The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-17
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ORDINANCE NO. II.
An Ordinance lcvying and assessing taxes for
Whereas the City Council has, by Ordinance
40 ropriated for the deal year. ending April 30 th
1882 Tor the several corporate purposes hereinafter
indicated, the following amounts. viz:
fiRsT-FRoM THE GENERAL PUSD
!, To pay salaries OF the regular city officers and
police force. $1,000
To pay cost Of repairing aud portions OF as
sessment against the city for constructing and re-
constructing sidewalks, 5000.
3. 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,
$3.50.
5. 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 fire
.. Il, dcfray the expenses of the board Of health
in carrying into effect the ordinances relating TO
the public health, 81 800.
z. To pay expenses of the city clerks elice and
council chamber, $3.50.
s. To pay expenses Of annual city election slOO
.. To pay cost OF dieting prisoners II city jail
and expenses of the Jail, $3.50
TO- To pay cost Of city printing $500.
H. Topay coupons for interest from new
bonds OF the city dated July lat ISIS,
aud Issued pursuant to an election
weld Dune ~ 1878, provided said interest shall only
be paid after the said new Ran q are delivered in
exchange for old bonds, as provided in ordinance
No. a, $4,000 and ALEC any sum remaining unex-
pended from previous appropriations for said pur'
pose,
l2 TO pay for gas furnished street lamps AZ, SOC.
IS. To purchase property and pay for erecting
city buildings, 5000.
a. To provide for contingent expenses, 81 90.
Total from General Fund, s60050.
FROM RAILROAD STRIP FUND
For improving Railroad 81. between st. Charles
street and Fourteenth street, the bal lance now In
said iund IN the city treasury together with any
money that may come into said fund from eale OF
portions OF railroad strip between said streets.
And wheareas, After due examination and
aking proper allowances for unexpended
balances In the City treasury and for licenses fne
&c, TO come Into the treasury during the hsca
year. II Ia ascertsnt by the City Council that Thu
amount neccssaryto be collected from the ia,
levy for the current year is thirty thousand dollars
therefore;
BE Il Ordained by the City Council OF the City o
Csiro.
Section l. That the sum OF thirty thousand
dollars is hereby levied and assessed for corporate
purposes upon the real and personal property
within the City OF Cairo. ne the came IL assessed
and eQualized for state and County purposes for
the current year.
Section g The city clerk lie hereby directed file
with the county clerk of Alexander County, Ills on
or before the third Tuesday In September A ID
1881 certified copy OF this ordinance (which said
copy sh II be certified by the Mayor and city clei Ky
Section 3. Whenever the County Clerk of Alex
snder County has extended the thxes above levied,
upon the county collectors books, 1t shall be the
duty OF the city clerk to ascertain the exact amount
40 extended aud charge the same upon his books
to said collector aud TO credit said collector with
the snms be shall from time TO time pay to the city
treasurer account Of said taxes provided the city
clerk ehall not credit the said collector with any
abatements or foreitures of said tax, until state
ment OF the same has been examined and allowed
by the council
Treasurer, when the county collector shall from
time 10 time pay over to said treasurer any city taxes