The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-04

Street Committee.
Alderman Halliday moved to received
and file report
Ayes and nays being called on the APP
proval Cd report resulted as follows:
Ayes--Blake, Halliday, HinkIe, Petit,
Swoboda-3.
Nays-lIughes, Patier aud Wood-3.
Committee on streets requested that the
aldermen from different wards report con-
dition of the sidewalks in their respective
wards.
Ordinance committee reported the follow.
ing ordinance which was read first time as
follows:
ORDINANCE no
An Ordinance lcvying aud assessing taxes for
the current year.
Whereas the City Council has. by Ordinance
propraed Tor tae i-cal year ending April 30 th
indicated, the following amounts, viz:
FIRsr-FRoM THE GENERAL FUND
Il 10 pay salafies oil the regular city officers and
,. To pay cost Of repairing and portions of Ms
sessmen, against tho city for constructing and re
constructing sidewalks, 5000
g. To pay cost of filing and improving the streets
81 the city and portions of any assessment against
A the city'for any such Improvement, slO,GO.
= a. TO pay cost OF drainage neccssNy tn be done
ssAhla Tbs. city, Including cost of drainage pipe,
k5 TO derffdy he 1aspeases of the fire de,artment
Including $500 donated TO the ancrnfFre oampsny
ana also 70 Pay for new hose for said lire
d. To defray the expenses of the board of health
10 carrying into effect the ordinances relating to
the public health, 81 500
Z. TO pay expenses of the city clerks office and
council chamber $3.50
. TO pay expenses Of annual city election 800;
and 40 pay cos ., ., qet'nG ppsoners in city Jail
10. Topay cost OF city printing, $500
H. Topaz coupons for interest from new
bonds Of the city dated July LIST, 1873,
held June ~, 1873 provided said interest shall only
be paid after tho said new bonds are delivered in
exchange for Old bonds, as provided In ordinance
No. "a, $1,000 and also any sum remaining upex.
pended from previous appropriations for said pur.
pose.
IL 10 pay rg,s rlIut he'd street lamps. Al, sou.
IL TO purchase property and pay for erecting
city buildings, 5000.
Il. To provide contingent expenses 5000.
Total from General Fund, 460050
FROM RAILROAD STRIP FUND
For improving Railroad st. between st. Charles
street and Fourteenth street, the bal ance now In
said fund in the city treasury together with any
money that may come into said fund from sale of
pUrJlOuh on ThllTOhu btrlp OetWeeuEAlu streets,
And wheareas, After due examination and
making proper allowances for unexpended
balances in the city treasury and for Licensees fines
&c, 90 come into the treasury during the fiscal
year 1t lie ascertained by the City Council that the
amount necessary TO he collected from the tax
levy for the current year il thousand dollars,
therefore;
Be it Ordained by the City Council of tho CITY of
Cairo,
Section 1. That tho sum of thousand
dollars ia hereby levied and assessed for corporate
purposes upon the real and personal property
within the City of Cairo. a. the same IN assessed
and equalized for state and County purposes for
the current year.
Sectlon2. The city clerk is hereby directed TO file
with the county clerk OF Alexander County Ills on
or before the third Tuesday in September A d
1881 certified copy Of this ordinance (which said
copy sh III be certified by the Mayor and city cle ky
section B. Whenever the County Clerk of Alex.
ander Comfy has extended the taxes 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 hs books
the sums he shall from time to time pay to the city
treasurer on account of said taxes, provided the city
clerk shall not credit the said collector with any
attachments or forfeiures ofsaid tax, until state
ment Of the same has been examined and allowed |
by the council.
Section a. It shall be the duty of the CITY |
Treasurer, when the county collector shall from |
time to time pay over to said treasurer any city taxes
levied above, to place the same In the General
Fund and to pay ont the same only upon Warrants
drawn against and In pursuance Of the Annual
Appropriation Bill.
Alderman Halliday moved to refer ordi.
nance to tinauce committee with instruc-
tions to report proper amounts to fill blanks.
Ordinance committee to whom was re-
ferred petition of sundry citizens asking
that an ordinance be passed prohibiting c.
& V. r. r. from using steam power on
avenue submitted the follow
ny report;
Alderman Blake moved to receive report
md print with proceedings. Motion car
led.
70 the Honorable Mayor and City Council ofthe
City OF Cairo
GENTLEMEN Your committee to whom
vas referred on June 18th, apetition of prop
rty owners residing and abuting on Com
nercial avenue, together with an ordinance
with said petition, praying your
honorable body to pass such an ordinance
$ would prohibit the G. Nv. r. r. Co.
rom running their trains between the hours
4 ga. IN. and 7 p. M, and to further pro-
ibit the use OF steamer or locomotive pow.
r on said street. Beg leave TO report rec.
that the ordinance do not pass,
md for the following reasons we hold that