinklc, Patier,
Petit Smith and Swoboda-7.
Nays-None
Same committee reported on resolution
increasing police force, referred at last
meeting, recommending that action on
same lay over until end of fiscal year.
On motion of Alderman Patier, report
received and concurrcd in.
Committee also reported on resolution
instructing them to ascertain cost of placing
telephones in fire engine houses and clerks
office, recommending that IN consequence of
the high charges, no telephones be placed
in engine houses, and that the telephone
now in use IN Arab engine house he placed
in clerks Office
Alderman Patier moved to lay report on
table until next meeting.
Motion carried.
Same committee to whom was referred
petition Of sundry citizens praying that no
liquor licenee be granted Thos. Clarke, rec
the granting Of said petition.
Alderman Petit moved TO receive, file
and concur in report.
Motion carried.
Finance committee reported having re-
ceiyed from Edward Dezonia, city treasur-
hundred 5000 dolars(5 400
&c., in cancelled orders on general fund
twenty $4,000 dollars ($21.5O) in can.
celed orders on railroad strip fund and
forty.siX cancelled coupons from new bonds
amounting to three hundred and eighty
one dollars CS3l8O0J, all of which they
have this day destroyed by burning.
Alderman Patier moved to receive and
file report Motion carried.
PETITION.
Clerk read petition OF Harry Walker,
proprietor Of Theatre Comique, asking that
license for said theatre be made same as re-
quired ofpropretors Of atheneum, viz: $50
per annum.
Alderman Blake moved to receive peti
ton and that all theatre license be fixed at
$1,000 per annum.
Motion carried.
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
The following claims against city were
read:
J. $. Hawkins 219 days work as
brickmason on Walnut street
sewer. .,,..,...,,....,,. Z 80 |
Cairo City Coal Co., 3 tons coal for
police headquarters ,,,.,.... . 90 |
Same, . tons coal for city Jail. .... 6 90 |
jenkins & Co., constructing 1850 feet
cinder sidewalks on Washing
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